2009 Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Conference

Affordable Alternative Energy at the Community Level

Mark Swartz, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Analysis of Sulfated Glycosaminoglycan Binding Sites Within Type XI Collagen

Luke Woodbury, Departments of Biological Sciences and Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Antibiotic Resistance and the Pentapeptides: Novel Antibacterial Agents For Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

Matt Wolter, Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Basque DNA: An Investigation and Comparison of 17 Y-Chromosome Microsatellite Loci of the Local Basque Population - Euskal Herriko Eta Euskal

Josu Zubizarreta, Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Bithionol Sulfone as Potential Carbonyl Reductase Inhibitor

Landon Grange, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Dendrochronology and Climate Response in the Coral Pink Sand Dunes

Christiane Campbell, Department of Geosciences, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Determining the Ability of Resveratrol to Inhibit HCBR Activity

Autumn White, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University
Christopher K. Ewing, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Development of a Recombinant Protein Expression System for the Homogenious Production of Human Carbonyl Reductase

Eric Baggs, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Development of Bioluminescent Mammary Cancer Cells with Knocked Down Expression of OSM for Detection of Bone Metastasis in Vivo

Caleb Sutherland, Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University
Jeff Redshaw, Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University
Ken Tawara, Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Drainage Basin Influences on Alluvial Fan Processes in the Lost River Range, Idaho

Michael Poulos, Department of Geosciences, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Effect of Change in Precipitation Due to Climate Change on Soil Microbial Community Structure and Function

Dollie Thompson, Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University
Patrick Sorensen, Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University
Matt Germino, Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University
Lachy Ingram, Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Effects of Sea Snail Conotoxins on Acetycholine Binding Protein

Daniel Quapp, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Effects of TCDD on Proliferation of the UMR-106 Osteoblast Cell Line

Shawna DIngillo, Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Enhancing PCR Amplification From Diluted DNA Samples Using Experimental Formulas from Biomatrica

Abby Siebert, Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Evaluation of MTA/SAH Nucleosidase Inhibitors as Potential Antibiotics for Lyme Disease

Jorge Martinez, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Evidence of Antibiotic Contamination in an Idaho Stream: A Service-Learning Project in Biochemistry Lab

Emma McInturff, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University
Matt Haga, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University
Caleb Southerland, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University
Brian Martin, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Field Portable Sensor for Direct Detection of Mercury in Aqueous Media and in Crude Oil

Meagan Hecket, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

From Atoms to Memory: Characterization of Chalcogenide Glasses for use in Zero-Field- Splitting Based Non-Volatile Memory Devices

George Lyons, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boise State University
Cliff Csizmar, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Going Green at Boise State University

Aubrey Johnston, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Heat-Shock Proteins as a Tool for Measuring Stress in American Kestrels (Falco Sparverius) Nesting Along a Human Disturbance Gradient

Christine Hayes, Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University
Erin Strasser, Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

How to Get the Most Out of a Conference

Amy Ulappa, Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University
Joshua White, Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University
Meghan Leiper, Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Identifying Markers of Heavy Metal Contamination in Idaho Streams: A Service-Learning Project in Biochemistry Lab

Daniel Quapp, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Improving Anthracycline Therapy Through Carbonyl Reductase Inhibition

William Loome, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Influence of Biological Soil Crust and Litter on Bromus Tectorum Establishment Under Natural Conditions

Tyler Osgood, Boise State UniversityDepartment of Biological Sciences,

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Initial Investigations into the Synthesis and Elect rochemical Polymerization of Thiophene- Based Molecular-Imprinted Polymers for use as Benzene Sensor Electrodes

Lisa Young, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Intercalation Process of Acidic Ions into Graphite Atomic Steps Studied by Electrochemical-Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

Joey Hanson, Department of Physics, Boise State University
Travis Reynolds, Department of Physics, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Investigation of Lead Isotope Ratio in Minerals form the Lemhi Pass District , Idaho

Michelle Gordon, Department of Geosciences, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Investigation of the C10 Electrophilic Site in DNA Interstrand Cross-Linking by Synthetic Aziridinomitosenes

Emma McInturff, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University
Katherine McHail, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Investigation of the Coenzyme Binding Mechanism of Carbonyl Reductase Using Fluorescence

Konrad Billetz, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Investing the Role of Carbonyl Reductase in Anthracycline Metabolism

Ryan Morton, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University
Eva Amouzougan, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Ion-selective Electrode for the Voltametric Determination of Trace, Aqueous Uranium Concentrations

Richard Cox, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

LC/ESI-MS Identification of Tyrosine O-Sulfation Sites Within Col 11a1 Protein Isoforms

Benjamin Davis, Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Mapping of the Bull Lake and Pinedale Glaciations in the Lost River Range, Idaho, Based on Carbonate Coat Thicknesses of Geomorphic Features

Benjamin McVeigh, Department of Geosciences, Boise State University
Kenneth Pierce, Department of Geosciences, Boise State University
Warren Sharp, Department of Geosciences, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Numerical Methods for Thermal Convection with Applications to the Earth’s Mantle

Gregory Barnett, Department of Mathematics, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Prediction of the Structure of an Unknown Collagen Type IX-Like Protein Using Homologous Computational Chemical Calculations

Christopher Hondros, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Preparation of Zn(II) Complexes Containing N2S Donor Atom Sets

Christopher Aaron, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University
Nicholas Spiropolus, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University
Mallory Sullivan, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Primary and Secondary Dormancy in Lomatium Dissectum Seeds

Jacklyn Donahue, Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University
Michelle Perez, Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Purification of Novel Shiga Toxin Based Vaccine

Herbert Pollard, Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Regulation of Cyclin E Turnover by the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor

Billy Galligar, Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University
Cheri Lamb, Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Relationships Between the Timing of Snowmelt and Crop Production in Camas County , Idaho

Travis Kramer, Department of Geosciences, Boise State University
Mel Kunkel, Department of Geosciences, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Resistance is Not Futile: Computational Directed Design of Combatant Pentapeptides

Reed Jacob, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University
Matt Walters, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Scanning Probe Microscopy of Interfacial Water Confined Between Silica Surfaces

Edward Kim, Department of Physics, Boise State University
Thanh Tran, Department of Physics, Boise State University
Luke Smith, Department of Physics, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Soil Water Repellency and Ground Cover Effects on Runoff and Erosion in Response to Prescribed Burning of a Steeply Sloped Sagebrush Hill Slope

Andrew Weigel, Department of Geosciences, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Synthesis of Fluorescently Labeled Aziridinomitosenes to Study the Cellular Fate of Potential Cancer Therapy Agents

Matt Haga, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Synthesis of Quinone-Substituted Aziridinomitosenes to Further Investigate the DNA-Binding Mechanism of Potential Anticancer Drugs

Thomas Oswald, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

The Role of Collagen α1(XI) in Mineralization

Anthony Hafez, Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

The Role of OSM in Breast Cancer Cell-Promoted Steoclastogenesis

Farhad Mangal, Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Ultraviolet Raman Spectroscopy of Ferroelectric Thin Films and Superlattices

Paul Turner, Department of Physics, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Using the Thickness of Pedogenic Carbonate Coatings as a Proxy for Ages of Alluvial Fan Abandonment in the Lost River Range of Eastern Idaho

Nick Sutfin, Department of Geosciences, Boise State University
Warren Sharp, Department of Geosciences, Boise State University
Ken Pierce, Department of Geosciences, Boise State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM