Natural Sciences

~ CHEMISTRY ~

Anderson Lab

• Using Fluorescence Quenching to Study Interactions Between Humic Acid and Triclosan

Ingersoll Lab

• GABA Quantitation and Method Optimization

• Water Quality Analysis

Meadows Lab

• Examination of Phenylacetylene Dicobalt Hexacarbonyl Towards a Model for Electronic and Vibrational Properties

Young Lab

• In Vitro Analysis of Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug (NSAID) Derivatives for CNS Delivery

~ BIOLOGY ~

Cuadra Lab

• The Effect of Vaping on Oral Bacteria
• The Effects of E-liquids on THP-1 derived M1 Macrophages
• Vapes and their Effects on Immune Cells in the Mouth

McCain Lab

• Developmental Biology and Toxicology

Wightman Lab

• C elegans Genetic Studies and Gene Manipulation
• Attempting to Identify Central Coordinating Tissue For Endocrine Signaling in C. elegans Using Tissue-Specific Protein Degradation
• Effect of Maternal Experience in Caenorhabditis elegans

Edwards Lab

• Improving Public Health Knowledge Throgh an Analysis of Anaplasma-Infected Ixodes scapularis in Pennsylvania
• Identification and Analysis of Pathogens in Pennsylvania Ixodes scapularis

~ BIOCHEMISTRY ~

Colabroy Lab

• Detecting the Superoxide Inactivation of L-DOPA Dioxygenases Mutants
• Studying the Stability of L-DOPA 2,3 dioxygenase from Streptomyces hygroscopicus jingganensis and its mutant
• Steady-State Kinetics on DHHCA Derivatives as Substrates of L-DOPA Dioxygenase for Breaking Down Catecholic Rings of Lignin
• Uncovering The Role of The Active-Site Tyrosine in L-DOPA 2,3-Dioxygenase Through Kinetic Models with Varying Substrates
• Cleavage and Purification of Tagless L-DOPA 2,3 dioxygenase from Streptomyces hygroscopicus jingganensis (JING) for crystallization

Hark Lab

• The Creation of a Pedagogical Tool to Further Understanding on Orthologs and Paralogs
  

~ NEUROSCIENCE ~

Sprayberry Lab

• Neuroethology of Bumblebees

• Neuroethology of Bumblebees, Specifically the Neurobehavioral Integration of Odor Processing of Bumblebees
• Odor Complexity of Encoding Elementally or Configurally in Bumblebees

Teissere Lab

• Extra-synaptic GABA A Receptors

~ ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ~

Iyengar Lab

• The Big Problem at Little Cedar Creek

Niesenbaum Lab

• A Living Green Wall at Muhlenberg