Current 
 Research Students

This is a list of the undergraduate and masters students doing research during the Fall of 2005 in the Department of Biology here at SJU.

Dr. Eileen Grogan’s Lab:

    Andrew Berta, ‘06
    Brian Wallin, ‘06
    Shark cartilage research

Dr. Christina King Smith’s Lab:

    Diana Tacelosky, ‘06

Dr. Andrew McElrone’s Lab:

Dr. Scott McRobert’s Lab:

    Kate Buehler, ‘06
    Experience-dependent behavioral modification in Drosophila.

    Rebecca Dawson, MS candidate
    Incomplete behavioral isolation between Drosophila species.

    Melissa Lutz, ‘06
    The effect of temperature on development in American toads.

    Stephanie Sverlag, MS candidate
    Road mortality in diamondback terrapins.

Drs. Karen Snetselaar’s and Michael McCann’s Lab:

    David Donati, ‘06
    Corine O’Brien, ‘06
    Isolation of Ustilago maydis from soil.

    Smitha Yurram, MS candidate
    Microscopic analysis of filament and septum formation in U. maydis.

Dr. Paul Tefft’s Lab:

    Ravi Pujara, ‘06

Dr. Joseph Thompson’s Lab

    Patrick Dougherty, 06
    Evolution of copulatory organs in octopuses

    Diana Gargano, ‘06
    Evolution of mechanical support in the mantle of squids

    Elizabeth Gersbach, ‘05
    Kinematics of flatfish feeding

    Kristin Lobo, ‘05
    Onotgeny of escape jet locomotion in squids

Dr. John Tudor’s Lab:

    Lori Cori, ‘06
    mRNA isolation from synchronous cultures of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus

    Catherine Timby, ‘06
    Analysis of mRNA expression during predacious growth using RT-PCR

    Diana Kiameh, ‘06
    Isolation of predation deficient mutants of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus

    Gavin Villacorta, MS candidate
    Characterization of predation-deficient mutants and the genes that are essential for predation.

Dr. James Watrous’ Lab:

    Michael Fierro, ‘06
    Pacemaker characteristics of Morris-Lecar type cells

    Marc Miller, ‘06
    The analysis of neural networks with tight junctions

    Melissa Oliver, ‘06
    Amy Porcelli, ‘08
    Emily Schaefer, ‘07 
    Neural Network Simulation Studies

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