Senior Project Titles 2006

May 2006
Bushmire, Victoria E. Effects of Punished Responding of Feeding Behavior in PVN Lesioned Rats
Ferris, Katheryn E. Effects of Topical Nasal Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibition on CO2 Detection Threshold in Rats
Flynn, Sean P. Effects of Haloperidol, Clozapine, and Combined 8-OH-DPAT/Haloperidol Treatment on Prepulse Inhibition in the Rat Neonatal Ventral Hippocampal Lesion Model of Schizophrenia.
Geffert, Laura. M Comparison of Startle Response in Spontaneously Hyperactive Rats (SHR) after injection of treatments that affect the 5-HT, NE, and DA systems.
Geiser, Kyle S. Neonatal Ethanol Exposure and Treatment with the 5-HT1A Agonist Buspirone in an Animal Model of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
*Grant, Abigail R. The effects of temperature on the ventilatory responses of Sprague-Dawley rat pups to carbon dioxide and the implications for sudden infant death syndrome.
Groth, Daniel C. Conus venom mediated effects on a Voltage-gated K+ channel found in the STG of the spiny lobster Panulirus interruptus
John, Tamara N. A comparitive study on the effects of Valporate, Carbamazepine, and Lamitrogine in PTZ- induced seizure rats
Knaus, Eric R. Pre and Post-surgical Administration of Minocycline for Increasing Efficacy of Fetal Dopamine Grafts to Alleviate Parkinsonian Symptoms in 6-hydroxydopamine Lesioned Rats
Kozlosky, Heather L. The Antinociceptive Effects of Massage-like Stimulation on the Zucker Rat: An Investigation of the Involvement of Endogenous Oxytocinergic Mechanisms
Marlowe, Autumn K. Testing the Mirror Neuron Hypothesis of Autism Using Observational Learning and an Animal Model.
McIlvried, Lisa A. Treatment potential of minocycline in solid fetal tissue grafting for Parkinson’s disease
McShea, Megan E. Continuing the search for Conus venom peptides specific to the Ca2+- and voltage-gated K+ channel, hSlo
Medwid, Valery A. Effects of Castration and Subsequent Hormone Replacement Therapy on the Sexually Dimorphic Brain Structures and Sexual Orientation of the Sprague-Dawley Rat
*Mickley, Katherine R. An Electrophysiological Comparison of the Retrieval of Words in Emotional and Non-emotional Context
Myers, Wayne P. Behavioral Evaluation of Neurotoxin-Induced Dopamine Neuronal Death in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Nguyen, Hanh T. The neuroprotective effects of isoflurance in awake ischemic vs. anesthetized ischemic animals using diffusion and perfusion imaging.
Pajak, Chelsea E. Comparing the treatment effects of direct GABA agonist and NMDA partial agonist for the treatment of pilocarpine induced seizures
Paravati, Anthony J. Gene Expression for Carbonic Anhydrase Isoenzymes in Rat Olfactory Epithelium
Parker, October L. The Effects of a-MSH on the Weight and Food Consumption in MSG- treated Zucker Rats
Reoli Rachel A. An examination of the neuroprotective properties of 5-HT1A receptor agonist, BAY x 3702, on hippocampal CA1 neurons in a rat model of transient global ischemia
Rogerson, Ashley L. The Effects of Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibition on pH Response to CO2 in Rats
Rongo, Eleonor P. Investigation of the Effects of Prenatal Stress on the Sexual Behavior and the Sexually Dimorphic Nucleus of the Sprague-Dawley Rat.
Schuh, Laura C. The Effects of MK-801 and PCPA on the Developing Neuromuscular Junctions in Mice
Stein, Kelly A. Treatment of Fetal Alcohol Exposure with 5-HT1A Receptor Agonist, Buspirone in order to Reverse Developmental Arrest
Stotsky, Bradley A. The Effects of Testosterone Propionate and Progesterone Steroid Treatment on Acoustic Startle Response in the Rat
Thomas, Michael G. Evaluating Advanced Neuroprotective Strategies in Response to Stroke: developing an extended pharmaceutical timeline.