491 Projects

The following is a list of faculty members who are currently accepting 491 students to work in their lab. A list of projects follows each of the PI's names.

Also included are contacts for Service Learning projects.  Also, see this semester's Creative Inquiry Projects.

NOTE: Approval is required from the PI before you can sign up for a 491 section. If you do not obtain approval, you will be dropped from the class.

 

 




 

 


Dr. Amy Moran

Potential Lab Projects for Undergraduates:

  1. Feeding behavior of sea urchin larvae
  2. Growth patterns of oyster larvae under different feeding regimes
  3. Structure and histology of sea slug eggs
  4. Physiology of sea urchin or oyster larvae

    * Accepting BIOSCI 491 and BIOSC 491H Students

Dr. Andy Mount

Potential Lab Projects for Undergraduates:

  1. Topic is TBD. Contact Dr. Mount to set up an interview.

*Accepting 1 BIOSC 491 Student
**Position is for 2007 - 2008 academic year

Dr. Matthew Turnbull

Potential Lab Projects for Undergraduates:

1. Cloning and expression of insect gap junction genes
2. Cloning and expression of virus-encoded gap junction genes
3. Functional analysis of insect and virus gap junctions
4. Cloning of insect virus genes and analysis of products in vitro using molecular biological, microscopic, and physiological approaches

(Techniques used in the lab include: PCR; cloning; recombinant protein expression; insect cell culture; Southern, northern, western blotting; microscopy including immunomicroscopy; etc)

Dr. Xiuping Jiang

Potential Lab Projects for Undergraduates

1. Antibiotic resistance in commensal and pathogenic bacteria
2. Antimicrobial activities of natural products
3. Discovering probiotic bacteria
4. Applying microbes for food productions
5. Rapid pathogen detection and inactivation using nanotechnology

(Techniques used in the lab include: and anaerobic techniques, cell culture, immunoassays, real-time PCR, PFGE, MIC, and pathogen identification)

Dr. Michel Childress

Potential Lab Projects for Undergraduates:

1. Behavior of aquatic invertebrates
2. Crayfish aggression
3. Lobster den sharing
4. Octopus learning
5. Cleaner shrimp host selection

*NOTE: You must download, fillout and return the application (pdf) to Dr. Childress and have his approval before signing up for BIOSC 491.

Dr. Bradley Hersh

Potential Lab Projects for Undergraduates:

1. Molecular analysis of DNA sequences that switch on and off gene expression
2. Identification of proteins that bind to Drosophila wing-specific regulatory elements
3. Identification of genes involved in male differences between Drosophila species

Accepting BIOSC491 and BIOSC 491H Students

Dr. Mike Henson

Potential Lab Projects for Undergraduates:

1. Detection of bacteriophage in the soil and aquatic environments using electron microscopy.
2. Evaluation of possible bacterial hosts for bacteriophage in soil and aquatic environments.

Accepting MICRO 491 Students

Dr. Karen Hall

Potential Lab Projects for Undergraduates:

1. TOPIC is NOT DETERMINED, but related to Cherokee studies (medicinal plant or others).

Accepting BIOSC 491 Students

Dr. Felix H. Barron

Potential Lab Projects for Undergraduates:

1. Medical herbs, an alternative to medical drugs. Biological activities exploratory studies.

Accepting BIOSC 491 Students

Dr. Jim Morris

Potential Lab Projects for Undergraduates:

1."Molecular mechanisms of nutrient sensing in the parasite Trypanosoma brucei

*Note - The individual projects are TBD, and are constantly shifting

Accepting BIOSC 491 Students

Dr. Kathy Sparace

Potential Lab Projects for Undergraduates:

1. Nutrient Signaling in Roots
2. Hemocyte Involvement in the Shell Repair in the Eastern Oyster

Accepting BIOSC 491, BIOSC H491, and MICRO H491 students

Dr. Patricia Mickelsen

Potential Lab Projects for Undergraduates:

1. Assist in teaching MICRO 205 Labs

Accepting BIOSC 491, BIOSC H491, MICRO 491, and MICRO H491 students

Service Learning

Potential Projects

1. Dr. Patricia Mickelsen - Assist in teaching Micro 205 laboratories (Micro 495)*

Accepting MICRO 495 and MICRO H495

* To be submitted early this fall for approval

 

Check back soon. More projects will be posted here as the PI's come up with them.