Doane students spent the summer conducting research at Doane College and around the nation.
Mitch Bern, '08 is working with Joe Shannon and Brad Elder looking at the effects of ash and fire retardant slurry on the stream macro invertebrate community of Oak Creek Canyon in Arizona. This research was funded by the NSF REU program and is hosted at Northern Arizona University. Aspects of this research will continue within the Biology Department, Doane College and Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center.
Mitch Bern, '08 is working with Brad Elder looking at food web dynamics and top predators in prairie restoration plots at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center. This research is being conducted within the Biology Department, Doane College and Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center.
Kristen Donovan, '08 worked with Barbara Clement on host cell morphological changes (of Calu3 and HeLa cells) when infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This research was funded by the INBRE grant. This research was conducted within the Biology Department, Doane College.
Casey Gustafson, '08 worked with Erin Wilson in the screening of bone extracellular matrix proteins. This research is being conducted within the Chemistry Department, Doane College.
Casey Gustafson, '08 worked with Andrea Holmes on chiroptical spectroscopy and enantioselective synthesis of chiral substrates. This research was funded by an NSF-EPSCoR grant. This research was conducted within the Chemistry Department, Doane College.
Helen Kraye, '09 worked with Dr. Greg Taylor on the family of proteins known as myotubularins and their involvement in myotubular myopathy. This work was conducted at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She presented her work at the annual INBRE meeting this summer.
Jill Labore, '08 is working with Brad Elder on effects of chelated and inorganic trace minerals on conception rate of cattle. This research is being conducted at the Labore Ranch and the Biology Department, Doane College.
Brian Maronde, '08 worked with Russell Souchek and observed prairie dog behavior to determine if light or time of day affected the amount of time prairie dogs spent in predator lookout. Alert posture and head bob behaviors were studied as well. This research was conducted within the Biology Department, Doane College.
Dani Nott, '07 worked with Andrea Holmes on the B-to Z-DNA transition using porphyrin and cyanine dyes. She also designed novel lab procedures for the organic and biochemistry labs that will be implemented this upcoming academic year. Funding for this research came from an NSF-CCLI grant. This research was conducted within the Chemistry Department, Doane College.
Shari Pacquette, '08 worked with Andrea Holmes testing plant extracts for antibacterial properties against pathogenic bacteria at different concentrations to determine the minimal inhibition concentration. This research was conducted within the Chemistry Department, Doane College.
Caitlin Schaffert, '08 is working with Brad Elder and Kate Marley looking at the mutation rates within individual Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) ramets. This research is being conducted within the Biology Department, Doane College and at the Konza Prairie Biological Station, Kansas State University. This research is continuing throughout the semester.
Kaylee Troxel, '08 worked with Dr. Paul Sorgen at the University of Nebraska Medical Center on cell to cell gap junctions, specifically on connexin 43 and its binding partners within the gap junctions. Funding for this research came from INBRE. She presented her work at the annual INBRE meeting this summer.
Lindsey Wallman, '08 worked with Dr. Mike Carlson to develop a method to test for the amount of sulfate in distiller's grain, a common byproduct of ethanol production which is increasingly used to supplement livestock. This research was conducted in the Toxicology Lab at the Veterinary Diagnostic Lab at UNL. The research is being submitted to the Journal of AOAC (Association of Official Analytical Chemists) International.
Katie Wilcox, '08 worked with Andrea Holmes on chiral discrimination between L- and D-methamphetamine using porphyrin based molecular sensors. She gave two presentations this summer, one in San Diego at the International Symposium on Chirality and one at the annual INBRE conference. She won prestigious awards for her presentations at both conferences. Funding for this research came from NIH and INBRE. This research was conducted in the Chemistry Department, Doane College.