Browsing Diebold Symposium Posters and Schedules by Title

Mutations in the Hox6 Paralogous Group do not Affect Diaphragm Development in Mice

Bandy, David B. (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2010-04)

Hox genes play a major role in the development of animal body plans. They are highly conserved amongst the animal taxa, and are hypothesized to be the cause of the Cambrian Explosion 530 million years ago. Mutations in ...

My Experience Collecting Seeds of Native Wildflowers in the Kalamazoo Area

Brewer, Penelope (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2022)

Native plants fill many crucial roles in their ecosystems, but are often threatened by many external factors, decreasing their rates of survival and successful reproduction. During the chilly fall months of 2021, I ...

My Experience Shadowing Dr. Larry Bauss and How it Changed My Perceptions of the Medical Field

Allen, Abigail (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2022)

I spent the winter of 2022 shadowing Dr. Larry Bauss, an anesthesiologist at the Surgery Center of Kalamazoo. Over the course of four months, I observed several surgeries spanning multiple different specialties, ...

My Time Spent Working at the Delano No-Till farm and How it has Changed my View of Biology and Life Itself

Lavin, Patrick “Trick” (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2022)

I’ve always enjoyed gardening, so when I found an internship on a No-till farm and read the description, it sounded like it would be a fun, educational experience. While I was there, I was able to enjoy nature, get in ...

National Organic Standards in the United States and the Organic Movement

Wyant, Vanessa (Kalamazoo College, 2007-04-27)

Organic Agriculture is defined most basically by how it compares economically and environmentally to conventional farms and by techniques that take advantage of and work in harmony with natural ecological systems. Ideas ...

Native bee diversity of Pierce Cedar Creek Institute in Southwest Michigan

Arnosky, Sarah (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2009-05-04)

The role of native bees as pollinators is essential to ecosystem stability and economic prosperity. Without bees, two-thirds of all angiosperms and over one-third of the world food supply would disappear. Recently, scientists ...

Nesting behavior and reproductive characteristics of Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) In Southwest Michigan

Palese, Maxwell F. (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2019)

61% of the world’s 356 turtle species are either threatened or already extinct (Lovich 2018). Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) listed as “vulnerable” on IUCN Red List of Threatened species. Down from ...

Nesting Preferences of Stem Nesting Bees in Southwest Michigan Agriculture Fields

Garchow, Kendra (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2009)

Bees of the Megachilidae family nest in pre existing cavities, it is possible for farmers to supply nesting material and trap bees that can be released the following year in agricultural plots. However more information is ...

The Neuroprotective Effects of RS-127445 in a Glutamate Excitotoxicity Model of Caenorhabditis elegans

Keramidas, Christina (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2018)

Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by neuronal impairment or death Glutamate excitotoxicity is a neuronal death pathway involved in many neurodegenerative diseases1 Glutamate excitotoxicity occurs when ...

Neurotensin-1 receptor agonist PD149163 interacts with N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist MK-801 and the effects on working memory

Desjarlais, Lynette (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2015)

A novel molecule, neurotensin-1 agonist PD149163 targets both the limbic system and dopaminergic areas to increase neurotensin levels, which may play a critical role in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. A rat model testing ...

Neuroterus saltatorius (jumping gall wasp) phenology and abundance in native and expanded ranges

Skiver, Kyle E. (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2022)

Neuroterus saltatorius (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae), also known as the jumping gall wasp, is native to Oregon and Washington, but is experiencing ecological release, and expanding into British Columbia. Galls are modified ...

A New Type of Nitrogen Cation Radical Generated from Copper(II)-Induced Oxidation of the Nine-Membered Macrocycle N,N'–Dimethyltribenzo–1,4,7–triazacyclononatriene

Ketner, Anthony B. (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2016)

Nitrogen-containing, small-ring macrocycles display varied reactivity toward transition metals. In this project copper(II) bromide was used originally in an attempt to form stable Cu(II) complexes. Copper(II) bromide has ...

Nod2 Receptor Role in TNF-α Secretion Response to Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

Stoolman, Joshua (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2008)

•Mechanisms of the innate immune response serve as the first line of defense against infection and coordinate the adaptive immune response •Pathogen Associated Molecular Patterns (PAMPs) are detected by a group of ...

A Novel Emx Gene in Petromyzon marinus Offers Insight into the Timing and Consequences of Gene Duplication in the Chordate Lineage

Dekker, Robert G., II (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2009)

Gene duplication is believed to have played a major role in the evolution of vertebrates. This has led to various hypotheses to explain the implications of gene duplication events, the fates of duplicate genes and what ...

Occurrence and potential interaction of two chipmunk species (Tamias) in Rocky Mountain National Park

Sholty, Kathleen E. (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2008)

• Two species of chipmunks, Tamias minimus and T. umbrinus, are known to occur in the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies, inhabiting a variety of vegetation types and specific elevational ranges. • Identification of ...

Occurrence of Spontaneous Mammary Intraepithelial Neoplasia in the Canine Mammary Glands and Estrogen Receptor Reactivity

Geneczko, Charles M. (Kalamazoo College, 2004)

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in both man and dog. Dogs, however, develop tumors approximately twice as frequently as their human counterparts. Studies have found that 45% of dogs that live to be 10 years ...