42 Banigan, Emily Effect of TOC 132/120 Receptors on Expression of Jasmonate Genes 42 Undergraduate 30 Bath, Donald Comparative Analysis of Helicoverpa zea Gene Expression and Growth Based on the Host Plant 30 Graduate 38 Coffey, Lauren Gene Expression of Ovarian Cancer Cells Treated with J18 Targeting Peptide 38 Undergraduate 51 Deardeuff, Amanda Movement Patterns of a Rehabilitated Antillean Manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) in Response to Resource Availability in Belize 51 Graduate 53 Diveley, Kayleigh Gene Expression Observed from the interaction between Corn Earworm (Helicoverpa zea) caterpillars and Corn (Zea mays) tissues. 53 Graduate 22 Doyle, Brittany Xerophilic Dark Septate Endophytes in Arid Grasslands Roots 22 Undergraduate 26 Dozard, Georgia White Grub: Still a Generalist or Really a Specialist? 26 Undergraduate 62 Emory, Nick Gene Expression of Corn Plants inoculated with MicroAZ and MicroAF 62 Graduate 50 Garcia, Gabriela Cytotoxic Determination of a Potential and Novel Ovarian Cancer Drug 50 Undergraduate 29 Gooch, Matthew White Nose Syndrome threat may be dampened by antifungal producing Actinobacteria 29 Undergraduate 25 Hannant, Haley Mycoviruses: Fungal Friend or Foe? 25 Undergraduate 54 Hebert, Allison Enhanced Gene Transfer in Leuconostoc 54 Undergraduate 33 Huette, Ashley Does Sex or Age Affect Infection Levels in White-Footed Mice? 33 Undergraduate 32 Hutchison, Kennen Mosquito Mayhem: Are Illinois Mosquitoes Ready for Chikungunya Virus? 32 Undergraduate 60 Jirik, Jessica The Expression of Fatty Acid Desaturase Genes in Arabidopsis Plants That Have Been Exposed to Ozone 60 Undergraduate 28 La Hood, Boone Quatrefoil light trap survey of larval fish in the Upper Mississippi River 28 Graduate 41 Larson, Jodi Alarm call mitigation in captive capuchin monkeys: Using a visual barrier to reduce predator/prey stress reactions in a small zoo setting 41 Graduate
56 Lefler, Madison Arboviruses Presence in Ticks found in Western Illinois 56 Undergraduate 35 Lenaerts, Allison Effects of Commercial Harvest on Asian Carp present above Lock and Dam 19 35 Graduate 52 Lubbinga, Rachel Development and Analysis of Microsatellite DNA Markers in Spiny and Smooth Soft Shell Turtles 52 Undergraduate 46 Mainor, Katie Common Snapping Turtle Sportfish Monitoring and Assessment in Illinois 46 Graduate 44 Miller, Janie Does Fire Affect Parasitism in Midwestern White-footed Mice? 44 Undergraduate 27 Ojha, Ruchi Growth profile and gene expression of Helicoverpa zea infected by Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki and Bacillus thuringiensis Israelensis 27 Graduate 47 Olanrewaju Adeyemi Study of Thermophilic Fungi in food products 47 Graduate 49 Poore, Lindsey Nematode Parasitism of Orthopterans in Sand Prairies vs. Tallgrass Prairies 49 Graduate 36 Potocek, Eliese Bacterial Diversity Associated with Novel Mucoromycotina Species 36 Undergraduate 43 Roseman, Nicole Hybridization of Hyla versicolor and Hyla chrysoscelis using Microsatellite Analysis 43 Graduate 39 Rosenje, Ahmed Caterpillar gene expression in relation to plant defenses , 39 Undergraduate 31 Saha, Soumya Study of Gene Expression in Leuconostoc citreum 31 Graduate 34 Sairafi Noor Gene Expression of Bacteria-inoculated Soybean Glycine max in Response to Heat Stress 34 Graduate 55 Scheihing, Beth The effects of prescribed burning on the vegetation dynamics and the subsequent impact on hard bodied tick abundance and diversity in a Midwest open oak woodland community. 55 Graduate 37 Sivaramareddy Abhishek Gene Expression in a Beneficial Intestinal Bacterial Species 37 Graduate 40 Smith, Eric Using Canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria) as Bioindicators of Wetland Quality in the Upper Midwest 40 Graduate 45 Sonubi-ishaq, Daccu Effects of Biological Inoculants on the gene expression of Maize roots and leaves under Heat stress 45 Graduate based