Digital Commons @ IWU

Spinal Cord Stimulation for Analgesia: Measurements of Evoked Compound Action Potentials in a Rodent Model of Chronic Pain, Neal George
Honors Projects

Effects of traditional and modified rehabilitation on functional improvement following stroke in a mouse model, Viktoriya Salgalova
Honors Projects

Sex Determination of Eastern Red-tailed Hawks (Buteo jamaicensis borealis) Using Morphological Measurements, Rebekah Harden, Steven Burkett, Meredith Fraker, Miles Keeton, R Given Harper, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Genomic diversity of bacteriophages infecting Rhodobacter capsulatus and their relatedness to its gene transfer agent RcGTA, David Bollivar, Richard Alvey, Jackson Rapala, Brenda Miller, J. Thomas Beatty, Daniel A. Russell, Rebecca A. Garlena, Steven G. Cresawn, Alexander Westbye, Mats Hansson, Matthew R. Bockman, Megan Dolan, Maximiliano Garcia
David Bollivar

Cindy Honegger, Cynthia Bollivar Honegger
All oral histories

Mg-protoporphyrin IX monomethyl ester cyclase from Rhodobacter capsulatus: radical SAM-dependent synthesis of the isocyclic ring of bacteriochlorophylls, David Bollivar, Milan Wiesselmann, Stefanie Hebecker, José M. Borrero-de Acuña, Manfred Nimtz, Lothar Jänsch, Jürgen Moser, Dieter Jahn
David Bollivar

Distribution and Habitat Analyses of American Badgers (Taxidea taxus) and Plains Pocket Gophers (Geomys bursarius) in McLean County, Illinois, Given Harper, Alexander H. Palacios, Oscar Schmidt, Jack McKermitt, Noah Haskin, Angelo P. Capparella
Given Harper

Lead Contamination in Ground Venison from Shotgun-Harvested White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Illinois, Given Harper, W. Aaron Wilson, Genevieve Alexander, Manori Perara
Given Harper

Determining Species Abundance and Habitat Preferences of Breeding Birds in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, Rachel Schoenecker, Leah Bieniak
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

The Life of Fede: Discovery and Analysis of a Novel Microbacterium foliorum Bacteriophage, Hayden Dudek, Joselyn Molinar
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

The Discovery of Joli Good Fellow, Anjali Patel, Anna Ta
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

The “Sweet” Truth about Cornea Development – Glycosaminoglycan Regulate Corneal Innervation, Katie Jo Vogler, Sravya Jayam, Meghan Bowler, Laurin Ebert
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

The Journey of Discovering Kvothe, Sam Churchey, Aidan Garrett
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

A New Age of Finding Phage: The Meachum Story, Shivam Patel, Shannon Murphy
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Unlocking the Evolutionary Secrets of Xuper’s Host-Jumping Mechanisms, Julia Chen, Ria Patel, Julie Xu
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Man’s Best Friend at the Center of an Ecological Crisis: Analyzing the concentration of dog populations and discovering local opinions in the Northern Andes of Angochagua, Ecuador, Megan Frederick
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Revealing Misconceptions in Evolution to Better Teach Biology, Caroline Marchi
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Cracking the Peripeteia Code: Discovering and Characterizing a Newfound Virus, Katy Smit, Erick Lopez, Kevin Kugler
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

One Year With Aesir: The Discovery and Analysis of a New Bacteriophage, Rebecca Rymarcsuk, Peter Matteson, Jillian Yonan
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

No Bones About It – Inhibition of Ocular Skeleton Formation by the Glutamine Analog DON, Anjali Patel, Manish Pathuri, Yushan Liu
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Exploration of Genes Responsible for Host-range Expansion, Zoephia Laughlin
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Systematics of Neotropical microteiid lizards (Gymnophthalmidae, Cercosaurinae), with the description of a new genus and species from the Andean montane forests, Edgar Lehr
Edgar Lehr

Earless Frogs in the Andes, Edgar Lehr, Rudolf von May, Daniel L. Rabosky
Edgar Lehr

Pristimantis antisuyu sp. n. and Pristimantis erythroinguinis sp. n., two new species of terrestrial-breeding frogs (Anura, Strabomantidae) from the eastern slopes of the Andes in Manu National Park, Peru, Edgar Lehr, Alessandro Catenazzi
Edgar Lehr

Evolutionary radiation of earless frogs in the Andes: molecular phylogenetics and habitat shifts in high-elevation terrestrial breeding frogs, Edgar Lehr, Rudolf von May, Daniel L. Rabosky
Edgar Lehr

Chapter 5: Asexual Reproduction of Marine Invertebrate Embryos and Larvae, William Jaeckle, Jonathan D. Allen, Adam M. Reitzel
William Jaeckle

Chapter 9: Physiology of Larval Feeding, William Jaeckle
William Jaeckle

A New Species of Phrynopus (Amphibia, Anura, Craugastoridae) from Upper Montane Forests and High Andean Grasslands of the Pui Pui Protected Forest in Central Peru, Edgar Lehr, Rudolf von May, Jiri Moravec, Juan Carlos Cusi
Edgar Lehr

Two new species of Andes Frogs (Craugastoridae: Phrynopus) from the Cordillera de Carpish in central Peru, Edgar Lehr, Daniel A. Rodríguez
Edgar Lehr

Three new species of Pristimantis (Amphibia, Anura, Craugastoridae) from upper montane forests and high Andean grasslands of the Pui Pui Protected Forest in central Peru, Edgar Lehr, Rudolf von May, Jiří Moravec, Juan Carlos Carlos Cusi
Edgar Lehr

A new minute species of Pristimantis (Amphibia: Anura: Craugastoridae) with a large head from the Yanachaga-Chemillén National Park in central Peru, with comments on the phylogenetic diversity of Pristimantis occurring in the Cordillera Yanachaga, Edgar Lehr, Václav Gvoždík, Juan Carlos Carlos Cusi, Jiří Moravec
Edgar Lehr

A New Species of Semiarboreal Toad of the Rhinella Festae Group (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Cordillera Azul National Park, Peru, Edgar Lehr, Juan Carlos Carlos Cusi, Jiri Moravec, Vaclav Gvozdik
Edgar Lehr

Brachionus Plicatilis Ability to Ingest, Digest, and Assimilate Dissolved Organic Matter, Brianna Miulli, William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

The Genomic Investigation and Analysis of Squint, a Novel J Cluster Mycobacteriophage, Tulasi Jaladi, Jessica Keen, Morgan Reish, Andria Talavera, Richard Alvey, Faculty Advisor, David Bollivar, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

The Isolation, Purification, and Characterization of Fourteen Mycobacterium Smegmatis Bacteriophages, Marissa Alcala, Alecia Beagles, Caroline Marchi, Samantha Ziomek, Richard Alvey, Faculty Advisor, David Bollivar, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

The Effects of Thyroid Hormone on Corneal Innervation, Vendana (Jill) Rajarathnam, Mansi Patel, Shinho Kim, Ngan Phan, Tyler Schwend, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

The Bioinformatic Analysis of a Cluster S Mycobacterium Smegmatis Bacteriophage Tesla, Janna Fitzgerald, Zoephia Laughlin, Colin Page, Bailey Reichert, Richard Alvey, Faculty Advisor, David Bollivar, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Edgar Lehr, March 10, 2017, Charlie Schlenker
Interviews for WGLT

A new species of the Rhinella margaritifera species group (Anura, Bufonidae) from the montane forest of the Selva Central, Peru, Edgar Lehr, Jiri Moravec, Juan Carlos Carlos Cusi, Jesus Cordova, Vaclav Gvozdik
Edgar Lehr

Complete Genome Sequences of Five Bacteriophages That Infect Rhodobacter capsulatus, David Bollivar, Brooke Bernardoni, '12, Matthew Bockman, Brenda Miller, Daniel Russell, Veronique Delesalle, Gregory Krukonis, Graham Hatfull, Madeline Cross, Marlena Szewczyk, Atul Eppuratha
Scholarship

Complete Genome Sequences of Five Bacteriophages That Infect Rhodobacter capsulatus, David Bollivar, Brooke Bernardoni, '12, Matthew R. Bockman, Brenda Miller, Daniel A. Russell, Veronique A. Delesalle, Gregory P. Krukonis, Graham F. Hatfull, Madeline R. Cross, Marlena M. Szewczyk, Atul Eppuratha
David Bollivar

Artistic and Scholarly Sessions: Can a Multicellular Bacterium Prepare Students for Multiple Career Paths?, Loralyn Cozy, Rachel Ende, Class of 2016, Megan Smeets, Class of 2017, Christina Khouri, Class of 2016
Inauguration of Eric R. Jensen

Assessment of Cranial Neural Crest Proliferation Patterns between the Redeye Tetra Moenkhausia Sanctaefilomenae and the Zebrafish Danio Rerio, Lesly Ingram, Brian Walter, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Restoration of Heterocyst Production to a ∆HETP Strain of Anabaena, Megan Smeets, Loralyn Cozy, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

A New Technique for Imaging Real-Time Cytokine Secretion, Sydney Muchnik, Brian Walter, Faculty Advisor, Ramesh Ramji, Faculty Advisor, Kathryn Miller-Jensen, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

A Transposon Mutagenesis Screen for Heterocyst Production in a ∆HETP Strain of the Cyanobacterium Anabaena, Rachel Ende, Loralyn Cozy, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Isolation and Characterization of Six Novel Rhodobacter Capsulatus Bacteriophages, Addison Ely, Alexandria Paradis, Brook Koebele, Richard Alvey, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Functional Analysis of a Putative Homing Endonuclease, Nikhilesh Thapa, David Bollivar, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Determining the Viability of Preserved Cell Suspensions Frozen Over Time with Varied Glycerol Concentrations, Elyse McCormick, Brian Walter, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Genome Annotation of 3 New Rhodobacter Capsulatus Bacteriophages, Seth Borrowman, Niyant Vora, Emily Erdmann, Madeline Gibson, Richard Alvey, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Elucidating a Mechanism of Growth Cessation in Heterocysts of (Anabaena), Blake Beehler, Loralyn Cozy, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Predicting Incubation Period: A Case Study of the North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx Australis Mantelli) and the Elephant Bird (Aepyornis SPP), Meaghan Mormann, Tess Kelley, Jennifer Altman, William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor, Given Harper, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Use of a Glutathione S-Transferase (GST) Tag For Isolation of the BCHE Encoded Protein of Rhodobacter Capsulatus in Rhodobacter Capsulatus, Dorota Kulikowska, David Bollivar, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Phage for Thought: Investigating the Ingestion and Assimilation of Viruses into Rotifer (Brachionus Plicatilis) Tissues, Brittany Straznickas, William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Functional Complementation of Z-Ring Regulation by Alleles of HETP in Anabaena, Christina Khour, Loralyn Cozy, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Isolation and Characterization of Previously Undiscovered Bacteriophages, Ellen Stumph, Daniel Walski, Samridh Gupta, Richard Alvey, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Expression and Isolation of the BCHE Protein from Dinoroseobacter Shibae in Rhodobacter Capsulatus, Abigail Brown, David Bollivar, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Genetic Analyses and Annotations of Two Newly Discovered C1 Mycobacteriophages, Robert Shafer, Julia Lennon, Megan Dolan, Morgan Braun, Richard Alvey, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Elucidating a Mechanism of Growth Cessation in Heterocysts of Anabaena sp. PC7120, Blake Beehler
Honors Projects

Embryogenesis and Tadpole Description of Hyperolius castaneus Ahl, 1931 and H. Jackie Dehling, 2012 (Anura, Hyperoliidae) from Montane Bog Pools,
Edgar Lehr

Embryogenesis and Tadpole Description of Hyperolius castaneus Ahl, 1931 and H. Jackie Dehling, 2012 (Anura, Hyperoliidae) from Montane Bog Pools, Edgar Lehr, J. Dehling, Eli Greenbaum, Ulrich Sinsch
Scholarship

Two new species of frogs of the genus Phrynopus (Anura: Terrarana: Craugastoridae) from the Peruvian Andes, Edgar Lehr, Germán Germán Chávez, Roy Santa-Cruz, Daniel Rodriguez
Edgar Lehr

A Re-assessment of Priority Amphibian Species of Peru, Edgar Lehr, Laurence Jarvis, Ariadne Angulo, Alessandro Catenazzi, Rudolf von May, Jason Brown, James Lewis
Scholarship

A Re-assessment of Priority Amphibian Species of Peru, Edgar Lehr, Laurence Jarvis, Ariadne Angulo, Alessandro Catenazzi, Rudolf von May, Jason Brown, James Lewis
Edgar Lehr

Eggshell Porosity Covaries with Egg Size among Female House Wrens (Troglodytes Aedon), but is Unrelated to Incubation Onset and Egg-Laying Order within Clutches, Given Harper, E.K. Bowers, A. White, A. Lang, L. L. Podgorski, C.F. Thompson, S.K. Sakaluk, W.B. Jaeckle
Given Harper

Two new species of lizards of the genus Stenocercus (Iguania, Tropiduridae) from central Peru, Edgar Lehr, Gunther Köhler
Edgar Lehr

A Comparative Study of Eggshell Pore Morphology of Palaeognath Birds, Given Harper, William Jaeckle, Meaghan Mormann, '16, Jennifer Altman, '16, Tess Kelley, '16
Given Harper

The Drinking of Microparticles (< 0.5 µm) by Brochionus Plicatilus , William Jaeckle, Zachary Zimmer, '15
William Jaeckle

Ingestion of Fluorescently Labeled Viruses by Brachionus Plicatilis (Rotifera), William Jaeckle, Samantha Sorenson, '15
William Jaeckle

The Effects of Increased Viscosity on the Ingestion and Clearance Rates of the Rotifer Species, Brachionus Plicatilis , William Jaeckle, Alyssa Aiello, '15
William Jaeckle

Viruses as a Potential Food Source for the Brackish-Water Rotifer, Brachionus Plicatilis , William Jaeckle, Stephanie Patton, '15
William Jaeckle

Characterization of Rhodobacter Capsulatus , Bacteriophages Using Transmission Electron Microscopy, David Bollivar, Loni Walker, Atul Eppurath, '16
David Bollivar

Expression and Isolation of the BchE Encoded Protein of Rhodobacter capsulatus in Rhodobacter capsulatus , David Bollivar, Jennifer Chlebek, '16
David Bollivar

Ingestion of Fluorescently Labeled Viruses by Brachionus Plicatilis (Rotifera), Samantha Sorenson, William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Characterization of Rhodobacter Capsulatus, Bacteriophages Using Transmission Electron Microscopy, Atul Eppurath, Loni Walker, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Expression and Isolation of the BchE Encoded Protein of Rhodobacter capsulatus in Rhodobacter capsulatus, Jennifer Chlebek, David Bollivar, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Bacteriophage from a Local Stream, Jordan Eldridge, Ian Taylor, Caitlin Cadwalder, Spencer Eidsmoe, Ross Hettinger, Megan Mink, Randi Wilson, Sarah Gooding, Richard Alvey, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

The Drinking of Microparticles (< 0.5 µm) by Brochionus Plicatilus, Zachary Zimmer, William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

The Effects of Increased Viscosity on the Ingestion and Clearance Rates of the Rotifer Species, Brachionus Plicatilis, Alyssa Aiello, William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Viruses as a Potential Food Source for the Brackish-Water Rotifer, Brachionus Plicatilis, Stephanie Patton, William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

A Comparative Study of Eggshell Pore Morphology of Palaeognath Birds, Meaghan Mormann, Jennifer Altman, Tess Kelley, Given Harper, Faculty Advisor, William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Genetic Screen for Nitrogen Fixation Deficient Mutants in the Cyanobacterium Anabaen, Rachel Ende, Loralyn Cozy, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Isolation and Characterization of an A4 Mycobacteriophage from Central Illinois, Aida `Cheung, Jadeah Spindler, Ruchen Tian, Jordan Miller, Audrey Smith, Meghan Linder, Tiffany Remijas, Richard Alvey, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

A new species of Telmatobius (Amphibia, Anura, Telmatobiidae) from the Pacific slopes of the Andes, Peru, Edgar Lehr, Alessandro Catenazzi, Victor Vargas
Edgar Lehr

A new species of Telmatobius (Amphibia, Anura, Telmatobiidae) from the Pacific slopes of the Andes, Peru, Edgar Lehr, Alessandro Catenazzi, Victor Vargas
Scholarship

Corrosion Casts: a Novel Application of a Polyurethane Resin (PU4ii) for Visualizing Eggshell Pore Morphology, Given Harper, Jason Murphy, Mark Swanson, William Jaeckle
Scholarship

Corrosion casts: A novel application of a polyurethane resin (PU4ii) for visualizing eggshell pore morphology, Jason P. Murphy, Mark T. Swanson, William Jaeckle, R. Given Harper
William Jaeckle

Corrosion Casts: a Novel Application of a Polyurethane Resin (PU4ii) for Visualizing Eggshell Pore Morphology, Given Harper, Jason P. Murphy, Mark T. Swanson, William B. Jaeckle
Given Harper

A Minute New Species of Frog (Strabomantidae, Pristimantis) From a Cloud Forest in Southern Peru, Edgar Lehr, Cecilia Boyd, '15
Edgar Lehr

A New Species of Pristimantis (Amphibia: Anura) From the Andes of Northern Peru, Edgar Lehr, David Dickinson, '14
Edgar Lehr

Ostriches, House Sparrows, and Chickens...Oh My! Utilizating Corrosion Casts to Visualize Eggshell Pore Morphology, William Jaeckle, Given Harper, Faculty Advisor, Jason Murphy, '14, Mark Swanson, '14
William Jaeckle

Eggshell Porosity in Relation to Brood Hatching Patterns in House Wrens (Troglodytes aedon), William Jaeckle, Given Harper, Faculty Advisor, Alexander Lang, '14, Abigail White, '14
William Jaeckle

The Effect of Bead Concentration and Bead Size on the Clearance Rate of Brachionus plicatilus, William Jaeckle, Paige Maurer, '15, Allison Gibson, '14
William Jaeckle

Creating and Implementing a Teaching Module for the High School Biology Classroom, William Jaeckle, Elizabeth Smith, '14
William Jaeckle

Bacteriophage Hercules11, David Bollivar, Kristin Ullberg, '17, Megan Smeets, '17, Paige Hasty, '17, Rahul Shrinkanth, '17
David Bollivar

Isolation and Characterization of New Bacteriophages for Rhodobacter capsulatus, David Bollivar, Brenda Miller, '14
David Bollivar

Expression of Gene Product 126 from Phage Gizmo and Creation of a Substrate, David Bollivar, Manish Mandava, '14
David Bollivar

Bacteriophage Piro94, David Bollivar, Jessica Edwards, '17, Emil Maric, '17, Brianna Piro, '17, Rachel Zarchy, '17
David Bollivar

The Isolation and Analysis of the Mycobacterium Phage Zonia, David Bollivar, Abigail Brown, '17, Ryan Orloski, '17, Shivum Patel, '17, Jamie Gradishar, '17, Jennifer Carter, '17
David Bollivar

A Minute New Species of Frog (Strabomantidae, Pristimantis) From a Cloud Forest in Southern Peru, Cecilia Boyd, Edgar Lehr, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Bacteriophage Hercules11, Kristin Ullberg, Megan Smeets, Paige Hasty, Rahul Shrinkanth, David Bollivar, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Ostriches, House Sparrows, and Chickens...Oh My! Utilizating Corrosion Casts to Visualize Eggshell Pore Morphology, Jason Murphy, Mark Swanson, William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor, Given Harper, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Eggshell Porosity in Relation to Brood Hatching Patterns in House Wrens (Troglodytes aedon), Alexander Lang, Abigail White, Given Harper, Faculty Advisor, William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Isolation and Characterization of New Bacteriophages for Rhodobacter capsulatus, Brenda Miller, David Bollivar, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

A New Species of Pristimantis (Amphibia: Anura) From the Andes of Northern Peru, David Dickinson, Edgar Lehr, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Carbon Chronosequence of a Northern Lower Michigan Forest Ecosystem, Stephanie Patton, Brian Walter, Faculty Advisor, Lucas Nave, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

The Effect of Bead Concentration and Bead Size on the Clearance Rate of Brachionus plicatilus, Paige Maurer, Allison Gibson, William Jaeckle
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

The Isolation and Analysis of the Mycobacterium Phage Zonia, Abigail Brown, Ryan Orloski, Shivum Patel, Jamie Gradishar, Jennifer Carter, David Bollivar, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Creating and Implementing a Teaching Module for the High School Biology Classroom, Elizabeth Smith, William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Expression of Gene Product 126 from Phage Gizmo and Creation of a Substrate, Manish Mandava, David Bollivar, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Bacteriophage Piro94, Jessica Edwards, Emil Maric, Brianna Piro, Rachel Zarchy, David Bollivar, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Students Name Jaeckle Professor of the Year, Hannah Dhue
News and Events

A new species of the Rhinella margaritifera species group (Anura, Bufonidae) from the montane forest of the Selva Central, Peru, Edgar Lehr, Jiří Moravec, Juan Carlos Carlos Cusi, Jesús H. Córdova, Václav Gvoždík
Edgar Lehr

Phylogeography of the reed frog Hyperolius castaneus (Anura: Hyperoliidae) from the Albertine Rift of Central Africa: Implications for taxonomy, biogeography and conservation, Edgar Lehr, Eli Greenbaum, Ulrich Sinsch, Federico Valdez, Chifundera Kusamba
Edgar Lehr

A new species of Pristimantis (Amphibia: Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Río Abiseo National Park, Peru, Edgar Lehr, Cindy Gregory, Alessandro Catenazzi
Edgar Lehr

Groves '11 Receives National Research Fellowship, Kim Hill
News and Events

A new species of frog of the genus Pristimantis (Strabomantidae) from a cloud forest in southern Peru, Edgar Lehr, Anton Baltuska, '13
Edgar Lehr

Isolation of Three New Bacteriophages for Rhodobacter capsulatus, David Bollivar, Brenda Miller, '14
David Bollivar

Kinetic Characterization of Porphobilinogen Synthase from Clostridium perfringens, David Bollivar, Michelle Larson, '13
David Bollivar

Genome Annotation of a Bacteriophage of Rhodobacter Capsulatus Isolated from Central Illinois Water, David Bollivar, Madeline Cross, '13, Marlena Szewczyk, '13
David Bollivar

Kinetic Characterization of Porphobilinogen Synthase from Clostridium perfringens, Michelle Larson, David Bollivar, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

A new species of frog of the genus Pristimantis (Strabomantidae) from a cloud forest in southern Peru, Anton Baltuska, Edgar Lehr, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Variability in Eggshell Pore Area in Relation to Brood Hatching Patterns in House Wrens (Troglodytes Aedon), Abbey White, Lauren Podgorski, William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor, Given Harper, Faculty Advisor, Keith Bowers
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Corrosion Casting: A Novel Method for Determining Avian Eggshell Pore Morphology, Mark Swanson, Jason Murphy, Given Harper, Faculty Advisor, William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

A Comparison Between Direct and Indirect Estimates of Gas Flux Across Avian Eggshells, Sarah Takushi, William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Genome Annotation of a Bacteriophage of Rhodobacter Capsulatus Isolated from Central Illinois Water, Madeline Cross, Marlena Szewczyk, David Bollivar, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Isolation and Characterization of Novel Mycobacteriophages From the Central Illinois Region, Rachel Aron, Blake Beehler, Rachel Ende, Logan Garthe, Netherland Joiner, Tess Kelley, Lauren Killough, Michal Kozdronkiewicz, Jessica Kraut, Jennifer Lang, Matthew Piotrowiak, Prartana Ramachandran, Loni Walker, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Cranial neural crest proliferation and incorporation into the developing jaw of redeye tetra (Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae), Navika Chhabra, Kieran Meyer, Brian Walter, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

The Effect of Burning On Seed Germination and Seedling Growth Rates of Sullivant’s Milkweed (Asclepias Sullivantii) and Common Milkweed (Asclepias Syriaca), Mary Nafziger, Given Harper, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Feeding Modes of Larvae of Nematostella vectensis (Cnidaria: Anthozoa), Amanda Kehr Smith, William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Isolation of Three New Bacteriophages for Rhodobacter capsulatus, Brenda Miller, David Bollivar, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

The Anus as a Second Mouth: Anal Suspension Feeding by an Oral Deposit-Feeding Sea Cucumber, William Jaeckle, Richard Strathmann
Scholarship

The Anus as a Second Mouth: Anal Suspension Feeding by an Oral Deposit-Feeding Sea Cucumber, William Jaeckle, Richard Strathmann
William Jaeckle

Influence of Latitude on the Winter Abundance of Red-tailed Hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) and American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) in Illinois, Given Harper, Anna Groves, Vic Berardi, Paul Sweet, Jance Sweet, Angelo Capparella
Scholarship

Feeding modes of larvae of Nematostella vectensis (Cnidaria: Anthozoa), Amanda Kehr Smith '13, William Jaeckle
Students' Professional Presentations and Publications

Seawater flow into the digestive system of actinotroch larvae (Phoronida), William Jaeckle
Scholarship

Cranial skeletogenesis and osteology of the redeye tetra Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae, Brian Walter
Brian Walter

The Conservation Status of the World’s Reptiles, Edgar Lehr, et al.
Edgar Lehr

Thermal Physiology, Disease, and Amphibian Declines on the Eastern Slopes of the Andes, Edgar Lehr, Vance T. Vredenburg, Alessandro Catenazzi
Edgar Lehr

The amphibians and reptiles of Manu National Park and its buffer zone, Amazon basin and eastern slopes of the Andes, Peru, Edgar Lehr, Alessandro Catenazzi, Rudolf von May
Edgar Lehr

Feeding modes of larvae of Nematostella vectensis (Cnidaria: Anthozoa), William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor, Amanda Kehr Smith, '13
William Jaeckle

Influence of Latitude on the Winter Abundance of Red-tailed Hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) and American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) in Illinois, Given Harper, Anna Groves, Vic Berardi, Paul Sweet, Jance Sweet, Angelo P. Capparella
Given Harper

Seawater flow into the digestive system of actinotroch larvae (Phoronida), William Jaeckle
William Jaeckle

Two new species of Phrynopus (Anura, Strabomantidae) from high elevations in the Yanachaga-Chemillén National park in Peru (Departamento de Pasco), Edgar Lehr, Jiří Moravec, Juan Carlos Carlos Cusi
Edgar Lehr

Two new species of Phrynopus (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Cordillera de Carpish in central Peru (Departamento de Huánuco), Edgar Lehr, Anahí Oróz
Edgar Lehr

Comparison of regional eggshell porosity between the brood parasitic Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) and its hosts: the Dickcissel (Spiza americana), and two non-parasitic relatives, the Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) and the Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)., Brittany Childs
Honors Projects

Early ontogeny of aquarium-raised Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae (Characiformes: Characidae), Brian Walter
Brian Walter

A New Species of Frog (Strabomantidae: Pristimantis) From Peru With Comments on its Ectoparasites (Acari: Trombiculidae), Edgar Lehr, Alan Brus, '12
Edgar Lehr

Hypoxia-Ischemia in the Immature Brain and Mechanisms of Reducing Tissue Damage, Edgar Lehr, Susan Vannucci, Faculty Advisor, Victoria Simmons, '12
Edgar Lehr

Maternal Investment in Physa acuta, Lauren Awdziejczyk '12
William Jaeckle

Comparison of Regional Eggshell Porosity between the Brood Parasitic Brown-Headed Cowbird (Moluthrus Ater) and its Hosts: The Dickcissel , and Two Non-Parasitic Relatives, the Red-Winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) and the Common Grackle (Quiscalus Quiscula), Brittany Childs '12, M. Kiefer, J.W. Rivers, B.D. Peer
William Jaeckle

Metabolic Contribution of Particulate Matter (<μm) for Larvae of Lytechinus variegatus, Matthew McShane '13
William Jaeckle

An Adapted Method for Measuring Gas Exchange Across Avian Eggshells, Sarah` Takushi '13
William Jaeckle

The Isolation and Characterization of Novel Bacteriophages from Central Illinois, David Bollivar, Loni Walker, Faculty Advisor, Anthony Bohner, '15, Julie Anne Canter, '15, Drew Cullet, '15, Crystal Diaz, '15, Kati Forman, '15, Munia Mustafsa, '15, Catlin Arrington, '15, Elyse Borchik, '15, Ethan Gelke, '15, Ryan Holden, '15, Sam Sorenson, '15, Brendan Wall, '15, Da Wang, '15, Lauren Awdziejczyk, '12, Stephen Whitfield, '14
David Bollivar

Genome Annotation of a C1 Mycobacteriophage Isolated from Central Illinois Soil, David Bollivar, Loni Walker, Faculty Advisor, Caitlin Arrington, '15, Elyse Borchik, '15, Ethan Gelke, '15, Ryan Holden, '15, Sam Sorenson, '15, Brendan Wall, '15, Da Wang, '15, Anthony Bohner, '15, Julie Anne Canter, '15, Drew Cullet, '15, Crystal Diaz, '15, Kati Forman, '15, Munia Mustafa, '15, Lauren Awdziejczyk, '12, Stephen Whitfield, '14
David Bollivar

Bacteriophage Genomes Annotation, David Bollivar, Da Wang, '15
David Bollivar

Isolation of Rhodobacter capsulatus Bacteriophages and development of Optimal Infection Conditions, David Bollivar, Brooke Bernardoni, '12, Matthew Bockman, '12
David Bollivar

An Adapted Method for Measuring Gas Exchange Across Avian Eggshells, Sarah Takushi, Given Harper, Faculty Advisor, William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

A New Species of Frog (Strabomantidae: Pristimantis) From Peru With Comments on its Ectoparasites (Acari: Trombiculidae), Alan Brus, Edgar Lehr, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Comparison of Regional Eggshell Porosity Between the Brood Parasitic Brown-Headed Cowbird (Moluthrus ater) and its Hosts: the Dickcissel (Spiza americana), and Two Non-Parasitic Relatives, the Red-Winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) and the Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)., Brittany Childs, W. B. Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor, R. G. Harper, Faculty Advisor, M. Kiefer, J. W. Rivers, B. D. Peer
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

A new species of frog (Strabomantidae: Pristimantis) from Peru with comments on its ectoparasites (Acari: Trombiculidae), Alan W. Brus
Honors Projects

Comparison of Eggshell Porosity and Estimated Gas Flux between the Brown-Headed Cowbird and Two Common Hosts, William Jaeckle, M. Kiefer, B. Childs, R. Harper, J. Rivers, B. Peer
Scholarship

Comparison of Eggshell porosity and estimated gas flux between the Brown-headed Cowbird and two common hosts, Given Harper, W.B. Jaeckle, B. Childs, M. Kiefer
Given Harper

Comparison of Eggshell Porosity and Estimated Gas Flux between the Brown-Headed Cowbird and Two Common Hosts, William Jaeckle, M. Kiefer, B. Childs, R. Harper, J. Rivers, B. Peer
William Jaeckle

INCIDENCE OF LARVAL CLONING IN THE SEA URCHINS ARBACIA PUNCTULATA AND LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS, Lauren Knaack '12
William Jaeckle

Evaluation of DOM Uptake by Spionid Polychaete Larvae from Antarctica, Travis Rosenkranz '11
William Jaeckle

Incidence of Larval Cloning in the Sea Urchins Arbacia punctulata and Lytechinus variegatus, Lauren Knaack, William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

A New Species of Pristimantis (Amphibia: Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Río Abiseo National Park, Peru, Cindy Gregory, Edgar Lehr, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

A New Species of the Pristimantis orestes Group (Amphibia: Anura: Strabomantidae) from Northern Peru (Río Abiseo National Park), Alan Brus, Edgar Lehr, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

The Light/Lymphotoxin Costimulatory Family and Lipid Metabolism, Lukasz Sewera, Catherine A. Reardon, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Determining the Composition of the Colony Tubes of Pterobranchs, Andrew McDonald, Tyler Saunders, Elizabeth Balser, Faculty Advisor, Lukasz Sewera
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

pH-Dependent 15-Lipoxygenase Catalyzed Peroxidation of Linoleic Acid: HPLC/ESR/MS Study, Shuting Zhong, Yan Gu, Preeti Purwaha, Benidict Law, Faculty Advisor, Steven Y. Qian, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Evaluation of DOM Uptake by Spionid Polychaete Larvae from Antarctica, Travis Rosenkranz, William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Comparison of Eggshell Porosity and Estimated Gas Flux Between the Brown-Headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) and its Hosts: the Dickcissel (Spiza americana) and the Red-Winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), Brittany Childs, Miranda Kiefer, Given Harper, Faculty Advisor, William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Uptake of Dissolved Macromolecules by Larvae of Lytechinus variagatus, Andrew McDonald, William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Conservation Education Incorporated in an Animal Exhibit at the Indianapolis Zoo, Vanessa Snyder, Given Harper, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

An Enzyme Assay of the bchC-Encoded Enzyme 2-Desacetyl-2-Hydroxyethyl Bacteriochlorophyllide A Dehydrogenase, Ronald Grider, David Bollivar, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Experimental Manipulation of Maternal Investment and Effects on Juvenile Viability and Size in Physa acuta, Lauren Awdziejcyk, William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Determining the Composition of the Dwelling Tubes of Antarctic Pterobranchs, Lukasz J. Sewera
Honors Projects

Expression of Cranial Neural Crest Genes in Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae, Harirajan Mani, Brian Walter, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Determination of Optimal Conditions for BCHF Enzymatic Activity, Casey Hamm, David Bollivar, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Screening Staphylococcus aureus Transposon Mutants for Altered Nuclease Activity, Jennifer Sanderson, Matthew Thoendel, Faculty Advisor, Jeffrey Kavanaugh, Faculty Advisor, Alexander R. Horswill, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Comparative Analysis of the Subunit Interfaces of a Morpheein for Different Species of Organisms, Kyleigh Kirbach, Trevor Selwood, Eileen K. Jaffe, David Bollivar, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Effects of Temperature on the Intracapsular Embryonic Development of the Freshwater Gastropod Physa Acuta, Alyssa Ray, William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Variable Absorption of Dissolved Organic Material by Pilidium Larvae, Kristina Bennett, William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Effects of Temperature on the Intracapsular Embryonic Development of the Freshwater Gastropod Physa Acuta, Alyssa Ray, William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Uptake and Assimilation of Dissolved Organic Matter by Bosmina longirostris (Crustacea: Cladocera), Nikki Preston, William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

The Uptake of Dissolved Molecules by the Freshwater Rotifer, Asplanchna Priodonta, Stephanie R. Ross, William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference