Poster Presentations

Susan Blunck
Patty Troxell
Sarah Rueth
Alex Ozaki
Stephen Hoffmann, Faculty Advisor
Jeffrey Frick, Faculty Advisor
Given Harper, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Detection of Heavy Metals in Kidney Tissue of North American Grey Wolves (Canis Lupus) Using Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission Spectrometry

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Lauren A. Carlson
Jean Pretz, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Validation of a Measure of Inferential, Holistic, and Affective Intuition

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Mira Coleman
Brian Walter, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Caudal Fin Skeletal Development: A Comparison Between Moenkhausia Sanctaefilomenae and Danio Rerio

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Stephen Eyler
Byron Heidenreich, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Effect of an Enriched Social Rearing Environment on Dopamine Containing Neurons of the Midbrain Ventral Tegmental Area in Rats

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Allison Fisher
Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

An Economic Analysis of the Effect of Steroids on Season Best Performances in Track and Field

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Alex Hahn
Nicolas Shammas, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Safety and Efficacy of Drug Eluting Stents in Post-Heart Attack Recovery

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Janell Harro
Elizabeth Balser, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Stressed-Out Rats: Can Changing Contextual Cues Improve Their Deficits in Learning a New Task?

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Matthew Huddle
Dr. James Tunnell, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Hyperspectral Imaging of Tumors Using Gold Nanoshells

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Sarah King
Brian Walter, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Siglec-9 Expression During Neutrophil Apoptosis and its Role in Neonatal Inflammation and Chronic Lung Disease

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Ellen Kozak
Rhiannon Steffen
Morgan Tarbutton
Jeff Wessel
William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

What is Influencing Juvenile Volume and Weight?

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Craig Landers
Jean Pretz, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Effects of Class Year and Academic Specialization on Both Domain-General and Domain-Specific Creativity

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Marti Lyons
Kate Roark, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

"How Skinny I Got and How Fucking Weird I Was": Michael Shannon, Sarah Kane, and Woyzek

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Christopher J. Marks
Lucas J. Sewera
Elizabeth Balser, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Habitat Selection and the Effects of Predominating Light on the Development of Tenodara Aridifolia Sinensis

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Ian Mobley
Renee Countryman, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Attractiveness, Odor Influences, and Context-Dependent Memory

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Elizabeth Mraz
Jason Themanson, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Effects of Cardiorespiratory Fitness on Behavioral and Neuroelectric Indices of Cognition

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Nathan Pratt
Elizabeth Balser, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Analysis of Invertase as a Candidate Gene for Chip Color in Potato

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Brian Rea
Dr. Robert Kimberly, Faculty Advisor
Dr. Kaihong Su, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Functional Analysis of the Human FCGRT Promoter Polymorphisms

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Jennifer Schnupp
James Dougan, Faculty Advisor
Renee Countryman, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Behavioral Responses to Predictable and Unpredictable Competitors and C-FOS Expression in the Amygdala and Nucleus Accumbens

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Andrew Tharp
Renee Countryman, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Effects of the Norepinephrine Agonist, Guanfacine, on Scopolamine-Induced Memory Impairments in the Rat

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Sarah Tribble
Linda Kunce, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Promoting Environmentally Responsible Behaviors Using Motivational Interviewing Techniques

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Molly Walter
Rebecca Gearhart, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Native Americans and Storytelling in Contemporary American Society

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM