Theses/Dissertations from 2018
The Impact of Acidity on Vibrio Cholerae in Foodborne Environments, Alexis Akingbade
The Role of Fat2 and Fat3 Cadeherins on Hair Cell Development and Planar Cell Polarity in the Zebrafish Lateral Line, Philippine E. Alba
Impact of Electronic Cigarette Smoke Vapor on Biofilm Production in Staphylococcus aureus, Lillian E. Brennessel
The Potentially Cytotoxic Effects of Violacein treatment on BY4741 and RAD2 yeast strain cultures, Alyx Cleveland
A Natural History of the Brush-Legged Wolf Spider (Schizocosa ocreata), a Known Predator of the Black-Legged Tick (Ixodes scapularis), Nicholas A. George
Aerosolization of Bacteria and Toxins from Harmful Cyanobacteria Blooms, Christopher James Hulbert
The Effects of Low Concentration Colistin on Pseudomonas aeruginosa Growth, Nicholas O. Kifyak
Nutrient distribution and algal community composition in a residential eutrophic pond, Marika Paulina Krupitsky
Determining the thermal niche of soil-borne seed fungi, Kara Emme Clemens Kuhn
Machine Learning-Based Reconstruction of Neuronal Networks from Calcium Imaging Signals, Derek Low
Plants alter soil fungal communities that have species-specific effects on seed germination, Elizabeth Claire Miller
Analyzing the Relationship between mab21l2 and aldh1a3 in Retinal Development in Danio rerio, Carla Nicole Sanchez
Investigation into the Mechanisms of Violacein-Mediated Cell Death in C. elegans, Miroslav Skular
A Metagenomic Study of Apple and Cider Microbiomes to Reveal Hudson Valley Terroir, Mary Catherine Verrelli
The Effects of Pancuronium and d-Tubocurarine on Neuronal Properties: An Evaluation of Two Paralytic Agents for in Vivo Brain Studies, Maia Weisenhaus
Neurons of the M-cell Network: their properties, and role in startle response plasticity, Patrycja Witanowska
Do soil microorganisms such as fungi explain variation in local Lyme disease risk in northern Dutchess County?, Mary Katherine Woolery
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
The Co-Occurrence of Antibiotic Resistance and Virulence in the Opportunistic Pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Daniella Azulai
Constructing a Novel Conjugate Vaccine for Cholera: Conjugation of a Protective Vibrio cholerae Virulence Factor to Dextran by Squaric Acid Chemistry, Jackson Fischer Barr
The Effect of Timing, Magnitude, and Chemical Identity of PPCP Exposure on the Growth and Development of Brassica spp., Taylor Lafe Cantrall
The Insectivore's Dilemma: An assessment of the potential impact of red-backed salamander predation on tick populations, Virginia Ida Caponera
Comparative microbial flora study of tap water and bottled water in the United States using BOD protocol, Mengzhen Chen
Nutrition, Thrift, and Metabolism: The Transgenerational Effects of Maternal Diet on Danio rerio, Marisol Imani Dothard
When Noise Annoys: Testing the Effects of Chronic Noise Exposure on the Antipredator Behavior and Reproductive Success of Breeding House Sparrows, Passer domesticus, Elizabeth Rose Elliott
Water Security in the Village of Red Hook, New York: Monitoring Groundwater and Surface Water Sources for Potential Indications of Contamination, Kyle Abraham Feldman
Human Stress Affects Indoor Aerosol Microbial Communities, Haley Goss-Holmes
The Effect of Conspecific and Heterospecific Soil Feedback on Seed Germination, Emma Nicholson Kelsick
Development of Reliable Sampling Strategies to Detect Enterococcus on Impermeable Surfaces, Quanita Diana Kendrick
Exploring the Effects of Temperature on the Growth and Antibiotic Responses of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Ann Marie Kissel
An Investigation into the Antinematodal Properties of Janthinobacterium lividum using Caenorhabditis elegans as a Model, Sophia Rose Konstantine
The Role of the CIB1 Protein in Mechanosensory Hair Cell Development and Regeneration in Danio Rerio, Pola Kuhn
A Metagenomic Study of Met52’s Effects on the Bacterial Microbiome, Matthew Rusling Lampeter
A Metagenomics Analysis of the Effects of Chlorine Upon the Microbial Communities Found in Sourdough Starters, Pearson J. Lau
The Effects of Multisensory Integration on the Behavior of Xenopus laevis Tadpoles, Molly McQuillan
Potentially Pathogenic: The Classification and Examination of Environmental Vibrio Isolates Sampled from Water Sources Along the Gulf Coast and the Bahamas., Dynte Mechile Moore
Multitrophic Effects of Migratory Birds on Herbivorous Insects In a Shrub Community, Olivia Tiffany Niedzialek
The Genomic Characterization of Oxalobacteraceae Isolates from the Hudson Valley region: A Proposed Genomic Pipeline, Kelsey Ann O'Brien
Attachment of Vibrio cholerae to Resistant Starches to Improve Oral Rehydration Therapy, Elizabeth Samuel Osborne-Schwartz
The role of cadherin Fat2 in zebrafish hair cell development and planar cell polarity, Victoria Leigh Palfini
The effects of nicotine exposure and withdrawal on aggressive behaviors of male Betta splendens, Feiyang Qian
Bird up!, Olivia Rothberg
A Novel Approach for Exploring the Effects of Fluoxetine on Xenopus laevis tadpole Feeding Behavior, Abiba Salahou
Lime juice as an abundant and affordable mechanism for food borne cholera infection, Cassandra Savino
Cellular Mechanisms of Startle Response: a study of M-cells in the Xenopus laevis tadpole, Stefanie Rachel Walker
A Metagenomic analysis of weight gain in Zebrafish exposed to Amoxicillin, Naomi Verena Wieser
A Computational Model of Xenopus Tadpole Escape Behavior, Jameson Angelo Williams
Analyzing the effect of silver nitrate on Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Brandon Jay Zheng
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Disguising Ecological Traps: Exploring the Mechanisms of Aquatic Insect Habitat Choice for Application in Freshwater Conservation, Theodore Vincent Black
Effects of Sensory Stimulation on the Temporal Intrinsic Tuning of Neurons: A Dynamic Clamp Study in Xenopus Tadpoles, Silas Edward Busch
Exploring Copper Tolerance in an Aquatic Janthinobacterium species: An Examination of Biofilm Formation and Viability for Environmental Applications, Deanna Alicia DePietro
Herstory: An Exploration of Femininity through Song, Marisol I. Dothard
Examination of the Activity of Glycosyltransferases in the Development of Streptococcus mutans Biofilms in Response to Sucrose, Yegor Dukashin
Camera Trap Surveillance of Mammal Communities in Fragmented Forest Habitat: Baited versus Non-Baited Methodologies, David Martin Hendler
Cytotoxicity of the Biologically Active Molecule Deoxyviolacein in Cancer Metastasis, Madeline Anne Hwee
A Metagenomic Analysis of Hurricane Sandy Flood-Borne Bacteria, Isabel Anna Keddy-Hector
Influence of a Waterway on the Microbial Colonization of Riparian Vegtation, Beckett Alexander Lansbury
Developing a Novel Assay for Testing Psychotropic Probiotics using Germ-Free Zebrafish Larvae, Quinnehtukqut James McLamore
What makes a healthy aquatic environment? Investigating the Effects of Hydraulic Fracturing Material Glutaraldehyde on Bacterial Communities, Katherine Mackenzie Moccia
The role of phoenix gene in early development of the lateral line and the regeneration of hair cells in Danio rerio., Genevieve Pierre
The Interaction between Violacein Producing Bacteria and Metarhizium anisopliae F52, Tytravia Martin Kideidra Riley
Identifying candidate mutations responsible for antimicrobial peptide resistance in experimentally evolved Pseudomonas fluorescens., Shailab Darshan Shrestha
Optimization of the Microbial Fuel Cell for Use in Novel STEM Pedagogy, Andrea Maria Szegedy-Maszak
The effects of Tead1 during the development and regeneration of the zebrafish posterior lateral line using morpholino mediated knockdown, Meindert Frederick Tangerman
The Optimization of the Synthetic Alarm Substance to Develop a High-Throughput Screening Tool for Potential Anxiety-Reducing Substances, Griffin C. van Horne
Arsenic Dysbiosis to the Zebrafish Microbiome: An Ecological or Physiological Response?, Jonathan Michael Von Reusner
Mapping Sensorimotor Circuits in the Hindbrain of Xenopus laevis Tadpoles, Clara Evelyn Woolner
Examination of violacein-producing Janthinobacterium species’ biofilm structure, Alessia Sofia Zambrano
Cadherin protein Fat2 in Danio rerio mechanosensory hair cell development and regeneration, Sophia Rose Zega
Projects from 2015
RAPD Analysis As A Tool in Diagnosing New York State Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Pest Species Diversity, Griffin Burke
Developing Zebrafish Models to Study the Relationship Between the Gut Microbiome and Autism Susceptibility, Elisa Benedetti Caffrey
The Role of ‘phoenix’ During Early Development in Danio rerio, Frances Kerin Clark
Arsenic Exposure Alters the Microbiome of Larval Zebrafish: A Metagenomic Analysis, Dylan A. Dahan
The Bryo-Fight to Survive: The Impact of the De-Icing Agent Sodium Chloride on Germination Rates of Two Genera of Moss: Tetraphis and Orthotricum, Rock Valentino Delliquanti
Design of Gαi3 binding β3 peptides as potential anti-metastatic reagents, Kexin Ding
Songbirds and Their Sunglasses: A Study Demonstrating Avian Attraction to Highly Polarizing Horizontal Surfaces, Imaani J. Easthausen
The Effects of Global Change Factors on American Grasslands, John Patrick English
Non-Target Effects of Metarhizium anisopliae Strain Met52 on Beneficial Arthropods, Brianna Flonc
Influence of sewage and sewage infrastructure on microbial aerosols above an urban waterway, Shaya Regina French
The Effects of Lyme Disease Spirochete Infection on Wheel Running Behavior of White-Footed Mice, YuanYuan Gao
Morphological Characterization of Fungal Endophyte Community Structure in Leaf Tissue of Quercus rubra, Yangtsho Gyaltshen
Mutated GNAQ disrupts pigment pattern formation in a zebrafish model of human uveal melanoma, Emily Elizabeth Hoelzli
ADAM10a and Danio rerio: Towards a Model for Alzheimer’s Disease, Taryn Leigh Kelly
The Owls Are Not What They Seem: How Foraging Birds Respond to Predator Vocalizations, Lily Maeve Mastrodimos
The Antibacterial Effects of Several Plant Essential Oils on Staphylococcus aureus, Lillian Moll
The Antibacterial Activity of Tryptophan-derived Pigments Violacein and Deoxychromoviridans on Four Common Bacterial Strains, Alexander Murry Page
How Many Swallows Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb? Effects of Light Pollution on Incubation and Nesting Success of Tree Swallows, Leah Yve Silverberg
Targeting the Hippo/YAP Pathway in Uveal Melanoma: The Downstream Genetic Effects of Verteporfin Treatment, Alexandra Smith
Effects of Tryptophan Metabolism on Inflammation in Human Skin, Megan S. Snyder
Investigation of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Zoospore Movement in Response to Violacein-Producing Bacteria, Abby Elisheva Soussan
Iron Deficiency as a Secondary Consequence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection Stimulates Innate Immune Response in Caenorhabditis elegans, Agustin Temporini Ahumada
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Zebrafish as a model organism for studying Alzheimer's disease–focusing on the role of ADAM10a, Ismary C. Blanco
The Y Chromosome of the Stalk-Eyed Fly Eurydiopsis argentifera, Maximillian A. Brown
The Response of Aquatic Insect Functional Groups to Polarized and Non-Polarized Light Pollution, Desi-Rae Campbell
The Effect of Stress on Taste Perception and Sensitivity in Relation to the Evolutionary Background of Human Food Preference, Haya Adel Dandis
Zebrafish as a model system for studying hair-cell regeneration, Xujun Liu
Characterization of biofilm production in Janthinobacterium lividum, Neena Marano
Avian species in the Hudson Valley may use polarized light as a cue to detect water, a pilot, ecological study, Alexia Nicole Motal
The Effects of Selective Strains of the Fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana on Blacklegged Ticks and Non-target Organisms, Dalya Tayseer Najjar
Transposon-based analysis of violacein production in Janthinobacterium lividum, Molly Ann North