UNM Biology 2015 Annual Research Day Student Presentation Lists

UNM DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
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24 ANNUAL RESEARCH DAY
March 27, 2015
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Each presentation is 12 minutes plus 3 minutes for questions. The bolded author is the pre­senter.
SESSION 1, 100 Castetter Hall, 10:00–11:35 a.m.
10:00
Opening Remarks.
10:05
1
Relative Importance of Competition and Epichloid Endophyte Mutualism for Plant Community Composition and Ecosystem Processes Within the Great Lake Dunes.
Lukas Bell-Dereske and Jennifer Rudgers, Department of Biology, UNM.
10:20
2
Biotic Responses of Canids to the Terminal Pleistocene Megafauna Extinction.
Melissa Pardi and Felisa Smith, Program in Interdisciplinary Biology and Biomedical Science
(PIBBS), Department of Biology, UNM.
10:35
3
Chemical Language in Dark Places: Secondary Metabolites in Cave Microbes.
Ara Kooser, Diana Northup and Cristina Takacs-Vesbach, Department of Biology, UNM.
10:50
4
Inter-rater and Inter-instrument Reliability of a Motivational Interviewing Fidelity Tool
among HIV Providers.
Krystal L. Bradford, Initiatives to Maximize Student Diversity (IMSD), Department of Biology, Jennifer E. Hettema and Stephanie A. Cockrell, Department of Family and Community
Medicine, Health Sciences Center, UNM.
11:05
5
Phenotypic Variation in Invasive Populations of Sahara Mustard (Brassica tournefortii
Gouan).
Brian Alfaro, Satya M. Witt and Diane L. Marshall, Department of Biology, UNM.
11:20
6
Protein Aggregation Inhibitors Decrease Neural Cell Death in the Spinal Cord of Diethylmaleate-treated Mice.
Itzy Morales, Initiatives to Maximize Student Diversity (IMSD), Department of Biology,
and Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Health Sciences Center, Anushka Dasgupta
and Oscar Bizzozero, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Health Sciences Center,
UNM.
SESSION 2, 100 Castetter Hall, 1:00–2:15 p.m.
1:00
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Functional Characterization of a Hemocyanion-like Protein in the Red-blooded Snail Biomphalaria glabrata.
Janeth J. Pena and Coen Adema, Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology
(CETI), Department of Biology, UNM.
1:15
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Metapopulation Dynamics Affect Genetic Diversity.
Tyler J. Pilger, Department of Biology and Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB), UNM,
Keith B. Gido, Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, David L.
Propst, Department of Biology and MSB, UNM, James E. Whitney, Division of Biology,
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, and Thomas F. Turner, Department of Biology and
MSB, UNM.
1:30
9
Importance of Micro- Versus Macroalgae to Intertidal Invertebrate Communities in South
Central Alaska.
S.H. Lujan, S.D. Newsome, Department of Biology, UNM, H. Coletti, Southwest Alaska
Network, National Park Service, Anchorage, AK, V. vonBiela, D.H. Monson, B. Ballachey
and J.L. Bodkin, Alaska Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Anchorage, AK.
1:45
10
The Effect of Glycerol on Surface and Membrane Activity of Amyloid-Beta Peptide.
Terrence Garcia, Initiatives to Maximize Student Diversity (IMSD), Department of Biology,
and Center for Biomedical Engineering, UNM.
2:00
11
Identification of Singles Bar as a Direct Transcriptional Target of Drosophila Myocyte Enhancer Factor-2 and a Regulator of Adult Myoblast Fusion.
Tonya Brunetti, Brayon Fremin and Richard Cripps, Department of Biology, UNM.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
The bolded author is the presenter.
9:00–11:00 a.m., SESSION 1 (odd-numbered)
1:00–3:00 p.m., SESSION 2 (even-numbered)
Casttetter Hall
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The Effect of Mdivi-1 on Progesterone Production in Luteal Cells.
Shannen Ramey, Department of Biology, UNM, Heather Talbott, Pan Zhang, Crystal Cordes-Krause
and John S. Davis, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
2
Acquisition of Platinum Resistance in Ovarian Cancer: DNA Methylation and the Role of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor.
Michaela L. Granados, Postbaccalaureate Research and Education Program (PREP), Department of
Biology, Laurie G. Hudson and Sabrina L Samudio-Ruiz, Department of Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, UNM.
3
Effects of the Exercise-inducible Myokine Irisin on Malignant and Non-malignant Breast Epithelial
Cell Behavior in vitro.
Nicholas P. Gannon, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Health Sciences Center,
School of Medicine, UNM, Roger A. Vaughan, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Department of Health, Exercise and Sports Science,
Department of Individual, Family and Community Education: Nutrition, UNM, and Department of
Nutritional Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, Randi Garcia-Smith, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, UNM, Marco Bisoffi,
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine,
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UNM, Cancer Center, UNM, and Biological Sciences/Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chapman
University, Orange, CA, and Kristina A. Trujillo, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, and Cancer Center, UNM.
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Immune Regulation During Pregnancy in a Model Marsupial, the Gray Short-tailed Opossum, Monodelphis domestica.
Victoria L. Hansen, Department of Biology, UNM, Nicholas Devitt, Faye Schilkey, National Center
for Genome Resources/New Mexico–IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (NM-INBRE), Santa Fe, NM, and Robert D. Miller, Department of Biology, UNM.
5
Differential Climatic Sensitivity in Piñon–Juniper Woodlands: From Tree to Ecosystem.
Amanda Liebrecht, Laura Morillas Gonzalez and Marcy Litvak, Department of Biology, UNM.
6
Geometric Morphometric Analysis of Marten (Martes spp.) in Northwestern North America: A Closer
Look at Insular Morphology and Evolution in Meso-carnivores.
Jocelyn Colella and Ellie Johnson, Department of Biology, UNM.
7
Effects of Forest Fire on Submerged Aquatic Macrophytes: Ecosystem Engineers in New Mexico
Mountain Streams.
Virginia F. Thompson and Clifford N. Dahm, Department of Biology, UNM.
8
Dishevelled Binds the Discs Large ‘Hook’ Domain to Activate GukHolder-dependent Spindle Positioning in Drosophila.
Joshua D. Garcia, Initiatives to Maximize Student Diversity (IMSD), Evan B. Dewey and Christopher
A. Johnston, Department of Biology, UNM.
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The Role of MicroRNA-155 in 11 β-HSD2 Expression and the Glucocorticoid System in Mice with
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure.
Jennifer Cheng, Post-baccalaureate Research and Education Program (PREP), Department of Biology,
and Department of Neurosciences, Sarah Olguin, Matthew Labrecque, Kevin Caldwell and Andrea Allan, Department of Neurosciences, UNM.
10
Development of Targeted Mesoporous Silica Supported Lipid Bilayer Nanoparticles for Delivery of
Nucleic Acid Cargo.
Ayse J. Muniz, Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC), Department of Biology, and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UNM, Paul N. Durfee, Department of Chemical and
Biological Engineering, UNM, Jason L. Townson, Yu-Shen Lin, Oncothyreon Inc., Seattle, WA, and
C. Jeffrey Brinker, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, UNM, Center for Micro-Engineered Materials, UNM, and Self-Assembled Materials Department, Sandia National Laboratories,
Albuquerque, NM.
11
Computer Simulations of Bootstrap Methods for qPCR Data Analysis.
James C. Farslow, Department of Biology, UNM.
12
Orchid Tricksters and Their Woodland Victims: I, For One, Welcome Our Orchid Overlords.
Anita C. Enriquez, Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC), Department of Biology, and D.
Lee Taylor, Department of Biology, UNM.
13
RXFP1 Expression on Renal Epithelium Associates with Cystogenesis in Models of Polycystic Kidney
Disease.
Carol Deaton, Initiatives to Maximize Student Diversity (IMSD), Department of Biology, and Heather
Ward, Department of Internal Medicine, UNM.
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Bi-functional Molecules for Microrna Regulation.
David T. Danielson, Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC), Department of Biology, and
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Hau Yan, Umesh Bhattarai, Zhi-Fo Guo and Fu-Sen
Liang, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, UNM.
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Test of the Amplification Model for the Evolution of Lactase Activity in ebg.
Amber Eliza Trujillo, Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC), Department of Biology, and
Ulfar Bergthorsson, Department of Biology, UNM.
16
Body Size Patterns in Pikas (Ochotona) Reflect Ecology.
Marie L. Westover and Felisa A. Smith, Department of Biology, UNM.
17
Transcriptomic Analysis of Immune Function in an Invasive Gastropod Physella acuta.
Jonathan Schultz, Journey Nolan, George Rosenberg and Coen Adema, Center for Evolutionary and
Theoretical Immunology (CETI), Department of Biology, UNM.
18
Examining Patterns in Precipitation Pulses and Carbon Fluxes Across an Elevation Gradient.
Amy C. Bennett and Marcy E. Litvak, Department of Biology, UNM.
19
The Evolution of NadR, a Trifunctional Protein.
Julie Spencer and Ulfar Bergthorsson, Department of Biology, UNM.
20
Closing the Loop: Black Flies (Family Simuliidae) Are Vectors for Onchocerca lupi (Filarial Eye Worm
of Canines) in NM.
Quan M. Huynh, Initiatives to Maximize Student Diversity (IMSD), and Center for Evolutionary and
Theoretical Immun¬ology (CETI), Department of Biology, UNM, Melise Taylor, Paul F. Smith, Mark
Dimenna, Department of Environmental Health, City of Albuquerque, NM, Nancy J. McLean, Veterinary Care Animal Hospitals, Albuquerque, NM, Bruce Hofkin and Coen M. Adema, CETI, Department of Biology, UNM.
21
Screening for Regulators of Adult Myogenesis in Drosophila.
Tyler Mendes, Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC), Department of Biology, Sandy Oas,
Anton Bryantsev and Richard Cripps, Department of Biology, UNM.
22
Do Plant Cover and Precipitation Affect Mice Populations?
Elizabeth Fulreader, Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program (BEMP), Department of Biology, UNM.
23
Aridland Phenology: Species Composition Determines Community Response to Rainfall.
Alesia Hallmark and Marcy Litvak, Department of Biology, UNM.
24
Mycorrhizal Fungi Targeted by Two Closely Related Mycoheterotrophic Orchids.
Benjamin J. Sanchez-­Sedillo, Initiatives to Maximize Student Diversity (IMSD), and D. Lee Taylor,
Department of Biology, UNM.
25
A Novel 899bp Enhancer Regulates Vestigial Expression in the Myoblast Population of the Notal Region of the Wing Disc.
Elizabeth Clarke, Tyanna Lovato, Melanie Adams and Richard Cripps, Department of Biology, UNM.
26
NALT-related Innate Immune Responses in Rainbow Trout.
Cecelia Kelly, Ali Sephai, Luca Tacchi, Samantha Kao, Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology (CETI), Department of Biology, UNM, Scott E. LaPatra, Research Division, Clear Springs
Foods Inc, Buhl, ID, and Irene Salinas, CETI, Department of Biology, UNM.
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Comparing Deep Cave Bacteria with Mars Simulation Surviving Bacteria: Implications for Detecting
Life on Extraterrestrial Bodies.
Krystal Charley, Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD), Department of Biology,
UNM, Diana E. Northup, Ara S. Kooser, Department of Biology, UNM, and Penelope J. Boston,
Earth and Environmental Sciences Department, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology,
Socorro, NM.
28
Production and Purification of the Recombinant Voltage Gated Calcium Channel β Subunit Protein—
A Potential Target of the Anthelmintic Drug Praziquantel.
Amalia Sanchez Parra, Initiatives to Maximize Student Diversity (IMSD), and Charles Cunningham,
Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology (CETI), Department of Biology, UNM.
29
Nitrogen Cycling in the Subsurface: Microbial Roles.
Jason C. Kimble, Initiatives to Maximize Student Diversity (IMSD), Ara K. Kooser, Robert L. Sinsabaugh and Diana E. Northup, Department of Biology, UNM.
30
Relaxin-H2 Mediates Signaling in Normal and Cystic Kidney Epithelial Cells.
Jason West, Initiatives to Maximize Student Diversity (IMSD), Department of Biology, and Heather
Ward, Department of Internal Medicine, Health Sciences Center, UNM.
31
Retrospective Stable Isotope Analysis (SIA) from Museum Specimens to Determine Effects of Nonnative Fishes in the Gila River, NM.
Rosalee Reese, David Propst and Thomas Turner, Department of Biology and Museum of Southwestern Biology, UNM.
32
The VQIVYK Peptide from Tau Protein Forms Closed Nanotubes.
Taylor Britton, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, UNM, Jingyi Fang, David Eisenberg,
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California–Los Angeles, and James Stroud,
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biomedical Engineering, UNM.
33
Adapting to the Thermal Environment: A Trade-off in Thermal Critical Temperatures.
Meghan A. Balk, The Program in Interdisciplinary Biology and Biomedical Science (PIBBS), J. Robbie
Burger and Trevor S. Fristoe, Department of Biology, UNM.
34
Stoichiometric Nutrient Analysis of Organisms within the Food Web of a Low-order Stream Ecosystem.
Patrick Hendrickson, Department of Biology, UNM.
35
Defining the Role of CG1674 in Adult Muscle Development.
Marilyn Cisneros, Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC), and Richard M. Cripps, Department of Biology, UNM.
36
Reproductive Success of Bonytail Chub in Isolated Off-channel Habitats.
Megan Osborne, Alyssa Sanchez and Thomas Turner, Department of Biology and Museum of Southwestern Biology, UNM.
37
The Effect of Praziquantel on the Interaction Between the Parasite Schistosoma mansoni and its Murine
Host.
Melissa C. Sanchez and Charles Cunningham, Department of Biology, UNM.
38
Testing for MLL Rearrangements in Pediatric T-lineage Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Using Long
Distance Inverse PCR.
C. Martinez, Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP), Department of Biology, and Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology–Oncology, Health Sciences Center, C.K. Nickl, S.S.
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Health Sciences Center, UNM.
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In vitro Cytotoxic Effect of Amiodarone on Human Bronchial/Tracheal Epithelial Cells.
A. Arefin, Nanoscience and Microsystems Program, UNM, and Bioscience Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, J. Harris, Yulin Shou, K.A. Balatsky, J.H. Huang, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, P. Nath, Applied Modern Physics Division,
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, H.E. Canavan, Nanoscience and Microsystems
Program, and Biomedical Engineering, UNM, and R. Iyer, Systems Analysis and Surveillance Division,
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM.
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Relatives of Pseudogymnoascus destructans within New Mexico Bat Cave Populations.
Ogochukwu N. Nwagbologu, Edward W. Strach, Nicole A. Caimi, Jason C. Kimble, Department of
Biology, UNM, Debbie C. Buecher, Buecher Biological Consulting, Tucson, AZ, and Diana E. Northup, Department of Biology, UNM.
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Secondary Data Analysis of SERT Knock out and Wild-type Mice Using FastICA to Isolate Active
Circuitry.
Dakarai McCoy, Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC), Department of Biology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UNM, The Mind Research Network, Albuquerque,
NM, Aaron Gonzales, Department of Pathology, Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, UNM,
Russell E. Jacobs, Beckman Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, Vince D. Calhoun, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UNM, and The Mind Research Network,
Albuquerque, NM, and E.L. Bearer, Department of Pathology, Health Sciences Center, School of
Medicine, UNM, and the Beckman Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA.
42
Deciphering Biological Variation in Metabolic Scaling.
John M. Grady, Program in Interdisciplinary Biology and Biomedical Science (PIBBS), Department
of Biology, UNM, James H. Brown, Department of Biology, UNM, Brian J. Enquist, Department of
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, Van M. Savage, Department of
Biomathematics, University of California–Los Angeles, Felisa A. Smith, PIBBS, Department of Biology, UNM, and Anthony I. Dell, National Great Rivers Research and Education Center, East Alton, IL.
43
Auditory–Somatosensory Integration in Adolescents with a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
A.D. Bolanos, Postbaccalaureate Research and Education Program (PREP), Department of Biology,
UNM, The Mind Research Network, Albuquerque, NM, B.A. Coffman, The Mind Research Network,
Albuquerque, NM, P. Kodituwakku, Department of Pediatrics, Health Sciences Center, UNM, and
J.M. Stephen, The Mind Research Network, Albuquerque, NM.
44
Assessing Thermoregulation in Two Sonoran Desert Birds Species.
Michael Griego, Initiatives to Maximize Student Diversity (IMSD)¸ Department of Biology, William
Talbot and Blair O. Wolf, Department of Biology, UNM.
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Nasal Vaccination Is a Novel Way for Vaccine Delivery in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).
Ali Sepahi, Luca Tacci and Irene Salinas, Department of Biology, UNM.
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GPER Activation and ECM Development in Metastasis.
Andrew Gutierrez, Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC), Department of Biology, and Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, School of Medicine, Niki Marjon, Eric Prossnitz and Helen
Hathaway, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, School of Medicine, UNM.
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Microbial Diversity of the Grand Canyon Parashant National Monument.
Patrick Lewis and Diana E. Northup, Department of Biology, UNM.
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GPER Overexpression Promotes Mammary Tumorigenesis and Metastasis in MMTV-PyMT Mice.
Mona Ahmed, Initiatives to Maximize Student Diversity (IMSD), Department of Biology, UNM, Chelin Hu, Eric Prossnitz and Helen Hathaway, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, UNM.
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DNA Damage Induced by Arsenite in Mouse Lymphoid Organs Examined in vivo and in vitro.
Shea McClain, H. Xu, F.T. Lauer, P.C. Ezeh, K.L. Cooper, K.J. Liu, L.G. Hudson and S.W. Burchiel,
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, UNM.
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Effects of Monsoon Rainfall on Isopod Populations in the Bosque Ecosystem.
Akhil Govin and Matthew Lui, Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program (BEMP), Department of Biology, UNM.
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Engineering Cell–Cell Communication Using Signal Sensing with Chemically Induced Proximity
Technology.
Maria Alvarez, Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC), Department of Biology, Guihua
Zeng, Roushu Zang and Fu-Sen Liang, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, UNM.
Urban Density and Energy Use: An Exception to the Energetic Equivalence Rule.
Joseph R. Burger, Department of Biology, UNM, and Vanessa Weinberger, Departamento de Ecología,
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Instituto de Ecologia y Biodiversidad, Santiago, Chile.
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Effect of Cortisol on the Microbiome of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Skin.
T. Sauters, Initiatives to Maximize Student Diversity (IMSD), and Center for Evolution and Theoretical Immunology (CETI), Department of Biology, UNM, O. Sunyer, Department of Pathobiology,
School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, and I. Salinas, CETI,
Department of Biology, UNM.
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Invasion Genetics of the Globally Invasive Snail, Physella acuta (Draparnaud 1805) and its Potential as
an Intermediate Host to Larval Trematodes.
Erika T. Gendron, Eric S. Loker and Sara V. Brant, Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology (CETI), and Division of Parasites, Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB), Department of
Biology, UNM.
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The Development of Near Infrared Fluorescent Probes for Measuring Intracellular Viscosity.
Jonathan Gordon, Initiatives to Maximize Student Diversity (IMSD), Department of Biology, and Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Yongyi Wei and Wei Wang, Department of Chemistry
and Chemical Biology, UNM.
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Role of GPER in Mediating Xenoestrogen Actions in the Breast.
Janette Mendoza, Initiatives to Maximize Student Diversity (IMSD), Department of Biology, and
Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Eric Prossnitz and Helen Hathaway, Department of Cell
Biology and Physiology, School of Medicine, UNM.
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The Effects of Precipitation on Jackrabbit Densities at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge.
Gary Johnston, Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program (BEMP), Department of Biology, UNM.
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Foraging Strategies of Perognathus flavus on the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge.
Jennifer Noble and Seth Newsome, Department of Biology, UNM.
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Examining Assimilation and Isotopic Discrimination of Hydrogen in a Terrestrial Mammal, Mus musculus.
Mauriel Rodriguez Curras, Initiatives to Maximize Student Diversity (IMSD), Department of Biology,
Seth D. Newsome and Jennifer D. Noble, Department of Biology, UNM.
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Evaluation of the Readiness for Change in Emergency Department Patients in Relation to Alcohol
Misuse and the Nature of ED Visit.
A. Segura, Department of Biology, J. Culkin, School of Medicine, J. Torres, Department of Psychology, M. Sofka, Department of Biology, M. Hall, University Studies, and C. Crandall, Department of
Emergency Medicine, UNM.
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Insect Vectors for Transmission of Avian Malaria in Albuquerque.
Danielle Y. Martinez, Postbaccalaureate Research and Education Program (PREP), Department of
Biology, UNM, Quan M. Huynh, Initiatives to Maximize Student Diversity (IMSD), Department of
Biology, UNM, Melise Taylor, Paul F. Smith, Mark Dimenna, Department of Environmental Health,
City of Albuquerque, NM, Bruce Hofkin, Department of Biology, UNM, and Coen M. Adema, Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology (CETI), Department of Biology, UNM.
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Stoat (Mustela erminea) Phylogeography Across Southeast Alaska: A Genomic and Geomorphometric
Approach.
Jocelyn Colella and Lindsey Frederick, Department of Biology, UNM.
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Conjugation Length Dependent Ground-State Charge-Transfer.
Cody Aldaz, Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC), Department of Biology, and Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, UNM, Alan Thomas, Department of Chemistry and
Chemical Biology, UNM, Gjergji Sini, Jean-Luc Brédas, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, and John K. Grey, Department of Chemistry and
Chemical Biology, UNM.
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Role of Synaptic Transmission for Adult Neurogenesis.
Kymberly Gustus, Lu Li, Michael Wilson and Lee Anna Cunningham, Department of Neurosciences,
UNM.
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Anthropogenic Resource Use in Coyotes Across an Urban–Suburban Gradient in Chicago, IL.
Taylor Readyhough, Seth Newsome, Department of Biology, UNM, and Stanley D. Gehrt, School of
Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
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Changes in the Default Mode Network Associated with the Presence of Psychopathy.
Daisy Reyes, Department of Mathematics, UNM, Vince D. Calhoun and Kent Kiehl, The Mind Research Network, Albuquerque, NM.
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Levels and Activity of the Mitochondrial Lon Protease in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis.
Sayra Garcia, Initiatives to Maximize Student Diversity (IMSD), Department of Biology, and Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, UNM.
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Sensitivities of Soil CO2 Efflux to Temperature over a Semi-arid Elevational Gradient.
Michelle Nuanez and Marcy Litvak, Department of Biology, UNM.
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Genetic Control of Cardiac Inflow Tract Formation.
Dalea Nodal, Gloriana Trujillo and Richard Cripps, Department of Biology, UNM.
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The Investigation of the Cytotoxicity of Commercially Available Poly(N-isopropyl Acrylamide)-coated
Surfaces.
Lyndsay Stapleton, Initiatives to Maximize Student Diversity (IMSD), Department of Biology, and
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, School of Engineering, Marta Cooperstein,
Center for Biomedical Engineering, and Heather E. Canavan, Center for Biomedical Engineering, and
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, UNM.
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Soil Nitrogen Availability Following Rainfall Pulses in a Desert Grassland During the Summer Monsoon.
Renée F. Brown, Scott L. Collins, Carleton S. White and Robert L. Sinsabaugh, Department of Biology, UNM.
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Bacterial Siderophores in the Underworld: Characterization of Potential Siderophore-producing Cave
Bacteria Isolated from Lechuguilla and Spider Caves, Carlsbad Caverns National Park (CCNP).
Tammi R. Duncan, Diana E. Northup and Margaret Werner-Washburne, Department of Biology,
UNM.
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Fungal Community Composition Associated With Birch Following Fire.
Jordan Hamilton, Megan Rae DeVan and Lee Taylor, Department of Biology, UNM.
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