Students in my laboratory have conducted a variety of research projects in the past. Below, grouped by category of research project, are the titles of previous projects conducted in my laboratory, with links to abstracts (coming soon!) describing their findings.
2012/2013 Ethan Ayres: A survey of helminth parasites of American mink (Neovison vison) from central New York. Abstract
2012/2013 Rebecca Knipp: Redescription of 2 nematode parasites of the Madagascar hissing cockroach (Gromphodorhina portantosa). Abstract
2012/2013 Matt Combs: Testing the effect of the nematode Heligosomoides bakeri on insulinitis in mice. Co-advisor David Gapp. Abstract
2011/2012 Jackie Specht: Description of a new nematode species from the order Monhysterida and its ecoogical relationship with the crayfish Orconectes obscurus. Abstract
2011/2012 Kristin Forgrave: Untangling the ecology, taxonomy and evolution of the Chaetogaster limnaei (Oligochaeta: Annelida) species complex. Abstract
2011/2012 Christopher Kline: Identifying cryptic species of Echinostoma spp. using molecular data. Abstract
2011/2012 Catie Torcivia, Helen Madsen and Jeannie Folan: A test of the hygeine hypothesis: alleviating the immune response to Type 1 Diabetes by infection with Heligmosomoides bakeri. Co-advisor David Gapp.
2010/2011 Annie Scott: Examining the Hygiene Hypothesis: The role of Heligmosomoides bakeri in modulating the immune response to type 1 diabetes. Co-advisor David Gapp.
2010/2011 Evan Taddeo: Determining the effects of gastrointestinal nematode H. bakeri infections on low-dose streptozotocin-induced insulinitis in mice. Co-advisor David Gapp.
2010/2011 Rem Myers: The influence of life cycles on the genetic diversity of trematoda.
2010/2011 Ashlyn Razzo: Quantitative Analysis of muskrat parasite diversity in Central New York
2010/2011 Hannah Utley: Quantitative Analysis of muskrat parasite diversity in Central New York
Fall 2010 Chris Kline: Independent study: Helminth parasites of the muskrat in central New York.
Fall 2010 Lyle Cleary: Independent study: Helminth parasites of the muskrat in central New York.
2009/2010 Caroline Krumholz: Building a relational database for the epidemiological examination of hookworm infection in China. Abstract.
2009/2010 Alyssa Kanagaki: Scanning electron microscopy and quantitative analysis of muskrat parasite diversity in central New York. Abstract.
2009/2010 Calvin Johnson: A survey of muskrat parasites in central New York. Abstract.
2009/2010 Kelly Fitzsimmons: Patterns of leech parasitism on freshwater turtles in three upstate New York counties. Abstract.
2008/2009 Maxwell Akuamoah-Boateng: A study of parasitic nematodes in the starfish Brisinga tasmani. Abstract.
2009/2010 Ryan Walker-Gray: A molecular phylogeny of marine nematodes using 18s rDNA sequencing. Abstract.
2008/2009 Alex Hodgens: Molecular phylogeny of Oncholaimidae (Nematoda). Abstract.
2008/2009 David Moroney: A molecular phylogenetic analysis of Enoplidae (Nematoda). Abstract.
2007/2008 Matt Sharbaugh: Phylogenetic species delimitation in the marine nematode Proplatycoma fleurdelis collected from Florida and Belize. Abstract.
2007/2008 Dan Treichler: Exploring genetic variation in nematode DNA barcoding loci. Abstract.
2011/2012 Dan Bruzzese: Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) and its effects on the nematode community. Co-advisor Bill Pfitsch. Abstract.
2008/2009 Caitlin McCormick: An ecological investigation of soil communities in the Rome Sand Plains. Co-advisor Bill Pfitsch. Abstract.
2009/2010 Audrey Nebergall: The ecology of soil nematodes in the Rome Sand Plains. Co-advisor Bill Pfitsch. Abstract.
2009/2010 Gail M. Corneau: Seven-Membered and Sweet: Using Unnatural Carbohydrates as a Tool for Explorations of Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Infections and Routes to Rational Antibiotic Design. Senior Fellowship, Advisor Nicole L. Snyder, Co-advisors Ashleigh Smythe and Michael McCormick. Abstract.
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