1999 Summer Undergraduate Research Programs, College of Basic Sciences, Louisiana State University 
Support from the following agencies and programs is gratefully acknowledged:
 
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute Grant for Undergraduate Research Opportunities to the LSU College of Basic Sciences
  • Louisiana Alliance for Minority Participation (LAMP) (a Board of Regents/National Science Foundation Program) grant to the LSU College of Basic Sciences 
  • National Science Foundation, Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) grants and supplements to the Department of Chemistry; Department of Biological Sciences, Division of Biochemistry; the LSU and Southern University Departments of Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry, and many individual researchers.

Yvette Almendarez1, Katherine L. Grams2, and M.A.F. Noor2, 1University of Texas-Pan American, 2Dept. of Biological Sciences, LSU.  Timing of spermatogenesis and its effects on sterility in Drosophila pseudoobscura and Drosophila persimilis hybrid males. 
Leonardo Argueta, Joseph K. Rugutt, and Isiah M. Warner, Dept. of Chemistry, LSU.  The photosensitization oxidation of antibiotics. 
Ashley M. Blouin and Thomas S. Moore, Jr., Dept. of Biological Sciences, LSU, Characterization of membrane lipid biosynthesis in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Phosphatidylinositol. 
Gary A. Breaux, Kari Green-Church and Patrick A. Limbach, Dept. of Chemistry, LSU. Surfactant-aided, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry of hydrophobic and hydrophilic peptides. 
Samson Cantu1 and Kevin Carman2, 1University of Texas-Pan American, 2Dept. of Biological Sciences, LSU, Diesel and metal effects on benthic microalgae. 
Misti C. Clark1, Valerie M. Sloane2, and Grover L. Waldrop2, 1Xavier University, 2Dept. of Biological Sciences, LSU.  Site-directed mutagenesis and kinetic characterization of Escherichia coli of biotin carboxylase. 
Mary Coenen and David Foltz, Dept. of Biological Sciences, LSU.  Species status of mitochondrial genetic lineages of Leptasterias as determined by their tidal distributions on Kanaga Island, AK. 
Sandra P. F. Corlettot1, J. K. Rugutt1, S. G. Franzblau2, and I. M. Warner1, 1Dept. of Chemistry, LSU, 2GWL Hansen’s Disease Center.   Cyclodextrins:  Pharmaceutical applications in drug solubilization and stabilization. 
Materra Shanell Cotton1, J. K. Rugutt2, S. G. Franzblau3, and I. M. Warner2, 1Xavier University, 2Dept. of Chemistry, LSU, 3GWL Hansen’s Disease Center.  Antimycobacterial compounds from pyrethrum flowers. 
Aimee Cronan1, Kevin Carman2 and Cindy Henk2, 1Millsaps College, 2Dept. of Biological Sciences, LSU.  Response of benthic diatom communities to heavy metal and hydrocarbon contamination. 
Rebecca Eden1, Zhe "Frank" Zhou2, and Maria Ngu-Schwemlein3, 1Carroll College, 2Dept. of Chemistry, LSU, 3Dept. of Chemistry, Southern University.  Conformational studies of cyclotetrapeptides  [D-Ala-Leu-D-Ala-Xxx]. 
?Kerri B. Ezell1, Novella N. Bridges2, and George G. Stanley2, 1Mississippi State University, 2Dept. of Chemistry, LSU. 
Elisa Harmon1 and George Stanley2, 1University of Oklahoma, 2Dept. of Chemistry, LSU.  Synthesis and characterization of novel bimetallic compounds. 
Kenneth Hebert, David Amspacher and Robert M. Strongin, Dept. of Chemistry, LSU.  Synthesis of  a fluorinated derivative of a known biotin inhibitor. 
Stacey Holman, Kyle Waite and Jacqueline M. Stephens, Dept. of Biological Sciences, LSU. Cytokine induced regulation of STAT activation and expression. 
Jonathan Johnson, Marcus Etienne and Maria Ngu, Dept. of Chemistry, Southern University. Mechanistic studies on a bimetallic hydroformylation catalyst. 
Steven Finckbeiner and John Caprio, Dept. of Biological Sciences, LSU. Spatial mapping of the channel catfish olfactory bulb using physiologically relevant odorant stimuli. 
Christy Friday1, S. Barker2, S. Lee2 and David Baker2, 1Samford University, 2LSU School of Veterinary Medicine. Study of 2-aminoanthracene and its degradation/metabolic products. 
Frankie L. Guillot, C. Z. Blanchard and Grover Waldrop, Dept. of Biological Sciences, LSU. The effects of mutations at glutamic acid 276 and histidine 209 on biotin carboxylase activity. 

?Synthesis and characterization of cyclic peptide monomers for polymerization. 
James Joubert1 and Erwin Poliakoff2, 1Louisiana Tech, 2Dept. of Chemistry, LSU. An extended X-ray absorption fine structure study of thiol monolayers and dendrimer-copper complexes. 
Kellianne E. Kuhnle, Kari B. Green-Church, Patrick A. Limbach, Dept. of Chemistry, LSU.  The characterization of hydrophobic lipids and fatty acids using surfactant-aided matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. 
Amanda Lavigne  and James V. Moroney, Dept. of Biological Sciences, LSU. Characterization of a novel Chlamydomonas reinhardtii gene induced under low CO2 conditions. 
Sean LeBoeuf1, Joseph K. Rugutt2, and Isiah M. Warner2, 1LSU University High School, 2Dept. of Chemistry, LSU.  Elegant synthesis of racemic antibiotics using Warner reagent. 
Koshy Mathai1, Angela Byrd2and Pat DiMario2, 1Simon’s Rock College of the Bard, 2Dept. of Biological Sciences, LSU.  Expression of GFP-tagged nucleolin in newt oocytes and mammalian cells. 
Michelle Miller and Les Butler, Dept. of Chemistry, LSU. Construction of a tomography beamline. 
Ai Mitome1, M. Peña2, J. Villamil2 and James Miller2, 1University of Texas-Pan American, 2Dept. of Epidemiology and Community Health, LSU.  School of Veterinary Medicine  Effect of diatomaceous earth as an anthelmintic treatment on internal parasites of goats. 

Javier G. Montes1 and James Miller2, 1University of Texas-Pan American, 2Epidemiology and Community Health, LSU School of Veterinary MedicineAnthelmintic resistance study using goat survey. 
Jeffrey B. Moore1 and William H. Daly2, 1University of Texas-San Antonio, 2Dept. of Chemistry, LSU.  Characterization of chitosan reactive site involving Barton Carbamate intermediates. 
Chalam Mulukutla1 and Rafael Cueto2, 1University of Texas-Pan American, 2Biodynamics Institute, LSU.  Ozone and antioxidants. 
Nguyet Nguyen, H. H. Yarabe, J. K. Rugutt, and Isiah M. Warner, Dept. of Chemistry, LSU. 60Co-Gamma irradiation of antituberculosis drugs. 
Latisha Nixon1, Joseph K. Rugutt2, and Isiah M. Warner2, 1LSU University High School, 2Dept. of Chemistry, LSU. Attachment of sugars to antibiotics. 
Jessica A. Ragas, Tracey A. Simmons and Patrick A. Limbach, Dept. of Chemistry, LSU. Oligonucleotide sample preparation techniques for MALDI-MS: A comparative study. 
Laurel A. Riley and Vince LiCata, Dept. of Biological Sciences, LSU. In search of:  A third conformational state of aspartate transcarbamylase. 
Darci Rushing1 and David Spivak2, 1Troy State University, 2Dept. of Chemistry, LSU. Palladium catalyzed cross-coupling of arenediazonium slats with arylsilanes. 
Allyn J. Schoeffler and Vince J. LiCata, Dept. of Biological Sciences, LSU. Purification of Taq polymerase in large quantities for the purpose of characterization in biophysical studies. 
Nahum Serio and Bryan T. Rogers, Dept. of Biological Sciences, LSU.  Cloning orthologs of the D. melanogaster ddp, wg, and rho genes in a variety of insects. 
Stephanie Simon1, A. DeRosa2, S. Lee2, and David Baker2, 1College of William & Mary, 2LSU School of Veterinary Medicine and LSU Agricultural Center.  Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of soluble nematode larvae. 
Andres E. Splenser1 and Giuseppe L. Squadrito2, 1University of Texas-Pan American, 2Biodynamics Institute, LSU Uric acid’s antioxidant effects:  A scavenger of peroxynitrite derived radicals. 
Caroline Straatmann1 and W. A. Deutsch2, 1LSU, 2Pennington Biomedical Research Center.  A procedure for the detection of DNA damage produced by commonly prescribed drugs. 

Elizabeth Streva, Jim Adams and James V. Moroney, Dept. of Biological Sciences, LSU. Progress toward cloning a gene which regulates the CO2 concentrating mechanism in Chlamydomonas reinhardti.
Margo Thomas and Richard Cooper, Dept. of Veterinary Science, LSU. The effect of transposon insertion into Edwardsiella ictaluri on chondroitinase function. 
Jeremy Tran, J. K. Rugutt, H. H. Yarabe, and I. M. Warner, Dept. of Chemistry, LSU. Nanotube formation between cyclodextrins and 2,5-bis(4-methylphenyl)oxazole. 
Tumari J. Tutt, Alyssa C. Henry, and Robin McCarley, Dept. of Chemistry, LSU. Chemical modification of PMMA sheet surfaces for adhesion improvements. 

David Wasike, J. K. Rugutt, H. H. Yarabe, S. A. Shamsi, C. W. Henry III, D. R. Billodeaux, F. R. Fronczek and I. M. Warner, Dept. of Chemistry, LSU.  Striga Weeds:  The weird witch suckers of African crops. 
Jaime Weddell1, Paul Russo2 and Steven Soper2, 1Missouri Western State University, 2Dept. of Chemistry, LSU. The analysis of single stranded DNA using capillary gel electrophoresis. 

Erin Weeden and Eric Achberger, Dept. of Biological Sciences, LSU.  A novel endonucleolytic activity associated with mcrB. 
Lisa Welp1, Stephen Macha2 and Patrick Limbach2, 1Indiana University, 2Dept. of Chemistry, LSU. Nonpolar polymer analysis using charge-transfer matrices in MALDI-MS:  Effects of metal salts and surfactants. 
Marcus A. Williams, Kelley R. Smith and Mohamed A. F. Noor, Dept. of Biological Sciences, LSU.  The genetic basis for courtship song variation in Drosophila pseudoobscura and D. persimilis. 
Ben Wozniak, E. Billiot, T. Tate, and I. M. Warner, Dept. of Chemistry, LSU. Semi-volatile organic pollutants in selected Baton Rouge soils:  The influence of chemical industries on soil quality. 
Clare Wysocki, Allison Naquin and Frank Cartledge, Dept. of Chemistry, LSU. Mesoporous molecular sieves prepared by neutral surfactant templating: An analysis of mesoporosity and inorganic adsorption. 
M. Camille Young and John C. Larkin, Dept. of Biological Sciences, LSU.  A fluoremetric assay of reporter gene constructs involving the Arabodopsis GL1 enhancer. 

16 August 1999
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