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 CAPSTONE TITLES - LISTED BY YEAR

(From Graduated Students - also listed by category)

1999

Prosthetic Heart Valve Endocarditis.

2000

Autoimmune Diseases: A Search for Etiology.

Comparison of Amino Acid sequences of TCA Cycle Enzymes Across Species.

An In Vivo Tracking System to Detect and Characterize the Immune Responses to a Central Nervous system Tumor and Evaluation of a Tumor Antigen Encoding Plasmid DNA Vaccine.

The Mechanisms of Programmed Cell Death, An Apoptotic Role for Ceramide, and the Characterization of a New Ceramide-Generating Enzyme.
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An Overview of the Immunosuppressive Factors Exhibited by Various Leukemias and Their Effects on Cytotoxic T Lymphycytes.

2001

What Role do Apoptotic Proteins, such as the Bcl-2 Family of Proteins and Caspases, Play in Neurodgenerative Disorders?

The Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Effect Hypothesis in the Pathogenesis of Parkinsons Disease.

StarLink: A Case Study of an Unprepared Grain Industry; Current Conformance to Zero Tolerance Standard for Allergenicity Issues

Analysis of the Biological Activity of the Zinc Dependent MHC-II Beta-Chain binding site of Streptococcal pyrogenic Exotoxin C.

 

Resulting Publication:
T.J. Tripp, J.K. McCormick, J.M. Webb and P.M. Schleivert. "The Zinc-Dependent Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Binding Site of Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxin C Is Critical for Maximal Superantigen Function and Toxic Activity." Infection and Immunity 71(3):1548-1550.

A Review of Microarrays for Gene Expression and Genomic Analysis.

2002

The Human Genome Project’s Ability to Refocus Scientific Endeavors and Reshape Existing Legal Principles.

In vivo Tissue Energetics During Experimental Porcine Septic Shock.

Analysis of the potential usage of medicinal plants in Rural America- The Clearwater County Example.

A Course Description for Biol 4950, Algorithms for Biological Computation.

 

Resulting Course:
Biol 4950, Algorithms for Biological Computation,
Taught Fall 2003, U of MN by Mark Furtney


Gene Targeting: Historical Development, Technical Advances and the State of Gene Targeting at the University of Minnesota.

2003

Tapping Into Traditions: Percpeptions of Risk Toward the Asian Longhorned Beetle (A. glabripennis) Among Minnesota Anishinaabe.

Intracellular Localization of a Conformationally Altered Form of Cytochrome c in Apoptotic Cells.

Comparison of Computational Methods for Identifying Translational Start Sites in EST Data.

Obtaining Market Approval for a De-Novo Medical Device.

In vitro and in vivo Examination of the Effects of Chemical Sterilants on Polyurethance Catheters.

Multipotent Adult Progenitor Cells as Therapeutic Tools for Hemophilia.

Incorporating Phytoremediations into the Plant Biology Curriculum.

2004

Population Trends in Three Taxa of Mole Salamanders (Genus Amybstoma) in a Protected Northeast Ohio Breeding Pond 1994-2002.

A Transgenic Model of Comorbid Tourette’s Syndrome and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Circuitry.

Does nucleotide excision repair recognize and remove O6-pyridyloxobutyl guanine?

2005

Chemokine Receptor Expression Differences: A Gross Phenotypic Analysis of Three Mouse Strains.

Implantable and Indwelling Medical Device Biomaterial Surface Treatment for Prevention of Microbial Adhesion, Subsequent Colonization and Biofilm Formation.

Pretreatment of skeletal muscle with dichloroacetate to prevent reperfusion injury following acute hypoxia.

Current Status of Non-Viral Gene Therapy for the Liver.

2006

Biofilms and Medical Devices:   "A Race to the Surface."

Lake Phalen Plant Guide.

Resulting Publication:
Hallie Elvecrog and Bill Bartodziej, Lake Phalen Shoreland Restoration - Walking Tour and Plant Guide, 2 nd Edition

Michaelis Menton Kinetics for Determining Enzymatic Activity of N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase Enzyme in Blood Plasma of Wild-Type Individual.

Functional analysis of sugarcane sucrose transporter ShSUT1 by expression in oocytes and two-electrode voltage clamping.

Ularitide: New hope in the treatment of acute decompensated heart failure?

HIV-1 Fitness in Response to a Fusion Inhibitor Drug.

Septin Localization at the Hyphal Tip of Candida albicans.

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Overview of Cognitive Impairment.

Determine the sequences required for interaction between Protein Phosphatase 1 (PPP1cA) and HS7 and the functional consequences of this interaction.

NOM1: Subcellular Localization and Interacting Proteins. Finding Clues to its Cellular Function.

Pentameric Phospholamban Structure and Controversy

Inhibition of fas-mediated apoptosis.

2007

Cancer Cells and Virus-Directed Gene Therapy

Computational Analysis of Azetidine-2-Carboxylate Hydrolase

Heart Failure: Treatment Options, Disease Management & Economic Factors.

Parallelization of the Gagneur/Klamt Algorithm for Calculating Elementary Nodes of Metabolic Graphs.

The Role of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin in Staphylococcus aureus-associated Necrotizing Pneumonia.

2008

A Breach in Tolerance: The Roles of B Cells in the Immunopathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Regulation of Dye Permeability in Mechanically-Sensitive Culture Cells.

Stochastic Simulation of the p53-MDM2/MDMX Loop.

Functionality of IB4 on Rat Dissociated Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons.

The Effect of Leucine-Rich Alpha-2-Glycoprotein-1 on Cell Survival During Stress.

Gene Expression Alterations in the Spleen of Scrapie-Infected Mice.

Problem Based Learning: Theory, Research and Implementation for Introductory Microbiology.

2009

Comparative Analysis of Soil Properties in Undisturbed Reference Wetlands and Created Wetlands.

Conjugated Killing Moieties for Targeted T cell Depletion in Cancer Immunology.

Peridontal pathogens in toung samples after treatment of agressive periodontitis.

The design and use of an effective Q-RT PCR probe and primer set.

Implementing a protocl for the production of recombinant mouse Lipocalin 2 and a retinoic acid binding assay.

The H-Ras induced stasis in non-proliferating HMEC/hTERT Cells is not senescence.

An exchange procedure for the regulatory light chain of skeletal muscle myosin: Measuring ATPase activity as an indicator of restored muscle function.

Applying Statistical Process Control Techniques to Reduce the Number of Unlabeled and Mislabeled Diagnostic Laboratory Specimens

 
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