Comp Student Projects in the Coenen Lab

1999 - 2004

Auxin Responses | Plant-Micobe Interactions | Plant-Herbivore Interactions | Other Topics

Auxin Responses

Mary Hall ('05) Effects of auxin transport inhibitors TIBA, NPA and 1-NOA on induction kinetics of the GH3 promoter by the auxins IAA, NAA and 2,4-D

Krystle Macurdy (05) Auxin-induced SAUR gene expression in auxin-resistant mutants of Nicotiana plumbaginifolia

Joshua Hayden ('04) Auxin-induced GH3 promoter activity in Nicotiana plumbaginifolia seedlings.

Nicole Todaro ('04) Auxin-inducible expression of SAUR genes in the auxin-resistant R15 and R28 mutants of Nicotiana plumbaginifolia

Andrea McMillen ('04) Characterization of Nicotiana plumbaginifolia R25 mutant with respect to auxin and auxin transport inhibitor sensitivity and gravity perception in the roots

Travis DeSavigny ('04) Isolation of SAUR genes in Ceratopteris richardii her-1 mutant fern gametophytes

Kristen Nardozzi ('03) Root anatomy comparison of R15 mutants to wild type Nicotiana plumbaginifolia exposed to various concentrations of auxin

Dave Beil ('02) Expression driven by SAUR promoter activity in response to endogenous auxin in wild type and R15 auxin-resistant mutant transgenic Nicotiana plumbaginifolia from germination to maturation

Laura Gutierrez ('02) Kinetic analysis of root growth, gravitropism, and auxin induction of the GH3 promoter in the auxin-resistant R15 mutant of Nicotiana plumbaginifolia

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Plant-Microbe Interactions

Bethany Cortese ('04) The determination of secreted auxins from symbiotic arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

Adrea DeDent ('02) Investigation of peroxidase isoenzyme function in the pathogenic interaction of the crucifer Brassica rapa with four common fungal pathogens

Maryann Borsick ('01) The effects of selection for Brassica rapa resistance to Leptosphaeria maculans and Albugo candida on chitinase and peroxidase activity

Jen Fuhr ('00)  Competition between Bradyrhizobium japonicum TA11 Nod+, Bradyrhizobium elkani USDA 309, and Sinorhizobium fredii USDA 205 on Phaseolis vulgaris, Medicago sativa, and Glycine max

Kelly Zakel ('00) The VC group characterization of the chestnut blight fungus, Cryphonectria parasitica, at the Cussewago Chestnut Farm in Northwestern Pennsylvania

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Plant-Herbivore Interactions

Hillary Pranga ('02) Selective resistance and the effects of Pieris rapae infestation on peroxidases of Brassica rapa

Sara Carpenter ('02) Nicotine levels in Nicotiana sylvestris exposed to artificially damaged conspecifics

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Other Topics

Suzy Young ('05) A risk assessment of mercury in northwestern Pennsylvania and the potential for phytoremediation of mercury in aquatic systems using Elodea canadensis and Lemna minor

Charlie Howe ('05) Effects of ethylene on germination rates of Pennsylvania milkweed seeds.

Matthew Wilson (04) A proteomic approach for studying humoral autoimmunity in type 1 diabetes: Analysis of immunoreactivity by two-dimensional electrophoresis

Chrissy Herb ('03) Antibiotic resistance of Campylobacter and Escherichia coli in retail meat products

Tara Staskowski ('01) Nutrient resorption in perennial beaver wetland plant species of Northwestern Pennsylvania

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