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Abstract This booklet includes Biology student presentations by:
Taylor Bury, Abigail Dworkin-Brodsky, Mary Pearce, Jasper Leavitt,
Morgan Panzer, Ellen Petley, Kalli Qutub, Taylor Randell, Samantha
Eck, Lana McDowell, Jenn Soroka, Celina Harris, Natalie Tanke,
Alexandra Turano, and Caroline Garliss.
This booklet includes Biochemistry & Molecular Biology student
presentations by: Matthew Dunworth, Andrew Sydenstricker, Brianne
Tomko, Albert Vill, Warren Campbell, David Van Doren, Kevin
Mrugalski, Stacey Heaver, Alecia Achimovich, and Katherine
Boas.
This booklet includes Chemistry student presentations by: Kristen
Baker, Laura Lee, Kathryn Fodale, Daniel Ruff, Michael Counihan,
Ida DiMucci, Joshua Sgroi, Celina Harris, and Natalie Tanke.
This booklet include Health Science student presentations by: Alex
Lupolt, Daniel Moorehead, Samantha Eck, Lana McDowell, and Jenn
Soroka.
This booklet includes Psychology student presentations by: Monica
Doring, Samantha Eck, Lana McDowell, Jenn Soroka, Alexandra Turano,
and Caroline Garliss.
This booklet includes Physics student presentations by: Ryan
McCabe, Scott Magers, Heather Garland, Ben Machtinger, Alana Allen,
Andre Hinds, Abby Bull, Tessa Thorsen, Stephen Kenyon, Franz
Utermohlen, Madison Hill, Taylor Jacovich, and Amanda
Krehbiel.
Keywords Cross-Disciplinary Science Institute, X-SIG, Gettysburg
College, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, HHMI
Disciplines Biochemistry | Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural
Biology | Biology | Chemistry | Medicine and Health Sciences |
Molecular Biology | Physics | Psychiatry and Psychology |
Psychology | Public Health
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Precollege and Undergraduate Science Education Program.
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Sponsored by the Cross-disciplinary Science Institute at Gettysburg
College (X- SIG) and funded by a grant to Gettysburg College from
the Howard Hughes Medical Institute through the Precollege and
Undergraduate Science Education Program.
Cross-disciplinary Sciences at Gettysburg College:
Second Annual Poster Presentation October 31, 2014
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5
Taylor Bury/Abigail Dworkin-Brodsky Effects of common
antidepressants on marine snail crawling velocity and time to
air-water interface Advisor: Peter Fong Gettysburg College
Mary Pearce Mapping immediate early gene activity in the brains of
naturally vocalizing midshipman fish (Porichthys notatus) Advisor:
J. Matthew Kittelberger Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole,
MA
BIOLOGY
Celina Harris and Natalie Tanke Morgan Panzer and Ellen
Petley
Ryan Kerney, Jasper Leavitt, and Kalli Qutub Taylor Bury and
Abigail Dworkin-Brodsky
Jasper Leavitt Optimization of Cell Culturing and Algae Conditions
to Study a Salamander Endosymbiosis Advisor: Ryan Kerney Gettysburg
College
Morgan Panzer/Ellen Petley Molluscan Biodiversity of the Pacific
Coast of Nicaragua Advisor: István Urcuyo Pacific Coast of
Nicaragua and Gettysburg College
Kalli Qutub Investigating potential vertical transmission of
probiotic bacteria in Plethodon cinereus Advisor: Ryan Kerney
Gettysburg College
Taylor Randell Analysis of Placental Vascular Networks in Relation
to Autism Risk Advisor: J. Matthew Kittelberger Placental
Analytics, Westchester, NY
Samantha Eck/Lana McDowell/Jenn Soroka Early experience, oxytocin,
and dysfunctional play in the F344 rat Advisor: Stephen Siviy
Gettysburg College
Lana McDowell Using RT-qPCR to Analyze Expression of 5-HT2A and
DRD2 Receptor mRNA in Fischer and Sprague Dawley Rats Advisor:
Stephen Siviy and Koren Lipsett Gettysburg College
Celina Harris/Natalie Tanke Comparing Cluster A Phage Genomes
Advisor: Véronique Delesalle and Gregory Krukonis Gettysburg
College
Alexandra Turano/Caroline Garliss The effects of early adolescent
play behavior in rats on alcohol consumption Advisor: Stephen Siviy
Utrecht, Holland
4 5
Brianne Tomko/Albert Vill Genomic Characterization of K phages of
Bacillus subtilis Advisor: Véronique Delesalle and Greg Krukonis
Gettysburg College
Warren Campbell The role of Protein and Membrane Context in the
Interaction of Polyglutamine Peptides with Lipid Membranes Advisor:
Shelli Frey Gettysburg College
David Van Doren Polystyrene Nanoparticles Alter the Stability of
Model Cell Membranes Advisor: Shelli Frey Gettysburg College
Kevin Mrugalski Progress Towards the Synthesis of a Photocleavable
Chemical Tool to Identify Site-Specific Protein O-GlcNAcylation
Advisor: Tim Funk Gettysburg College
Stacey Heaver Exploring the effect of fermentation conditions on
D-saccharic acid 1,4-lactone production in kombucha Advisor:
Véronique Delesalle and Greg Krukonis Gettysburg College
Alecia Achimovich Mutation in MITF Implicated in Dysfunctional
Pigmentation and Auditory Sensory in Spanish Mustang Pedigree
Advisor: Koren Lipsett Gettysburg College
Katherine Boas Investigation of Bacteriophage Community Dynamics
using Southern Blotting Techniques Advisor: Gregory Krukonis
Gettysburg College
Albert Vill, Brianne Tomko, and Katherine Boas Stacey Heaver
Matthew Dunworth Andrew Sydenstricker
6 7
Laura Lee Investigating the interactions between gold nanoparticles
and L. catebeianus and L. sylvaticus Advisor: Lucas Thompson
Gettysburg College
Kathryn Fodale/Daniel Ruff Determining How Cyclopentadienone
Substitution Impacts the Reactivity of a Class of Iron Catalysts
Advisor: Tim Funk Gettysburg College
Michael Counihan Effects of cations on the material properties of
model cell membranes Advisor: Shelli Frey Gettysburg College
Ida DiMucci Investigation of the Partitioning of Naphthol
Derivatives into the Surfactant Bilayer on Gold Nanoparticles
Advisor: Lucas Thompson Gettysburg College
Joshua Sgroi Synthesis of New Derivatives of Troger’s Base Advisor:
Donald Jameson Gettysburg College
Celina Harris/Natalie Tanke Comparing Cluster A Phage Genomes
Advisor: Véronique Delesalle and Gregory Krukonis Gettysburg
College
Bottom row left to right: Rowan Meador, Prof. Tim Funk, Prof. Koren
Lipsett Second row left to right: Prof. Luke Thompson, Alecia
Achimovich, Alex Campbell, Michael Counihan Third row left to
right: Prof. Don Jameson, Prof. Shelli Frey, Ida DiMucci, Laura Lee
Fourth row: Josh Sgroi, David Van Doren, Kevin Mrugalski, Daniel
Ruff Top row left to right: Kristen Baker, Kathryn Fodale
Kristen Baker and Joshua Sgroi Celina Harris
Monica Doring Behavioral Effects of FG7142 and Isolation on
Sprague-Dawley and Wistar rats Advisor: Stephen Siviy Gettysburg
College
Samantha Eck/Lana McDowell/Jenn Soroka Early experience, oxytocin,
and dysfunctional play in the F344 rat Advisor: Stephen Siviy
Gettysburg College
Alexandra Turano/Caroline Garliss The effects of early adolescent
play behavior in rats on alcohol consumption Advisor: Stephen Siviy
Utrecht, Holland
8 9
Samantha Eck/Lana McDowell/Jenn Soroka Early experience, oxytocin,
and dysfunctional play in the F344 rat Advisor: Stephen Siviy
Gettysburg College
Lana McDowell Using RT-qPCR to Analyze Expression of 5-HT2A and
DRD2 Receptor mRNA in Fischer and Sprague Dawley Rats Advisor:
Stephen Siviy and Koren Lipsett Gettysburg College
Samantha Eck, Lana McDowell, Jenn Soroka and Stephen Siviy
Alexandra Turano and Caroline GarlissAlex Lupolt Alex Lupolt
10 11
PHYSICS
Ryan McCabe Simulated Stratospheric Aerosol Effects on Earth’s
Solar Radiation Budget Advisor: Jacquelynne Milingo Hampton
University, Virginia
Scott Magers Parity Violating Spin Rotation: Ionization Chamber
Simulation Advisor: Bret Crawford Gettysburg College
Ben Machtinger Madison Hill, Taylor Jacovich, and Amanda
Krehbiel
Stephen Kenyon and Kurt Andresen
Heather Garland Detector calibrations for fragmentation reactions
with relativistic heavy ions at the NSCL Advisor: Sharon Stephenson
National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory at Michigan State
University and Gettysburg College
Ben Machtinger/Alana Allen Silicone Rubber Damage due to 150KeV
Proton Irradiation Advisor: Bret Crawford and Sharon Stephenson
Gettysburg College
Andre Hinds Statistics and Modeling of Merging Cluster Populations
Advisor: Ryan Johnson Gettysburg College
Abby Bull Ion Binding and Electrostatics in Condensed DNA Arrays
Probed by Ion Counting Techniques Advisor: Kurt Andresen Gettysburg
College
Tessa Thorsen Time-Evolution of Velocity Dispersion in Galaxy
Cluster Mergers Advisor: Ryan Johnson Gettysburg College
Stephen Kenyon Construction of Magnetic Tweezers for
Single-Molecule Experiments Advisor: Kurt Andresen Gettysburg
College
Franz Utermohlen Tracking Polar Mesospheric Clouds Using Unbinned
Correlation Methods Advisor: Peter Pella Hampton University,
Virginia
Madison Hill/Taylor Jacovich/Amanda Krehbiel The Searth for
Starspots in NGC6811 Advisor: Jacquelynne Milingo NURO in
Flagstaff, AZ, and Gettysburg College
Abby Bull
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