2009 Summer Scholars

	Name: Ethan Abrams Mentor: Eric Rowe Project Title: Effects of Echinacea purpurea extracts on primary astrocyte cultures
	Name: Lora Anastasova Mentor: Dušan Palic Project Title: Toxic effect of C60(OH)24 and TiO2 on the Neutrophils of Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas Rafinesque, 1820)
	Name: Ellen Bell Mentor: Gregory Phillips Project Title: Understanding the Roles of Methionine Sulfoxide Reductases in Oxidative Stress Survival in Escherichia coli
	Name: Marie Bockenstedt Mentor: Douglas Jones Project Title: Development of an in vivo diagnostic for Johne’s disease using a microELISA chip printed with IFN-? capture antibodies
	Name: Matt Brewer Mentor: Steve Carlson Project Title: Assessment and Mitigation of Salmonella Hypervirulence Mediated by Rumen Protozoa
	Name: Danelle Carley Mentor: Peter Nara Project Title: Evaluation of the PRRSV Antibody Response Following Vaccination with a Proprietary Autogenous Vaccine
	Name: Kevin Christman Mentor: Brett Sponseller Project Title: Cytokine Milieu Impacts Production of Peroxynitrite in Equine Monocyte-Derived Macrophages
	Name: Kevin DiVerde Mentor: Michael Yaeger Project Title: Expression of Toll-Like Receptors 2 and 4 in Subplacental Trophoblasts from Guinea Pigs Infected with Campylobacter jejuni
	Name: Rungano Dzikamunhenga Mentor: Lisa Nolan Project Title: Molecular Cloning and Expression of a Novel Trimeric Autotransporter Found in Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC)
	Name: Tamara Hancock Mentor: Holly Bender Project Title: Investigation and assessment of Diagnostic Pathfinder current users and identification of additional features for enhanced outcomes
	Name: Jaclyn Klopfenstein Mentor: Sinisa Grozdanic Project Title: Neuroprotective Treatment for Compressive Optic Neuropathy
	Name: Brett Kroeze Mentor: Locke Karriker Project Title: Accuracy and Precision of Devices Assessing Core Body Temperature in Sows
	Name: Stephanie Larson Mentor: Sinisa Grozdanic Project Title: Characterization of Immunological Cells in ret-transgenic Mice Retinas as Auto-immune Retinopathy Translational Model
	Name: Nyssa Levy Mentor: Erin Strait Project Title: Detection of Mycoplasma suis by real-time PCR
	Name: Mark Madsen Mentor: Christine Petersen Project Title: Identification of possible insect vectors for transmission of Leishmania infantum, and identification of factors which predispose US Foxhound Dogs to visceral leishmaniasis
	Name: Drew Magstadt Mentor: Justin Greenlee Project Title: Early development of an antemortem skin test for Chronic Wasting Disease
	Name: Clay McGargill Mentor: Locke Karriker Project Title: A Pilot Study Testing the Feasibility of Injecting Joints in Sows
	Name: Naida Osborne Mentor: Ricardo Rosenbusch Project Title: Intranasal colonization and Tissue Dissemination of Mycoplasma bovis deletion mutant ?potABC
	Name: Heather Patterson Mentor: Sinisa Grozdanic Project Title: Intraocular Pressure Reducing Drug Effects on Early Structural and Functional Deficits in Glaucoma
	Name: Jordan Phillips Mentor: Albert Jergens Project Title: Vitamin B6 Assay Development and Comparison of Vitamin B6 Levels in Dogs with and without Calcium Oxalate Uroliths
	Name: Michael Rice Mentor: Claudia Baldwin Project Title: Management and Husbandry Practices in Animals Shelters and Correlation with FURDC
	Name: Cassandra Roe Mentor: Erin Strait Project Title: Optimization of sample collection and real-time PCR for ante-mortem detection of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
	Name: Josh Rosenbaum Mentor: Claudia Baldwin Project Title: Risk Factors for Canine Kennel Cough Complex in Animal Shelters
	Name: Brittany Seiler Mentor: Bradley Blitvich Project Title: Seroprevalence of influenza A virus in domestic animals in Iowa
	Name: Morgan Siegrist Mentor: Locke Karriker Project Title: Streptococcus suis Case-Control Study in Nursery Pigs
	Name: Micah Taylor Mentor: Derald Holtkamp Project Title: Inter-Observer Reliability of Lung Lesion Scores from Digital Images
	Name: Shawn Thomas Mentor: Ravindra Singh Project Title: Analysis of GC-rich sequences that regulate alternative splicing in spinal muscular atrophy
	Name: Kristyn Van Donselaar Mentor: Suzanne Millman Project Title: Pressure algometry:A novel method for assessing pain sensitivity of dairy calves following cautery disbudding
	Name: Bailey Wilberts Mentor: Ronald Griffith Project Title: Safety of Lasalocid in Chinese Ring-Necked Pheasants
	Name: Amanda Young Mentor: Scott McVey (UNL) Project Title: Identification of Moraxella bovoculi by polymerase chain reaction coupled with a restriction enzyme digestion and the biochemical comparison with Moraxella ovis