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Room 140CURO Symposium 2005 ProgramAmanda DempseyFaculty MentorNicole WarrenFaculty MentorFei YangFaculty MentorRoom 143Megan LeroyFaculty MentorGene KimFaculty MentorGrace AnglinFaculty MentorRoom 144Charlie Pitts, Jr.Faculty MentorNatalia Nicholls andErendira CasasFaculty MentorMary GassamaFaculty Mentor·Microarray and qRT-PCR Analysis of Gene Expression inCD8 T Cells from T. cruzi Infected MiceDr. Rick Tarleton, Department of Cellular Biology,University of GeorgiaGlycopeptide Isolation and Glycosylation Site Identification:A Standardized ProcedureDr. Michael Pierce, Department of Biochemistry, Universityof GeorgiaRegulation of Branched-Chain Amino Acid Catabolism inStreptomyces coelicolor: Applications for MetabolicEngineering of Polyketide Antibiotic BiosynthesisDr. Janet Westpheling, Department of Genetics,University of GeorgiaThe All-American Icon: Frank O’Hara and Coca-ColaAdvertising in 1950’s AmericaDr. Susan Rosenbaum, Department of English, University ofGeorgia“Comprehensive Responsibility” and Economic GrowthDr. Santanu Chatterjee, Department of Economics,University of GeorgiaAn Artistic Representation of the Post-September 11thIslamic CommunityProf. Laleh Mehran, Digital Media, School of Art,University of GeorgiaAn Evaluation of Red Hat Inc.'s Business Practices, as itRelates to the Development and Distribution of Free andOpen Source SoftwareDr. Mark Huber, Management Information Systems,University of GeorgiaWhat is the True Cost Per Minute When Using PrepaidTelephone Calling Cards?Dr. Julia Marlowe, Department of Housing and ConsumerEconomics, University of GeorgiaStudent Attitudes Concerning AbortionDr. James Bason, Survey Research Center, University ofGeorgia2:30 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. Third Concurrent SessionRoom 138David M. SmithFaculty MentorLeslie WolcottFaculty Mentor Samuel Beckett and the Antinomies of Author and AudienceDr. Adam Parkes, Department of English, University ofGeorgiaGeorgia’s Environmental Literature: A Survey ofContemporary WorksDr. Betty Jean Craige, Comparative Literature and Centerfor Humanities and Arts, University of GeorgiaCreating A Culture of Undergraduate Inquiry8·

CURO Symposium 2005 ProgramLauren MacDonaldFaculty MentorRoom 139Ashley JohnsonRoom 140Erin BohanHistory Defeated: The Art of Kara WalkerProf. Isabelle Wallace, Art History, DepartmentUniversity of GeorgiaBilingual Healthcare: Challenges Posed and How they AreMetFaculty MentorDr. John Ross, Department of Romance Languages,University of GeorgiaRebecca BrantleyMariska Karasz and Hungary: Early Design and InfluencesFaculty MentorsDr. Thomas Houser, School of Art, University of GeorgiaMs. Ashley Callahan, Georgia Museum of Art, University ofGeorgiaAmy Buffington,An Age Appropriate Method in Assessing Young Children’sErin Klosson, Jessica Emotional CompetenceZabellFaculty MentorDr. Tsu-Ming Chiang, Department of Psychology, GeorgiaCollege and State UniversityFaculty MentorJosh MarshFaculty MentorDaniel GoughFaculty MentorRoom 143·Chris HollandFaculty MentorJeremy JohnsonFaculty MentorsAlexander SkilesFaculty MentorThe Reconciliation of Selves: The Immigrant Experience inAmericaDr. Katarzyna Jerzak, Department of ComparativeLiterature, University of GeorgiaShakespeare’s Words in Moving ImagesDr. Fran Teague, Department of English, University ofGeorgiaEthnomusicology and the Theory of Race: A Brazilian CaseStudyDr. Jean Kidula, School of Music, University of GeorgiaRank, Ritual, and Akbar the GreatDr. Farley Richmond, Department of Drama and Theatre,University of GeorgiaShahidki: The Black Widows of ChechnyaDr. Amy Ross, Department of Geography, University ofGeorgiaDr. Eve Marie Troutt Powell, Department of History,University of GeorgiaDispositionalism and the Principle of Least Action: Reply toKatzavDr. Yuri Balashov, Department of Philosophy, University ofGeorgia4:00 p.m. Welcome and Opening SessionTate Student Center, Georgia Hall AIntroductions and Welcome Dr. David S. Williams, Director of the Honors ProgramDr. Gordhan Patel, Vice President for Research andExecutive Director of the University of Georgia ResearchFoundationCreating A Culture of Undergraduate Inquiry9·

CURO Symposium 2005 Program·Introduction of Dr. WesslerJeremy Johnson, Foundation Fellow, Russian Language andHistoryKeynote AddressDr. Sue WesslerDistinguished Research Professor of Plant Biology“Transposable Elements: Teaching Old Genomes NewTricks”5:00-7:00 p.m. Reception and Poster PresentationsTate Student Center, Georgia HallPoster PresentationsJulie Ahern, Janet E. Frick,Shannon Looney, JessicaPetersFaculty MentorWestin AmbergeThe Effects of Total Communication on the Comprehension Abilitiesof First Grade StudentsDr. Janet E. Frick, Department of Psychology, University of GeorgiaCulture and Differentiation of Ulex Europaeus Agglutinin I BindingHuman Embryonic Stem Cells with Direction towards an EndothelialLineageDr. Steven Stice, Department of Animal and Dairy Science,University of GeorgiaFaculty MentorConrhonda BakerCreating Inclusive Campuses through Recognizing Linguistic,Geographic, and Socioeconomic DiversityDr. Kecia Thomas, Institute for African American Studies,University of GeorgiaFaculty MentorWilliam BarrowIdentification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Hypoxia-inducedGenes Required for Intracellular SurvivalDr. Russ Karls, Department of Infectious Diseases, University ofGeorgiaFaculty MentorChristine BassettThe Role of Female Choice in Sexual Selection of DrosophilapseudoobscuraDr. Yong-Kyu Kim, Department of Genetics, University of GeorgiaDr. Wyatt Anderson, Department of Genetics, University of GeorgiaFaculty MentorsSusan BennettDifferences in Shell Availability, Hermit Crab Size, and ShellDiversity in Two Costa Rican BeachesDr. Diana Lieberman, Institute of Ecology, University of GeorgiaDr. Milton Lieberman, School of Marine Programs, University ofGeorgiaFaculty MentorsLayne BradleyFaculty MentorSurface Plasmon Resonance from Aligned Ag Nanorod StructuresDr. Yiping Zhao, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Universityof Georgia Creating A Culture of Undergraduate Inquiry10·

CURO Symposium 2005 Program·Josef BroderMultivariate Harmonic AnalysisKaren A. Holbrook Academic Support AwardFaculty MentorDr. Andrew Sornborger, Department of Mathematics, Universityof GeorgiaHarry Galvin Butler IVFaculty MentorThree Dimensional Monte Carlo Simulation of Vapor DepositionPolymerizationDr. Yiping Zhao, Department of Physics and Astronomy,University of GeorgiaAnjali ChaudhariFaculty MentorAnalysis of Pax6a Expression Using a BAC TransgeneDr. James Lauderdale, Department of Cellular Biology, University ofGeorgiaChristina ChotiwatInhibition of Corticotropin-releasing Factor Receptors duringRepeated Restraint Reduces Hyperresponsiveness to a SubsequentStressorDr. Ruth Harris, Department of Foods and Nutrition, MedicalCollege of GeorgiaFaculty MentorAmy ChudgarFaculty MentorThe Role of Angiogenic Factors in Vessel FormationDr. Brenda Lilly, Vascular Biology Center, Medical College ofGeorgiaCollin Closek and SarahKilgoreExploration and Manipulation of Objects and Surfaces by CommonChimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and Capuchin Monkeys (Cebusapella)Dr. Dorothy Fragaszy, Department of Psychology, University ofGeorgiaFaculty MentorPaul CourtwrightEffects of Shared Environment during Development on the AdultBehavior of Drosophila paulistorumDr. Wyatt Anderson, Department of Genetics, University of GeorgiaFaculty MentorCaelin CubenasFaculty MentorThe Role of Autophagy in Neurodegenerative DiseaseDr. Marcus Fechheimer, Department of Cellular Biology, Universityof GeorgiaSita DamarajuEffect of Different Bifunctional Linkers on Biological Activity ofFunctionalized Silicon Nanorods for Glucose SensorsDr. William Kisaalita, Department of Biological and AgriculturalEngineering, University of GeorgiaFaculty MentorTaylor DealA Comparison among Three Methods to Detect Newcastle DiseaseVirus in Formalin-fixed, Paraffin-embedded TissuesDr. Corrie Brown, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Universityof GeorgiaFaculty Mentor Creating A Culture of Undergraduate Inquiry11·

CURO Symposium 2005 ProgramAnjan Deka·Establishing Mammalian Cell Lines that Modulate O-linked NAcetlyglucosamine, O-GlcNAc, levels to Characterize Its Role inApoptosis and Insulin ActionDr. Lance Wells, Department of Biochemistry and MolecularBiology, University of GeorgiaFaculty MentorJohn DuValAlternatively Spliced Transcripts of Matrix Metalloproteinase2 in Ovarian Cancer CellsDr. David Puett, Department of Biochemistry and MolecularBiology, University of GeorgiaDr. Michael Geller, Department of Physics and Astronomy,University of GeorgiaFaculty MentorsDustin DyerFaculty MentorLaplace Force During Wetting of Vertically Aligned Nanorod ArrayDr. Guigen Zhang, Department of Biological and AgriculturalEngineering, University of GeorgiaTiffany GartrellFaculty MentorThe Substrate Specificity of Rce1pDr. Walter K. Schmidt, Department of Biochemistry and MolecularBiology, University of GeorgiaChristopher HaleFaculty MentorAdolescent Vulnerability to Nicotine Addiction: A Biological BasisDr. Thomas F. Murray, Department of Physiology andPharmacology, University of GeorgiaPhillip Benson Ham IIIGas Phase Synthesis and Time of Flight Mass Analysis of NovelSemiconductor Clusters Containing Sulfur and Group ThirteenMetalsDr. Michael A. Duncan, Department of Chemistry, University ofGeorgiaFaculty MentorMatthew HastingsImplications of Unique Mineral Assemblages Associated WithSubterranean Coal FiresDr. Paul A. Schroeder, Department of Geology, University ofGeorgiaFaculty MentorCatherine HudsonCreating an Inexpensive and Fast Method for Screening PotentialDrug Compounds for Narrow Spectrum Targeting of the HemeBiosynthetic PathwayDr. Harry Dailey, Department of Microbiology, University ofGeorgiaFaculty MentorAshley Jackson, ShauncreMitchell, Nikkitress NelsonFaculty Mentor Research Experience for Undergraduates [REU]: EncouragingUnderrepresented Students to Careers in Science via the GAHerbarium Cultivated/Economic Plant Voucher CollectionDr. Wendy Zomlefer, Department of Plant Biology, Universityof GeorgiaCreating A Culture of Undergraduate Inquiry12·

CURO Symposium 2005 ProgramNatalie Jennings, AnnieTran, Ezinne OkwanduFaculty MentorAshley Johnson·Gene Expression in Human Embryonic Stem CellsDr. Lee Pratt, Department of Plant Biology, University of GeorgiaVibrio fischeri ArcA- Mutant Sheds New Light on BioluminescenceRegulationDr. Eric Stabb, Department of Microbiology, University ofGeorgiaFaculty MentorJeremy JohnsonThe Journal for Undergraduate Research Opportunities: Building anUndergraduate E-journal for Research in the Arts and the HumanitiesDr. Pamela B. Kleiber, Center for Undergraduate ResearchOpportunities, Honors Program, University of GeorgiaFaculty MentorBrittany R. KingAttributional Style, Spirituality, and Religious Problem-Solving:Implications for Psychological Well-Being in African AmericanCollege StudentsDr. Rosemary Phelps, Department of Counseling and HumanDevelopment Services, University of GeorgiaFaculty MentorAllison KochQuinic Acid Cluster Computational Model Analysis of RNA andProtein IntensitiesDr. Jonathan Arnold, Department of Genetics, University ofGeorgiaFaculty MentorJessica LaverentzMultiple Mates Enhance Offspring Viability for Female DrosophilapseudoobscuraDr. Patricia A. Gowaty, Department of Genetics University ofGeorgiaFaculty MentorAnna LeeEffects of Environmental Contaminant Perchlorate on Rat ThyroidSodium-Iodide Symporter (NIS) mRNA ExpressionDr. Duncan Ferguson, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology,University of GeorgiaFaculty MentorRobin LiglerUsing Streptolysin O for Cell Permeabilization to Determine GProtein ActivationDr. David Puett, Department of Biochemistry and MolecularBiology, University of GeorgiaFaculty MentorJay McCrackenFaculty MentorThe Effect of Mutations on the Substrate Specificity of RCE1Dr. Walter K. Schmidt, Department of Biochemistry and MolecularBiology, University of GeorgiaJon McGoughFaculty MentorsConspecific Sperm Precedence in Drosophila pseudoobscuraDr. Wyatt Anderson, Department of Genetics, University of GeorgiaDr. Yong Kyu Kim, Department of Genetics, University of Georgia Creating A Culture of Undergraduate Inquiry13·

CURO Symposium 2005 ProgramJonathan McWhorter·Phenotypic Changes in Dendritic Cell and T lymphocyteSubpopulations of Mice Infected with Schistosoma mansoni orExposed to S. mansoni EggsDr. Daniel Colley, Department of Microbiology, University ofGeorgiaFaculty MentorAmulya NagarurFaculty MentorFunctional Analysis of Yeast Axl1, Ste23, and IDE MutantsDr. Walter K. Schmidt, Department of Biochemistry and MolecularBiology, University of GeorgiaNatalie Nicholls andErendira CasasFaculty MentorWhat is the True Cost per Minute When Using Prepaid TelephoneCalling Cards?Dr. Julia Marlowe, Department of Housing and ConsumerEconomics, University of GeorgiaMatthew NicholsonFaculty MentorDetecting RSV Virus by Quartz Crystal MicrobalanceDr. Yiping Zhao, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Universityof GeorgiaTatyana NienowA Novel Assay for Insulin Degrading Enzyme and it YeastOrthologs Ste23p and Axl1p Are Recently-DiscoveredMetalloproteases Found in the YeastDr. Walter K. Schmidt, Department of Biochemistry and MolecularBiology, University of GeorgiaFaculty MentorWilliam ParkerCreation of a Novel Ribonuclease T1 Gene for Protein FoldingStudiesDr. Marly Eidsness, Department of Chemistry, University of GeorgiaFaculty MentorGehres PaschalConstitutively Active Lutropin Receptor Mutants Associated withFamilial Male-Limited Precocious PubertyDr. David Puett, Department of Biochemistry and MolecularBiology, University of GeorgiaFaculty MentorKaren PetreeHow African Americans Think about the Links Between Diseaseand RaceDr. Celeste Condit, Department of Speech Communication,University of GeorgiaFaculty MentorMatt RudyCloning and Expression of a Trigger Factor Variant for ProteinFolding StudiesDr. Marly Eidsness, Department of Chemistry, University of GeorgiaFaculty MentorAmy SexauerIn Situ Hybridization Detection of Babesia microti in ExperimentallyInfected Hamster TissuesDr. Corrie Brown, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Universityof GeorgiaFaculty Mentor Creating A Culture of Undergraduate Inquiry14·

CURO Symposium 2005 ProgramAdam SingerDistribution of MMP-2, -9 and -19 Alternative Splice Variants inPre-Neoplastic Ovarian Surface Epithelium and Ovarian Cancer CellLinesDr. David Puett, Department of Biochemistry and MolecularBiology, University of GeorgiaFaculty MentorMatthew J. StewartPancreatic Lesions in Chickens Experimentally Infected withNewcastle Disease Viruses of Different VirulenceDr. Corrie Brown, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Universityof GeorgiaFaculty MentorAdam StroupeDrug and Nutrient Trafficking in the Human PathogenCryptosporidium parvumDr. Boris Striepen, Department of Cellular Biology, University ofGeorgiaFaculty MentorTeerawit SupakorndejRecruitment of Human Telomerase RNA to the Telomeres of HumanCancer CellsDr. Michael Terns, Department of Genetics, University of GeorgiaFaculty MentorJohn Henry TheissIsolation of Mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana Having Insertions inGenes Thought to Encode Necessary Components of Plant Cell WallSynthesisDr. Michael Hahn, Department of Plant Biology, University ofGeorgiaFaculty MentorTendoh TimohTrigger Factor (TF) Assisted Co-translational Folding UsingFluorophore Modified Nascent Peptides Synthesis andCharacterization of Fluorophore-Modified Trigger Factor for ProteinFolding StudiesDr. Marly Eidsness, Department of Chemistry, University of GeorgiaFaculty MentorErika VinsonArts Integration in School Curriculum as a Motivator for StudentSuccessDr. Richard Siegesmund, Art Education, University of GeorgiaFaculty MentorNicole WarrenGlycopeptide Isolation and Glycosylation Site Identification: AStandardized ProcedureDr. Michael Pierce, Department of Biochemistry and MolecularBiology, University of GeorgiaFaculty MentorAlyson WeberFaculty Mentor·Creation of an in vitro Transcription System for MycobacteriumtuberculosisDr. Russell Karls, Department of Infectious Diseases,University of GeorgiaMatthew WeissAssessing Correlations between Elite Media Coverage andMovement in Public Opinion Polls During Presidential Elections Creating A Culture of Undergraduate Inquiry15·

CURO Symposium 2005 Program·Faculty MentorDr. Audrey Haynes, Department of Political Science, University ofGeorgiaStephanie YarnellFaculty MentorAnalysis of the Interactions between Chondroitins and PectinsDr. Carl Bergmann, Complex Carbohydrate Research Center,University of GeorgiaRafael R. YoungFaculty MentorCivil Rights Figures Appearing in the Multicultural Archive ofGeorgiaDr. Timothy Powell, Department of English, University of Georgia7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.Artist TalksTate Student Center GalleryIntroductionsDaniel Gough, Foundation Fellow and JURO Arts EditorProf. Carmon Colangelo, Director, Lamar Dodd School of ArtMs. Robin Dana, Gallery Director, Lamar Dodd School of ArtVisual Arts PresentersLauren DominickFaculty MentorsSculptureDr. Dana Bultman, Department of Romance Languages,University of GeorgiaProfessor Judith McWillie, Department of Sculpture,University of GeorgiaJessica HorwitzFaculty MentorPhotographyMs. Robin Dana, Department of Photography,University of GeorgiaAdrienne LynchFaculty MentorCeramicsProfessor Ted Saupe, Department of Ceramics,University of GeorgiaFaith PloenerFaculty MentorPhotographyProfessor Ben Reynolds , Department of Photography,University of GeorgiaRichard Brandon PuettFaculty MentorPaintingProfessor Joseph Norman, Department of Drawing and Painting,University of GeorgiaRichard T. ScottFaculty MentorPaintingProfessor Margaret Morrison, Department of Drawing and Painting,University of GeorgiaArt Exhibit arranged by Ms. Robin Dana, Gallery Director, Lamar Dodd School of Art Creating A Culture of Undergraduate Inquiry16·

CURO Symposium 2005 Program·Tuesday, April 12, 2005Concurrent Oral SessionsTate Student Center Conference Rooms 138, 139, 140, 143, 1449:30 – 10:45 a.m. First Concurrent SessionRoom 138Layne BradleyFaculty MentorPhillip B. Ham IIIFaculty MentorKatherine PriceFaculty MentorJavier ValleFaculty MentorRoom 139Michelle BordenFaculty MentorTyson TurnerFaculty MentorLinda FernekesFaculty MentorSeema Patel, JulieGordonFaculty MentorRoom 140Anjan Deka Surface Plasmon Resonance from Aligned Ag NanorodStructuresDr. Yiping Zhao, Department of Physics and Astronomy,University of GeorgiaGas Phase Synthesis and Time of Flight Mass Analysis ofNovel Semiconductor Clusters Containing Sulfur and GroupThirteen MetalsDr. Michael A. Duncan, Department of Chemistry,University of GeorgiaCharacterization of Chromosomal Integration byStreptomyces Bacteriophages: Use in Mammalian GeneticEngineeringDr. Janet Westpheling, Department of Genetics, Universityof GeorgiaCharacterization of Transgenic Mice Expressing aGenetically Altered Luteinizing Hormone ReceptorDr. Prema Narayan, Department of Biochemistry andMolecular Biology, University of GeorgiaThe Nature of the Low-Energy Excited State in BenzoylSubstituted FerrocenesDr. Charles Kutal, Department of Chemistry,University of GeorgiaEstablishing a Tumor Marker Database throughChemiluminescent Immunoassay AnalysesDr. David Puett, Department of Biochemistry and MolecularBio

letter of faculty support. All abstracts will receive graduate student peer review with faculty guidance. All participants accepted into the symposium will be notified by February 17, 2006, and their abstracts will be published in a book of abstracts. Sponsoring faculty will be invited to preside at their students' sessions. Best Paper Awards