Abstracts 2011 - Framingham State University

3:00 Ethinylestradiol Effects on Xenopus laevis Metamorphosis. Kathleen Barry
3:15
Resveratrol’s influence on cell proliferation and apoptosis following DNA damage.
Samantha Goodwin
3:30 Break
3:45
Changes in Diel Patterns of Birdsong in Response to Increased Urban Noise.
Cayla Allar
4:00
Larval Substrate Preference by the Invasive Tunicate Botrylloides violaceus.
Jaqueline Taravella
4:15
Determination of Resveratrol’s Effects on Expression of Sirtuin Responsive
Genes. Katerina Tylicki - Thornton Memorial Award
4:30
Development and Malformations of the Vertebral Column of Hyla chrysoscelis.
Jennifer Melgar
Heating and Cooling Rates of the Red – Eared Slider (Trachemys scripta
4:45 elegans) in Response to Controlled Changes in Ambient Temperature.
Ryan Tibbert
5:00 Heating and cooling rate of Morelia amethistina. Billion Ao
5:15
Possible secondary functions of wing-spreading in Double-crested cormorants
(Phalacrocorax auritus). Kristen DeMoranville
5:30
Facial pattern as an indicator of body size and emergence date in Polistes
dominulus paper wasps. Meray Rasla
5:45
Biochemical Properties of Diced Tomatoes after Microwave Processing and
Storage. Paul Tieri
6:00
Effect of Resveratrol on Expression of Estrogen Responsive Proto-Oncogenes.
Sarah Ferguson
Temperature for Tun Formation in Hypsibius sp. Tardigrades.
6:15 Peter B. Tobin - Thornton Memorial Award, Honorable Mention
6:30 Photo Session … Meanwhile, Judges Convene
7:30 Biology Research Conference Banquet
La Cantina Restaurant - Framingham
Presentation of The Thornton Award