Research Projectsin Chet Fornari's Lab Biology DepartmentDePauw University |
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Student Researchers, Presentations and Posters, On-going projectsMumal Usman, 14 |
Sprawls, Sydney; 2014 continuing project: Development of a Method to Analyze and Isolate Yeast and Rotifer chromosomes by Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE)for cloning specific genes. Meyer, Amanda. 2008. "Investigating the Role of Hox Genes in the Regeneration of Tails in the Salamander E. cirrigera." Faculty Advisors: Dr. Paula Evans, Dr. Chester Fornari with Dr. Janet Vaglia; Departments of Biochemistry and Biology (SRF Program and supported by FDC grant to C. Fornari) DePauw University, Greencastle, IN 46135. Meyer, Amanda. 2007. "Endless Forms most beautiful and wonderful: the Role of Hox Genes in Salamander Development and Evolution. Faculty Advisors: Dr. Paula Evans, Dr. Chester Fornari, and Dr. Janet Vaglia, Departments of Biochemistry and Biology, and SRF Program, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN 46135. Dahman, Greg. 2007. "Computational Discovery of Transcription Factor Target Binding Sites: the T-Box binding target site in Homeobox gene Promoters." Faculty collaborator: Chet Fornari, Biochemistry and Biology Departments (funded by DePauw's Faculty Development program). Dahman, Greg. 2007. "Analysis of DNA-Protein Interactions at the Atomic Level: the Homeodomain." Faculty collaborator: Chet Fornari, Biochemistry and Biology Departments (funded by DePauw's Faculty Development program). Malcolm, Tia. 2007. "Search and Discovery: detection of unexpected Developmental Genes in the Genome of a microscopic Invertebrate, Brachionus calyciflorus." Faculty collaborators: Dr. Paula Evans and Prof. Chet Fornari, Biology Department and Biochemistry and SRF Programs, DePauw University. Heumann, Christine. 2006. “Molecular Control of Pupal Pigmentation in Papilio glaucus.” Faculty Collaborators: Paula Evans, Chet Fornari, Wade Hazel (funded by NSF #DEB-0223089). Hasenour, Clint. 2006. “Phylogenic Analysis of Cytochrome Oxidase I from Freshwater, Intertidal, and Marine Populations of Hawaiian Telmatogeton.” Faculty Collaborators: Paula Evans, Wade Hazel, Chet Fornari, Eric Benbow (funded by NSF #DEB-0223089). Criswell, Zachary. 2006. “Characterization of ParaHox Genes in Mollusk DNA.” Faculty Collaborators: Chet S. Fornari and Paula Evans (funded by NSF #DEB-0223089) Lavieri, Robert. 2006: "Transcription Factor Structure and Molecular Evolution: A Bioinformatic Approach Part 1." Faculty Collaborator: Chet S. Fornari Lavieri, Robert. 2005: “Transcription Factor structure and molecular evolution: the PaxC gene in Cnidarians.” Faculty Collaborators: Chet S. Fornari and Paula Evans. Prajapati, Sudeep. 2005. “Building Primers and sequencing PaxC genes in Cnidarian sp.” Faculty Collaborators: Chet S. Fornari and Paula Evans Qiming Deng, C. Fornari, P. Evans, and W. Hazel. "Phylogeography of an intertidal barnacle and its gastropod predator in the Gulf of California." Presented in poster form by QD at the Evolution meeting, June 2005 in Juneau, Alaska. Chet Fornari, Bryan Hanson, Caroline Gilson, Henning Schneider, Kelly VanBusum, Sergei Markov. (2004). "Bioinformatics Teaching and Research at DePauw University: Current Activities and Future Plans." Presented in poster form with a summary talk by CF at a Bioinformatics Workshop, Hope College in mid-May, 2004. Qiming Deng, Paula Evans, Chet Fornari, and Wade Hazel. "High Throughput DNA extraction, amplification, and sequencing of barnacle COI gene." Brian Bales*, Sonia Olikara*, Paula Evans, and Chet Fornari. (2004). "Discovering, sequencing, and analyzing new genes from marine and freshwater Rotifers." Presented in poster form by BB at the NCUR (National Council for Undergraduate Research) meeting in Indianapolis at IUPUI, April 16th, 2004. Brian Bales*, Sonia Olikara*, Paula Evans, and Chet Fornari. (2004). "Discovering, sequencing, and analyzing new genes from marine and freshwater Rotifers." Presented in poster form by CF and PE at a Beckman-Coulter sponsored Automated DNA Sequencing Conference, the Univ. of Kentucky; spring semester 2004. Snipes, Carly D., and Chet S. Fornari. 2002. A PERL Program for the Bioinformatic Analyses of Homeobox Genes. Biology Department, DePauw University. Murphy, Patrick, Hillary Enyart, Carly D. Snipes, and Chet S. Fornari. 2002. PCR Optimization of Caenorhabditis elegans and Brachionus plicatilis Homeobox Genes. Enyart, Hillary, Patrick Murphy, Carly D. Snipes, and Chet S. Fornari. 2002. Cloning and Sequencing Ribosomal RNA Genes from Caenorhabditis elegans and Brachionus plicatilis. Travis, Karrie A., Jason Lemberg, and Chet Fornari. BLAST Computer Program Analyses of Homologous Homeobox Gene Sequences in Marine Rotifers and Round Worms. 11th Annual Undergraduate Research Conference. Butler University, April 9th, 1999 Indianapolis, IN. Hackett, Jennifer. 1998. A Genetic and Molecular Analysis of the CTG Triplet Repeat of the Myotonic Dystrophy Gene. Senior Thesis, May 15, 1998. Gilbert, Julie, Jennifer Hackett, and Chet Fornari. 1998. Molecular Properties of PCR-generated DNA fragments from the DM (myotonic dystrophy) genes of normal and diseased individuals. Tenth Annual Undergraduate Research Conference. Butler University, April 10, 1998. Hackett, Jennifer, Steve Mays, and Chet S. Fornari. 1997. Identification and characterization of selected DM (myotonic dystrophy) genes from control and experimental (afflicted family members) groups. Butler University Undergraduate Research Conference. April 11th, 1997. Mays, Steven, Jennifer Hackett, and Chet S. Fornari. 1997. Sequencing PCR-generated DNA fragments using Homeobox primers on Rotifer genomic templates. Butler University Undergraduate Research Conference. April 11th , 1997. Fornari, C., S.Mays, H. Perlick, J. Hobbs, T. Pham, and J. Freese. Sequence of PCR fragments from homeobox genes of Brachionus plicatilis. Manuscript in preparation. Fornari, C., J.Hobbs, H.Perlick, T.Pham. Polymerase Chain Reaction Amplification of isolated Brachionus plicatilis DNA. Manuscript in preparation. Hackett, Jennifer; Ryan Miller, Chad Copper, Lori Houston, Paula Evans, Chet Fornari. 1996. Expansion of the Myotonic Dystrophy gene in 3 generations of a clinically diagnosed family. Undergraduate Research Conference. Bultler University, April 12, 1996, Indianapolis, IN Freese, John P., Jennifer Cooper, Chet S. Fornari. 1994. Analysis of Polymerase Chain reaction products (PCR) amplified from Brachionus plicatilis using homeobox gene primers. Fifth Annual Argonne Symposium for Undergraduates, Nov. 4th & 5th, Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago. Perlick, H., T.Pham, J.Freese, M.Maine, D.Evans, C.S.Fornari. 1994. Searching for homeobox genes in the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis. Undergraduate Research Conference, Butler University, Indianapolis IN, April 15th Freese, J., T. Pham, and C. S. Fornari. 1993. Analysis of template-specific polymerase chain reaction products amplified with homeobox gene primers. Undergraduate Research Conference, Argonne National Lab, March 12th Fornari, C., (poster presentation). 1993. Joint meeting of the American Society of Naturalists, the Society of Systematic Biologists, and the Society for the study of Evolution. Snowbird, Utah. June 19-23 Hobbs, J., H.Perlick, T.Pham, and C.S.Fornari. 1993. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) amplification of homeobox genes from Rotifer and Plant species. Undergraduate Research Conference, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN, Apr. 16th Hobbs, J., H.Perlick, C.S.Fornari. 1992. Isolation and characterization of rotifer DNA by Polymerase chain reaction with rRNA and homeobox gene primers. 108th Annual Meeting of the Indiana Academy of Science, Ball State University, Muncie, IN. Nov.5th Guinn, B.J., C.S. Fornari and K.S. Jagger. 1990. A
hyper-fluorescing Tn5 mutant of Pseudomonas syringae which shows altered behavior
towards its host. 90th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiol., May 13-17,
1990. |
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