2007–2008 School Year Undergraduate Research Projects
Geoffrey Campbell – Animal Sciences; Dr. Larry Fox, Advisor
The Ratio of Fat to Protein in Milk During the First 60 Days Post-Partum as an Indicator of Susceptibility of Cattle to Mastitis
Danielle Druffel – Horticulture and Landscape Architecture; Dr. Amit Dhingra, Advisor
Control of Plant Growth Using Different Light Regimes
Cheryl Fredericks – Food Science; Dr. Stephanie Clark, Advisor
Development of an Extended Shelf Life Confection
Ryan Lieuallen – Entomology; Dr. Steve Sheppard, Advisor
Honey Bee Genetics & Queen Breeding
Patrice Lyon – Food Science; Dr. Stephanie Clark, Advisor
Organic Dairy Product
Wade McMahan – Animal Sciences; Dr. Larry Fox, Advisor
Antibiotic Resistance Levels of Mastitis Pathogens Under Conventional or Organic Management Styles
Shane Moore – Horticulture and Landscape Architecture; Dr. Amit Dhingra, Advisor
Identification of Genomic Factors Underlying Differences in Morphology and Timing in Vitis Cultivars
Katie Lee Nicholson, Dane Scarimbolo – Horticulture and Landscape Architecture; Dr. Amit Dhingra, Advisor
Development of Fingerprinting Technology for Clonal Identification of Vitis Cultivars
Takumu Niino – Animal Sciences; Dr. Buel Rodgers, Advisor
Functional Divergence of Myostatin Paralogs in Salmonids
Lori Sanderson – Crop and Soil Sciences; Dr. Michael Neff, Advisor
Characterization of Light Dependent Germination in Varieties of Grand Rapids Lettuce Seeds
Fantahun Tedia – Horticulture and Landscape Architecture; Dr. Amit Dhingra, Advisor
Identifying the Genotypic Diversity of a Powdery Mildew Resistance Gene in Cherry
Crystal Wildenstein – Horticulture and Landscape Architecture; Dr. Amit Dhingra, Advisor
Chloroplast Genomics of Apple Germplasm
Candi Wilson – Animal Sciences; Dr. Charles Gaskins, Advisor
Association of DNA Markers with Carcass and Meat Quality Traits in Beef Cattle