Fall 2020 VIRTUAL Undergraduate Research Symposium

Utah State University's Department of Biology Undergraduate Research Symposium Program.

This specimen will need to be named. It will be placed in its own subgenus, and because it is a new species will be given a new specific epithet. We intend to name it Anoplius (Aridestagetes) shimizui.

Oxytocin is a hormone that mediates multiple social behaviors such as social recognition, maternal behaviors, and pair-bonding.

While previous studies were largely qualitative, these planned analyses will provide quantitative results, characterizing the oxytocin receptor distribution for the first time.

Our research aims to create a new staining method that will selectively visualize the Oxytocin Receptors (OXTR), a GPCR. We will be performing this research on Prairie Vole brain tissue.

Our data suggests that alfalfa has a higher nutritional composition than meadow bromegrass. Our data also suggests that the long sunny days and cool nights typical of the Mountain West, which are ideal for the growth of irrigated alfalfa, lead to the high...

The objective of the present study is determine the contribution of the gut microbiome to intestinal inflammation and progression to CAC using a mouse model of fecal microbiome transfer (FMT) in mice consuming a Western type diet (the total Western diet)...

Evolved life-history differences in the CA and SI populations (due to different ancestral hosts) did modify some estimates of plant resistance.

Overall, I did not achieve my goal of developing a Remdesivir resistant stock of Severe Acute Respiratory Coronavirus 2.

The need for creativity in allowing the animal life at a zoo to thrive and not only survive.

From this study we found that like the 2013 and 2016 studies1,2, more juvenile birds fatally collided with windows at the C&SS building.

Plants in Hawaii's forest areas depend on avian seed dispersers to distribute their seeds. However, due to extinction only a few native birds still exist, so the role of seed dispersal has also been taken on by introduced, non-native birds. Reintroducing ...

We hypothesize that L-368,899 will bind selectively to human oxytocin receptors and will not show a high affinity to human vasopressin receptors.

The research is nearing the stage of Cryo EM, having made significant procedural adjustments that have streamlined and modernized protein purification. Yet to be identified is the concentration of salt that specifically targets the purification of VP1 p

We saw that spring events happened earlier in warmer years. This is similar to what other studies have found (Cleland 2007).

Future experiments will assess physiological and behavioral changes in B. impatiens after miR-13b is inhibited.

Lygus required higher concentrations of chlorpyrifos and lambda-cyhalothrin to reach LD50 and LD90 when compared to the alfalfa weevil larvae.

The uses for the hagworm silk are numerous, including medical equipment, military uses, and clothing.

Supplementing rabbit feed with mesobiliverdin-enriched microalgae extract lowers serum cytokine IL-6 levels when fed to rabbits without affecting body weight.

Results have yet to be determined and make this study inconclusive for the moment. Further research is needed to establish a significant conclusion.