Submissions from 2022
Non-native Coccinellid beetles and land use abundance patterns in the Quad Cities region, Jack Hughes, Tierney Brosius, and Michael Reisner
Drivers of Macroinvertebrate Community Integrity Within Mixed Urban and Agricultural Dominated Mississippi Tributary Watersheds, Matthew R. Straus, Bethany Mabel Lian Schorr, Kevin Geedey, Michael Reisner, and Benjamin Ford
Works from 2021
Disparities in COVID-19 Rates Among Various Demographics and Lack of Racial Representation in Medical Texts, DiAngelo Gonzalez
Light Pollution Levels on Beaches: How Window Tinting Effects Disorientation of Sea Turtles on Hilton Head Island, Kathryn (Kate) Hettiger
Submissions from 2019
Mrub_3014 is orthologous to b2756, Samir Abdelkarim and Dr. Lori Scott
Diversity of the brown alga Dictyota between deep and shallow reefs of Hawaii, Mary Ade, Rachael M. Wade, Heather L. Spalding, and Alison R. Sherwood
Effects of Temperature on CRISPR/Cas System, Eddie Beckom and Dr. Lori Scott
M. ruber Mrub_3013 is Orthologous to E. coli b2755, Laura Butcher and Dr. Lori Scott
Mrub_3015 is orthologous to the b2757 gene found in Escherichia coli coding for casD, Ramona Collins and Dr. Lori Scott
Sense of Community and Space, Amanda Corona
Mrub_3020, a paralog of mrub_1489, is orthologous to E. coli casC (locus tag b2761), Alfred Dei-Ampeh and Dr. Lori Scott
Ecological Researcher, Alex Demmers
An investigation into the relationship between mrub_3013, mrub_1477, and mrub_0224: Are they paralogs?, Melette DeVore and Dr. Lori Scott
Smoking Cessation Treatments Varenicline (Chantix®️), NRTs, and Nicotine Dependence, Marley Vea DeVoss
Investigating the benefits of virtual reality on student acquisition of 3D anatomical information, Dr. Kevin Flaherty, Juliana Pinheiro, and Benjamin Karger
Snake Fungal Disease in Lake Eerie Water Snakes and its Affect on Attitude and Behavior During Treatment, Kelcie Fredrickson
Clinical Implications of Evolutionary Modeling of Cancer Progression, Kelsey Heiland
Mrub_3019 casA gene is an ortholog to E. coli b2760, Kelsey Heiland and Dr. Lori Scott
Invertebrate Diversity of Ponds within Gremel Wildlife Sanctuary and Amboy Marsh, Dalton Howard and Madison Lape
Genetic Sequencing for Measuring Biodiversity in Recent and Ancient Marine Sediments, Lauren Judge
Selenomethionine Protects Mutant Tau N27A Cell from Oxidative Stress and Decreases Phosphorylation of Tau, Madelin LoCicero
Do Stands of Native Trees Harbor Different Invasive Species Than Stands of Planted Pine?, Carly McCameron, John McCarthy, and Dr. Kevin Geedey
Marketing Channel Effectiveness of New Medications/Medical Technology, Hadley McCormick
The Real Period Stain: Menstrual Stigma and Its Pressures in South Asia, Ila Mostafa
Mrub_3018 is Orthologous to E. coli B2759 (casB), Kyle Parker and Dr. Lori Scott
Tracking Residual-Yolk Energy in Dormant Hatchling Turtles, Tom Pham, Dr. Tim J. Muir, Samira Radi, and Jacob Wyco
The Effect of Democracy, Development, Religion and Science on Animal Welfare, Sydney Richardson
Works from 2018
How auditory and visual working memory tasks affect misophonic response levels, Erin Ansusinha, Melette DeVore, and Dr. Daniel Corts
Functional studies of the E. coli proC and a putative ortholog Mrub_1345, Mourin Azar and Dr. Lori Scott
Animal Agriculture and American Health: the Search for Sustainable Protein, Britta Brinkmann
Eye Tissue Regeneration: SEAM as a Cure For Prevalent Eye Disease, Molly Bute
Mrub_0680, Mrub_0836, and Mrub_0837 found to be orthologous to E. coli CcmA, CcmB, and CcmC, respectively, coding for ABC-transport proteins involved in cytochrome-C biogenesis, Sarah N. Church and Dr. Lori Scott
Mrub_1283, Mrub_1284 and Mrub_1285 encode for a glycine/betaine ABC transporter and are orthologs of E. coli proV, proW and proX, Lan Dang and Dr. Lori Scott
Mrub_2836, Mrub_1595, and Mrub_1596 are orthologs of b_1857, b_1859 and b_1858 in Escherichia Coli Coding for a Zinc Uptake ABC Transporter System, Austin J. Dollmeyer and Dr. Lori Scott
Navigating Medicaid and managed care organizations of Iowa, Charlotte Engle
30-Day Oral Acetaminophen Tolerance in Adult Horses, Sarah E. Foreman
Determining the Efficacy of Fifa 11+ in Reducing ACL Injury in Female Soccer Players, John Hallmark
The Wilbarger Protocol, Brittany Hatlestad
An Issue Worth Tackling: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in the National Football League, Lauren K. Hogan
Mrub_1199 & Mrub_2272 of Meiothermus ruber are orthologous genes to the b0262 gene in Escherichia coli while Mrub_1200, Mrub_1201, Mrub_2015 & Mrub_2271 are not orthologous to the b0262 gene coding for the Iron (Fe3+) ABC Transport System, Kumail Hussain and Dr. Lori Scott
Functions of Ecosystems: Stream Metabolism as an efficient and effective means to gage the health and understand the interworking of urban streams in a watershed of Rock Island, IL, Ryan Johnson and Dr. Kevin Geedey
Mrub_2120, Mrub_2121, Mrub_2122, Mrub_2123 and Mrub_2124 are orthologs of E. coli genes b3458, b3457, b3456, b3455 and b3454, respectively, and make up an operon that codes for the branched-chain amino acid ABC transporter in Meiothermus ruber DSM 1279, Aaron Jones, Madelyn Huber, and Dr. Lori Scott
Do We Own Our Bodies: The Legality of Body Ownership, Nicole Marie Kasman
Ethics and Euthanasia, Nicole Marie Kasman
Effect Sizes in Task-Based Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Tyler Kellett
Spatial epidemiology of summer trauma in Scott County, IA: Use of GIS to identify trauma incidence in urban and rural areas, Matthew Koch
Combatting the Opioid Crisis on College Campuses: A Harm Reduction Approach, Corey l. lepoudre
Examination of Orthologous Genes (Mrub_2518 and b3728, Mrub_2519 and b3727, Mrub_2520 and b3726, Mrub_2521 and b3725) Responsible for ABC Phosphate Transporters in Two Species M. ruber and E. coli, Margaret Meyer and Dr. Lori Scott
The New Hero of Upper Limb Prosthetics, Erin Miskell
The path of stroke care: nurse education materials for UnityPoint Health Trinity Medical Center, Nicole Montgomery
Predicted ortholog pairs between E. coli and M. ruber are b3456 and mrub_2379, b3457 and mrub_2378, b3456 and mrub_2374, b3455 and mrub_2376, and b3454 and mrub2377, which each code for components of a prokaryotic-type ABC transporter for branched-chain amino acids, Elizabeth Paris, Tony Steinle, and Dr. Lori Scott
Mrub_1675, Mrub_1676, Mrub_1677, and Mrub_1679 genes are orthologs of b_3458, b_3457, b_3456, and b_3454 genes in E. coli, respectively, coding for ABC transporters. Mrub_1678 and b_3455, though perform similar tasks, are not orthologous, Ravi Patel, Alaina Hofmann, and Dr. Lori Scott
Homeruns for health: an intervention using sports to increase physical activity in kids attending an after-school program, Nicholas D. Phalen
A Quantitative Analysis of the Effects of Urbanization, Mesophication and Prescribed Burns on Oak Woodlands in the Chicago Metropolitan Area, Chad Populorum
Confirmation that mrub_1751 is homologous to E. coli xylF, mrub_1752 is homologous to E. coli xylH, and mrub_1753 is homologous to E. coli xylG, Ben Price and Dr. Lori Scott
Effects of Evolution on Laboratory Sublines of Myxococcus xanthus DK1622, Mackenzie Ryan, Francesca Scribano, and Kimberly Murphy
Stem Cell Generated β-Cells: A Possible Solution to the Growing Problem of Type 1 Diabetes, Danielle Rae Steffen
Mrub_1325, Mrub_1326, Mrub_1327, and Mrub_1328 are orthologs of B_3454, B_3455, B_3457, B_3458, respectively found in Escherichia coli coding for a Branched Chain Amino Acid ATP Binding Cassette (ABC) Transporter System, Bennett Tomlin, Adam Buric, and Dr. Lori Scott
Submissions from 2017
Annotation and Identification of Several Glycerolipid Metabolic Related Ortholog Genes; Mrub_0437, Mrub_1813 and Mrub_2759 In The Organism Meithermus Ruber and Their Predicted Respective Orthologs b3926, b4042 and BO514 Found In E.coli., Abdul Rahman Abdul Kader and Dr. Lori R. Scott
Mrub_3029, Mrub_2052, are predicted orthologs of b_0688, b_0394, while Mrub_0759 and Mrub_2365 are not predicted orthologs of b_1309, in Escherichia coli, which code for enzymes involved in starch and sucrose metabolism, Max A. Benstine and Dr. Lori R. Scott
Diabetes Mellitus: Concerns, Treatment Options, and the Future, Ryan Curry
Mrub_0860, Mrub_0701 and Mrub_2285 are orthologous to E. coli b2892, b2562 and b3863 within the RecFOR pathway for Homologous Recombination, Bailey Englund and Dr. Lori Scott
The Effects of Urbanization on Nitrogen Processing in Urban Streams, Peter Francissen, Dr. Kevin Geedey, and Dr. Michael Reisner
Deer Droppings as a Diverse Invertebrate Habitat, Allison Furr and Dr. Kevin Geedey
Mrub_1304, Mrub_2007 and Mrub_2006 are orthologs of E. coli b_3189, b_3972, and b_0091, respectively within the Peptidoglycan Biosynthesis Pathway, Mylaun E. Griffith and Dr. Lori Scott
Mrub_2052, Mrub_0628, and Mrub_2034 genes are predicted to be orthologous to b0688, b2039, and b3789 genes found in Escherichia coli, which are involved in streptomycin biosynthesis, James P. Hartnett and Dr. Lori Scott
Serine Biosynthesis and Glycine Biosynthesis/Degradation: Mrub_0173 is Orthologous to E. coli b2913 (serA); Mrub_0125 is Orthologous to E. coli b4388 (serB); Mrub_2910 is Orthologous to E. coli b2551 (glyA)., Megan M. Janssen and Dr. Lori R. Scott
Mrub_1873, Mrub_1872, Mrub_1871 genes are predicted orthologs of the b2285, b2284, and b2283 genes respectively, found in Escherichia coli coding for NADH ubiquinone oxidoreductase complex subunits E, F, and G., Hannah Lohmeier and Dr. Lori R. Scott
Emergency Room Overuse and Medicaid Population: Creating a Toolkit to Decrease ER Misuse by Family Resources Clients, Nicole Johanne Morrissey Ms.
Spinal Cord Injuries and Evaluation of Treatments, Amanda Nelson
Mrub_2642, Mrub_1054, and Mrub_1059 genes are orthologs of the Escherichia coli genes b2942, b0159, and b2687 genes, respectively, which code for methionine adenosyltransferase, adenosylhomocysteine nucleosidase, and S-ribosylhomocysteine lyase, Nicholas M. Orslini and Dr. Lori R. Scott
Mrub_2294, Mrub_2293, and Mrub_1942 genes are orthologs of E. coli b2476, b1131, and b4006 genes, respectively, Lindsay Popp and Dr. Lori Scott
Evaluating Trophic Rewilding as a Conservation Technique, Aaron Sieve
Annotation of Genes Involved with Biosynthetic Production of Peptidoglycan within Meiothermus ruber involving supposed Orthologous Genes: Mrub_0981 and b1069, Mrub_1162 and b063, Mrub_1999 and b0084., Marckus Simmons and Dr. Lori Scott
Trap-Neuter-Return Programs and the Importance of Associated Public Awareness, Nicolette Sliwa
Mrub_1867, Mrub_1868, and Mrub_1869 genes are predicted orthologs of the b2279, b2280, and b2281 genes found in Escherichia coli coding for the NADH dehydrogenase subunits K, J, and I respectively, Wade Smith and Dr. Lori R. Scott
Submissions from 2016
Bioinformatics Comparison of M. ruber Mrub_2507 to E. coli pdxK/b1636 and M. ruber Mrub_2888 to E. coli pdxH/b1638 to Determine the Orthologous Nature, Adam Bernardi and Dr. Lori Scott
Semaphorin3A Increases Focal Adhesion Formation to Shift the Relationship Between Cell Migration and Substratum Concentration Through a ROCK-dependent Mechanism, Frances V. Compere and Scott Gehler
Effects of two different concentrations of Miracle-Gro solution on Wisconsin fast plant growth, Peter Francissen, Joseph Gonziorek, Katherine Morgan, and Danielle Deering
Comparison of genes in Meiothermus ruber and Escherichia coli in the Thiamine Biosynthesis Pathway, Erin E. Frye and Dr. Lori Scott
HIV Vaccines: Progress, Limitations and a CRISPR/Cas9 Vaccine, Omar A. Garcia Martinez
Bringing Science and Social Justice Together, Analysia V. Gomez
Using Social Justice and Intersectionality to Improve Stakeholder Conflict in Conservation: A Transdisciplinary Solution, Ana V. Gomez
Bioinformatics indicates that Meiothermus ruber genes Mrub_1710 and Mrub_1712 are homologs of the Escherichia coli genes b2903 (P-protein; glycine dehydrogenase) and b2905 (T-protein; aminomethyltransferase), respectively, Malory J. Groen and Dr. Lori Scott
A Bioinformatics Study on Whether or Not Mrub_2763 gene in M. ruber is Similar to the LpxB Gene in E. coli and if Mrub_2768 is Similar to the LpxD gene in E. coli., Frank J. Habura and Dr. Lori Scott
Valine Biosynthesis: Mrub_2994 is Orthologous to E. coli b3770 and Mrub_1844 is Orthologous to E. coli b3771, Bennett A. Hartmann and Dr. Lori Scott
Genomic Analysis of Meiothermus ruber Mrub_1907 and Meiothermus ruber Mrub_1844 with Potential Ortholog Escherichia coli b3774 IlvC and Escherichia coli b3771 IlvC Gene through Bioinformatics, Felipe A. Hernandez and Dr. Lori Scott
The Effects of Two Levels of Salinity on Wisconsin Fast Plants, Megan M. Janssen, Emily Geison, Tiffany Bertoni, and Matthew Zimmerman
The Effects of Urbanization on Leaf Breakdown Rates in a Rock Island Watershed, Jillian M. Jespersen, Laura Becker, Kortney Hix, and C. Kevin Geedey
The Effects of Simulated Herbivory on the Growth of Wisconsin Fast Plants, Jessica Joerger, Tanner Logan, Kiefer Kious, and Jake Rancic
Pyruvate metabolism in m. ruber when compared to e. coli, Amanda M. Johnson and Dr. Lori Scott
Confirmation of the function of Mrub1080 as γ-glutamyl kinase (ProB) in Meiothermus ruber, Cale J. McCormick and Dr. Lori Scott
The Meiothermus ruber Mrub_2572 gene is an ortholog of the Escherichia coli pyrE b3642 gene and the Meiothermus ruber Mrub_2071 gene is an ortholog of the Escherichia coli pyrF b1281 gene, Cale J. McCormick and Dr. Lori Scott
Mrub_2874 is homologous to b3386 and Mrub_1349 is homologous to b2914, but Mrub_1349 is not homologous to b4090, Samantha Murad and Dr. Lori Scott
Can The Insertion Of An E. coli Shine-Dalgarno Sequence Upstream Of M. ruber proA Of The proBA Operon Enhance Its Expression, As Measured By A Complementation Assay Using E. coli Null Strains?, Matthew D. Murphy and Dr. Lori Scott
Mrub_2765 is the version of E. coli FabZ in Meiothermus ruber, while Mrub_0266 is the version of E. coli FabI in Meiothermus ruber, Amanda M. Narkis and Dr. Lori Scott
Studying macroinvertebrate diversity in an urbanized watershed of Rock Island, Illinois., Brittany A. Poynor
Riboflavin Metabolism: A study to see if Mrub_1256 is Orthologous to E. coli b0415, and if Mrub_1254 is Orthologous to E. coli b1662, Anish Sora Reddy and Dr. Lori Scott
Comparing Meiothermus ruber and Myxococcus xanthus in the Purine Metabolism Pathway, Linnea J. Ritchie and Dr. Lori Scott