Student Research

Many students who were engaged in research in the College of Veterinary Medicine in 2001 presented a poster session on October 16 detailing their work. The research was performed by undergraduate students, veterinary students, residents and graduate students working with faculty mentors.

Topics

Impairment of the Sleep Response to Influenza Infection in Mice with a Defective GHRH-receptor.

Alt, J. A., Obal, F. Jr., Majde, J. A., and Krueger, J. M. Department of VCAPP, (a)Washington State University, Pullman, WA, (b)Dept. Physiology, Univ. Szeged A. Szent-Gyorgyi Med. Center, Szeged, Hungary, and (c)Office of Naval Research, Arlington, VA.

Architecture Of The Cervical Muscles Jess Anderson—Student Anita Vasavada—Mentor

Prevalence and Types of Lisiteria monocytogenes in Dairy Herds of the Pacific Northwest

Wayne Muraoka1, Clive Gay2, Donald Knowles1,3, Josiel Lopez2, Monica Borucki1,3

1Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman WA 99164-7040; 2Field Disease Investigation Unit, Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, Washington State University, Pullman WA 99164-6610; 3Animal Disease Research Unit, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Pullman WA 99164-6630

Peripheral PrPSc accumulation pattern in sheep Scrapie Patrick Caplazi and Tim Baszler Dept of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman

Effects Of IFN-y and TNF-α On Spontaneous Sleep In Mice

L. Chen(a), J. Fang(a), J.A. Majde(b) and J.M. Krueger(a)

(a) Department of VCAPP, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6520 and (b) Office of Naval Research, Arlington, VA 22217

Genotyping of Horse MHC class I genes

Chungwon Chung, Steve Leib, Travis McGuire, Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-7040

Conformational dependence of an immunodominant epitope within the Babesia equi erythrocyte-stage surface protein EMA-1 C. W. Cunha 1,2*, L. S. Kappmeyer3, T. C. McGuire1, O. A. Dellagostin2, D. P. Knowles 1,3 1Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA; 2Center for Biotechnology, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil; 3USDA/ARS, Animal Disease Research Unit, Pullman, WA

Evaluating methods for the molecular epidemiology of E. coli O157:H7 Margaret A. Davis, DVM, MPH

Effects Of Early Play Experience On Play Behavior Of Piglets After Weaning

Tammy M. Donaldson a *, Ruth C. Newberry a, Marek Špinka b, Sylvie Cloutier a
aCenter for the Study of Animal Well-being, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA, 99164-6351; bEthology Group, Research Institute of Animal Production, CZ-104 01 Prague-Uhříněves, Czech Republic

Ultrastructural Localization of Enteric Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Patrick D. Elias, David A. Schneider Veterinary & Comparative Anatomy, Pharmacology and Physiology Washington State University

Effects of Animal-Assisted Therapy on Expression of Pro-social Behaviors in Children with PDD

François Martin, Ph.D., Jennifer Farnum, B.A

Defining The Phylogeny Of Ruminant Rhadinoviruses

Katherine Gailbreath, Tim Crawford and Hong Li
Department of Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University
College of Veterinary Medicine, Pullman, WA 99164

Bovine leukemia virus gp30 transmembrane (TM) protein is not tyrosine phosphorylated: Examining potential interactions with host tyrosine-mediated signaling Valerie Hamilton Mentor: Dr. Glenn Cantor

Social transmission of cannibalism

Kristen Honda, Sylvie Cloutier & Ruth C. Newberry
Center for the Study of Animal Well-being, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA, 99164-6520

Methods for Isolated Heart Studies in the Mouse Maci Keithly, mentored by Dr. Ken Campbell Department of Veterinary and Comparative Anatomy, Pharmacology, and Physiology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6520

Investigations into Photodynamic Therapy for Equine Sarcoids

Kelly White, Oregon State University-College of Veterinary Medicine, and faculty mentor
Dr. Scott Gustafson, DVM, MS, DACVS, Veterinary Clinical Sciences

Characterization of DNase activity from the parasitic nematode Haemonchus contortus

Dongmi Kwak, Douglas P. Jasmer, Veterinary Microbiology & Pathology,
Washington State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Pullman, WA 99164-7040

Apicomplexan parasites in the genera Babesia and Plasmodium infect mature erythrocytes and cause disease in animals and humans.

Tanya LeRoith

Characterization of VapA-specific immune responses to Rhodococcus equi Lopez, M., Hines, M. Alperin, D. and Hines, S. College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman WA, USA.

Dopamine-Induced Apoptosis: Role of Nuclear Transcription Factor-κB. Relevance to Parkinson’s Disease Tiffany Ludka, James Krueger, Ping Taishi, Department of Veterinary and Comparative Anatomy, Pharmacology, and Physiology Washington State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Pullman WA.

The Effect Of Breed And Production Factors On Immunoglobulin G Concentration In Goat Colostrum

Jennifer O’Rourke, George Barrington
College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164

The Effects of Static, Alternating, and Pulsing Electromagnetic Fields of Radiant Energy Driven by the Heavy Harmonics of Low Frequency Radio Square Waves on Mouse Mammary Epithelial Cancer Cells Debra Ponds Dr. Joseph Harding: Faculty Mentor

Increased Foraging opportunities as a means to reduce cannibalism in laying hens

Ragen M. Trudelle-Schwarz, Ruth C. Newberry, Sylvie Cloutier & Catherine M. Ulibarri
Center for the Study of Animal Well-being, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA, 99164-6520

Migration Apparently not responsible for Increase in Adult SNB Motoneurons Following Short-term Treatment with Testosterone

Janice Siegford
Dept of VCAPP, Program in Neuroscience
College of Vet Med, WSU, Pullman, WA 99164

Expression of the neuronal voltage-gated sodium channel Scn8a in mouse and guinea pig small intestine

Shannon K. Smith, David A. Schneider, & Leslie K Sprunger

Angiotensin and Sleep: Role of Specific Receptors Stephanie Rink

Determination Of Anaplasma Marginale Major Surface Protein 2 Hypervariable (Msp2 Hv) Region Cd4+ T-Cell Epitopes And Variant Epitope Effect On T-Cell Proliferation Cathy Styer, Guy Palmer, and Wendy Brown, College of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Pullman WA.

Selective Vagal Rhizotomy: A Surgical Approach To Analysing Specific Sensory And Motor Contributions To The Control Of Feeding Behavior.

Briedi Treece, Gilbert Burns, Robert Ritter, Dept of VCAPP, Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Pullman, WA 99164-6520

Synchronization of acquisition feeding by Boophilus microplus nymphs with Babesia equi parasitemia for maximizing zygote isolation. Massaro W. Ueti1, David Stiller2, Glen A. Scoles2, Lowell S. Kappmeyer2, Donald P. Knowles1,2. Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA1; Animal Disease Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Pullman, WA2

Characterizing single molecules of the giant muscle protein titin with atomic force microscopy. Kaori Watanabe1, Siegfried Labeit2, and Henk Granzier1 1VCAPP, WSU, Pullman, WA 99164. 2Anesthesiology/Intensive Operative Medicine, U. Hospital Mannheim, 68135

Sympathetic nerves are not required for weight loss induced by systemic leptin treatment.

M.F. Wiater and S. Ritter, Programs in Neuroscience,
Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6520 USA.

Activation Of Bovine B Lymphocytes, Monocytes And Macrophages By Cpg Oligodeoxynucleotides Yan Zhang, Wendy Brown, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology College of Veterinary Medicine,Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-7040