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Stephanie Apple |
Role of Adipose-Derived Adult Stem Cells as Trophic Mediators of Tissue Regeneration |
Emma Kate Evans |
Fluorescent Labeling of Carboxymethylcellulose Acetate Butyrate (CMCAB) for in vitro and in vivo Uptake Studies |
Brent Gordon |
Alterations in Plasacytoid Dendritic Cells in the Progression of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
Jessica Gould |
The Effect of Environmental Conditions on the Viability of Parascaris equorum Eggs |
Ellie Kornfeind |
Maternal Nutrition Increases Risk of Metabolic Disease in Mature Offspring |
Sarah Repsher |
The Role of EphA4 Receptor in Tube Formation of Cultured Primary Endothelial Cells Derived from the Cerebral Vasculature of C57BL/6 Mice |
Lauren Robinson |
Differential, Tissue-specific Micro-RNA Expression in Lupus and Non-lupus Mice |
Jennifer Shonts |
Phenotypic Modulation of Porcine Dendric Cells Following in vitro Co-infection with Porcine Circovirus Type 2 and Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus |
Greg Simonek |
Delineating the Estrogen-mediated effects of megakaryocytes on Mesenchymal Stem Cells |
Jesse Sugrue |
Household Teratogens and Their Effects on Neural Tube Defects |

Kathryn Dorsey |
Identifying Regulatory T Cell Epitopes in Procine Circovirus 2 |
Melani French |
Detrimental Disinfectancts? Neural tube defects in mice exposed to quaternary ammonium compounds |
Cassandra Martin |
Isoforms of VEGF-A Expressed in the Feline Placenta |
Savannah McReynolds |
Differential Expression of Lupus-associated microRNAs in Male and Female Autoimmune-prone Mice |
Elizabeth Mongeon |
Molecular Characteristics of Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococci Isolated from Animals at Three Teaching Hospitals |
Cyrus Wegbreit |
Cell Cycle Arrest by Newcastle Disease Virus for Tumor Selectivity |
Jacob Cawley |
Morphological Evaluation of Dysplastic Megakaryocytes in a Mouse Model for Myelodysplastic Syndrome |
Gabriel Mills |
Isolation of Canine Spermatogonial Stem Cells Using Thy1 (CD90) with Magnetic-activated Cell Sorting |
Amanda Weakley |
Use of Hair Scores as a Simple Method to Detect Fescue Toxicosis in Cattle |

Christine Keyserling |
The effects of exogenous sphingosineon clusteringene expression in a mouse model of progressive ovarian cancer |
Robert Cullen |
Cytokine Measurements to Judge Effects of Maternal Immune Stimulation on Teratogen-Exposed pregnancies |
Rachael Edwards |
Maternal Alcohol Use on the Immediate and Long Term Health of Offspring |
Galit Frydman |
A Study of VEGF-A and Vascularization in the Feline Reproductive Tract |
Dorothy Jones |
Effect of Lactobacillus Acidophilus on Serum Antibody Responses Induced by Rotavirus Vaccine |
Tara Martin |
A Comparison of the Interactions of PRRSV and PCV2 in vitro |
Michelle Welton |
Delineation of the Antigen-Activated T-cell Response in the NUP98HOXD13 Mouse Model for Myelodysplastic Syndrome |

Anastasiya Soper |
Effects of Dietary Leucine on Calpain/Calpastatin and mTOR/p-mTOR Contents in Cardiac Tissues of MDX Mice |
Carmen Ledesma |
Viability and Efficacy of Chimeric Porcine Circovirus (PVC) Constructs using PSV1 and PCV2 Strains |
Elizabeth Ferguson |
Evaluation of Murine Skeletal Defects from Maternal Exposure to Tap Water |
Janice Thomas |
Oxidative Stress, Mitochondrial DNA Variation, and Immune Response in the Domestic Chicken, Gallus gallus |
Kyle Webb |
Incorporating Viral M2e Proteins as an Adjuvant on Virus Surface |
Lara Brennecke |
Effect on Fertility in Male Dogs Vaccinated with a GnRH Vaccine containing B-cell Adjuvant |
Robert Edwards |
Folate Targeted Newcastle Disease Virus for Cancer Therapy |

Kristin Eden |
Anti-inflammatory Activity of Curcumin in a Murine Model of Autoimmune Glomerulonephritis |
Ashley Manari |
Exacerbation of Lupus in 36-Week Old SNF1 Mice Prenatally Exposed to TCDD |
Melanie Burgess |
Ultrastructure of Sensory Neurons in Organophosphate-Induced Delayed Neuropathy (OPIDN) |
James Corrigan |
Oral Rabies Vaccine Bait Contact at Culverts Evaluated with Tracking Plates |
Michelle Creamer |
Validation of a Human ELISA Assay to Detect c-Kit Protein in Plasma from Canine Patients with Cutaneous Mast Tumor Cells |
Michelle Larson |
Does Interlukin-1 Receptor Associated Kinase-1 (IRAK-1) Modulate Differentiation of Alternatively Activated Macrophages that are Dose-dependent Induces by IL-4? |
Katrina Rower |
Distribution and Histological Evaluation of Intra-peritoneal Administered Nanoparticles |
Sheryl Coutermarsh-Ott |
Developmental TCDD Exposure Induces Autoimmune Lupus in 36-Week Old C57BL/6 Mice |
Kimberly Horton |
Oncolytic Efficacy of Recombinant Newcastle Disease Virus against Glioma Cells |
Cara Cherry |
Characterization of a lipooligosaccharide biosynthesis locus (lob) in Histophilus somni (H. somni) |
Toshiko Kobayashi |
Prion Knockdown in Differentiating Embryonic Stem Cells |
Paul Listrani |
5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribofuranoside (AICAR) Inhibits Inflammatory Mediator Production in vitro in SNF1 Mice |
Tannia Clark |
Evaluation of gross/histological lesions in mouse model |
Laura Owens |
Evaluating Raccoon Activity Zones on Virginia Tech's Campus |
Heather Groch |
Immune Consequence of Exposure to Endocrine Destructive Chemicals |
Javiera Bahamonde |
Heart Developmental Alterations in Gestation Day 17 CD1 Mouse Fetuses of Diabetic Mothers: a Study Using Type 1, Type 2 and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Mouse Models |