Past student projects in the Purrington Lab

Ethan Friedman '99 (Honors thesis): "Beetle diversity in northern Piedmont serpentine barrens" (jointly, with Prof. Roger Latham). PHOTO

Gordon Roble '99 (Bio 94 independent research): "An examination of carbohydrate preference in dodder using Cuscuta gronovii and Cuscuta salina." PHOTO

Anna Hess '00 (summer research): "Effect of stem surface chemicals on host choice in dodder tendrils".

Laura Fanucchi '00 (Bio 94 independent research): "Influence of water stress on efficiency of host-parasite carbon transfer." PHOTO

Russell Gordley '02 (summer research): "Genetic manipulation of mannitol metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana."

Tracy Powell '01 (summer research; Bio 93 independent research): "Tissue culture of Cuscuta spp."

Laura Barker '03 (independent research): "Fitness effects of genetically engineered mannitol production in Arabidopsis thaliana." PHOTO

Jessica Williams '02 (independent research): "Influence of stem secondary compounds on autoparasitism in Cuscuta species."

 

Past projects with high school teachers (HHMI program)

Jessica Herman (Upper Darby High School): "Mechanism of host sensing in Cuscuta gronovii".

Jim McCusker (Ridley High School): "Using RAPD PCR probes to estimate genetic differentiation among populations of Cuscuta gronovii."

 

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