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All seniors conduct an Independent Study research project of their choosing, under the guidance of a biology or chemistry professor. Recent Independent Study projects in different areas of scientific discovery include:

In molecular genetics: Preliminary Evidence for RNA Interference in the Plant Pathogen Phytophthora infestans. (Sherrie Divito '03)
In physical biochemistry: Development of a Quantitative Protocol Using 31P NMR Spectroscopy to Study the Reaction of the Spontaneous Phosphoryl Transfer from MgATP to Creatine. (Virginia Miraldi '03)
In chemical synthesis: The Siloxymethylation of Glucuronide: Progress Towards the Synthesis of C-linked Retinoyl-B-Glucuronide. (Kacey Tullis '03)
In microbiology: The Antimicrobial Resistance and Genetic Characterization of Foodborne Pathogens Originating from Culled Dairy Cattle in Northeast, Ohio.(Katie Hyland '03)
In enzymology: The Evolution of Phophogen Kinase: Changing the Substrate Specificity of Creatine Kinase to Glycocyamine Using Site-Directed Mutagenesis. (Michael Jourden '03)