Research Projects

Stevenson seniors do research in laboratories on or off campus.

Stevenson University

  • An optimization of the synthesis of a benzene disubstituted with BOC-asparagine from 1,4-dinitrobenzene
  • Gene expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae during glucose fermentation as opposed to fructose fermentation
  • Growth rate dependency of G-box mutants within the gnd promoter region of Escherichia coli
  • Molecular identification of a flightless mutant
  • The correlation between bipartite graphs that represent rigid structures and the characteristics of graph families
  • The synthesis and standardization of isoborneol and bornyl acetate
  • SuDoku: A combinatorial analysis

Baltimore VA Medical Center

  • Identification of imipenem resistant organisms

Maryland State Police Crime Laboratory

  • Analysis of natural terpenes in various wood samples to aid in the determination of forensic arson investigation
  • Developing latent prints on thermal paper
  • Validation of the internal standard methods for quantitation of cocaine HCl and heroin using gas chromatography with flame ionization detector

Maryland Zoo at Baltimore

  • Optimization of a PCR amplification method for the identification of Plasmodium species infection in avian populations

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

  • A parameter study for a system of non-linear reaction-diffusion equations with a fast reaction
  • Carbocyclic nucleosides as SAHase and CTP synthetase inhibitors for antiviral chemotherapeutics
  • Investigation of bifunctional cross-linking reagents as potential probes for studying protein-nucleic acid interactions by mass spectrometry
  • Synthesis of an authentic standard for the detection of crosslinks in DNA caused by N-nitrosomorpholine

University of Maryland School of Medicine

  • Correlation between fast-twitch fiber content and muscle fatigability in rat muscles
  • Creation of a yeast two-hybrid screen to study the roles of protein-protein interactions in tumorigenesis
  • Determination of the utility of dried whole blood, plasma, and serum spots using a modified particle agglutination assay
  • The reduction in TNF-alpha protein expression is related to the reduction in LPL activity after K-111 treatment in the liver of obese Rhesus monkeys
  • The role of the ankylosis gene (ank) in the mineralization of growth plate chondrocytes

University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

  • Heilicobacter pylori NikR thermal stability and its DNA-binding properties
  • Determination of the selectivity and mechanism of ERK docking domain inhibitors
  • Development of phenylpropyloxyamines as opioid analgesics
  • Synthesis of a water soluble prodrug of acyclovir that has greater absorption in the body

Internship at National Aquarium in Baltimore

  • Marine Life Education at the National Aquarium in Baltimore
     
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Science majors at Stevenson take advantage of the latest resources. We are equipped with seven teaching laboratories, two research labs, a greenhouse, a dedicated Science/Math Resource Room, state-of-the-art computing laboratories, and top notch laboratory equipment.