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In its Honors Program the Biology Department awards one level of Honors to student research projects. The projects listed below have been defended successfully, and a copy of the thesis deposited in Swem Library.

Key:
  • Student, "Thesis" (Honors level)
    Committee Chair + Other Committee Members

2024-2025

  • Haytham Alsayed,  (Honors) 
    Lizabeth Allison + Kurt Williamson, Ashleigh Queen
  • Alexa Rose Busby, (Honors) 
    Matthias Leu + Randy Chambers, Sapana Lohani, James Skelton
  • Olivia Marie Cunningham,   (Honors)
    Joshua Puzey + Harmony Dalgleish, Erin Weber
  •  Mitchell Kyler Doherty. (Honors)
    Margaret Saha + Matthew Wawersik, Helen Murphy, Sarah Day
  • Rosie Lee George-Ambrocio,  (Honors) 
    James Skelton + Harmony Dalgleish, Helen Murphy, Rowan Lockwood
  • Cara Jane Hall, (Honors) 
    John Swaddle + Michelle Moyer, Melvin Ely
  • Ian Patrick Kenny,  (Honors) 
    James Skelton + Mark Brush, Randolph Chambers
  •  Emma Catherine Lankford,   (Honors)
    Matthias Leu + Randolph Chambers, Sapana Lohani
  • Krithika Layagala,   (Honors) 
    James Skelton + Robert Rose, Michael Studivan, Robert Isdell
  • Rachel L. McCarley,  (Honors) 
    Margaret Saha + Diane Shakes, Chris Abelt
  • Colin James Murphy, (Honors) 
    Randolph Chambers + Jon Allen, Rowan Lockwood, Shweta Bansal
  • Sarah Katherine Patterson,  (Honors)
    Mark Forsyth + Robert Isdell, John Bedford, Mayank Chugh
  • Matthew I. Rosenthal,  (Honors) 
    Lizabeth Allison + Mark Forsyth, Alexander Prokhorov
  • Yigit K. Simsek, (Honors) 
    Lizabeth Allison + Shantá Hinton, Chris Abelt, Oliver Kerscher
  • Amelia Marisita Slater, (Honors) 
    Randy Chambers + Emily Rivest , James Skelton, Jessica Small 
  • Guodan Zhong, (Honors) 
    Helen Murphy + Josh Puzey, Margaret Saha, Leah Shaw

2023-2024

  • Cypress Marie Ambrose,  (Honors) 
    Randolph Chambers + Mathias Leu, Robert Hicks
  • Madeleine Rose Assaad,  (Honor) 
    Kurt Williamson + Mark Forsyth, Bjorg Larson
  • Miranda Yasmin Bate (Honors) 
    Mark Forsyth + Matthew Wawersik, Randolph Coleman
  • Katelyn Elizabeth Beasley, " (Honors) 
    Lizabeth Allison + Shanta D. Hinton, Beverly Sher
  • Luisa Castro-Meirelles,  (Honors) 
    Randolph Chambers + Jonathan Allen, Eric Hochberg 
  • Olivia Jean Cohn,  (Honors) 
    Randolph Chambers + Roger Mann, Matthias Leu
  • Caroline Loren Danielski,  (Honors) 
    Lizabeth Allison + Lawrence Evans, Beverly Sher, Mark Forsyth
  • Abigail Rose DeCesare,  (Honors) 
    Douglas DeBerry + Randolph Chambers, James Kaste
  • Anu Hansa Desai,  (Honors) 
    Eric Hilton + James Skelton, Daniel Cristol, Rowan Lockwood, Casey Dillman
  • Julia Louise Drennan,  (Honors) 
    James Tumulty + John Swaddle, Helen Murphy, Rowan Lockwood
  • Lin Fang,  (Honors) 
    Margaret Saha + Sarah Day, Mark Forsyth, GuanNan Wang
  • Alexander Mkhaya Ferentinos,  (Honors) 
    Matthias Lau + Randolph Chambers, Robert Rose, James Tumulty
  • Cassidy Alexandra Gersten,  (Honor) 
    Chris Patrick & Randolph Chambers + Doug DeBerry, Harmony Dalgleish, Alyson Hall
  • Jessica Lynn Horner,  (Honors) 
    Mark H. Forsyth + Shantá D. Hinton, Lisa M. Landino
  • Mia Rose Houdek,  (Honors) 
    Mark Forsyth + Isabelle Taylor, Gamze Bulut
  • Jack Esselstyn Howell,  (Honors) 
    Diane C. Shakes + Shantá D. Hinton, Deborah Bebout 
  • Celeste Muriel Phillips,  (Honors) 
    Mark Forsyth + Kurt Williamson, Bjorg Larson 
  • Jacob Lawrence Augustus Rodrigues,  (Honors) 
    Mark Forsyth + Daniel Cristol, Lizabeth Allison, Robin Looft-Wilson
  • Caitlin Elizabeth Sughrue,  (Honors) 
    Randolph Chambers + Christopher Patrick, James Skelton, Doug DeBerry
  • Corinne Susan Vanella,  (Honors) 
    Diane C. Shakes + Oliver Kerscher, Giulia Pacini 
  • William Connor Vroom,  (Honors) 
    Margaret Saha + Jennifer Bestman, Jonathan Scheerer, Matthew Wawersik
  • Cheng Yang, (Honors) 
    Matthew Wawersik + Oliver Kerscher, Margaret Saha, Mainak Patel

2022-2023

  • Beteel Abu-Ageel, "" (Honors) 
    Margaret Saha + Mark Forsyth, Michael Gaynes
  • Hayden Barlow Acors, "" (Honors)  
    Randolph Chambers + Chris Patrick, James Skelton, Linda Morse
  • Avery Claire Bradley, "" (Honors)
     Margaret Saha + Mark Forsyth, Dana Willner, Sarah Day
  • Pinar Banu Caglayan, "" (Honors)  
    Margaret Saha + Lizabeth Allison, Lisa Landino, Bev Sher
  • Duncan Timothy Campbell, "" (Honors) 
    Michael (Drew) LaMar + Kevin Weng, Jeffrey Shields, Laurie Sanderson
  • Carlee Scout Dunn, "" (Honors) 
    Randolph Chambers + Matt Ferner, Matthias Leu, Fernando Galeana Rodriguez
  • Riya Garg, "" (Honors) 
    Daniel Cristol + Patty Zwollo, Randy Coleman, Greg Hundley
  •  Michael Anthony Gibson, "" (Honors) 
    Randolph Chambers + Chris Hein, Debbie Steinberg, Orissa Moulton
  • Min Guo, "" (Honors) 
    Margaret Saha + Junping Shi, Greg Hunt, Mark Forsyth
  • Helen Camille Heaton, "" (Honors)
    Lizabeth Allison + Shantá Hinton, Michael Leruth
  • Zoe Grace Hutcheson, "" (Honors) 
    James Skelton + Randolph Chambers, James Kaste
  • Giuliana Siloé Lopez, "" (Honors) 
    Lizabeth Allison + Helen Murphy, Bjorg Larson
  • Cole R. Miller, "" (Honors) 
    Randy Chambers + Rom Lipcius, Doug DeBerry
  • Alexandria Karen Quihuis-Pomroy, "" (Honors) 
    Randolph Chambers + Jeffrey Shields, Jennifer Rahn
  • Quinton Hawkins Reed, "" (Honors) 
    Shanta Hinton + Mark Forsyth, Kristin Wustholz, Lizabeth Allison
  • Anne Nicole Roman, "" (Honors) 
    Margaret Saha + Kur Williamson, Shantá Hinton, Dana Lashley
  • Gwen Noelle Wagner, "" (Honors) 
    Shanta Hinton + Mark Forsyth, Dan Cristol, Lawrence (Larry) Leemis
  • Olivia Anne White, "" (Honors) 
    Lizabeth Allison + Shantá Hinton, Douglas Young
  • Michelle Yue, "" (Honors) 
    Margaret Saha + Dan Cristol, Shantá Hinton, Noah Lemos

2021-2022

  • Alessandra DiPietro, "" (Honors)
    Kurt Williamson + Shanta D Hinton, Iyabo Obasanjo
  • Alexis Reece, "" (Honors)
    Jonathan Allen + Michael Drew LaMar, Robert Pike, Phoebe Williams
  • Augustin Kalytiak-Davis, "" (Honors)
    Jonathan Allen + Matthias Leu, Adam Potkay
  • Benjamin Epley, "" (Honors)
    Helen Murphy + M. Drew LaMar, Beverly Sher
  • Elias Nafziger, "" (Honors)
    Margaret Saha + Lizabeth Allison, Lisa Landino, Mark Forsyth
  • Elise Zimmerman, "" (Honors)
    Mark Forsyth + Margaret Saha, JC Poutsma
  • Erin-Darby McClain, "" (Honors)
    Jonathan Allen + Randolph Chambers, Chad Vance
  • Elizabeth Davies, "" ( Honors)
    Joshua Puzey + Lizabeth Allison, Leah Shaw
  • Heather Natterer, "" (Honors)
    Kurt Williamson + Harmony Dalgleish, Victoria Castillo
  • Jordan Gooding, "" (Honors)
    Lizabeth Allison + Diane Shakes, Sara Menefee, Jennifer Rahn
  • Joyner Miller, "" (Honors)
    Matthias Leu + Orissa Mouton, Tyler Davis
  • Logan Rakes, "" (Honors)
    Matthias Leu + Orissa Moulton, Beverly Sher
  • Luke Denoncourt, "Climate Change and Conservation of Milkweed: Evidence of Extensive Admixture Between Common Milkweed and Poke Milkweed" (Honors)
    Joshua Puzey + Will Soto, Ronald Smith, Dana Willner
  • Luke Ekdahl, "”" (Honors)
    Helen Murphy + Patty Zwollo, Saskia Mordijck
  • Margaret Donnan, "" (Honors)
    Harmony Dalgleish + Joshua Puzey, Dorothy Ibes
  • Meghan Adams, "" (Honors)
    Matthias Leu + Oliver Kerscher, Ashleigh Everhardt Queen
  • Natalie Luffman, "" (Honors)
    Matthew Wawersik + Oliver Kerscher, Randolph Coleman, Diane Shakes
  • Patrick Hardner, "" (Honors)
    Matthias Leu + Jonathan Allen, Nicholas Balascio
  • Paula Petersen, "" (Honors)
    Eric Bradley + Diane Shakes, Dana Lashley, Margaret Saha
  • Pedro Massa, "" (Honors)
    Matthew Wawersik + Lizabeth Allison, Dana Lashley, Jennifer Bestman
  • Sophia Chirico, "" (Honors)
    Mark Brush + James Skelton, Jessica Jenkins
  • Taiana James, "" (Honors)
    Margaret Saha + Mark Forsyth, Randolph Coleman, Shantá D Hinton, Matthew Wawersik
  • Thomas Hess, "" (Honors)
    Lizabeth Allison + Michael Drew LaMar, Daniel Vasiliu
  • Zeyanna Dhalla, "" (Honors)
    Brennan Harris + Paul Heideman, Ashleigh Queen

2020-2021

  • Natalie Caputo, "" (Honors)
    Eric Bradley + Margaret Saha, Kaitlyn Harrigan, Matthew Wawersik
  • Stephanie Do, "" (Honors)
    Margaret Saha + Kurt Williamson, Hannes Schniepp, Mark Forsyth
  • Emma Gergel, "" (Honors)
    Shanta D. Hinton + Kurt Williamson, Mattias Leu, Ryan Vinroot
  • Melaina Jacoby, "" (Honors)
    Kurt Williamson + Lizabeth Allison, Mark Forsyth, Douglas Young
  • Tatiana Prioleau, "" (Honors)
    Shanta D Hinton + Deborah C. Bebout, Mark H. Forsyth
  • Yi Qi, "" (Honors)
    Shanta D. Hinton + M. Drew LaMar, Daniel Vasiliu
  • Khalil Russell, "" (Honors)
    Eric Hinton + Dan Cristol, S. Laurie Sanderson, M. Lee Alexander
  • Maya Watson, "" (Honors)
    Eric Bradley + Margaret Saha, Ashleigh Queen
  • Minhang Xu, "" (Honors)
    Lizabeth A. Allison + Leah B. Shaw, Mark Forsyth, Margaret Saha
  • Amanda Yeo, "" (Honors)
    Jonathan Allen + Amber Hardison, Randolph Chambers

2019-2020

  • Danielle Barnes, "" (Honors)
    Jonathan Allen + Orissa Moulton, Rowan Lockwood
  • Catherine Burgess, "" (Honors)
    Mark Forsyth + Shanta Hinton, Kurt Williamson
  • Nakul Dar, "" (Honors)
    Kurt Williamson + Shanta Hinton, Henry Hart
  • Matthew Dungan, "" (Honors)
    Helen Murphy + Kurt Williamson, Mark Forsyth
  • Evan Lawrence, "" (Honors)
    Iris Anderson + Rachel O'Brien, Doug DeBerry
  • Carolina Lopez-Silva, "" (Honors)
    Lizabeth Allison + Laurie Sanderson, Diane Shakes
  • Jerry O'Dwyer, "" (Honors)
    Lizabeth Allison + Shanta Hinton, Diane Shakes
  • Olivia Spencer, "" (Honors)
    Matthias Leu + Oliver Kerscher, Brent Kaup
  • Ian Wilenzik, "" (Honors)
    Laurie Sanderson + Rowan Lockwood, John Swaddle
  • Emily Xu, "" (Honors)
    Diane Shakes + Shanta Hinton, Matt Wawersik

2018-19

  • Maliha Ahmad, ""
    Helen Murphy + Joshua Puzey, Gregory Hunt
  • Nana Amoh, ""
    Margaret Saha + Shanta Hinton, Jennifer Bestman, Mark Forsyth, Jorge Terukina
  • Emma Arents, ""
     Paul Heideman + S. Laurie Sanderson, Diane Shakes, Meredith Kier
  • Jill Ashey, ""
    Emily Rivest + Paul Heideman, Jonathan Allen, Rowan Lockwood
  • Matthew Baker, "" (Honors)
    Jonathan Allen, Randolph Chambers, Mark Brush
  • Sabrina Bracero, ""
    Margaret Saha + Robin Looft-Wilson, Jennifer Bestman, Paul Heideman
  • Courtney Check, "" (Honors)
    Matthias Leu + Randolph Chambers, Linda Morse
  • Zeyi Han, ""
    Jelena Patel + Leah Shaw, Randolph Chambers
  • June Kim, ""
    Mark Forsyth + Shanta Hinton, Diane Shakes, Ryan Fletcher
  • Emma Lather, "" (Honors)
    Matthias Leu + Robert Rose, Daniel Cristol
  • Sri Harshini Malapati, ""
    Lizabeth Allison + Patty Zwollo, Kurt Williamson, Jordan Walk
  • Alexandra Payne, "" (Honors)
     Kurt Williamson + Mark Forsyth, Douglas Young
  • Xiaopeng Sun, ""
    Lizabeth Allison + Michael LaMar, Mainak Patel, Shanta Hinton
  • Elizabeth Trampenau, "" (Honors)
    Lizabeth Allison + Diane Shakes, Patty Zwollo, Randolph Coleman
  • Olivia Windorf, ""
    Matthias Leu + Randolph Chambers, Robert Rose
  • Rui Yin, ""
    Oliver Kerscher + Diane Shakes, Pheobe Williams, Douglas Young

2017-18

  • Hannah Bruzzio, "Particle Interactions with the Gill Rakers in the Filter-Feeding American Shad (Alosa sapidissima)" (Honors)
    Laurie Sanderson + Jonathan Allen, Eric Hilton, William Soto
  • Anna Chahuneau, "Pursuing the Monarchs" (Honors)
    Harmony Dalgleish + Joshua Puzey, Tanya Stadelmann
  • Jiajia Chen, "" (Honors)
    Mark Forsyth + Matthias Leu, Paul Heideman, Shuyin Jiao
  • Ronald Cutler, "" (Honors)
    Margaret Saha + Joshua Puzey, Alban Guillaumet, Peter Kemper
  • Chen Dong, "" (Honors)
    Margaret Saha + Diane Shakes, Mark Forsyth, Jonathan Scheerer 
  • Kexin Fan, "" (Honors) 
    Mark Forsyth + Beverly Sher, Helen Murphy, Aiko Kitamura
  • Danting Jiang, "" (Honors) 
    Helen Murphy + Mark Forsyth, Ross Iaci, Joshua Puzey 
  • Devin Jones, " (Honors) 
    William Soto + Helen Murphy, Mark Forsyth, Peter Vishton
  • Likhitha Kolla, "" (Honors) 
    Lizabeth Allison + William Buchser, Paul Heideman, Oliver Kerscher, Leah Shaw
  • Adam Lenhart, "" (Honors) 
    Helen Murphy + Simon Joyce, Oliver Kerscher, William Soto
  • Sri Harshavardhan Malapati, "" (Honors) 
    John Swaddle + Josh Puzey, Robert Hinkle
  • Zachary Oppler, "" (Honors) 
    Helen Murphy + Joshua Puzey, Jelena Pantel, Leah Shaw
  • Sophia Terese Palia, "" (Honors) 
    John Swaddle + Matthias Leu, Brent Owens
  • Elena Parcell, "" (Honors) 
    Diane Shakes + Matthew Wawersik, Oliver Kerscher, Robert Scholnick
  • Kristin Passero, "" (Honors) 
    Lizabeth Allison + Shantá Hinton, John Lee, Nicole Santiago, Diane Shakes
  • Jennifer Peek, "" (Honors) 
    Oliver Kerscher + Lizabeth Allison, Mark Forsyth, Lisa Landino
  • Mark Pownall, "" (Honors) 
    Margaret Saha + Randolph Coleman, Shantá Hinton, Joshua Puzey
  • Elizabeth Ransone, "" (Honors)
    John Swaddle + Helen Murphy, Rowan Lockwood
  • Isabel Ritrovato, "" (Honors) 
    John Swaddle + Matthias Leu, Randolph Chambers
  • Michael Salomon, "" (Honors) 
     Lizabeth Allison + Kurt Williamson, Lisa Landino, Shantá Hinton

2016-17

  • Amanda Back, "" (Honors)
    Lizabeth Allison + Matthew Wawersik, William Buchser, Jennifer Stevens  
  • Michelle Barbeau, "" (Honors) 
    Lizabeth Allison + Margaret Saha, Harmony Dalgleish, Tyler Meldrum
  • Lyuba Bolkhovitinov, "" (Honors) 
    Margaret Saha + Randolph Coleman, Mark Forsyth, Oliver Kerscher
  • Jacob Brammer, "" (Honors) 
    Joshua Puzey + Harmony Dalgleish, John Poutsma 
  • Yuming Cao, "The Effects of Pseudophosphatase MK-SYTX on Histone Deacetylase 6" (Honors) 
    Shanta Hinton + Lizabeth Allison, Patty Zwollo, Dana Lashley
  • Patrick Christian, "" (Honors) 
    Shanta Hinton + Lizabeth Allison, Diane Shakes, Lisa Landino
  • Arya Dahal, "" (Honors) 
    Shanta Hinton + William Buchser, Robert Scholnick, Matthew Wawersik
  • Bernadette Deschaine, "" (Honors) 
    Helen Murphy + Mark Forsyth, Beverly Sher, Camilla Buchanan
  • Kaitlyn Dorst, "" (Honors) 
    Christopher Del Negro + Margaret Saha, Eric Bradley, Diane Shakes
  • Logan George, "" (Honors) 
    Josh Puzey + Helen Murphy, Matthias Leu, Jordan Walk  
  • Stephen Gurley, "" (Honors) 
    Diane Shakes + Lizabeth Allison, Shanta Hinton, Robert Scholnick
  • Erin Hennessey, " ..."
    Patty Zwollo + Lizabeth Allison, Drew Lamar, Thomas Marshall
  • Danielle Horridge, "" (Honors) 
    Mark Forsyth + Oliver Kerscher, Lisa Landino, Kurt Williamson
  • Xiaoxue Lin, "" (Honors) 
    Diane Shakes + Patty Zwollo, Matthew Wawersik, Dana Lashley
  • Caroline Martin, "Unraveling the Cellular Origins of Breathing: Dbx1-derived Neurons and Glia in the preBotzinger Complex of Neonatal Mice" (Honors) 
    Lizabeth Allison + Christopher Del Negro, Joshua Puzey, Margaret Saha
  • Daniel Rosenberg, "" (Honors) 
    Lizabeth Allison + Lisa Landino, Helen Murphy
  • Kharis Schrage, "" (Honors) 
    Jonathan Allen + Doug DeBerry, Matthias Leu, Debbie Steinberg

2015-16

  • Eileen Ablondi, "" (Honors) 
    Margaret Saha + Peter Kemper, Diane Shakes, Gregory Smith
  • Catherine Acio, "" (Honors) 
    Mark Forsyth + Kurt Williamson, Shanta Hinton, Lisa Landino
  • Cyril Anyetei-Anum, "" (Honors) 
    Lizabeth Allison + Shanta Hinton, Peter Vishton, Matthew Wawersik
  • Aaron Bland, "" (Honors) 
    Harmony Dalgleish + Randolph Chambers, Doug DeBerry, Gul Ozyegin
  • Hannah Brooks, "" (Honors) 
    S. Laurie Sanderson + Paul Heideman, William Buchser, James Perry
  • Kristin Edwards, "" (Honors) 
    S. Laurie Sanderson + Paul Heideman, John Graves, Randolph Chambers
  • Emily Harmon, "" (Honors) 
    Jonathan Allen + Randolph Chambers, Helen Murphy, Rochelle Seitz 
  • Waverly McClusky, "" (Honors) 
    John Swaddle + Dana Moseley, Joanna Schug, Daniel Cristol
  • Emma McGregor, "" (Honors) 
    Lizabeth Allison + Mark Forsyth, Shanta Hinton, Julie Galambush
  • Veronica Nagle, "" (Honors) 
    Shanta Hinton + David Aday, Lizabeth Allison 
  • Erin Roberts, "" (Honors) 
    S. Laurie Sanderson + Paul Heideman, William Buchser, Eric Hilton
  • Morgan Thompson, "" (Honors) 
    Matthias Leu + Joshua Puzey, Brad Lamphere, Leah Shaw
  • Stacy Trackenberg, "" (Honors) 
    Jonathan Allen + Randolph Chambers, Mark Forsyth, Elizabeth Canuel
  • Olivia Trani, "" (Honors) 
    Harmony Dalgleish + Randolph Chambers, Doug DeBerry, Andrew Fisher
  • Cheyenne Williams, "" (Honors) 
    Lizabeth Allison + Mark Forsyth, Patty Zwollo, Dana Lashley
  • Sivan Yair, "" (Honors) 
    Drew LaMar + Harmony Dalgleish, Joshua Puzey, Leah Shaw

2014-15

  • Salma Abdel-Raheem,  (Honors)
    Jonathan AllenRandy Chambers, Shanta Hinton and John Brubaker
  • Vollter Anastas, (Honors)
    Margaret Saha + Shanta Hinton, Oli Kerscher and Lisa Landino
  • Dallas Banks, (Honors) 
    Shanta Hinton + Beverly Sher and Randy Coleman
  • Lauren Canestrini, (Honors) 
    Paul Heideman + Dan Cristol, Beverly Sher and Randy Coleman
  • Akshay Deverakonda, "Determining Space Use of Breeding Wood Thrush (Hylocichla musteline) Pairs in Southeastern Virginia" (Honors) 
    Matthias Leu + Rowan Lockwood, John Swaddle
  • Melissa Hey, (Honors)
    Harmony Dalgleish + Randy Chambers, Oli Kerscher and Jonathan Scheerer
  • Tyler Jones, (Honors) 
    Matthew Wawersik + Margaret Saha, Paul Heideman and Carey Bagdassarian
  • Scott Nordstrom, (Honors) 
    Drew LaMar + Dan Cristol, John Swaddle and Leah Shaw
  • Jackson Peterson, (Honors) 
    Diane Shakes + Shanta Hinton, Liz Allison and Douglas Young
  • Payton Phillips, (Honors) 
    John Swaddle + Matthias Leu and Brent Kaup
  • Yusheng Qin,
    Mark Forsyth + Oli Kersher, Kathy Miller and Randy Coleman
  • Katherine Shipman, (Honors)
    Drew LaMar + Jon Allen, Harmony Dalgeish and Sarah Day
  • Monika Stanciauskas, (Honors)
    Margaret Saha + Dan Cristol, John Griffin and Randy Coleman
  • Mary Stern, (Honors)
    Liz Allison + Shanta Hinton, Diane Shakes and Randy Coleman
  • Molly Teague, (Honors) 
    Matthias Leu + Oli Kerscher and Brent Kaup

2013-14

  • Elise Elwood, (Honors)
    Harmony Dalgleish + Matthias Leu, Guilia Pacini, Drew LaMar
  • Ashley Fidler, (Honors)
    Matthew Wawersik + Mark Forsyth, Shanta Hinton, Douglas Young
  • Sarah Gilliand, (Honors)
    M. Drew LaMar + Randolph M. Chambers, Harmony J. Dalgleish, Rex K. Kincaid
  • Hwa In Han
  • Wendy Herbst, "The Role of Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels and Spontaneous Calcium Activity in the Developing Nervous System" (Honors)
    Margaret Saha + Lizabeth Allison, Christopher Del Negro, Seth Weinberg
  • Kathrynlynn Jenkins, (Honors)
    Emmett Duffy + Jonathan Allen, Matthias Leu, Harmony Dalgleish
  • Alexander McFarland, (Honors)
    Shanta Hinton + Lizabeth A. Allison, Randolph Coleman, Oliver Kerscher
  • Christina Moore, (Honors)
    Eric Bradley + Margaret Saha, Daniel Cristol, Elizabeth Harbron
  • Kelly O'Toole, (Honors)
    John Swaddle + Matthias Leu, Dan Cristol, Jennifer Kahn
  • Mohima Sanyal, (Honors) 
    Matthew Wawersik + Daniel Cristol, Mark Forsyth, Elizabeth Harbron
  • Ethan S. Winter, (Honors)
    Diane Shakes + Jonathan Scheerer, Shanta Hinton, Oliver Kerscher

2012-13

  • Sarah Bornbusch,  (Honors)
    J. Emmett Duffy + Jonathan Allen, Randolph Chambers, Matthias Leu 
  • Aidan Sena, (Honors) 
    Matthias Leu + Gary Rice, Randolph Chambers, Douglas DeBerry
  • Brittany Flowers, "The Pseudophosphatase MK-STYX Induces Neuronal Differentiation in PC12 Cells" (Honors)
    Shanta Hinton + Lizabeth Allison, Mark Forsyth, Randolph Coleman
  • Katherine Hoptay, (Honors)
    Lizabeth Allison + Shanta Hinton, Chelsey Johnson, Kurt Williamson
  • Angela Ives, (Honors) 
    Paul Heideman + Margaret Saha, Diane Shakes, Randolph Coleman 
  • Jessica Murray, "Embryological Staging of the Zebra Finch, Taeniopygia guttata, and the Effect of Methylmercury on the Expression of Song-Learning Genes, FoxP2 and CNTNAP2, during Zebra Finch Development and the Song Learning Period" (Honors)
     Margaret Saha + Dan Cristol, Mark Forsyth, Lisa Landino
  • Hallie Nelson, (Honors) 
    Lizabeth Allison + Mark Forsyth, Shanta Hinton, Dennis Taylor
  • Katherine Nolan, (Honors) 
    S. Laurie Sanderson + Paul Heideman, Matthias Leu, Eric J. Hilton
  • Brian Rabe, "The Effect of Calcium Activity Perturbation on Gene Expression in the Developing Nervous System of Xenopus laevis" (Honors
     Margaret Saha + Deborah Bebout, Mak Forsyth, Oliver Kerscher
  • Lindsay Schleifer, "How Neural Cells Acquire an Identity: the Role of Calcium Activity and Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels in Neurotransmitter Phenotype Specification in Xenopus laevis" (Honors)
    Margaret Saha + Gregory Smith, Eric Bradley, Randolph Coleman, Joshua Burk
  •  Eva Szymanski, "A Tale of Two Proteins: The Budding Yeast STUbL Subunit Slx5 Functionally Interacts with the SUMO Ligase Siz1" (Honors) 
    Oliver Kerscher + Mark Forsyth, Diane Shakes, Robert Hinkle
  • Seth Theuerkauf, (Honors) 
    Matthias Leu + Romuald Lipcius, Jonathan Allen, Sarah Glaser 
  • Kelly Watson, (Honors)
    Matthias Leu + Dan Cristol, Harmony Dalgleish, Rowan Lockwood
  • Joanna Weeks, (Honors)
    Matthias Leu + Oliver Kerscher, John Swaddle, David Aday  

2011-12

  • Matthew Badgett,  (Honors)
    Matthew Wawersik + Katherine Guthrie, Oliver Kerscher, Diane Shakes
  • Justinn Barr, "The Role of MK-STYX in Stress Granule Assembly/Disassembly" (Honors)
    Shanta Hinton + Lizabeth Allison, Mark Forsyth, Amy Oakes 
  • Simone Giovanetti, (Honors) 
    Helen Murphy + Oliver Kerscher, Jonathan Scheerer, Kurt Williamson 
  • Samuel Harvey, (Honors) 
    Mark Forsyth + Randolph Coleman, Oliver Kerscher, Kurt Williamson
  • Kaitlin Helsley, (Honors)
    Kurt Williamson + Lizabeth Allison, Mark Forsyth,  Bevery Peterson 
  • Molly McDonough, "The Role of Notch Signaling in Neurotransmitter  Phenotype Specification and Secondary Neurogenesis in X. laevis" (Honors) 
    Margaret Saha + Lizabeth Allison, Eric Bradley, Randolph Coleman, Mark Forsyth
  • Albert Ng-Sui-Hing, "Analysis of Calcium Activity and Neurotransmitter Phenotype of Developing Retinal Neurons of Xenopus laevis Embryos" (Honors)
    Eric Bradley + John Griffin, Margaret Saha, Gregory Smith 
  • Luke Reding, (Honors) 
    Matthias Leu, Rowan Lockwood, Helen Murphy, John Swaddle 
  • Kathryn Rehain, (Honors)
    Diane Shakes + Jonathan Allen, Oliver Kerscher, Rowan Lockwood 
  • Daniel Schwab, (Honors) 
    Jonathan Allen + Randolph Chambers, Rowan Lockwood, Helen Murphy 
  • Kathryn Swanson, (Honors)
    Paul Heideman + John Griffin, Margaret Saha, Jianjun Tian 
  • Anikó Tóth, (Honors)
    Matthias Leu + Carey Bagdassarian, Randy Chambers, Paul Heideman 
  • Chris Tyson, (Honors) 
    Matthias Leu + Martha Case, Randolph Chambers, Stuart Hamilton 

2010-11

  • Anne Armstrong, (Honors)
    Jonathan Allen + Margaret Saha, Laurie Sanderson, Debbie Steinberg
  • Carolyn Ayers, (Honors)
    Randy Chambers + Matthias Leu, Jianjun Paul Tian 
  • Amber Bruce, (Honors)
    Patty Zwollo + Lizabeth Allison, Eric Bradley, Tun-Jen Cheng
  • Alexander Chalphin, "Functional Characterization of GAD67 Transcriptional Regulation in Xenopus Laevis" (Honors)
    Margaret Saha + Lizabeth Allison, Kurt Williamson, Christopher Abelt
  • Nicole Forrester, " (Honors)
    Martha Case + Norman Fashing, Barbara King, Matthias Leu
  • Dolores Huberts, (Honors)
    Lizbeth Allison + Matthew Wawersik, Drew LaMar, Beverly Sher 

2009-10

  • Caitlin Bovery, " (Honors)
    John Swaddle + Rochelle Seitz, Randy Chambers, Jonathan Allen
  • Stephen Chi, (Honors)                                                                                                                                   Diane Shakes + Mark Forsyth, Matthew Wawersik, Robert Orwoll

  • Cecilia Esteban, (Honors)                                                                                         Oliver Kerscher + Lizabeth Allison, Lisa Landino, Matthew Wawersik

  • John Giddens, (Honors)                                             Lizabeth Allison + Oliver Kerscher, Eric Engstrom, Lisa Landino

  • Christopher Givens, (Honors)                                                                                                     Eric Engstrom + Lizabeth Allison, Oliver Kerscher, Carey Bagdassarian

  • Dustin Glasner, (Honors)                                             Kurt Williamson + Mark Forsyth, Robert Hinkle, Oliver Kerscher

  • Miram Gleiber, (Honors)                                     Randolph Chambers + Deborah Steinberg, Jonathan Allen

  • Erica Hart, (Honors)                                                                                                                                 Kurt Williamson + Randy Chambers, Mark Forsyth, Rowan Lockwood, Jorge Terukina

  • Charlotte Ivey, "Genetic variation of GnRH mRNA in a population of white-footed mice" (Honors)                                                                                                                 Margaret Saha + Paul Heideman, Eric Bradley, Randolph Coleman

  • Gwendolyn Kaeser, (Honors)                                                     Margaret Saha + Eric Bradley, Randolph Coleman, John Griffin

  • Lauren Miller, "Calcium Channel Alpha1 Subunits and Neurotransmitter Phenotype Specification" (Honors)                                                                                                 Margaret Saha + Eric Bradley, Joshua Burk, Paul Heideman

  • Andrew Morris, (Honors)                                                           Randy Chambers + Eric Engstrom, Jonathan Micancin, John McGlennon

  • Katrina Mott, (Honors)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Patty Zwollo + Matthew Wawersik, Mark Forsyth, Louis Rossiter

  • Laura Odorizzi, "The Influence of Calcium Activity on Neurotransmitter Phenotype Specification" (Honors)                                                                                                 Margaret Saha + Eric Bradley, Christopher Del Negro, John Griffin

  • Laura Parente, (Honors)                                                                                             Lizabeth Allison + Patty Zwollo, Diane Shakes, Rowan Lockwood

  • Marc Presler, (Honors)                                                                                             Diane Shakes + Lizabeth Allison, Oliver Kerscher, Monica Potkay

2008-09

  • Meghan Cavanaugh, (Honors)
    Lizabeth Allison + Mark Forsyth, Matt Wawersik, Joanne Bowen
  • Rachel Fovargue, "The Integration of Metapopulation Dynamics into Habitat Equivalency Analysis" (Honors)
    Daniel Cristol + Kerri Duerr, John Swaddle, Rob Hicks
  • Kelly Hallinger, (Honors)
    Daniel Cristol + Kerri Duerr, John Swaddle, J.C. Poutsma
  • Rebecca Lowdon
    Margaret Saha + Liz Allison, Paul Heideman, Christopher Del Negro
  • Timothy Storm, (Honors)
    Laurie Sanderson + Greg Capelli, Paul Heideman, Jim Perry

2007-08

  • Abigail Brunner, (Honors)
    Lizabeth Allison + Oliver Kerscher, Eric Engstrom, Lisa Landino
  • Amy Dapper, "The Effects of Selection for Thermotolerance on the Cost of Mating in Drosphilia melanogaster" (Honors)
    George Gilchrist + Chris Funk, Matt Wawersik, Randy Coleman
  • Connie Gibbons, (Honors)
    Paul Heideman + Eric Bradley, Lizabeth Allison, Randy Coleman
  • Andrew Hughes, "The role of Ca2+ activity in neurotransmitter phenotype determination" (Honors)
    Margaret Saha + Eric Bradley, Christopher Del Negro, Dennis Manos
  • Morgan Johnson, "The Role of Calcium Channels in Neurotransmitter Phenotype Specification" (Honors)
    Margaret Saha + Lizabeth Allison, Paul Heideman, Christopher Abelt
  • Kristin Mahalak, (Honors)
    Paul Heideman + Randy Chambers, Rom Lipcius, Rochelle Slitz
  • Tara Mahoney, " (Honors)
    Paul Heideman (Spring-Fall 2008)
  • Sajithya Perera, (Honors)
    John Swaddle + Dan Cristol, Randy Chambers, Marlene Davis
  • Stephen Schworer, (Honors)
    Eric Bradley + Margaret Saha, Patty Zwallo, Lisa Landino
  • Andrew Speidell, (Honors)
    John Griffin + Ashley Haines, Paul Heideman, Carey Bagdassarian
  • Daniel Teasley, "Transcription factor coexpression with GABAergic and glycinergic terminal differentiation genes" (Honors)
    Margaret Saha + Oliver Kerscher, Lizabeth Allison, Robert Hinkle
  • Benjamin Winer, "Development of Time of Flight Second Ion Mass Spectroscopy as a Technique to Investigate Biological Tissue Samples" (Honors)
    Matt Wawersik + Paul Heideman, Oliver Kerscher, Bill Cooke

2006-07

  • Stephanie Byers, "Characterization of selected genes and neurotransmitters of the developing central nervous system in the Xenopus laevis emryo" (Honors)
    Margaret Saha + Mark Forsyth, Matthew Wawersik, Elizabeth Harbron
  • Kenneth DeFontes, "Effects of Slip-Strand Mutations in the Histidine Kinase arsS of Heliobacter pylori" (Honors)
    Mark Forsyth + Diane Shakes, Beverly Sher, Lisa Landino
  • Alicia Frame, "The Effects of Feather Pigmentation on Bacterial Degradation Rates" (Honors)
    John Swaddle + Mark Forsyth, Dan Cristol, Greg Smith
  • Stefanie Gera, "Animal size and radula morphetric characters of the carnivorous gastropod Rapana venose (Murcidae) from the Chesapeake Bay" (Honors)
    Julianna Harding + Randy Chambers, Greg Capelli, Roger Mann
  • Natalia Golub, "Specification of Neurotransmitter Phenotypes in Xenopus laevis" (Honors)
    Margaret Saha + Mark Forsyth, Patty Zwollo, David Armstrong
  • John Seeley, "Analysis of the Tyrosine Hydroxylase Gene and one of its Primary Transcription Factors, Nurr1, in Xenopus laevis" (Honors)
    Margaret Saha + Lizabeth Allison, John Griffin, Rob Hinkle
  • Christopher Seibert, "A shRNA, Dual Flurorescent Protein Strategy to Determine Hormone Receptor Nuclear Import Mechanisms" (Honors)
    Lizabeth Allison + Diane Shakes, Oliver Kerscher, John Swaddle, M. Melfi
  • Alexandra Sledd, "Genetic Variation within the ArsRS Two-Component Signal Transduction System of Heliobacter pylori Relative to Disease Outcome and Geographic Origin" (Honors)
    Mark Forsyth + Diane Shakes, Paul Heideman, Ismail Abdalla
  • Jamie Underdown, "Molecular charcterization of a fungus infecting the hydrothermal vent mussel Bathymodiolus brevior" (Honors)
    Ryan Carnegie + Cindy Van Dover, Lizabeth Allison, Patty Zwollo

2005-06

  • Mark Astoria, "Caenorhabditis elegans cell division mutant 1115" (Honors)
    Diane Shakes + Joe Scott, Matt Wawersik, Lisa Landino
  • Benjamin Atkins, "Segregation Defects in APC/C Mutant Caenorhabditis elegans Spermatogenesis" (Honors)
    Diane Shakes + Margaret Saha, Mark Forsyth, Robin Looft-Wilson
  • Jeffrey Burket, "Phase variation in cgtA (HP0217) of Heliobacter pylori and Lewis-antigen expression in lipopolysaccharide"
    Mark Forsyth + John Swaddle, Beverly Sher, Sherree Davis
  • Nicole Cameron, "Nuclear Export of the Thyroid Hormone Receptor" (Honors)
    Lizabeth Allison + Patty Zwollo, Margaret Saha, Clay Clemens
  • Jennifer DeCuir, "Identification of Autoinducer-2 Regulated Genes in Helocobacter pylori" (Honors)
    Mark Forsyth + Misty McPhee, Beverly Sher, Michael Leruth
  • Ryan Fame, "Role of BMP-4, FGF-8b, and Retinoic Acid in the Specifications and Differentiation of GABAergic and Glutamatergic Neural Phenotypes" (Honors)
    Margaret Saha + Paul Heideman, Mark Forsyth, Debbie Bebout
  • Katherine Fisher, "An Analysis of the Early Stages of Neurotransmitter Phenotype Specifications" (Honors)
    Margaret Saha + Lizabeth Allison, Paul Heideman, Sebastian Schreiber
  • Christopher Ford, "Investigating the Role of TCST system jhp0151-0150 in Heliobacter pylori adhesion" (Honors)
    Mark Forsyth + Joe Scott, Matt Wawersik, Lisa Landino
  • Carol Logan, "Comparative Ultrastructure of the Digestive Diverticula in Bathymodiolin Mussels from Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent and Seep Sites" (Honors)
    Cindy Van Dover + Joe Scott, Diane Shakes, Ryan Carnegie
  • Christopher Muir, "Ecological Speciation in Drosophila" (Honors)
    George Gilchrist + John Swaddle, Donna Folk, Sebastian Schreiber
  • Laura Page, "The Effect of Ambient White Noise on Female Zebra Finch Preference for Extra-Pair Mates" (Honors)
    John Swaddle + Stan Hoegerman, George Gilchrist, Sebastian Schreiber
  • Lamia Wahba, "Cell Cycle Modeling and Chromosome Segregation Defects in Caenorhabditis elegans" (Honors)
    Diane Shakes + Patty Zwollo, George Gilchrist, Sebastian Schreiber
  • Matthew Wester, "The Effects of Early Cell Cycle Cessation on Neurotransmitter Specifications in Xenopus laevis" (Honors)
    Margaret Saha + Matt Wawersik, Diane Shakes, David Armstrong
  • Heather Wiseman, "The Abundance of Cyanolichens in the College Woods, Williamsburg, Virginia" (Honors)
    Martha Case + Stewart Ware, Mark Forsyth, Junping Shi

2004-05

  • Krishna Dondeti
    Mark Forsyth + Margaret Saha, George Gilchrist, Sebastian Schreiber
  • Megan Evans
    Cindy Van Dover + Joseph Scott, Mark Forsyth, Ryan Carnegie
  • Marion Harris
    Margaret Saha + Paul Heideman, Diane Shakes, Elizabeth Harbron
  • Brendan Hodkinson
    Martha Case + Joseph Scott, Stewart Ware, Brent Owens
  • Lisa McGinnis
    Mark Forsyth + Patty Zwollo, Beverly Sher, Lisa Landino
  • Katie Provost
    George Gilchrist + John Swaddle, Paul Heideman, Sebastian Schreiber
  • William Tarantino
    Stewart Ware + Margaret Saha, Randy Chambers, Anne Reilly
  • Michael Weston
    Eric Bradley + Margaret Saha, Laurie Sanderson, Lisa Landino