Essel Research by Student Name

Adamo, Robert, "Can regenerating retinal ganglion cells form functional synapses on a foreign muscle target?" Year: 99-00, Advisor: Zottoli

Adams, Christina, (03) "Neuroprotective effects of estrogens during transient global ischemia on the water T maze task," Year: 01-02, Advisor: Sandstrom, After Williams: Howard University Medical School

Adams, Felicity, (93) "Sex and species differences in the expression of CCK in the avian brain," Year: 92-93, Advisor: Williams

Anderson, Gail, (01) "Calcium channels involved in mediating the release of neuropeptide Y in differentiated and undifferentiated PC12 cells," Year: 98-99, Advisor: Adler, "Influence of postnatal rearing condition on adult axiety behavior," Year: 99-00, Advisor: Zimmerberg

Bamat, Nicolas, (04) "Transient global ischemia in rats impairs learning on the morris water maze spatial task and the potential neuroproductive effects of estrogen," Year: 01-02, "Elimination of endogenous testosterone via gonadectomy," Year: 02-03, Advisor: Sandstrom, After Williams: Research Technician, Neuroscience Department, Albert Einstein Medical College

Beery, Annaliesse, "Calcium control of NPY mRNA levels in PC12 cells," Year: 96-97, Advisor: Adler

Belknap, Miles, (05) "Motor processing and control and conscious experience of willed action and the relationship between them," Year: 02-03, Advisor: Schettino

Bentley, Adrienne, "Pathway choice by regenerating goldfish spinal neurons," Year: 92-93, Advisor: Zottoli

Berson, Jennifer, (99) "Anxiety responses to amternal separation in neonatal rats," Year: 98-99, Advisor: Zimmerberg, After Williams: Research Assistant New York State Psychiatric

Blaskey, Lisa, "Prenatal stress and neurosteriods," Year: 94-95, Advisor: Zimmerberg

Brody, Dafina, "Marine biological laboratory program at woods hole," Year: 98-99, Advisor: Zimmerberg

Brown, Rachel, (94) "The effects of prenatal and early postnatal stress on the adult neurochemical stress response," Year: 93-94, Advisor: Zimmerberg, After Williams: Research Associate, University of Arizona

Brush, Mike, (96) "Diagnosing dementia in primary care: a useful gognitive screening battery sensitive to Alzheimer's disease," Year: 94-95, Advisor: Solomon, After Williams: Resident, Ophthamology, University of Washington

Burkey, Adam, (92) "Effects of mauthner cell deletion on regenerated startle circuitry of goldfish," Advisor: Zottoli

Caley, Jessica, (98) "Retrospective anaysis of the 7-minute screen for diagnosis of alzheimer's disease," Year: 97-98, Advisor: Solomon, After Williams: Coordinator/Specialist, Kessler Financial Services

Calvo, Vivian, (96) "The implementation of dementia screening in a primary care setting: a brief screening battery sensitive to alzheimer's disease," Year: 94-95, Advisor: Solomon

Caskey, Vanessa, "Human electromyographic responses to stimuli," Year: 99-00, Advisor: Solomon

Chen, Audrey, "Neonatal social isolation effects on the development of anxiety behavior in rats," Year: 99-00, Advisor: Zimmerberg

Chen, Walter, (01) "Song perception in female zebra finches," Year: 00-01, Advisor: Williams

Choudhary, Sheraz, (00) "Central v. peripheral lateralization in the song system of the zebra finch," Year: 99-00, Advisor: Williams, After Williams: Exeter Educational Management Systems

Colestock, Adam, Alzheimer's research project, Year: 99-00, Advisor: Solomon

Conner, Denise, "Behavioral and neural plasticity in the adult zebra finch," Year: 98-99, Advisor: Williams

Copanas, Elizabeth, (97) "Differences in morphology imply differences in physiology for the inputs to the mauthner cell axon cap," Year: 96-97, Advisor: Zottoli After Williams: VISTA

Crisman, Marillo, "Kin discrimination and song learning in zebra finches," Year: 93-94, Advisor: Williams

Critchell, Dana, (97) "Genetic influences on anxiety: differential neurosteriod responsivity in selectively-bred rats," Year: 96-97, Advisor: Zimmerberg

Cross, Jessica, "Effects of maternal separation stressor on the development of the active state," Year: 92-93, Advisor: Zimmerberg

Danforth, Jennifer, "The influence of testosterone on song plasticity in the adult male zebra finch," Year: 96-97, Advisor: Williams

Davidman, Ben, (95) "Response of crayfish to light," Year: 93-94, Advisor: Zottoli, After Williams: Medical student, George Washington University

Davidson, Abigail, (03) "The effects of allopregnanalone on stress related ultrasonic vocalizations in rat pups in high and low vocalizing populations," Year: 01-02, "The effect of periodic maternal isolations in early life on the vocalizations during play in rats," Year: 00-01, Advisor: Zimmerberg, After Williams: Cellular and Molecular Medicine Ph.D. Program, Johns Hopkins Univeversity School of Medicine

Del Prete, Gregory, (04) "Re-configuration of song representation in the adult zebra finch," Year: 02-03, Advisor: Williams, After Williams: Ph.D. Program in Microbiology and Virology, University of Pennsylvania

DiPillo, Sandra, (01) "Modulation of memory by pregenolone sulfate effects of MK-801 on radial arm maze performance of male rats," Advisor: Sandstrom

Drucker, Peggy, "The behavioral effects of the neuroactive steriod allopregnanolone on neonatal rats prenatally exposed to alcohol," Year: 93-94, Advisor: Zimmerberg

Dwyer, Ann, "The effects of plant-drivd estrogenic compounds on estrogen sensitive behaviors in rats," Year: 99-00, Advisor: Sandstrom

Easter, Joshua, "Transfection with lipofectamine and the fluorescent plasmid EYFP-N1 as a technique for analyzing regeneration of retinal ganglion cells to a foreign target in vivo," Year: 99-00, Advisor: ottoli

Edwards, Kristin, "Behavioral effects of alcohol administered during lactation," Year: 94-95, Advisor: Zimmerberg

Eseh, Rosemary, (04) "Blocking telencephalon activity and electrophysicological recording," Year: 02-03, Advisor: Zottoli, After Williams: Counselor, National Institute for People with Disabilities

Feiner, Deborah, "Long term changes in recoverd motor behavior after spinal cord injury," Year: 93-94, Advisor: Zottoli

Fish, Eric, (96) "Neurosteriods and male sexual behavior," Year: 94-95, Advisor: Zimmerberg, After Williams: Tufts University

Fluty, Alyssa, (05) "Behavior and allopregnanolone concentrations in rats bred to show high- and low-rates of vocalizations," Year: 02-03, Advisor: Zimmerberg

Foran, Heather, (04) Alzheimer's research project, Year: 01-02, Advisor: Solomon

Frisone, Deborah, (00) "An animal model of post-traumatic stress syndrome," Year: 99-00, Advisor: Zimmerberg, After Williams: Research Assistant, McLean Hospital

Fuller, Shakierah, (03) "Vocalizations during play in lines selectively bred for infantile vocalizations," Year: 01-02, Advisor: Zimmerberg

Garland, Matt, (98) "Methods to uncover the transmission of birdsong in a population of house finches, carpodacus mexicanus," Year: 97-98, Advisor: Williams, After Williams: Project Manager, Kenan Systems Corp, Lucent Technologies

Gay, Elizabeth, "Calcium regulation of NPY mRNA levels in PC12 cells," Year: 97-98, Advisor: Adler

Gordon, Alexander, (04) "Musical similarity and genetic relatedness of house finches," Year: 01-02, Advisor: Williams

Grote, Sara, "Regulation of AChE in PC12 cells by depolarization and calcium influx," Year: 99-00, "Regulation of acetylcholinesterase activity in PC12 cells by divalent cations," Year: 99-00, Advisor: Adler

Gunther, Matthew, Research in AD, Year: 99-00, Advisor: Solomon

Hart, Sarah, (02) "Long-term dffects of maternal separation on spatial memory in rats," Year: 00-01, Advisor: Sandstrom, After Williams: M.D./Ph.D program, Duke University Medical School

Hendi, Jennifer, (99) "Towards the development of an alzheimer's disease informant questionaire," Year: 98-99, Advisor: Solomon, After Williams: Boston Unveristy

Hendry, Tory, (04) "Microsatellites of song bird dialects in the local house finch population," Year: 02-03, Advisor: Williams

Hirshman, Deborah, (98) "Early-induced puberty: effects on song learning in the zebra finch," Year: 97-98, Advisor: Williams, After Williams: CRTA Fellow, NCI-FCRDCE

Hirshoff, Aliina, "The development of a brief cognitive screening battery sensitive to alzheimer's disease," Year: 93-94, Advisor: Solomon

Hiza, Nicholas, (02) "Dye coupling evidence for gap junctions between supramedullary/dorsal neurons of the cunner, tatuogolabrus adspersus," Year: 00-01, Advisor: Zottoli

Holland, Peter, (05) "The song 'vocabulary' in the local house finch population," Year: 02-03, Advisor: Williams

Huang, Cynthia, "Response of central nuerons to injury in the goldfish," Year: 94-95, Advisor: Zottoli

Im, Annie, (01) Neuropsychological testing project, Year: 00-01, Advisor: Solomon

Johnson, Ellen, "Biological determinants of autism," Year: 94-95, Advisor: Zimmerberg

Jones III, Carter, "Studies on neuropeptide Y release from PC12 cells," Year: 96-97, Advisor: Adler

Joshi, Ricky, "Calcium channels involved in mediating the release of neuropeptide Y in differentiated PC12 cells," Year: 98-99, Advisor: Adler

Kajunski, Elizabeth, (98) "Modulation of the short and long-term consequences of the maternal separation by the neurosteroid allopregnanolone," Year: 97-98, Advisor: Zimmerberg, After Williams: New York Medical Center

Katz, Benjamin, "Physiological characterization of the dorsal cell in the cunner, tautogolabrus adspersus," Year: 97-98, Advisor: Zottoli

Kelly, Brian, (02) "Estrogenic modulation of time perception," Year: 00-01, "Neuroprotective effect of estrogen against transient local ischemia in rats on the morris water maze learning task," Year: 01-02, Advisor: Sandstrom, After Williams: Surgical Technician, Albany Medical Center

Kelly, Bridget, (95) "Screening for dementia: a brief cognitive battery sensitive to alzheimer's disease," Year: 94-95, "Effect of long-term tacrine treatment in alzheimer's disease," Year: 94-95, Advisor: Solomon, After Williams: Duke University

Kerns, Jennifer, (95) "Effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on cold adaptation," Year: 94-95, Advisor: Zimmerberg, After Williams: Resident, George Washington University Medical Center

Kerr, Maria, (05) "Is there a correlation between male zebra finch courting song and their movement during the production of this song?" Year: 02-03, Advisor: Williams

Kim, Susan, (02) Memory research project, Year: 01-02, Advisor: Solomon, After Williams: New York Medical College

Kron, Michelle, (04) "Use and removal of the telencephalon in the cunner fish as a method of anethesia," Year: 02-03, Advisor: Zottoli, After Williams: M.D./Ph.D. Program at the University of Michigan

Kummer, Rebecca, (00) "Research in alzheimer's disease," Year: 99-00, Advisor: Solomon, After Williams: University of Rochester

Lafave, James Nick, (02) "Identifying polymorphic microsatellite sequences of DNA in the house finch," Year: 00-01, "Using microsatellite loci in the house finch genome to develop a mathematical model of genetic relatedness of individuals in the local house finch population," Year: 01-02, Advisor: Williams

Lee, Andrea, (02) "Modulation of memory by pregenolone sulfate effects of MK-801 on radial arm maze performance of male rats," Advisor: Sandstrom

Leibowitz, Becky, (94) "The effects of nimodipine on LTP and classical conditioning in aged rabbits," Year: 93-94, Advisor: Solomon, After Williams: Stanford Medical School

Linck, Brett, (99) "Plasticity in the adult zebra finch song system: decompartmentalization of the motor mapin nXIIts following tracheosyringeal nerve transection and regrowth," Year: 98-99, Advisor: Williams, After Williams: Air Force Officer, University of the Health Sciences

Lurding, Sarah, (98) "Towards the development of an informant questionaire sensitive to alzeheimer's disease," Year: 97-98, Advisor: Solomon, After Williams: University of Louisville

Marchant, Natalie, (01) "Screening and performing neuropsychological evaluations of possible dementia patients," Year: 00-01, Advisor: Solomon, After Williams: Research Assistant, Veteran's Hospital, San Diego, CA

Mehr, Seth, (96) "Fetal alcohol syndrome and thermoregulation," Year: 94-95, Advisor: Zimmerberg, After Williams: Emergency Medicine Resident, Oregon Health Sciences

Mehta, Sonya, "Synaptic plasticity in aged animals," Year: 93-94, Advisor: Solomon

Meyers, Jason, "The startle response of teleost fish," Year: 94-95, "Detour ahead: retinal ganglion cells directed to a foreign muscle target," Year: 96-97, Advisor: Zottoli

Moran, Magdalene, (96) "Effects of substratum on neurite outgrowth in differentiated PC12 cells," Year: 94-95, Advisor: Adler, After Williams: Children's Hospital

Moscati, Meghan, (00) "Postnatal rearing condition and the development of juvenile social behavior," Year: 99-00, Advisor: Zimmerberg

Motta, Melissa, (00) "Postnatal rearing condition and the development of juvenile social behavior," Year: 99-00, Advisor: Zottoli

Mullins, Franklin, "Visualizing dopamine in the anterior forebrain of zebra finch, Year: 94-95, "Addition by subtraction: early catecholaminergic lesion of the zebra finch area X leads to increased number of notes in song," Year: 96-97, Advisor: Williams

Munyon, Chuck, "Higher cortical reorganization in response to peripheral nerve regeneration in the zebra finch," Year: 99-00, Advisor: Williams

Mura, James, (97) "Thermoregulation and fetal alcohol sydrome," Year: 96-97, Advisor: Zimmerberg, After Williams: Research Assistant, Harvard Medical School

Murrell, Matt, (95) "Representation of song in motor areas," Year: 94-95, Advisor: Williams, After Williams: Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Musani, Farrah, "Morphological characterization of dorsal cells in the cunner, tautogolabrus adspersus," Year: 97-98, Advisor: Zottoli

Newman, Bridie, (95) "Changes in the startle response after selective ablation of a pair of vertebrate neurons," Year: 94-95, Advisor: Zottoli

Nie, Rui, (05) "Rat pup vocalizations and adult line differences in the novelty suppression feeding paradigm," Year: 02-03, Advisor: Zimmerberg

Niederhoffer, Kate, (99) "Determining the prevalence of alzheimer's disease in the nursing home," Year: 98-99, Advisor: Solomon

Nierman, Jennifer, (02) "HHMI woods-morphology of the spinomedullary neurons of the cunner," Year: 00-01, Advisor: Zottoli, After Williams: Psychology Department, University of Pennsylvania

O'Brien, Jessica, (03) "The neuroprotective effects of estrogen against transient global ischemia on a spatial learning task in rats," Year: 01-02, Advisor: Sandstrom, After Williams: Research Associate, Neuronal Plasticity Lab, UCSF

Olson, Meredith, Seven minute screen project, Year: 02-03, Advisor: Solomon

Oyler, Catherine, (93) "Analysis of the effects of the anti-dementia drug tacrine on simple forms of learning and memory," Year: 92-93, Advisor: Solomon, After Williams: Director, Finance & Operations, Maret Pharmaceuticals

Parra, Georgina, "Marine biological laboratory program at woods hole," Year: 98-99, Advisor: Zottoli

Parsons, Stephanie, (95) "The recovery of function after spinal cord crush in goldfish," Year: 94-95, Advisor: Zottoli, After Williams: Physical Therapy Student, University of Miami

Rackow, Sharon, (98) "Can early stress alter the neurosteriod-GABA system in neonatal and adult rats," Year: 97-98, Advisor: Zimmerberg, After Williams: University of Pennsylvania

Relin, Mahri, (95) "Long-term effects of tacrine in alzheimer's patients," Year: 93-94, "Longitudinal changes in probable alzheimer's disease as measured by a brief cognitive screening battery," Year: 94-95, "Effect of long-term tacrine treatment in alzheimer's disease," Year: 94-95, Advisor: Solomon, After Williams: Doctoral Student/Research Assistant, UCSD & SDSU

Rosenthal, Abigail, (02) "Differential maternal behavior following social isolation," Year: 00-01, "Neonatal social isolation effects on the development of anxiety behavior in rats," Year: 99-00, Advisor: Zimmerberg, After Williams: Research Assistant, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR

Rudoy, John, (05) "The effects of estrogen on attentional abilities in rats," Year: 02-03, Advisor: Sandstrom

Sageser, Kristin, (04) "Changes in play behavior in rats after experiencing maternal separation," Year: 02-03, Advisor: Zimmerberg, After Williams: Neuroscience Research Assistant, Albert Einstein School of Medicine

Samuels, Marilyn, "Diagnosing dementia in parkinson's disease: cognitive screening battery," Year: 96-97, Advisor: Solomon

Samuels, Melody, (02) "Responses of rats selectively bred for infantultrasonic vocalizations to allopreganalone," Year: 00-01, "The effects of allopregnanalone on ultrasonic vocalizations in an animal model of depression," Year: 01-02, Advisor: Zimmerberg, After Williams: Laboratory Technician, Williams College

Semble, Rebecca, "Regulation of AChE in PC12 dells by depolarization and tamoxifen," Advisor: Adler

Shahid, Kameron, (04) Seven minute screen project, Year: 02-03, Advisor: Solomon

Silver, Amanda, (96) "Cognitive improvement in the healthy elderly: an evaluation of over-the-counter memory enhancers," Year: 94-95, Advisor: Solomon

Singer, Micah, "Effects of maternal separation stressor on the development of the active state," Year: 92-93, Advisor: Zimmerberg

Stark, Alexsandra, "Neonatal social isolation effects on the development of anxiety behavior in rats," Year: 99-00, Advisor: Zimmerberg

Stashwick, Caitlin, (02) "Assessing effects of increased awareness on early diagnosis of AD," Year: 00-01, Advisor: Solomon, After Williams: Research Assistant, Dana Farber Cancer Insistute, Boston, MA

Stephans, Kevin, (00) "Regulation of acetylcholinesterase activity in PC12 cells by divalent cations," Year: 99-00, Advisor: Adler, After Williams: Case Western University

Taglieri, Lindsay, (04) "Transient global ischemia in rats impairs learning on the morris water maze spatial task and the potential neuroproductive effects of estrogen," Year: 01-02, Advisor: Sandstrom

Tan, Xiao, "Physiological characterization of supermedullary/dorsal neurons of the cunner, tautogolabrus adspersus," Year: 99-00, Advisor: Zottoli

Tierney, Jessica, (03) "Identification of the dominant side in lateralization of song in the house finch musical ability," Year: 01-02, Advisor: Williams, After Williams: Research Associate, Neuroscience, UCSF

Tomasi, Marie, (93) "Differential diagnosis of demetia and depression using measures of memory," Year: 92-93, Advisor: Solomon, After Williams: Neurology Resident, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center

Toohey, Siobhan, "Glutamate neurotoxicity in a cultured human cell line," Year: 94-95, Advisor: Henneberry

Wang, Grace, (96) "Effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue," Year: 94-95, Advisor: Zimmerberg, After Williams: University of New York

Wang, Sha-Wei, "Immunohistochemistry of peptides in the developing brain," Year: 93-94, Advisor: Williams

Wang, Yang, (01) "Calcium compartmentalization in AChE regulation in PC12 cells," Year: 00-01, Advisor: Adler, After Williams: University of Pennsylvania Medical School

Wasserman, Molly, (04) "The effects of testosterone/estradiol on memory retention in rats," Year: 02-03, Advisor: Sandstrom, After Williams: Pharmaceutical Company, Minneapolis

Westbrooks, Dafina, "Nature's intricate dance: dragonfly larvaie's labial attack latency and initiation of the tadpoles startle response," Year: 99-00, Advisor: Zottoli

Winters, D. Christopher, (95) "Response of crayfish to light," Year: 93-94, "Changes in the startle response after selective axotomy of mauther neurons in the goldfish," Year: 94-95, Advisor: Zottoli

Wong, Alex, (99) "The behavioral and neurochemical effects of allopregnanolone on stress response in neonatal and adult rats," Year: 98-99, Advisor: Zimmerberg, After Williams: Computer Programmer, Mednav.com

Wong, Michael, (96) "Pathway selection of regenerating central neurons in the goldfish," Year: 94-95, Advisor: Zottoli, After Williams: Biology Teacher, Simming and Water Polo Coach, Hopkins School

Wright, Andrew, (93) "Development of laterality in the song system," Year: 92-93, Advisor: Williams, After Williams: General Surgery Resident, University of Wisconsin Hosptial and Clinic

Zuniga, Jorge, "Effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on the developing sympathetic nervous system," Year: 92-93, Advisor: Zimmerberg