Essel Research by Topic

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Calcium channels involved in mediating the release of neuropeptide Y in differentiated and undifferentiated PC12 cells," Anderson, Gail, (01) Year: 98-99, Advisor: Adler

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Detour ahead: retinal ganglion cells directed to a foreign muscle target," Meyers, Jason, Year: 96-97, Advisor: Zottoli

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

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

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

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

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

"Differential maternal behavior following social isolation," Rosenthal, Abigail, (02) Year: 00-01, Advisor: Zimmerberg, After Williams: Research Assistant, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR

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

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

"Effect of long-term tacrine treatment in alzheimer's disease," Kelly, Bridget, (95) Year: 94-95, Advisor: Solomon, After Williams: Duke University

"Effect of long-term tacrine treatment in alzheimer's disease," Relin, Mahri, (95) Year: 94-95, Advisor: Solomon, After Williams: Doctoral Student/Research Assistant, UCSD & SDSU

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Elimination of endogenous testosterone via gonadectomy," Bamat, Nicolas, (04) Year: 02-03, Advisor: Sandstrom, After Williams: Research Technician, Neuroscience Department, Albert Einstein Medical College

"Estrogenic modulation of time perception," Kelly, Brian, (02) Year: 00-01, Advisor: Sandstrom, After Williams: O.R. Prep Technician, Albany Medical Center

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Identifying polymorphic microsatellite sequences of DNA in the house finch," Lafave, James Nick, (02) Year: 00-01, Advisor: Williams

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

"Influence of postnatal rearing condition on adult axiety behavior," Anderson, Gail, (01) Year: 99-00, Advisor: Zimmerberg

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

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

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

"Longitudinal changes in probable alzheimer's disease as measured by a brief cognitive screening battery," Relin, Mahri, (95) Year: 94-95, Advisor: Solomon, After Williams: Doctoral Student/Research Assistant, UCSD & SDSU

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

"Long-term effects of tacrine in alzheimer's patients," Relin, Mahri, (95) Year: 93-94, Advisor: Solomon, After Williams: Doctoral Student/Research Assistant, UCSD & SDSU

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Response of crayfish to light," Winters, D. Christopher, (95) Year: 93-94, Advisor: Zottoli

"Responses of rats selectively bred for infantultrasonic vocalizations to allopreganalone," Samuels, Melody, (02) Year: 00-01, Advisor: Zimmerberg, After Williams: Research Assistant, Psychoimmunology, Williams College

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"The effect of periodic maternal isolations in early life on the vocalizations during play in rats," Davidson, Abigail, (03) Year: 00-01, Advisor: Zimmerberg, After Williams: Cellular and Molecular Medicine Ph.D. Program, Johns Hopkins Univeversity School of Medicine

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

"The effects of allopregnanalone on ultrasonic vocalizations in an animal model of depression," Samuels, Melody, (02) Year: 01-02, Advisor: Zimmerberg, After Williams: Laboratory Technician, Williams College

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"The startle response of teleost fish," Meyers, Jason, Year: 94-95, Advisor: Zottoli

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

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

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

"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," Easter, Joshua, Year: 99-00, Advisor: ottoli

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

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

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

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

"Visualizing dopamine in the anterior forebrain of zebra finch, Mullins, Franklin, Year: 94-95, Advisor: Williams

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