SWARTZ, S.M.; KAY, N.; MIDDLETON, K.M.; BLUME, J. A.; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University, Providence, RI: The role of thickness and curvature in dictating subchondral bone stresses in mammalian joints Most analyses of the design of mammal limb bones focus on the compact bone shaft or […]

DEVLIN, M.J.*; LIEBERMAN, D.E.; OLSEN, B.R.; FUKAI, N.; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard Medical School; Harvard Medical School: The role of estradiol in mechanotransduction Despite evidence that mechanical loads can induce diaphyseal bone growth, the mechanisms of mechanotransduction in growing bone are poorly understood. One hypothesis is that hormone levels affect osteoblast response to mechanical […]

MAIN, R.P.*; BIEWENER, A.A.; Harvard University; Harvard University: Ontogenetic patterns of bone strain in the emu femur: Do bone strains remain similar as animals grow? Vertebrates vary in size, both through ontogeny and across phylogenetically different taxa. As animals grow through ontogeny, not only do the physical demands placed upon the skeleton change, but depending […]

LEE, A.H.*; ESPINOZA, N.; BLOB, R.W.; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Erskine College; Clemson Univ.: Locomotor bone strain and ontogenetic histology of the humerus in Alligator mississippiensis Recent studies suggest the state and magnitude of strain strongly correlate with the microstructural organization of a limb bone. That correlation has been well tested in bones of animals […]

MORENO, C. A.*; MAIN, R. P.; BIEWENER, A. A.; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University: Assessing bone loading under varying locomotor conditions: are bones uniformly loaded in different activities? To build on knowledge gained from traditional steady state treadmill studies there is a growing need to characterize and evaluate musculoskeletal performance of animals during such […]

LIEBERMAN, Daniel E.; PONTZER, Herman; MOMIN, Eric; DEVLIN, Maureen; POLK, John; HALLGRIMSSON, Benedikt; COOPER, David; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; University of Calgary; University of Calgary; : An Experimental Test of Wolff�s �Law� in the Knee Despite more than a century of research and interest, there have been […]

HIEBERT, Sara M.; Swarthmore College: Using Learning Journals in the Biology Classroom Learning journals can be an effective pedagogical tool that benefits both faculty and their students. In this presentation, I will describe a simple weekly assignment that 1) helps students review the material covered in class continually so that they can reduce the need […]

ANDERSON-STYGLES, J.P.; ROSS, S.; Univ. of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg; Univ. of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg: GK-12 and the University of Southern Mississippi: integrating university resources into K-12 classrooms NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) is an education program funded nationally through the National Science Foundation. The program provides support for graduate students of science, […]

MCGUINNESS*, C; WOODIN, S; Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia; Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia: Drosophila and BioLogica: A match made in Heaven or Hell? This research is part of a continuing study on the effectiveness of scaffolding student learning in the concepts of Mendelian genetics by the use of a hypermodel computer software program developed […]

MYERS, M.J.; College of St. Catherine: Competency Plus Excellency: An Evaluation Scheme Aimed at Changing Learning A common way to evaluate student work is to grade each aspect of a course (exam, paper, project), sum the points, and assign a grade based on the percentage of total points earned. In some courses, students are allowed […]