Dept. of Biology, Medgar Evers College
  Biology-CSTEP
Sponsored by the NYS Dept. of Education
Dr. Edward J. Catapane, Program Director

Presented at the 3^rdAnnual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students in New Orleans, La., November 2002.

Mitochondrial Gene Rearrangements in Diaspidids (Armored Scale Insects). Ifedayo Nicholson¹, Benjamin B. Normark². ¹Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, NY, USA, ²University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA.

The Effects of Two Pollutants, Copper and p-Nonylphenol, on the Activity of Glutathione-S-Transferase in the American Oyster, Crassostrea virginica. Kawasi Lett¹, Margaret A. Carroll², Edward J. Catapane², Surujnie Persaud². ¹Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, NY, USA, ²Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn, NY, USA.

Effects of the Heavy Metal Copper on Mitochondrial Oxygen Consumption in the American Oyster, Crassostrea virginica.  Jonven Attia¹, Margaret A. Carroll², Edward J. Catapane.², Wendy Barreiro¹. ¹Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, NY, USA, ²Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn, NY, USA.

A One Year Report on the Rehabitation of the American Oyster, Crassostrea virginica, in Jamaica Bay, NY.  Rocio Rodriguez¹, Gary Sarinsky,¹ Edward J. Catapane,² Wendy Barreiro¹, Margaret A. Carroll,² Ebere Nduka,². ¹Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, NY, USA, ²Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn, NY, USA.

Comparison of Surface or Bottom Placement on Growth of the American Oyster, Crassostrea virginica, in Jamaica Bay, NY.  Marlene Tejeda,¹ Gary Sarinsky,¹ Edward J. Catapane,² Olga Urdanigo,¹ Ebere Nduka,² Margaret A. Carroll². ¹Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, NY, USA, ²Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn, NY, USA.

Application of HPLC with Fluorescence Detection to Analyze Biogenic Amines in the American Oyster, Crassostrea virginica.  Ayodeji Nicholson¹, Ebere Nduka², Edward J. Catapane², Candice King¹. ¹Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, NY, USA, ²Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn, NY, USA.