Animal Repro. & Dev.

• Progestin analysis by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry in plasma, and feces of horse, cattle, and sheep.
• Comparison of uterine protease and protease inhibitors present in the pregnant and non-pregnant llama.

Applied Genetics

• Genetic Analysis of BYDV resistance and low temperature tolerance in Winter by Spring crosses.
• Understanding epistasis in linkage analysis: the Kap and lks2 loci in the Oregon Wolfe Barley population.
• A reassessment of the linkage of red leaf trait and incompatibility loci in hazelnut.

Biotechnology

• The crystal structure of San Miguel Sea Lion Virus Type 5 and the possible association of caliciviruses to spontaneous abortions in terrestrial animals.
• Dormancy phase of Nitrosomonas europea: The inducement and temporary suspension of dormancy phase and the effects on AMO and HAO.
• DNA mismatch repair and O6-methyl-guanine toxicity: Testing the futile repair cycle hypothesis.

Environmental Chemistry

• A screening method for the essential oils in hops, using solid-phase microextraction.
• Quantitative determination of DCPA and its metabolites using strong anion exchange solid-phase extraction with gas chromatrography/electron capture detection.
• Feasibility of fresh water mussel as a biomarker for environmental pollutants in the Willamette River.

Food Quality

• The effects of nitrogen, tillage, and Irrigation on the color of Willamette Valley Pinot noir wine.
• Anthocyanin and antioxidant analysis of sweet and tart cherry varieties of the Pacific Northwest.

Pest Biology & Mgmt

• Measurement of relative fitness of dicarboximide-resistant Botrytis cenerea in strawberry leaves.

Plant Growth and Dev.

• Effect of crop level on fruit composition of Pinot noir grapes grown in the Northern and Central Willamette Valley, Oregon.
• Micropropagation of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) in a double-phase culture medium.
• Physiological responses of cyanolichens to photosynthetic partners.

Sustainable Ecosystems

• Suitability of selected enzyme assays as future soil quality indicators.
• Population dynamics and conservation of Lupinus sulphureus ssp. Kincaidii (Fabaceae)
• Black Truffle Economics: Evaluating the costs and returns of establishing and producing Tuber melanosporum in the Willamette Valley, Oregon.

Toxicology

• Trees as biomonitors for historical environmental impact.
• In vitro mechanisms of chlorophyllin antimutagenesis against dibenzo(a,l) pyrene (DBP).
• Detecting apoptosis in carcinogen exposed trout livers.