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Summer Mentoring Program

Some Former Projects

Below are examples of original research projects that were undertaken during the Summer Mentoring Program, some of which have been presented and published.

  • Detection of Kava Kava Components in Urine by Thin Layer Chromatography
  • Quantification of Amiodarone in Human Heart Tissue Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
  • Stabilization of The Cyanide Ion Monitored by Colorimetric Microdiffusion and by Gas Chromatograpy/Mass Spectrometry(GC/MS)
  • Detection of GHB/GBL in Beverages by Headspace Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy: Selenium Allotopes and Hair Morphology
  • Demographics of Emergency Toxicology
  • Determination of Aspartame Formaldehyde by Headspace Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
  • Binding Characteristics of Lorazepam in Human Plasma
  • Determination of GBL in Hair Using Headspace Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
  • Determination of Kava Kava Components in Hair by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
  • Color Spot Test Characterization using the Bratton Marshall Reaction, Thin Layer Chromatography and UV Spectrophotometric Analysis
  • Stabilization of Methemoglobin in Blood Specimens for Clinical and Surveillance Measurements
  • ICP/MS analysis of herbal supplements for selective heavy metals
  • 7-nitroindazole analysis by HPLC
  • Saliva collection for drug analysis using a novel technique
  • Analysis of saliva for ethyl glucuronide by LC/MS
  • Headspace GC/MS analysis of organic acids
  • 2-iminothiazolidine-4-carboxlyic acid (2-ICA)
  • Lithium in Saliva by Flame Emission Spectrometry