G. John DiGregorio Summer Mentoring Program

Some Former Projects

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

• Determining the Stability of Salvinorin-A in Urine
• A Method for the Quantitation of Drugs in Dried Bloodstains
• Postmortem Redistribution of Marijuana and its Metabolites
• Determining the Mechanism for the Formation of Methylation Artifacts in Serum Extracts using Gas Chromatography
• Determination of Bisphenol-A Concentrations in Bottled Water using Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
• The Detection of Ethanol in Solid and Homogenized Tissue Samples
• Studying the Stability of a Hallucinogenic Compound, Salvinorin-A, in Biological Matrices and Temperature over Time
• Investigating the Interference Between Amitriptyline and Propoxyphene using Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
• 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