Honors Journal Summer 2002

Table of Contents 

Letter from the Director

A Characterization of the Aggressive Behavior of Colon Cancer Cell Lines SW-480, SW-620
and HCT-15
by Intisar Abdel-Alim, '02
VFIC- Honors Summer Research Program Project Report

Parasitism of Silk Moths at Sweet Briar College
by Shelly Kellogg , '02
Honors Summer Research Program Project Report

Saving the American Chestnut
by Laurel Speilman
Honors Summer Research Program Project Report

Cytotoxicity, Selectivity and the Activation of Apoptosis by Platinum and Palladium Compounds
in Leukemia
by Rita Thomas
VFIC- Honors Summer Research Program Project Report

This issue of the Honors Journal was edited by Leia Manuel, Class of 2004, and Professor Deborah Durham, Honors Program Director.

The papers in the Honors Journal reflect the research and writing efforts of undergraduate students at the time the papers were submitted to the journal. Web links within the papers were active at the time of publication, but they are not updated.

This page updated December 21, 2004