131. Examining Software Efficacy In Identifying Candidiate Copy Number Variant Regions Implicating Neurodevelopmental Phenotypes Using Next Generation Sequencing Technology Open Access Author: Kelkar, Neil Title: Examining Software Efficacy In Identifying Candidiate Copy Number Variant Regions Implicating Neurodevelopmental Phenotypes Using Next Generation Sequencing Technology Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: CNVexomewescallerxhmmclammscodexconifercanoeshuman diseasewhole exome sequencing File: Download Neil_Kelkar_thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Santhosh Girirajan, Thesis SupervisorRichard W Ordway, Thesis Honors Advisor
132. CTNNB1 Knockout in Inhibitory Neurons Contributes to Autism-Associated Behaviors in Mice Open Access Author: Jiang, Joanna Title: CTNNB1 Knockout in Inhibitory Neurons Contributes to Autism-Associated Behaviors in Mice Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: AutismBehaviorBrainGeneticsCTNNB1ParvalbuminInhibitoryASD File: Download Jiang_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Yingwei Mao, Thesis SupervisorDr. Gong Chen, Thesis Honors Advisor
133. A Phylogenetic Meta-Analysis Of Human-Specific Parasites And Diseases To Elucidate Patterns Of Diversity and Evolution Open Access Author: Battaglia, Angela Teresa Title: A Phylogenetic Meta-Analysis Of Human-Specific Parasites And Diseases To Elucidate Patterns Of Diversity and Evolution Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: parasitephylogeneticevolutionhuman migration File: Download Angela_Battaglia_thesis_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: George H Perry, Thesis SupervisorDr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor
134. ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION OF COLONIAL WATERBIRDS Open Access Author: Ringler, Katie B Title: ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION OF COLONIAL WATERBIRDS Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Ecological successioncolonial waterbirds File: Download Ringler_Katie_EcologicalSuccessionofColonialWaterbirds.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Jennifer Marie Arnold, Thesis SupervisorDr. Sandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor
135. Elucidating the Interactions Between Chronic High-Fat Diet Treatment and GABAergic Inhibition in the Emotional Behavior of Mice Open Access Author: Patel, Akshilkumar Navindrabhai Title: Elucidating the Interactions Between Chronic High-Fat Diet Treatment and GABAergic Inhibition in the Emotional Behavior of Mice Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: High-Fat DietGABAergic InhibitionExcitation:Inhibition RatioAnxietyDepressionMouse BehaviorInflammationDiet-Induced Obesityγ2+/- mutant mouse modelSSTCre:γ2f/f mutant mouse model File: Download Patel_Akshilkumar_HFD_GABAergic_inhibition_Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis SupervisorRichard W Ordway, Thesis Honors Advisor
136. Effects of Edentulism on the Structure of the Human Mandible Open Access Author: Doberstein, Andrew Michael Title: Effects of Edentulism on the Structure of the Human Mandible Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: EdentulationGeometric MorphometricsMandibleLandmarkingTooth loss File: Download Doberstein_Andrew_EffectsOfEdentulation.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Timothy Michael Ryan, Thesis SupervisorDr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
137. ASSESSMENT OF THE SERUM PREGNANCY-SPECIFIC PROTEIN B TEST TO DETERMINE PREGNANCY IN FREE-RANGING ELK (Cervus elaphus) Open Access Author: Silva Seixas, Julia Title: ASSESSMENT OF THE SERUM PREGNANCY-SPECIFIC PROTEIN B TEST TO DETERMINE PREGNANCY IN FREE-RANGING ELK (Cervus elaphus) Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: ElkPregnancyPregnancy-specific protein BPSPBELISAPost-mortemUterine examinationAccuracy File: Download JuliaSilvaSeixas_Undergraduate_HonorsThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jenny Suzanne Fisher, Thesis SupervisorBenoit A Dayrat, Thesis Honors AdvisorJustin D Brown, Faculty Reader
138. SPECIES DELIMITATION AND THE EVOLUTION OF HIGHLY VARIABLE MORPHOLOGICAL TRAITS IN THE HOLARCTIC SOCIALLY PARASITIC BUMBLEBEE, BOMBUS FLAVIDUS Open Access Author: Williams, Sarah Danielle Title: SPECIES DELIMITATION AND THE EVOLUTION OF HIGHLY VARIABLE MORPHOLOGICAL TRAITS IN THE HOLARCTIC SOCIALLY PARASITIC BUMBLEBEE, BOMBUS FLAVIDUS Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: bombus flaviduscoispecies delimitationpsithyrusbombus fernaldae File: Download Williams_Sarah_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Heather M Hines, Thesis SupervisorDr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor
139. INNATE FEAR MODELING THROUGH PREDATOR ODOR EXPOSURE IN AWAKE RODENTS – AN FMRI STUDY Open Access Author: Messner, Christopher K Title: INNATE FEAR MODELING THROUGH PREDATOR ODOR EXPOSURE IN AWAKE RODENTS – AN FMRI STUDY Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Functional Magnetic Resonance ImagingNeuroscienceStressInnate FearOdor Exposure File: Download Final_Schreyer_Thesis__2__Correct.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Nanyin Zhang, Thesis SupervisorDr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Yingwei Mao, Faculty Reader
140. Diversity of Symbiotic Dinoflagellates in Northern Latitude Corals Open Access Author: Taylor, Madison Lee Title: Diversity of Symbiotic Dinoflagellates in Northern Latitude Corals Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: SymbiosisJapanClimate ChangeConservationSymbiodiniumCorals File: Download MTaylor_FinalThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Todd C. LaJeunesse, Thesis SupervisorDr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor