1. Development of Novel Chemotherapeutic Approaches in a Pediatric Glioma Model Open Access Author: Mc Anulty, Tatiana Title: Development of Novel Chemotherapeutic Approaches in a Pediatric Glioma Model Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: Diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomaNatural productsClpP proteaseCancer File: Download TKM_Undergraduate_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Ken Keiler, Thesis SupervisorLorraine C Santy, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Comparative Analysis Between SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2: Genomic Similarity, Spike Protein Homology, and Government Funding as it Relates to Vaccine Development Open Access Author: Foresman, Bridget Title: Comparative Analysis Between SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2: Genomic Similarity, Spike Protein Homology, and Government Funding as it Relates to Vaccine Development Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: SARS-CoVSARS-CoV-2Vaccine DevelopmentMERS-CoVGovernment FundingNIH RePORTER File: Download BridgetForesman_FinalThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Joel E Segel, Thesis SupervisorTeh-Hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. Looking At Natural Products As Inhibitors Of Ribosome Rescue and Delving Into ArfB Open Access Author: Osterhaus, Emma Title: Looking At Natural Products As Inhibitors Of Ribosome Rescue and Delving Into ArfB Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: ribosome rescueantibiotic discoverynatural productstrans-translation File: Download Osterhaus_Final_Thesis_2021.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Kenneth Keiler, Thesis SupervisorJoseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Investigation of The Biodegradation of Lipopolysaccharides by Bacillus spp Through ELISA and Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis Silver Staining Open Access Author: Dong, Shiwei Title: Investigation of The Biodegradation of Lipopolysaccharides by Bacillus spp Through ELISA and Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis Silver Staining Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: LipopolysaccharidesBacillus sppBiodegradation of LPSendotoxinLPS File: Download Investigation_of_The_Biodegradation_of_Lipopolysaccharides_by_Bacillus_spp_Through_ELISA_and_Polyacrylamide_Gel_Electrophoresis_Silver_Staining.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Timothy Charles Meredith, Thesis SupervisorMing Tien, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. Studying the Role of Cyclin Dependent Kinase 5 (Cdk5) in Maintaining Healthy Neuronal Functions in Class I Dendritic Aborization Neurons of Drosophila Open Access Author: Rudisill, Katelyn Title: Studying the Role of Cyclin Dependent Kinase 5 (Cdk5) in Maintaining Healthy Neuronal Functions in Class I Dendritic Aborization Neurons of Drosophila Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: DrosophilaMicrotubulesBiochemistryMolecular BiologyNeurons File: Download Katelyn_Rudisill_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Melissa Rolls, Thesis SupervisorSong Tan, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. Exploring the Molecular Biology of Class III DA Drosophila Neurons - Mediators of Gentle-Touch Sensation Open Access Author: Ratnasamy, Philip Title: Exploring the Molecular Biology of Class III DA Drosophila Neurons - Mediators of Gentle-Touch Sensation Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: drosophilagentle-touchbiochemistrymolecular biology File: Download Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Melissa Rolls, Thesis SupervisorSanthosh Girirajan, Thesis Honors Advisor
7. Identification and Towards Verification of Riboswitch Candidates in the Human Gut Microbiome Open Access Author: Mouck, Matthew M Title: Identification and Towards Verification of Riboswitch Candidates in the Human Gut Microbiome Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: RNAGut MicrobiomeRiboswitch File: Download thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Philip C Bevilacqua, Thesis SupervisorJoseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor
8. Investigating the molecular mechanisms of axon and dendrite regeneration in Drosophila peripheral neurons. Open Access Author: Swope, Rachel Title: Investigating the molecular mechanisms of axon and dendrite regeneration in Drosophila peripheral neurons. Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: axon regenerationdendrite regenerationDrosophila melanogasterExocyst complexendoplasmic reticulummembrane File: Download thesis_FINAL_in_template.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Melissa Rolls, Thesis SupervisorMing Tien, Thesis Honors Advisor
9. Determining the Impact of Grasp Poly-Proline Sites on Endosomal Localization Open Access Author: Kerbel, Stacie Title: Determining the Impact of Grasp Poly-Proline Sites on Endosomal Localization Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: Epithelial CellsCancerCell movementGraspDOCK180 File: Download thesis_final_draft_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Lorraine C Santy, Thesis SupervisorLorraine C Santy, Thesis Honors AdvisorYing Gu, Faculty Reader
10. Using Viral Genomics as a Method of Identifying Virulence Factors in HSV-1 Open Access Author: Lunney, Bridget Title: Using Viral Genomics as a Method of Identifying Virulence Factors in HSV-1 Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: HSV-1VP22virulenceviral proteinGWASvirulence factorgenetic diversity File: Download Bridget_Lunney_thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Moriah Louise Szpara, Thesis SupervisorLorraine C Santy, Thesis Honors Advisor