1. Is there a Trade-off? Impacts of Antibiotic Treatments on Gut Microbiota and Immune Gene Expression in Honey Bees (Apis Mellifera) Open Access Author: Tomasko, Nicholas Title: Is there a Trade-off? Impacts of Antibiotic Treatments on Gut Microbiota and Immune Gene Expression in Honey Bees (Apis Mellifera) Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: Apis melliferaOxytetracyclineE. coliMicrobiomeAntimicrobial peptidesImmune genesImmune response File: Download Tomasko_Nicholas_Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Margarita Maria Lopez-Uribe, Thesis SupervisorJoseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. AHR Activation Affects Enteric Neuronal Survival by Inducing Apoptosis Open Access Author: Kumar, Supriya Title: AHR Activation Affects Enteric Neuronal Survival by Inducing Apoptosis Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: Aryl Hydrocarbon ReceptorTCDDEnteric Nervous SystemPersistant Organic PollutantCeramide Synthesizing GenesApoptosisLongitudinal Muscle Myenteric PlexusGut MotilityIM-FEN CellsNeuronal Marker GenesNitrergic NeuronsCholinergic NeuronsGI Tract File: Download Supriya_Kumar_Thesis_AHR_Activation_Affects_Enteric_Neuronal_Survival_by_Inducing_Apoptosis_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew Patterson, Thesis SupervisorJoseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. Identifying an MNase Sensitive Particle associated with Rap1 Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Pitts, Cass Title: Identifying an MNase Sensitive Particle associated with Rap1 Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: ChromatinNucleosome displacing factorsRap1SAGABudding yeastGene regulation File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Lu Bai, Thesis SupervisorJoseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Optimization of Size Exclusion Chromatography Protein Standards Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Mongia, Advay Title: Optimization of Size Exclusion Chromatography Protein Standards Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: Size Exclusion ChromatographyProtein Standardsprotein expressionprotein purificationgel filtration chromatographybacterioferritin File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Song Tan, Thesis SupervisorJoseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor