1. Sequencing The Genome Of The Nittany Lion (puma Concolor From Pennsylvania) Open Access Author: Evanitsky, Maya Nicole Title: Sequencing The Genome Of The Nittany Lion (puma Concolor From Pennsylvania) Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: DNAmolecular biologygeneticsmountain lionspuma concolorancient DNAmitochondrial DNA File: Download Evanitsky_Maya_Thesis__Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: George H Perry, Thesis SupervisorDr. Teh-hui Kao, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Santhosh Girirajan, Thesis Supervisor
2. Caernorhabditis elegans model for 16p11.2 recurrent microdeletion suggests differential effects of conserved genes to knockdown Open Access Author: Thomas, Ayush Title: Caernorhabditis elegans model for 16p11.2 recurrent microdeletion suggests differential effects of conserved genes to knockdown Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: C. elegans16p11.2AutismGenetics File: Download AT_Thesis_SHC.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Santhosh Girirajan, Thesis SupervisorDavid Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. AN EXAMINATION OF LOCOMOTIVE BEHAVIOR, GERMLINE PROLIFERATION, AND LIPID CONTENT IN A NOVEL AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER 16P11.2 DELETION CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS MODEL Open Access Author: Sullivan, Rhea Elena Title: AN EXAMINATION OF LOCOMOTIVE BEHAVIOR, GERMLINE PROLIFERATION, AND LIPID CONTENT IN A NOVEL AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER 16P11.2 DELETION CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS MODEL Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: neurodevelopmentaldisordersautismschizophrenia16p11.2deletionCaenorhabditis elegansintellectual disabilityproliferationobesityworm File: Download Final_Draft_Sullivan.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Santhosh Girirajan, Thesis SupervisorDr. Lorraine C Santy, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. CHARACTERIZATION OF GENETIC MUTATIONS IN EPIDEMIC STRAINS OF ZIKA VIRUS Open Access Author: Horan, Sean Title: CHARACTERIZATION OF GENETIC MUTATIONS IN EPIDEMIC STRAINS OF ZIKA VIRUS Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: Zika virusmutationNS5 polymeraseprecursor membrane proteinenvelope proteinpre-epidemic strainepidemic straininfectionvirulenceconvergent evolution File: Download Horan_FinalThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Joyce Jose, Thesis SupervisorDr. Santhosh Girirajan, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. INVESTIGATING THE MECHANISM OF NEUROD1 IN ASTROCYTE REPROGRAMMING BY CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION Open Access Author: Jayachandran, Kailash Title: INVESTIGATING THE MECHANISM OF NEUROD1 IN ASTROCYTE REPROGRAMMING BY CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: NeuroscienceNeuroD1AstrocytesGlutamatergic NeuronsReprogrammingMaria KrasilnikovaKailash Jayachandran File: Download Jayachandran_Kailash_NeuroD1.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Maria Krasilnikova, Thesis SupervisorDr. Santhosh Girirajan, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. Examining Drosophila melanogaster wing size upon tissue specific RNAi-induced knockdown of candidate gene regions of neurodevelopmental disorders Open Access Author: Sarker, Avik Moni Title: Examining Drosophila melanogaster wing size upon tissue specific RNAi-induced knockdown of candidate gene regions of neurodevelopmental disorders Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: Drosophilaneurodevelopmental disorderCNVRNAiUAS/Gal4deficiencymicrodeletion File: Download ASarker_Thesis_SHC_Final_Submission.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Santhosh Girirajan, Thesis SupervisorDr. Santhosh Girirajan, Thesis Honors AdvisorDavid Scott Gilmour, Faculty Reader
