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2. Osteoblast-mediated Osteoclastogenesis in Response to Breast Cancer Cell Condition Media

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Open Access
Author:
Baron, Andrew Ellis
Title:
Osteoblast-mediated Osteoclastogenesis in Response to Breast Cancer Cell Condition Media
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
osteoclasts
osteoblasts
breast cancer
metastasis
inflammatory repsonse
osteoclastogenesis
vicious cycle
TRAP stain
File:
Download Drew_Baron_Final_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andrea Marie Mastro, Thesis Supervisor
Andrea Marie Mastro, Thesis Supervisor
Chen Pei David Tu, Thesis Honors Advisor
Scott Brian Selleck, Faculty Reader

3. Cloning of the Genes Encoding the Proteins of Lipoyl Cofactor Biosynthesis In Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Characterization of Lipoyl Synthase

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Open Access
Author:
Horstmann, Abigail Kathryn
Title:
Cloning of the Genes Encoding the Proteins of Lipoyl Cofactor Biosynthesis In Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Characterization of Lipoyl Synthase
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
lipoyl synthase
tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
LipA
lipoic acid
antibiotic resistance
File:
Download THESIS-finaldraft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Squire J Booker, Thesis Supervisor
Squire J Booker, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor
Scott Brian Selleck, Faculty Reader

4. WESTERN BLOT MARKER WITH UNIVERSAL IMMUNOGLOBULIN BINDING DOMAIN

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Open Access
Author:
Fleischman, Andrew
Title:
WESTERN BLOT MARKER WITH UNIVERSAL IMMUNOGLOBULIN BINDING DOMAIN
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
western blot marker
IgG Binding Domain
western blot
protein a
molecular weight marker
immunblot
File:
Download Fleischman_thesis_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Song Tan, Thesis Supervisor
Song Tan, Thesis Supervisor
Ming Tien, Thesis Honors Advisor
Scott Brian Selleck, Faculty Reader

5. A Study Of OKL38, A Potential Tumor Suppressor, In Mitochondria Structure and Function

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Open Access
Author:
Tokarski, Anthony Thomas
Title:
A Study Of OKL38, A Potential Tumor Suppressor, In Mitochondria Structure and Function
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
OKL38
tumor suppressor
mitochondria
File:
Download A_Study_of_OKL38_a_potential_tumor_suppressing_protein_in_mitochondrial_structure_and_function.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Yanming Wang, Thesis Supervisor
Yanming Wang, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader

6. A BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RNA BINDING ACTIVITY OF Not4 OF THE CCR4-NOT COMPLEX IN YEAST

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Open Access
Author:
Lu, Bonnie Boshen
Title:
A BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RNA BINDING ACTIVITY OF Not4 OF THE CCR4-NOT COMPLEX IN YEAST
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Not4
Ccr4-Not
yeast
RNA binding
Fluorescence polarization assay
Electrophoretic mobility shift assay
File:
Download Bonnie_Lu_honors_thesis_PSU_May_2011.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader

7. Effect of the Golgi on Drosophila dendritic microtubule nucleation

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Open Access
Author:
McCracken, Christie Joy
Title:
Effect of the Golgi on Drosophila dendritic microtubule nucleation
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
neurons
microtubule polarity
microtubule nucleation
Golgi
Drosophila
File:
Download Final_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Melissa Rolls, Thesis Supervisor
Melissa Rolls, Thesis Supervisor
Chen Pei David Tu, Thesis Honors Advisor
Scott Brian Selleck, Faculty Reader

8. The Positional Requirement for the Aspartate Residue in the ExbD Transmembrane Domain

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Open Access
Author:
Dubowy, Christine Marie
Title:
The Positional Requirement for the Aspartate Residue in the ExbD Transmembrane Domain
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Escherichia coli
iron transport
TonB
ExbD
transmembrane domain
File:
Download thesis_041910_final3.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kathleen Postle, Thesis Supervisor
Kathleen Postle, Thesis Supervisor
Ming Tien, Thesis Honors Advisor
Scott Brian Selleck, Faculty Reader

9. Effect Of PPARβ/δ and PPARγ on Cell Proliferation and Gene Expression in the A431 Human Skin Cancer Cell Line

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Open Access
Author:
Lee, Christina
Title:
Effect Of PPARβ/δ and PPARγ on Cell Proliferation and Gene Expression in the A431 Human Skin Cancer Cell Line
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
PPARβ/δ
PPARγ
Skin Cancer
A431
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jeffrey Maurice Peters, Thesis Supervisor
Jeffrey Maurice Peters, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader

10. GENOME-WIDE DEPENDENCY OF TRANSCRIPTION MACHINERY ON GCN5 IN SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE

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Open Access
Author:
Cantor, David John
Title:
GENOME-WIDE DEPENDENCY OF TRANSCRIPTION MACHINERY ON GCN5 IN SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
transcription machinery genome-wide mapping
Gcn5 deletion
ChIP-exo
SOLiD sequencing
File:
Download Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Benjamin Franklin Pugh, Thesis Supervisor
Benjamin Franklin Pugh, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader

11. MICROFLORA IDENTIFICATION IN CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE EXACERBATED SPUTUM THROUGH CULTURE AND METAGENOMIC METHODS

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Open Access
Author:
Mina, Daniel
Title:
MICROFLORA IDENTIFICATION IN CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE EXACERBATED SPUTUM THROUGH CULTURE AND METAGENOMIC METHODS
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
microbiota
bacteriology
Microflora
Metagenomics
COPD
lung disease
File:
Download SHC_HONORS_THESIS_DM.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Eric Thomas Harvill, Thesis Supervisor
Eric Thomas Harvill, Thesis Supervisor
Ming Tien, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader

12. CONTRIBRUTION OF BK VIRUS miniT PROTEIN TO VIRAL ONCOGENIC ACTIVITY

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Open Access
Author:
Barrantes Gomez, Diana Paola
Title:
CONTRIBRUTION OF BK VIRUS miniT PROTEIN TO VIRAL ONCOGENIC ACTIVITY
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
viral transformation
oncogenic virus
polyomavirus
BK Virus
miniT protein
File:
Download Thesis_Fiinal_I.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Richard John Frisque, Thesis Supervisor
Richard John Frisque, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor
Scott Brian Selleck, Faculty Reader

13. CHARACTERIZING NEURAL RETICULON 1 AND DETERMINING THE MECHANISM OF MAINTAINING A DIFFUSION BARRIER IN THE AXON INITIAL SEGMENT IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER NEURONS

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Open Access
Author:
Luna, Esteban
Title:
CHARACTERIZING NEURAL RETICULON 1 AND DETERMINING THE MECHANISM OF MAINTAINING A DIFFUSION BARRIER IN THE AXON INITIAL SEGMENT IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER NEURONS
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Drosophila melanogaster
neurons
diffusion barrier
reticulon
ankyrin 2
FRAP
File:
Download Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Melissa Rolls, Thesis Supervisor
Melissa Rolls, Thesis Supervisor
Craig Eugene Cameron, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader

14. Detection and Characterization of Viral cDNAs Amplified from Cells Expressing the JC Virus Early Coding Sequences.

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Open Access
Author:
Barnes, Erin Stockwell
Title:
Detection and Characterization of Viral cDNAs Amplified from Cells Expressing the JC Virus Early Coding Sequences.
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
JC Virus
cDNA characterization
File:
Download Erin_Barnes_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Richard John Frisque, Thesis Supervisor
Richard John Frisque, Thesis Supervisor
Craig Eugene Cameron, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader

15. PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A RECOMBINANT SMALL SUBUNIT OF THE MEMBRANE‐BOUND HYDROGENASE OF RALSTONIA EUTROPHA: TOWARD CONSTRUCTION OF A PHOTOCHEMICAL H2‐PRODUCING MODULE

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Open Access
Author:
Price, Ian Robert
Title:
PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A RECOMBINANT SMALL SUBUNIT OF THE MEMBRANE‐BOUND HYDROGENASE OF RALSTONIA EUTROPHA: TOWARD CONSTRUCTION OF A PHOTOCHEMICAL H2‐PRODUCING MODULE
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
photosystem I
molecular wire
hydrogenase
hydrogen
Ralstonia eutropha
photosynthesis
bioconjugate
File:
Download shc_thesis-ian_price_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John H Golbeck, Thesis Supervisor
John H Golbeck, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor
Scott Brian Selleck, Faculty Reader

17. THE ROLE OF CLIP-190, ORBIT/MAST, AND NEB IN MICROTUBULE ORIENTATION, NEURONAL MORPHOLOGY, AND AXONAL REGENRATION IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER

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Open Access
Author:
Skora, Joanna Magdalena
Title:
THE ROLE OF CLIP-190, ORBIT/MAST, AND NEB IN MICROTUBULE ORIENTATION, NEURONAL MORPHOLOGY, AND AXONAL REGENRATION IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
microtubule dynamics
RNAi
da neurons
axon severing
Orbit/MAST
CLIP-190
neb
kinesin
+TIPs
File:
Download FullThesisPDF.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Melissa Rolls, Thesis Supervisor
Melissa Rolls, Thesis Supervisor
Craig Eugene Cameron, Thesis Honors Advisor
Scott Brian Selleck, Faculty Reader

18. ERGOTHIONEINE DEGRADATION AND PROPERTIES OF ERGOTHIONASE FROM AGROBACTERIUM RADIOBACTER

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Open Access
Author:
Manamtharayil Jose, Jiku
Title:
ERGOTHIONEINE DEGRADATION AND PROPERTIES OF ERGOTHIONASE FROM AGROBACTERIUM RADIOBACTER
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Ergothioneine
Ergothionase
Agrobacterium
enzyme properties
Nitrogen utilization
Km
Vmax
King Oyster mushroom
Alumina column
Adsorption chromatography
Antioxidant
Oxidative Stress
Thiolurocanic acid
Trimethylamine
Ergothioneine biodegradation.
File:
Download Honors_Thesis-Final_Draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Allen T Phillips, Thesis Supervisor
Allen T Phillips, Thesis Supervisor
Chen Pei David Tu, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader

19. PROLYL-4-HYDROXYLASE OXYGEN ACTIVATION AND ASCORBATE PROTECTION

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Open Access
Author:
Chekan, Jonathan Rodi
Title:
PROLYL-4-HYDROXYLASE OXYGEN ACTIVATION AND ASCORBATE PROTECTION
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Ascorbate
Vitamin C
P4H
Prolyl-4-Hydroxylase
Reduction
Dioxygenase
File:
Download ThesisFinal-SHC.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Carsten Krebs, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph M Bollinger Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Carsten Krebs, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sarah Ellen Ades, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader

20. ANALYSIS OF A FUNCTIONAL ROLE FOR CONSERVED LYSINE RESIDUES OF THE H4 N-TERMINUS IN PREMATURE mRNA SPLICING EFFICIENCY

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Open Access
Author:
Joy, Jaimy
Title:
ANALYSIS OF A FUNCTIONAL ROLE FOR CONSERVED LYSINE RESIDUES OF THE H4 N-TERMINUS IN PREMATURE mRNA SPLICING EFFICIENCY
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Histone
H4
splicing
File:
Download Jaimy_Joy_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader