11. The Mechanism of NELF Recruitment by DSIF in Promoter-proximal Pausing of RNA Polymerase II Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Deng, Eilene Title: The Mechanism of NELF Recruitment by DSIF in Promoter-proximal Pausing of RNA Polymerase II Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: promoter-proximal pausingtranscription factorsgene regulationDSIFNELFRNA Polymerase II File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: David Scott Gilmour, Thesis SupervisorLorraine C Santy, Thesis Honors Advisor
12. Investigation of the Behavior of RNA G-quadruplexes from the Human Genome under Physiological Conditions Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Veglia, Karleigh Title: Investigation of the Behavior of RNA G-quadruplexes from the Human Genome under Physiological Conditions Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: G-QuadruplexesRNA Folding File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Philip C Bevilacqua, Thesis SupervisorTeh-Hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor
13. The Effect of the Small RNA RyhB on the Structure of its mRNA Targets Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Grecco, Samantha Title: The Effect of the Small RNA RyhB on the Structure of its mRNA Targets Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: sRNARyhBgene expression profilingin vivo chemical structure probingpulldown assayantibiotic resistancestructure-function relationship File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Philip C Bevilacqua, Thesis SupervisorYing Gu, Thesis Honors Advisor
14. Characterization of the Injury Response of Ciliated Neurons in Drosophila Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Mauger, Abigail Title: Characterization of the Injury Response of Ciliated Neurons in Drosophila Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: axon injuryciliated neuronschordotonalDLKaxon regenerationDrosophilaneuronaxon File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Melissa Rolls, Thesis SupervisorSanthosh Girirajan, Thesis Honors Advisor
15. The Chemotherapeutic Agent CX-5461 Affects Cell Viability Through a Topoisomerase II Poison-Like Mechanism Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Dennis, Kady Title: The Chemotherapeutic Agent CX-5461 Affects Cell Viability Through a Topoisomerase II Poison-Like Mechanism Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: CX-5461mechanism of actionRNA Polymerase I inhibitorTopoisomerase II poison File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Justin R Pritchard, Thesis SupervisorJoseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor
16. Understanding the Mechanisms Controlling the Localization of Microtubule Organization Proteins in Drosophila Neurons Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Long, Melissa Title: Understanding the Mechanisms Controlling the Localization of Microtubule Organization Proteins in Drosophila Neurons Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: DrosophilaNeuroscienceMicrotubule NucleationClathrin-Mediated EndocytosisWnt SignalingDendrite File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Melissa Rolls, Thesis SupervisorDavid Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor
17. Development of a Functional RNA-Identifying Computational Pipeline and its Application to SARS-CoV-2 Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Forstmeier, Peter Title: Development of a Functional RNA-Identifying Computational Pipeline and its Application to SARS-CoV-2 Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: SARS-CoV-2RNApseudoknotsSNPsRNA structure conservationframeshifting elementFSE File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Philip C Bevilacqua, Thesis SupervisorTeh-Hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor
18. Mechanistic Study of Halogenation by Iron(II) and 2-Oxoglutarate-Dependent Oxygenases Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Katch, Bryce Title: Mechanistic Study of Halogenation by Iron(II) and 2-Oxoglutarate-Dependent Oxygenases Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: EnzymologyStructural BiologyC-H ActivationSadABesD File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Amie Kathleen Boal, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Charles Meredith, Thesis Honors Advisor