1. An Inside Look on Eutrophication in the Blue Marsh Reservoir by Identifying Cyanobacteria and Their Associated Toxin Genes: A Method to Use Cyanophages to Decrease Harmful Algal Blooms Open Access Author: Moawad, Rana Title: An Inside Look on Eutrophication in the Blue Marsh Reservoir by Identifying Cyanobacteria and Their Associated Toxin Genes: A Method to Use Cyanophages to Decrease Harmful Algal Blooms Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: eutrophicationharmful algal bloomscyanobacteriaBlue Marsh ReservoirHABscyanophageswater qualityanthropogenic File: Download Moawad__Rana_Schreyer_Thesis_May_2022_FINAL_Complete_Submit_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Tami H Mysliwiec, Thesis SupervisorSandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Exploring the Causes of Muscle Dysfunction Associated with Adenylosuccinate Lyase Deficiency in the Model Organism Caenorhabditis elegans Open Access Author: Jan, Judy Title: Exploring the Causes of Muscle Dysfunction Associated with Adenylosuccinate Lyase Deficiency in the Model Organism Caenorhabditis elegans Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: C. elegansMuscle FunctionAdenylosuccinate Lyase DeficiencyPurine Metabolism File: Download Final_Thesis_Draft_Judy_Jan.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Wendy Hanna-Rose, Thesis SupervisorDavid Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. Regulation of sacX expression by SacY and NusG Open Access Author: Wein, Tejas Title: Regulation of sacX expression by SacY and NusG Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: bacillus subtilisNusGtranscriptionrna polymerasepausingantiterminationmicrobiologysacxsacysactbabitzke File: Download Tejas_Wein_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Paul Babitzke, Thesis SupervisorLorraine C Santy, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Activation of Silent Gene clusters in Streptomyces spp. Open Access Author: Ferreira, Joao Title: Activation of Silent Gene clusters in Streptomyces spp. Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: StreptomycesSecondary MetaboliteCRISPRAntibiotic DevelopmentOligomycinAvermectinSilent Gene Clusters File: Download JoaoFerreira_FinalThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Timothy Charles Meredith, Thesis SupervisorTeh-Hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. Developing an in vitro Protease Assay for Determining the Transmembrane Topology of SARS-CoV-2 nsp6 Open Access Author: Nasal, Benjamin Title: Developing an in vitro Protease Assay for Determining the Transmembrane Topology of SARS-CoV-2 nsp6 Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: SARSCOVIDcoronavirusprotein topologytransmembraneproteasemicroscopylive cell imagingwestern blottingdouble membrane vesicle File: Download Schreyer_Thesis_FINAL_COPY.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Joyce Jose, Thesis SupervisorJoseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. Chemical Determinants of Pro-oxidant and Oral Cancer Inhibitory Activity of Dietary Polyphenols Open Access Author: Capece, Gina Title: Chemical Determinants of Pro-oxidant and Oral Cancer Inhibitory Activity of Dietary Polyphenols Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: oral cancerpolyphenolflavonoidSCC-25ROSoxidative stress File: Download Capece_Gina_BMBHonorsThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Joshua D Lambert, Thesis SupervisorDavid Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor
7. The Properties and Location of Anisosome-Forming RNA-binding deficient TAR DNA-binding Protein 43 inside the Nucleus Open Access Author: Mertick Sykes, Eli Title: The Properties and Location of Anisosome-Forming RNA-binding deficient TAR DNA-binding Protein 43 inside the Nucleus Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: ProteinLiquid-Liquid Phase SeparationTDP-43Mammalian CellsImmunofluorescence File: Download Eli_Mertick-Sykes_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Xin Zhang, Thesis SupervisorSong Tan, Thesis Honors Advisor
8. Role of NusG in the Regulation of pyr Gene Expression in B. subtilis Open Access Author: Koka, Kunal Title: Role of NusG in the Regulation of pyr Gene Expression in B. subtilis Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: pyrimidine biosynthetic operontranscription terminationNusGPyrR File: Download Thesis_Final_-_Koka.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Paul Babitzke, Thesis SupervisorWendy Hanna-Rose, Thesis Honors Advisor
9. Use of Recombinant Urocanase to Study the Inhibitory Effects of Imidazolone Propionate Breakdown Products on Aspartate Aminotransferase Open Access Author: Ruud, Isabella Title: Use of Recombinant Urocanase to Study the Inhibitory Effects of Imidazolone Propionate Breakdown Products on Aspartate Aminotransferase Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: aspartate aminotransferaseurocanasehistidine metabolismenzyme inhibitionmetabolic enzyme deficiencies File: Download IAR_Thesis_Final_PDF.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Allen T Phillips, Thesis SupervisorLorraine C Santy, Thesis Honors Advisor
10. Investigation into the HutD Protein within the Histidine Utilization (hut) Pathway in Pseudomonas putida Open Access Author: Guzman, Nicholas Title: Investigation into the HutD Protein within the Histidine Utilization (hut) Pathway in Pseudomonas putida Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: HistidineHistidine Utilization Pathway (Hut)HutCHutDrepressorpromoteroperatorbeta-galactosidasepET vectorsProtein OverexpressionSDS-PAGENickel-IMACMolecular Cloning File: Download Thesis_Final_Version_-_Guzman.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Joseph C. Reese, Thesis SupervisorAllen T Phillips, Thesis Honors Advisor