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4. PFK-158 Increases Migration by Promoting Lipolysis and Fatty Acid Oxidation

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Open Access
Author:
Bekker, Jennifer
Title:
PFK-158 Increases Migration by Promoting Lipolysis and Fatty Acid Oxidation
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition
EMT
PFK-158
metastasis
cell migration
cell proliferation
cancer cell metabolism
lipid metabolism
AMPK
HGF
File:
Download Bekker_Jennifer_PFK-158_Increases_Migration_by_Promoting_Lipolysis_and_Fatty_Acid_Oxidation.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Emily Sophia Bell, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Axtell, Thesis Honors Advisor

5. Determining the optimal substrate for the invasive New Zealand mud snail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum)

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Open Access
Author:
Ghannam, Sally
Title:
Determining the optimal substrate for the invasive New Zealand mud snail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum)
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
New Zealand mud snail
Potamopyrgus antipodarum
invasive species
ecology
biology
periphyton
woody debris
leaf litter
Spirulina algae
optimal substrate
File:
Download Ghannam_Sally_Determining_the_Optimal_Substrate_for_the_Invasive_New_Zealand_Mud_Snail__Potamopyrgus_antipodarum_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Edward P Levri, Thesis Supervisor
Laura Rotunno, Thesis Honors Advisor
Allison Cornell, Faculty Reader

6. Combinational Therapy for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia with Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors and Bispecific T Cell Engagers In Vitro

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Open Access
Author:
Shaffer, Mikayla
Title:
Combinational Therapy for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia with Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors and Bispecific T Cell Engagers In Vitro
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Bispecific T Cell Engagers
Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors
File:
Download Shaffer_Mikayla_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Cheng Dong, Thesis Supervisor
Timothy J Jegla, Thesis Honors Advisor
Justin R Pritchard, Thesis Supervisor

9. Using Artificial Intelligence to Recognize Wheat Stripe Rust Disease

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Open Access
Author:
Singh, Vinay
Title:
Using Artificial Intelligence to Recognize Wheat Stripe Rust Disease
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Artificial intelligence
Wheat stripe rust disease
Machine learning
Food insecurity
Climate change
Plant diseases
PlantVillage
File:
Download Singh_Vinay_Using_Artificial_Intelligence_to_Recognize_Wheat_Stripe_Rust_Disease.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David Hughes, Thesis Supervisor
Timothy J Jegla, Thesis Honors Advisor

10. Chromosome level genome assemblies of Drosophila pseudoobscura determine Cuernavaca sequence inversion breakpoints and rearrangement mechanisms

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Open Access
Author:
Dutzman, Nicole
Title:
Chromosome level genome assemblies of Drosophila pseudoobscura determine Cuernavaca sequence inversion breakpoints and rearrangement mechanisms
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Genetics
Drosophila pseudoobscura
Genome Assembly
Oxford Nanopore Sequencing
Chromosomal Inversions
Inversion Breakpoints
Cuernavaca
Heterozygosity
Repetitive Sequences
File:
Download Final_Thesis_Template.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Supervisor
Benoit A Dayrat, Thesis Honors Advisor

12. The Role of HDAC3 in Memory Updating via the Objects in Updated Locations (OUL) Task

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Open Access
Author:
Wright, Destiny
Title:
The Role of HDAC3 in Memory Updating via the Objects in Updated Locations (OUL) Task
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
memory updating
aging
mice
memory reconsolidation
HDAC3
hippocampus
age-related cognitive decline
memory impairments
epigenetic mechanisms
File:
Download Destiny_Wright_Schreyer_Thesis_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Janine Kwapis, Thesis Supervisor
Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

13. A Measure of Platelet Activation and Aggregation Across Two Flow Regimes to Minimize Thromboembolic Events in Blood Pumps

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Open Access
Author:
Sturgis, Hannah
Title:
A Measure of Platelet Activation and Aggregation Across Two Flow Regimes to Minimize Thromboembolic Events in Blood Pumps
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
thrombosis
flow cytometry
platelet activation
gel-filtered platelets
aggregation
File:
Download Sturgis_Hannah_thesis_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Benoit A Dayrat, Thesis Honors Advisor

14. A Longitudinal Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance in the Sediment Samples of the Delaware River Watershed and in the Clinical Infections in the Reading Hospital

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Open Access
Author:
Sindhar, Safitaj
Title:
A Longitudinal Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance in the Sediment Samples of the Delaware River Watershed and in the Clinical Infections in the Reading Hospital
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Antibiotic Resistance
Delaware River Watershed
Tetracycline
Ampicillin
Enterococcus
Escherichia coli
Polymerase Chain Reaction
DNA
Berks County
tet(A)
tet(R)
ctx
oxa
blaP
File:
Download Sindhar_Safitaj_LongitudinalAnalysisofAntibioticResistance.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Tami H Mysliwiec, Thesis Supervisor
Sandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor

15. Food Resilience in the Face of Catastrophic Global Events: Initial Computational Analysis of Nuclear Winter Scenarios on Rice

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Open Access
Author:
Viswanathan, Vishnu
Title:
Food Resilience in the Face of Catastrophic Global Events: Initial Computational Analysis of Nuclear Winter Scenarios on Rice
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
nuclear
offset
genomics
rice
File:
Download Nuclear_Winter_Thesis_Revision_V2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jesse R Lasky, Thesis Supervisor
Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

16. Evaluating The Chronic Variable Stress Paradigm as a Model Suitable to Test for Stress Resilience of Mice

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Author:
Botvinov, Julia
Title:
Evaluating The Chronic Variable Stress Paradigm as a Model Suitable to Test for Stress Resilience of Mice
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
stress resilience
GABA
anxiety
somatostatin
anhedonia
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Bernhard Luscher, Thesis Supervisor
Bernhard Luscher, Thesis Honors Advisor
Yingwei Mao, Faculty Reader

18. The Role of Exon Junction Complex Factor RBM8A in Synapse Formation: A Glial Lens

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Author:
Asthana, Shravan
Title:
The Role of Exon Junction Complex Factor RBM8A in Synapse Formation: A Glial Lens
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ASD
ADHD
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Neurology
Neuroscience
RBM8A
Exon Junction Complex
EJC
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Yingwei Mao, Thesis Supervisor
Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor