1. 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
2. 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
3. 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