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Author:

Hussain, Sheherbano

Title:

Investigating the Role of FakA and FakB in Lipoprotein Biosynthesis in Staphylococcus aureus

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

lipoproteins
FakA
FakB
staphylococcus aureus
TLR activity
acylation
TLR2/1
TLR2/6
fatty acids

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Thesis Supervisors:

Timothy Charles Meredith, Thesis Supervisor
Santhosh Girirajan, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Cole, Kaitlin

Title:

Investigation of the Role of Gene SA1798 in S. aureus

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

Staphylococcus aureus
tunicamycin
antibiotic resistance
SA1798
SA618

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Thesis Supervisors:

Timothy Charles Meredith, Thesis Supervisor
Ming Tien, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Dong, Shiwei

Title:

Investigation of The Biodegradation of Lipopolysaccharides by Bacillus spp Through ELISA and Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis Silver Staining

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

Lipopolysaccharides
Bacillus spp
Biodegradation of LPS
endotoxin
LPS

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Thesis Supervisors:

Timothy Charles Meredith, Thesis Supervisor
Ming Tien, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Ferreira, Joao

Title:

Activation of Silent Gene clusters in Streptomyces spp.

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

Streptomyces
Secondary Metabolite
CRISPR
Antibiotic Development
Oligomycin
Avermectin
Silent Gene Clusters

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Thesis Supervisors:

Timothy Charles Meredith, Thesis Supervisor
Teh-Hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Katch, Bryce

Title:

Mechanistic Study of Halogenation by Iron(II) and 2-Oxoglutarate-Dependent Oxygenases

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

Enzymology
Structural Biology
C-H Activation
SadA
BesD

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Thesis Supervisors:

Amie Kathleen Boal, Thesis Supervisor
Timothy Charles Meredith, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Moore, Peyton

Title:

Type VI Secretion System Dependent Interactions and Diversity in Vibrio fischeri

Area of Honors:

Microbiology

Keywords:

Vibrio fischeri
Euprymna scolopes
Type VI secretion system
Effectors
Interference competition
Strain diversity
Host-microbe
Symbiosis

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Thesis Supervisors:

Timothy Iwao Miyashiro, Thesis Supervisor
Timothy Charles Meredith, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Faust, Julia

Title:

High Resolution Structure and Neutralization Mechanism of 1G1 Fab Bound to Poliovirus Type 3

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

CryoEM
poliovirus
SPV3
virology
neutralizing antibody
1G1 Fab
structural biology

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Thesis Supervisors:

Susan Hafenstein, Thesis Supervisor
Timothy Charles Meredith, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Sharma, Ayush

Title:

Olefin Difunctionalization via Photochemical Intramolecular Radical Smiles-Truce Cascade

Area of Honors:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Organic Chemistry
Photocatalysis

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Thesis Supervisors:

Eric Nacsa, Thesis Supervisor
Timothy Charles Meredith, Thesis Honors Advisor
Benjamin James Lear, Faculty Reader

Author:

Bernard, Annabelle

Title:

Investigating Regeneration, Function, and Shape of Drosophila Sensory Dendrites

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

Dendrite regeneration
Drosophila melanogaster
Nociception
Functional recovery
Pruning

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Thesis Supervisors:

Melissa Rolls, Thesis Supervisor
Timothy Charles Meredith, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Hutsell, Alexander

Title:

Chemogenetically Induced Activation of Cortical Somatostatin Interneurons Results in Enhanced Pyramidal Neuron Activity in Rodent Models

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

Chronic Stress
Chemogenetic Manipulation
Prelimbic Cortex
medial prefrontal cortex
Somatostatin Interneurons
Pyramidal Cells
Inhibition and Excitation in the brain

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Thesis Supervisors:

Bernhard Luscher, Thesis Supervisor
Timothy Charles Meredith, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Lombard, Clair

Title:

Engineering of an Aptamer Tagged Dengue Virus for RNA Imaging

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

Dengue Virus
Flavivirus Life Cycle
RNA Imaging Techniques

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Thesis Supervisors:

Joyce Jose, Thesis Supervisor
Timothy Charles Meredith, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Bialek, Lexie

Title:

Associations Between Child Environmental Enteric Dysfunction And Stress

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

Environmental Enteric Dysfunction
Oxidative stress
Biomarker
Gut-Brain Axis

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Thesis Supervisors:

Timothy Charles Meredith, Thesis Supervisor
Teh-Hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor
Audrie Lin, Thesis Supervisor

Author:

Munoz, Isabella

Title:

Role of NAD+ consumers in Lipid Homeostasis

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

Caenorhabditis elegans
NAD+
PNC-1
metabolism
lipid accumulation
NA
NAD+ consumers

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Thesis Supervisors:

Melanie Mc Reynolds, Thesis Supervisor
Timothy Charles Meredith, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Peifer, Mia

Title:

Adenylosuccinate Lyase Plays a Role in Neuromuscular Coordination

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

C. elegans
Adenylosuccinate Lyase Deficiency
Purine Metabolism
Neuromuscular Coordination

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Thesis Supervisors:

Wendy Hanna-Rose, Thesis Supervisor
Timothy Charles Meredith, Thesis Honors Advisor