Search

Start Over Area of Honors Biology Year 2020

1. The Correlation Between Pulse Wave Velocity and Flow Mediated Dilation in Adults with Enlarged Waist Circumference

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Priestley, Diana
Title:
The Correlation Between Pulse Wave Velocity and Flow Mediated Dilation in Adults with Enlarged Waist Circumference
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Pulse wave velocity
PWV
Flow-mediated dilation
FMD
arterial stiffness
endothelial dysfunction
Cardiovascular disease
CVD
File:
Download Priestley_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kristina Susan Petersen, Thesis Supervisor
Richard W Ordway, Thesis Honors Advisor

3. An Assessment of Colonization Patterns and the effects of Co-habitation on VRE Transmission

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Olson, Samantha
Title:
An Assessment of Colonization Patterns and the effects of Co-habitation on VRE Transmission
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus
daptomycin-resistant enterococcus
sensitive bacteria
resistant bacteria
VRE
shedding
social
isolated
colonization
File:
Download FINAL-VRE-THESIS-S0__1_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andrew Fraser Read, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Axtell, Thesis Honors Advisor

6. Genetic analysis of the Drosophila ESCRT-III complex protein, VPS24, reveals requirements in lysosome homeostasis and autophagy

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Florian, Jonathan
Title:
Genetic analysis of the Drosophila ESCRT-III complex protein, VPS24, reveals requirements in lysosome homeostasis and autophagy
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Drosophila melanogaster
neurodegeneration
VPS24
ESCRT
autophagy
lysosome homeostasis
File:
Download Jonathan_Florian_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Fumiko Kawasaki, Thesis Supervisor
Richard W Ordway, Thesis Honors Advisor

7. A Culture Dependent approach to Examine the Effects of Silver Ions on Bacterial Compositions within Local Streams

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Hostetler, Tyler
Title:
A Culture Dependent approach to Examine the Effects of Silver Ions on Bacterial Compositions within Local Streams
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Silver
Silver ions
bacteria
bacterial composition
antimicrobial
antibacterial
antibiotic resistance
silver resistance
File:
Download Thesis.Tyler_Hostetler.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Beth Ann Potter, Thesis Supervisor
Michael A Campbell, Thesis Honors Advisor

8. The Penn State Protein Ladders: An Inexpensive Source of Protein Molecular Weight Markers Appropriate For Both Coomassie Staining and Western Blotting

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Santilli, Ryan Thomas
Title:
The Penn State Protein Ladders: An Inexpensive Source of Protein Molecular Weight Markers Appropriate For Both Coomassie Staining and Western Blotting
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Recombinant Protein Molecular Weight Markers
SDS-PAGE
Western blot
File:
Download Thesis__Final_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Song Tan, Thesis Supervisor
Bernhard Luscher, Thesis Honors Advisor

9. Phenotypic variablility associated with the 15q11.2 CNV region in a Drosophila melanogaster model for neurodevelopmental disorders

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Gould, Dagny
Title:
Phenotypic variablility associated with the 15q11.2 CNV region in a Drosophila melanogaster model for neurodevelopmental disorders
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
15q11.2 CNV region
Drosophila melanogaster
neurodevelopmental disorders
genetics
File:
Download thesis_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Santhosh Girirajan, Thesis Supervisor
James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor

10. Exploring Mechanisms of Microtubule Polarity Establishment and Regulation in Drosophila Melanogaster

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Yanoshak, Emily
Title:
Exploring Mechanisms of Microtubule Polarity Establishment and Regulation in Drosophila Melanogaster
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
drosophila
neurons
neuroscience
microtubules
positive regulation
TRIM9
Klp61F
microtubule polarity
File:
Download Emily_Yanoshak_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Melissa Rolls, Thesis Supervisor
Bernhard Luscher, Thesis Honors Advisor