1. The Role of HDAC3 in Stress-Enhanced Fear Learning Open Access Author: Lussier, Marc Title: The Role of HDAC3 in Stress-Enhanced Fear Learning Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: fear memorySEFLPTSDamygdalatraumamiceepigenetic mechanismsHDAC3sex differences File: Download Lussier_Marc_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Janine Kwapis, Thesis SupervisorBernhard Luscher, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Cannabinoids as Neuroprotective Molecules in Photoreceptors following Light-Induced Retinal Degeneration in Zebrafish Retina Open Access Author: Proano, Renata Title: Cannabinoids as Neuroprotective Molecules in Photoreceptors following Light-Induced Retinal Degeneration in Zebrafish Retina Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: cannabinoidshempCBDTHCZebrafishretinaage related macular degenarationbiologytherapeuticneuroprotectiveanti-inflammatoryrodsconesphotoreceptorretinal degenerationlight-induced retinal degenerationCB-13novel therapyimmunofluorescenceanimalstissue preparationcryosectioningoxidative stressendocannabinoidreceptorsmodel organism File: Download Renata_Proano_Thesis_Final_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Salvatore Lucia Stella, Jr., Thesis SupervisorSairam V Rudrabhatla, Thesis Honors AdvisorNik Tsotakos, Faculty Reader
3. Effect of DMN on Genes Associated with Ethylene Signaling and Metabolism in Solanum tuberosum Open Access Author: Hannah, Summer Title: Effect of DMN on Genes Associated with Ethylene Signaling and Metabolism in Solanum tuberosum Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Solanum tuberosumDMNRNA-seqGene expressionEthylene Response Factorethylene signalingethylene metabolism File: Download Completed_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Michael A Campbell, Thesis SupervisorDiane Parente, Thesis Honors AdvisorElisa Wu, Faculty Reader
4. Probing the Regulation of CSI1 Through its Phosphorylation Open Access Author: Fliegel, Cara Title: Probing the Regulation of CSI1 Through its Phosphorylation Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: CelluloseCellulose Synthase ComplexCellulose Synthase Interactive Protein 1PhosphorylationHypocotyl LengthCSC VelocityCellulose ContentArabidopsis thaliana File: Download Probing_the_Regulation_of_CSI1_Through_its_Phosphorylation_Fliegel.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Ying Gu, Thesis SupervisorBenoit A Dayrat, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. Therapeutic Interventions for Infantile Colic: A Systematic Review Open Access Author: Chandran, Desirae Title: Therapeutic Interventions for Infantile Colic: A Systematic Review Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Infantile ColicTherapeuticsInterventionsReview File: Download Therapeutic_Interventions_for_Infantile_Colic-_A_Systematic_Review.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Steven Hicks, Thesis SupervisorTimothy J Jegla, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. The regulation of carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 (CPT1) mRNA splicing by nutrient availability in Drosophila fat tissue Open Access Author: Truong, Huy Title: The regulation of carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 (CPT1) mRNA splicing by nutrient availability in Drosophila fat tissue Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: CPT1splicingmRNA9G8obesitylipidPKASR proteinstarvationisoformsexontriglyceride File: Download Thesis_HuyTruong.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Justin Di Angelo, Thesis SupervisorSandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor
7. Effect of Temperature Stress on Competition in Algal-Cnidarian Symbiosis Open Access Author: Hewitt, Michael Title: Effect of Temperature Stress on Competition in Algal-Cnidarian Symbiosis Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: symbiodiniaceaecoralzooxanthellaecnidariansjellyfishcassiopeaclimate changeheat stresstemperature stresscompetition File: Download Michael_Hewitt_Thesis_FINAL.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Todd C Lajeunesse, Thesis SupervisorJames Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor
8. Role of Potassium Channels in Oocyte Maturation Open Access Author: Thard, Harshika Title: Role of Potassium Channels in Oocyte Maturation Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: oocytepotassium channelsCumulus cell expansionmaturation File: Download Final_Thesis_HarshikaThard.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Francisco Javier Diaz, Thesis SupervisorStephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
9. The Thermotolerance of Dinoflagellate Endosymbiont Algae in Culture Open Access Author: Snyder, Jacob Title: The Thermotolerance of Dinoflagellate Endosymbiont Algae in Culture Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: algaecoralbleachingstressoceansreefSymbiodiniaceaemutualismcryptictoleranceresilience File: Download Jacob_Snyder_Schreyer_Honors_College_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Monica Medina, Thesis SupervisorBenoit A Dayrat, Thesis Honors Advisor
10. Investigating the Role of STAT1 Transcription Factor in the Regulation of Schistosome Immunopathology Open Access Author: Yi, Sara Title: Investigating the Role of STAT1 Transcription Factor in the Regulation of Schistosome Immunopathology Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: schistosomemansonischistosomiasisinflammationinflammatorystat1stat3infectiousdiseaseparasiteparasiticwormsinfectinterferonifn-1ifncytokinesth2th1transcription factortranscriptiondendriticcellinflammasomenlrp3ascil-10il-1bimmunopathologybmdccercariaegranulefibrosistrematodeimmunologyimmune File: Download Investigating_the_Role_of_STAT1_Transcription_Factor_in_the_Regulation_of_Schistosome_Immunopathology.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Parisa Kalantari, Thesis SupervisorStephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
11. CRISPR-Edited Cell Lines to Identify Specific Transcripts for Per1 in Learning and Circadian Rhythms Open Access Author: Bernhardt, Alicia Title: CRISPR-Edited Cell Lines to Identify Specific Transcripts for Per1 in Learning and Circadian Rhythms Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Per1Circadian ClockMemory File: Download Bernhardt_Alicia_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Janine Kwapis, Thesis SupervisorStephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
12. Mitonuclear Conflict in the F1 Hybrid Coral ‘Acropora prolifera’ Open Access Author: Manzano, Bryan Title: Mitonuclear Conflict in the F1 Hybrid Coral ‘Acropora prolifera’ Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Mitonuclear conflictAcroporid coralHybridizationCoexpression Network AnalysisWGCNAOxidative Phosphorylation File: Download Bryan_Manzano_Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Iliana B Baums, Thesis SupervisorBenoit A Dayrat, Thesis Honors Advisor
13. Adolescent Alcohol Consumption, Stress, and the Developing Brain Open Access Author: Starnes, William Title: Adolescent Alcohol Consumption, Stress, and the Developing Brain Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: SomatostatinadolescenceDrinking in the Dark File: Download William_Starnes_Thesis_FINAL.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Nikki Crowley, Thesis SupervisorStephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
14. Developmental Timing of Daylength Dependent Conditional Lethality in msh1/hda6 Double Mutant Arabidopsis Thaliana Open Access Author: Howard, John Title: Developmental Timing of Daylength Dependent Conditional Lethality in msh1/hda6 Double Mutant Arabidopsis Thaliana Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Circadian RhythmArabidopsisEmbryogenesis File: Download JohnHoward_SHCThesis_2023.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Sally A Mackenzie, Thesis SupervisorDaniel J Cosgrove, Thesis Honors Advisor
15. Post-Catastrophic Food Resilience: the Potential for Growing Fungi on Lignocellulosic Biomass as an Enzymatic Hydrolysis Pretreatment and as a Source of Human Nutrition Open Access Author: Klatte, Hannah Title: Post-Catastrophic Food Resilience: the Potential for Growing Fungi on Lignocellulosic Biomass as an Enzymatic Hydrolysis Pretreatment and as a Source of Human Nutrition Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Food ResilienceBiologyAnalytical BiochemistryPlant BiologyMycologyBiofuels File: Download Hannah_Klatte_Honors_Thesis_in_Biology.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Charles T Anderson, Thesis SupervisorDaniel J Cosgrove, Thesis Honors Advisor
16. An Analysis of the Evolutionary Advantages of Native Species in the Arid and Semi-Arid Landscapes of Northern Kenya Open Access Author: Baron, Elizabeth Title: An Analysis of the Evolutionary Advantages of Native Species in the Arid and Semi-Arid Landscapes of Northern Kenya Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Vachellia tortilisVachellia abyssinicaSalvadora persicaSansevieria erythraeaeBalanites rotundifoliaProsopis julifloraASALArid and semi-arid landscapesKenyaClimate changeAdaptations File: Download An_Analysis_of_the_Evolutionary_Advantages_of_Native_Species_in_the_Arid_and_Semi-Arid_Landscapes_of_Northern_Kenya_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: David Hughes, Thesis SupervisorSarah Mary Assmann, Thesis Honors Advisor
17. Effect of Over-The-Counter Drugs on DNA Analysis of Blood Ingested by Medicinal Leeches Open Access Author: Patel, Dipesh Title: Effect of Over-The-Counter Drugs on DNA Analysis of Blood Ingested by Medicinal Leeches Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: DrugsDNA AnalysisLeechesAspirinIbuprofenCaffeineHPLCDNA ExtractionDNA Quantification File: Download Patel_Dipesh_Effect_of_Over-The-Counter_Drugs_on_DNA_Analysis_of_Blood_Ingested_by_Medicinal_Leeches.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Reena Roy, Thesis SupervisorCharles T Anderson, Thesis Honors Advisor
18. Generating Human STR DNA Profiles from Blood Ingested by Leeches Open Access Author: Knapp, Elizabeth Title: Generating Human STR DNA Profiles from Blood Ingested by Leeches Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: DNASTRCopan microFlOQ® Direct swabsLeeches File: Download Thesis_Final_Review_EK_Redacted.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Reena Roy, Thesis SupervisorStephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
19. Diet and Habitat Comparison of Two Closely Related Darters (Percina bimaculata and Percina caprodes) Open Access Author: Stylianides, Antonios Title: Diet and Habitat Comparison of Two Closely Related Darters (Percina bimaculata and Percina caprodes) Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: DietMicrohabitatChesapeake LogperchCommon Logperch File: Download Stylianides_HonorsThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jay Richard Stauffer, Jr., Thesis SupervisorJames Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor
20. Binge Alcohol Consumption and Somatostatin Neuropeptide Dysregulation in the Prefrontal Cortex Open Access Author: Kacala, Andrew Title: Binge Alcohol Consumption and Somatostatin Neuropeptide Dysregulation in the Prefrontal Cortex Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: NeurobiologyAlcohol Use DisorderSomatostatin (SST)Binge DrinkingPrefrontal CortexPharmacologyPharmacotherapy File: Download ANDREW_KACALA_THESIS_FALL_2023.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Nikki Crowley, Thesis SupervisorSarah Mary Assmann, Thesis Honors Advisor
21. Cortisol’s Effect on Iron Transport Proteins and Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Placental Trophoblast Cells Open Access Author: Anderlind, Sophie Title: Cortisol’s Effect on Iron Transport Proteins and Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Placental Trophoblast Cells Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Trophoblast CellsCortisolIron Transport ProteinsExtracellular VesiclesTFR-1FPN-1Iron TraffickingPregnancy File: Download Schreyer_Final_Thesis___Sophie_Anderlind.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Nikki Crowley, Thesis SupervisorStephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
22. Selective Blocking of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels in the Frog Optic Nerve Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Hallahan, Dana Title: Selective Blocking of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels in the Frog Optic Nerve Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelsFrogVisual SystemOptic NerveOptic TectumRetinaNavPrilocaineGeneGene SequencesTTXTetrodotoxinSelective BlockingToxins File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Elizabeth Anne Dudkin, Thesis SupervisorHans Schmidt, Thesis Honors Advisor
23. Evaluating the foraging preferences of the avian community in tropical urban areas Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Giombetti, Allison Title: Evaluating the foraging preferences of the avian community in tropical urban areas Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: urban landscapesbird foragingdietary guildsresource abundancePuerto Rico File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Tomas A Carlo-Joglar, Thesis SupervisorCharles T Anderson, Thesis Honors Advisor
24. MiR-200a Expression in the Ventral Hippocampus after Adolescent Restraint Stress in C57BL/6J and BALB/cJ Mice Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Anziano, Emma Title: MiR-200a Expression in the Ventral Hippocampus after Adolescent Restraint Stress in C57BL/6J and BALB/cJ Mice Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: AdolescenceStressGene expressionmiR-200a File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Helen Marie Kamens, Thesis SupervisorMichael Axtell, Thesis Honors Advisor
25. Comparative Transcriptomic Analysis of the Effect of Selenium on Industrial Hemp (Cannabis sativa) Restricted Author: Patel, Aayushi Title: Comparative Transcriptomic Analysis of the Effect of Selenium on Industrial Hemp (Cannabis sativa) Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Industrial HempTranscriptomicsSeleniumAgricultureEnvironmentHuman Health File: No files available due to restrictions. Thesis Supervisors: Shobha Devi Rudrabhatla, Thesis SupervisorSairam V Rudrabhatla, Thesis Honors Advisor