1. Evaluating The Chronic Variable Stress Paradigm as a Model Suitable to Test for Stress Resilience of Mice Restricted (Penn State Only) 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 resilienceGABAanxietysomatostatinanhedonia File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Bernhard Luscher, Thesis SupervisorBernhard Luscher, Thesis Honors AdvisorYingwei Mao, Faculty Reader
2. Sex-specific effect of the circadian clock gene Per1 in the retrosplenial cortex for context fear memory formation Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Lo, Chenyu Title: Sex-specific effect of the circadian clock gene Per1 in the retrosplenial cortex for context fear memory formation Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Circadian rhythmsMemoryRSCGene expression File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Janine Kwapis, Thesis SupervisorBernhard Luscher, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. The Role of Exon Junction Complex Factor RBM8A in Synapse Formation: A Glial Lens Restricted (Penn State Only) 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 DisorderAttention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderASDADHDNeurodevelopmental DisordersNeurologyNeuroscienceRBM8AExon Junction ComplexEJC File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Yingwei Mao, Thesis SupervisorStephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Exploratory Study on the Role of Gas6 in Vascular Inflammation Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Sandiford, Jalyn Title: Exploratory Study on the Role of Gas6 in Vascular Inflammation Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Gas6Sickle Cell DiseaseMyeloproliferative NeoplasmsEnzyme-Linked ImmunoassayWestern Blot File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis SupervisorStephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors AdvisorYingwei Mao, Faculty Reader
5. The Genetic Basis of Mimicry in Bumble Bees Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Terranova, Tatiana Title: The Genetic Basis of Mimicry in Bumble Bees Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Bombusevo-devopigmentation geneticsMullerian mimicrycolor geneticsbumble bee File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Heather M Hines, Thesis SupervisorStephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. Role of Ikaros in Tumor Suppression in Leukemia Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Bhalodia, Riya Title: Role of Ikaros in Tumor Suppression in Leukemia Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: IkarosAcute Lymphoblastic LeukemiaALLR-loopsepigenetic regulation File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Sinisa Dovat, Thesis SupervisorSairam V Rudrabhatla, Thesis Honors AdvisorNik Tsotakos, Faculty Reader
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. Evolutionary Mechanism Governing Protein Multimerization in Cnidarian Shak6 and ShakR2 Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Schreiber, Madelynn Title: Evolutionary Mechanism Governing Protein Multimerization in Cnidarian Shak6 and ShakR2 Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: ElectrophysiologyCnidariansEvolutionKv ChannelsNeuroscienceShaker Channels File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Timothy J Jegla, Thesis SupervisorBernhard Luscher, Thesis Honors Advisor