1. CHARACTERIZING NEURAL RETICULON 1 AND DETERMINING THE MECHANISM OF MAINTAINING A DIFFUSION BARRIER IN THE AXON INITIAL SEGMENT IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER NEURONS Open Access Author: Luna, Esteban Title: CHARACTERIZING NEURAL RETICULON 1 AND DETERMINING THE MECHANISM OF MAINTAINING A DIFFUSION BARRIER IN THE AXON INITIAL SEGMENT IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER NEURONS Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: Drosophila melanogasterneuronsdiffusion barrierreticulonankyrin 2FRAP File: Download Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Melissa Rolls, Thesis SupervisorMelissa Rolls, Thesis SupervisorCraig Eugene Cameron, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader
2. The Function of Microtubule Polarity in Drosophila Dendrites Open Access Author: Parmar, Manpreet Kaur Title: The Function of Microtubule Polarity in Drosophila Dendrites Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Microtubule PolarityDendritesDrosophila melanogasterMinus-end-out microtubulePlus-end-out microtubulepolarized traffickingKap3RNAiRtnl2RNAiClass I neuronddaEmorphologyendosomesmitochondria File: Download Parmar_Manpreet_FunctionofMicrotubulePolarityinDrosophilaDendrites__Final_4-9-12_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Melissa Rolls, Thesis SupervisorDr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Gong Chen, Faculty Reader
3. Investigating the molecular mechanisms of axon and dendrite regeneration in Drosophila peripheral neurons. Open Access Author: Swope, Rachel Title: Investigating the molecular mechanisms of axon and dendrite regeneration in Drosophila peripheral neurons. Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: axon regenerationdendrite regenerationDrosophila melanogasterExocyst complexendoplasmic reticulummembrane File: Download thesis_FINAL_in_template.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Melissa Rolls, Thesis SupervisorMing Tien, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Investigating Regeneration, Function, and Shape of Drosophila Sensory Dendrites Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Bernard, Annabelle Title: Investigating Regeneration, Function, and Shape of Drosophila Sensory Dendrites Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: Dendrite regenerationDrosophila melanogasterNociceptionFunctional recoveryPruning File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Melissa Rolls, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Charles Meredith, Thesis Honors Advisor