1. L2-UniFrac Open Access Author: Millward, Andrew Title: L2-UniFrac Area of Honors: Computer Science Keywords: UniFracBioinformaticsComparative MetagenomicsRepresentative MicrobiomeDistance MetricDifferential Abundance File: Download L2_Unifrac-Andrew_Millward-Schreyer.pdf Thesis Supervisors: David Koslicki, Thesis SupervisorDanfeng Zhang, Thesis Honors AdvisorPaul Medvedev, Faculty Reader
2. Whole-genome sequence-based molecular characterization of antimicrobial genes in Salmonella enterica subsp. Dublin and Salmonella enterica subsp. Heidelberg isolated from veal calves Open Access Author: Reiss, Hailey Title: Whole-genome sequence-based molecular characterization of antimicrobial genes in Salmonella enterica subsp. Dublin and Salmonella enterica subsp. Heidelberg isolated from veal calves Area of Honors: Immunology and Infectious Disease Keywords: SalmonellaSalmonella DublinSalmonella HeidelbergPennsylvaniaVealGenomicsBioinformaticsWhole-genome sequence analysisAntimicrobial resistance File: Download reiss_hailey_thesis_iid.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Bhushan M Jayarao, Thesis SupervisorRobert Paulson, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. Cross-Species Prediction of Transcription Factor Binding Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Agarwala, Vandana Title: Cross-Species Prediction of Transcription Factor Binding Area of Honors: Computer Science Keywords: Gene RegulationDeep LearningTransfer LearningDomain AdaptationComputational BiologyBioinformaticsMachine Learning File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Shaun Mahony, Thesis SupervisorJohn Joseph Hannan, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Characterizing the Microbial Community of Anaerobically Digested High Lignin Fermentation Byproduct and Composted Material with Corn Stover as the Feedstock Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Sollenberger, Renee Title: Characterizing the Microbial Community of Anaerobically Digested High Lignin Fermentation Byproduct and Composted Material with Corn Stover as the Feedstock Area of Honors: Biological Engineering Keywords: BioinformaticsDiversity AnalysisCompostAnaerobic DigestionBiofuelsCorn StoverBioprocessing File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Tom Richard, Thesis SupervisorAli Demirci, Thesis Honors Advisor