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Author:

Gandhi, Avani

Title:

Structural analysis and characterization of novel class Id ribonucleotide reductases

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

ribonucleotide reductase
DNA repair
X-ray crystallography
metallocofactor

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Amie Kathleen Boal, Thesis Supervisor
Teh-Hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Foresman, Bridget

Title:

Comparative Analysis Between SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2: Genomic Similarity, Spike Protein Homology, and Government Funding as it Relates to Vaccine Development

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

SARS-CoV
SARS-CoV-2
Vaccine Development
MERS-CoV
Government Funding
NIH RePORTER

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Joel E Segel, Thesis Supervisor
Teh-Hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Starr, Thomas

Title:

Characterizing the Degradation of Cellulose by Combinations of Cellulolytic Enzymes

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

Biomass Conversion
Cellulases
Cellobiohyrdolases
Cellulose
Enzyme Synergy
Endoglucanases

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Charles T Anderson, Thesis Supervisor
Teh-Hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Ferreira, Joao

Title:

Activation of Silent Gene clusters in Streptomyces spp.

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

Streptomyces
Secondary Metabolite
CRISPR
Antibiotic Development
Oligomycin
Avermectin
Silent Gene Clusters

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Timothy Charles Meredith, Thesis Supervisor
Teh-Hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Veglia, Karleigh

Title:

Investigation of the Behavior of RNA G-quadruplexes from the Human Genome under Physiological Conditions

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

G-Quadruplexes
RNA Folding

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Thesis Supervisors:

Philip C Bevilacqua, Thesis Supervisor
Teh-Hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Forstmeier, Peter

Title:

Development of a Functional RNA-Identifying Computational Pipeline and its Application to SARS-CoV-2

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

SARS-CoV-2
RNA
pseudoknots
SNPs
RNA structure conservation
frameshifting element
FSE

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Thesis Supervisors:

Philip C Bevilacqua, Thesis Supervisor
Teh-Hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Meinert, Emily

Title:

Mechanisms of FXR Activation by Synthetic Ligands

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

nuclear receptors
site-directed mutagenesis
dual luciferase
transformation
mammalian cell culture
synthetic ligand
bile acid

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Thesis Supervisors:

C Denise Okafor, Thesis Supervisor
Teh-Hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Bialek, Lexie

Title:

Associations Between Child Environmental Enteric Dysfunction And Stress

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

Environmental Enteric Dysfunction
Oxidative stress
Biomarker
Gut-Brain Axis

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Thesis Supervisors:

Timothy Charles Meredith, Thesis Supervisor
Teh-Hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor
Audrie Lin, Thesis Supervisor

Author:

Buskirk, Austin

Title:

Localization of PIP2 in HGF-stimulated epithelial cell migration and Integrin Recycling

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

epithelial cell migration
integrin recycling
Phosphatidylinositol-4
5-biphosphate (PIP2)
Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
Endosomal System

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Lorraine C Santy, Thesis Supervisor
Teh-Hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor