21. The Effect of Selected Transcription Factors on Inhibiting In Vitro And In Vivo Hepatocellular Carcinoma Development Open Access Author: Lin, John Lizhong Title: The Effect of Selected Transcription Factors on Inhibiting In Vitro And In Vivo Hepatocellular Carcinoma Development Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: liver cancerHCCHepatocellular CarcinomaHepG2Hep3BAFPKi67Gene TherapyViral InfectionTransfectionCancer Treatment File: Download Lin_John_Liver_Cancer_Therapy.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Gong Chen, Thesis SupervisorDr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor
22. THE IMPACT OF ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUS S2220 ON MULE DEER ISY1 GENE EXPRESSION Open Access Author: Bogale, Kaleb Tadesse Title: THE IMPACT OF ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUS S2220 ON MULE DEER ISY1 GENE EXPRESSION Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Endogenous retrovirusERVLTRlong terminal repeatsolo LTRsolo long terminal repeatgene expressionmule deerOdocoileus hemionusRNASplicingretroviruspre-mrna splicing geneISY1 geneisy1gene regulationhardy-weinberg equilibriumpopulation geneticsBos taurusdomestic cowOvis arissheep File: Download KalebBogale_ThesisFinal.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Mary Poss, Thesis SupervisorDr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor
23. A Phylogenetic Meta-Analysis Of Human-Specific Parasites And Diseases To Elucidate Patterns Of Diversity and Evolution Open Access Author: Battaglia, Angela Teresa Title: A Phylogenetic Meta-Analysis Of Human-Specific Parasites And Diseases To Elucidate Patterns Of Diversity and Evolution Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: parasitephylogeneticevolutionhuman migration File: Download Angela_Battaglia_thesis_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: George H Perry, Thesis SupervisorDr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor
24. Elucidating the Interactions Between Chronic High-Fat Diet Treatment and GABAergic Inhibition in the Emotional Behavior of Mice Open Access Author: Patel, Akshilkumar Navindrabhai Title: Elucidating the Interactions Between Chronic High-Fat Diet Treatment and GABAergic Inhibition in the Emotional Behavior of Mice Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: High-Fat DietGABAergic InhibitionExcitation:Inhibition RatioAnxietyDepressionMouse BehaviorInflammationDiet-Induced Obesityγ2+/- mutant mouse modelSSTCre:γ2f/f mutant mouse model File: Download Patel_Akshilkumar_HFD_GABAergic_inhibition_Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis SupervisorRichard W Ordway, Thesis Honors Advisor
25. INNATE FEAR MODELING THROUGH PREDATOR ODOR EXPOSURE IN AWAKE RODENTS – AN FMRI STUDY Open Access Author: Messner, Christopher K Title: INNATE FEAR MODELING THROUGH PREDATOR ODOR EXPOSURE IN AWAKE RODENTS – AN FMRI STUDY Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Functional Magnetic Resonance ImagingNeuroscienceStressInnate FearOdor Exposure File: Download Final_Schreyer_Thesis__2__Correct.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Nanyin Zhang, Thesis SupervisorDr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Yingwei Mao, Faculty Reader
26. DIRECT ASTROCYTE TO NEURON REPROGRAMMING FOR FUNCTIONAL REPAIR IN INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE MOUSE MODEL Open Access Author: Huang, Pengqian Title: DIRECT ASTROCYTE TO NEURON REPROGRAMMING FOR FUNCTIONAL REPAIR IN INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE MOUSE MODEL Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: ICHcollagenasestrokeneuronal lossdirect conversionNeuroD1HippocampusStriatumastrocytesneuronal recovery File: Download Final_thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Gong Chen, Thesis SupervisorDr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor
27. Investigation Of Direct Astrocyte-To-Neuron Conversion In Vivo In Spinal Cord Injury And ALS Mouse Models Open Access Author: Redilla, Austin Scott Title: Investigation Of Direct Astrocyte-To-Neuron Conversion In Vivo In Spinal Cord Injury And ALS Mouse Models Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: NeuroD1Spinal Cord InjuryAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisSCIALSND1NGN2ISL1LHX3astrocyte-to-neuron conversion File: Download Redilla_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Gong Chen, Thesis SupervisorDr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor
28. Transcriptome Analysis of Heterozygous Rbm8a Conditional Knockout Mice Open Access Author: Chen, Miranda Title: Transcriptome Analysis of Heterozygous Rbm8a Conditional Knockout Mice Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Rbm8aRNA-seqBrainEmbryonic development File: Download MChen_Honors_Thesis_Final_-_08April2019.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Yingwei Mao, Thesis SupervisorDr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor
29. Effect of Chronic Stress on SST+ GABAergic Interneurons Open Access Author: Bhatt, Shreya Title: Effect of Chronic Stress on SST+ GABAergic Interneurons Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: SomatostatinMajor Depressive DisorderChronic Stress File: Download FINAL_Undergraduate_Honors_Thesis_Shreya_Bhatt.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis SupervisorTimothy J Jegla, Thesis Honors Advisor