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. Chemogenetically Induced Activation of Cortical Somatostatin Interneurons Results in Enhanced Pyramidal Neuron Activity in Rodent Models Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Hutsell, Alexander Title: Chemogenetically Induced Activation of Cortical Somatostatin Interneurons Results in Enhanced Pyramidal Neuron Activity in Rodent Models Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: Chronic StressChemogenetic ManipulationPrelimbic Cortexmedial prefrontal cortexSomatostatin InterneuronsPyramidal CellsInhibition and Excitation in the brain File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Bernhard Luscher, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Charles Meredith, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. 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
5. Investigating the Evolution of Inward and Outward Rectifying Phenotypes in Plant Voltage Gated Potassium Channels Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Puckerine, Mikaili Title: Investigating the Evolution of Inward and Outward Rectifying Phenotypes in Plant Voltage Gated Potassium Channels Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: electrophysiologyplantalgaeion channels File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Timothy J Jegla, Thesis SupervisorBernhard Luscher, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. Investigating the Role of 1Q21.1 in Neurological Disease-Related Behaviors Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Thieu, Thanh Mai Title: Investigating the Role of 1Q21.1 in Neurological Disease-Related Behaviors Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Autism Spectrum DisorderASDSchizophreniaSCZNeurodevelopmental Diseases1q21.1Copy Number VariantNeuroscienceBehavioral Science File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Yingwei Mao, Thesis SupervisorBernhard Luscher, Thesis Honors Advisor