1. The Effects of Vitamin A Status on Gut Microbiota Populations Open Access Author: White, Michael David Title: The Effects of Vitamin A Status on Gut Microbiota Populations Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: vitamin Amicrobiotagut florabacteriaDNA extractionDNA isolation File: Download Schreyer_Honors_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Margherita Teresa-Anna Cantorna, Thesis SupervisorDr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Diversity of Short Sequences Among Genomes of Inversion Strains in Drosophila Pseudoobscura Open Access Author: Lee, Megan E Title: Diversity of Short Sequences Among Genomes of Inversion Strains in Drosophila Pseudoobscura Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Drosophila PseudoobscuraDrosophilainversion strainsshort sequencesrepeatsinversionclinepolymorphicmotifs File: Download Lee_Megan_DiversityofShortSequencesofDrosophilaPseudoobscura.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis SupervisorRichard W Ordway, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. The origin and evolution of inversion breakpoint sequences on the third chromosome of Drosophila pseudoobscura Open Access Author: Randolph, Haley Elizabeth Title: The origin and evolution of inversion breakpoint sequences on the third chromosome of Drosophila pseudoobscura Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: chromosomal rearrangementbreakpoint sequence evolutioninversion mutationparacentric inversionDrosophila pseudoobscura File: Download HER_thesis_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis SupervisorDr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Population-size dependency of Atovaquone resistance in P. chabaudi malaria Open Access Author: Bram, Joshua T Title: Population-size dependency of Atovaquone resistance in P. chabaudi malaria Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: drug resistancemalariaevolutionary rescueAtovaquoneemergencespread File: Download JoshBramThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis SupervisorAndrew Fraser Read, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. Characterization of Neutral Sphingomyelinase in Plasma and PBMCs and the Role of Sphingolipid Enzymes in Pathology. Open Access Author: Dobson, Jennifer Lauren Title: Characterization of Neutral Sphingomyelinase in Plasma and PBMCs and the Role of Sphingolipid Enzymes in Pathology. Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Sphingolipid enzymessphingolipid pathwayneutral sphingomyelinaseNeurodegenerative diseasespsychiatric disorders File: Download 2016_04_06_Jenny_Thesis_FINAL_4_11.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis SupervisorRichard Cyr, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. The differential effects of all-trans retinoic acid on retinoic acid receptor (RAR) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPARβ/δ)-dependent signaling in the human NGP neuroblastoma cancer cell line. Open Access Author: Krevitz, Jacqueline Anne Title: The differential effects of all-trans retinoic acid on retinoic acid receptor (RAR) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPARβ/δ)-dependent signaling in the human NGP neuroblastoma cancer cell line. Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: PPARneuroblastomangpretinoic acidatrararcancer File: Download Jacqueline_Krevitz_final_thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jeffrey Maurice Peters, Thesis SupervisorDr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
7. Host-symbiont Compatibility in Cnidarian-algal Mutualisms Open Access Author: Solanki, Priyanka Kanti Title: Host-symbiont Compatibility in Cnidarian-algal Mutualisms Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: SymbiodiniumCassiopeiacnidarian hostsymbiontmutualismhost compatibilitypartner specificity File: Download Solanki_Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Todd C. LaJeunesse, Thesis SupervisorDr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
8. Blood Components Affect Bordetellae Susceptibility to Social Amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum Open Access Author: Wagner, Shannon Michele Title: Blood Components Affect Bordetellae Susceptibility to Social Amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: BordetellaeSocial AmoebaeMicrobiologyVirulence FactorsHemoglobinIron Utilization File: Download Thesis_Final_2.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Eric Thomas Harvill, Thesis SupervisorDr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor