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1. In Vitro Examination and Detection of a Triplex Structure Produced as a Result of a GAA Trinucleotide Repeat Sequence in Patients with Friedreich's Ataxia

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Author:
Pettoruto, Zachary
Title:
In Vitro Examination and Detection of a Triplex Structure Produced as a Result of a GAA Trinucleotide Repeat Sequence in Patients with Friedreich's Ataxia
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Friedreich's Ataxia
Triplex
Triplex Structure
Trinucleotide Repeat
GAA
In vitro
Microsatellite
Chemical Modification
File:
Download Zack_Pettoruto_-_Schreyer_Honors_College_Thesis_Final_Submission_2020.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Maria Krasilnikova, Thesis Supervisor
Ming Tien, Thesis Honors Advisor

3. Exploring The Interaction Between Colicin B And The TonB Dependent Transporter FepA Using Colicin B Mutants

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Open Access
Author:
Bhimwal, Rijul
Title:
Exploring The Interaction Between Colicin B And The TonB Dependent Transporter FepA Using Colicin B Mutants
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
TonB
Colicin B
FepA
Outer Membrane
Bacteriocin
Escherichia coli
Gram-negative
File:
Download Rijul_Bhimwal_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kathleen Postle, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor

8. Diffusion of Bacterial Quorum Sensing Molecules within the Squid Light Organ

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Open Access
Author:
Yount, Taylor
Title:
Diffusion of Bacterial Quorum Sensing Molecules within the Squid Light Organ
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Quorum Sensing
Host-Microbe Symbiosis
Strain Diversity
Bacteria
Vibrio fischeri
Squid
Euprymna scolopes
Bioluminescence
File:
Download Taylor_Yount_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Timothy Iwao Miyashiro, Thesis Supervisor
Santhosh Girirajan, Thesis Honors Advisor

10. Investigating the Role of FakA and FakB in Lipoprotein Biosynthesis in Staphylococcus aureus

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Open Access
Author:
Hussain, Sheherbano
Title:
Investigating the Role of FakA and FakB in Lipoprotein Biosynthesis in Staphylococcus aureus
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
lipoproteins
FakA
FakB
staphylococcus aureus
TLR activity
acylation
TLR2/1
TLR2/6
fatty acids
File:
Download hussain_sheherbano.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Timothy Charles Meredith, Thesis Supervisor
Santhosh Girirajan, Thesis Honors Advisor

12. Identification and Characterization of trans-Translation Inhibitors

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Open Access
Author:
Davison, Alexis
Title:
Identification and Characterization of trans-Translation Inhibitors
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
trans-translation
antibiotic resistance
ribosome profiling
KKL-4669
high-throughput screen
luciferase reporter assay
bacterial pathogens
Caulobacter
in vitro transcription/translation assay
File:
Download Davison_Alexis_Thesis_Sp2020.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Ken Keiler, Thesis Supervisor
Ying Gu, Thesis Honors Advisor

14. Designing Optimized Protein Molecular Weight Markers Applicable to both Coomassie Staining and Western Blotting

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Open Access
Author:
Shibata, Yoshitaka Joey
Title:
Designing Optimized Protein Molecular Weight Markers Applicable to both Coomassie Staining and Western Blotting
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
protein molecular weight markers
SDS-PAGE
Western blotting
IgG antibody binding
polycistronic expression
protein expression
protein purification
File:
Download Shibata_Thesis_DesigningOptimizedProteinMWMarkers.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Song Tan, Thesis Supervisor
Wendy Hanna-Rose, Thesis Honors Advisor

15. Functional characterization of an ApiAP2 transcription factor in sexual development of Plasmodium falciparum

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Open Access
Author:
Suhendra, Michelle
Title:
Functional characterization of an ApiAP2 transcription factor in sexual development of Plasmodium falciparum
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
malaria
gene regulation
transcription
transcription regulation
falciparum
plasmodium
apiap2
File:
Download Suhendra-thesis-final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Manuel Llinas, Thesis Supervisor
Paul Babitzke, Thesis Honors Advisor