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Author:

Rothwell, Lauren Elizabeth

Title:

Examining Effects of PCR Conditions on mtDNA Heteroplasmy Detection Using Next Generation Sequencing

Area of Honors:

Forensic Science

Keywords:

forensic science
DNA
heteroplasmy
pyrosequencing
chimeric sequences

File:

Download LRothwell_ExaminingHeteroplasmy.pdfDownload Rothwell_AdditionalFigures.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Mitchell Mark Holland, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Mitchell Mark Holland, Thesis Honors Advisor
Ronald D Porter, Faculty Reader

Author:

Kirk, Andrew

Title:

Synthetic DNA Promoters to Control Gene Expression Based on the Presence of Oxygen in E. coli

Area of Honors:

Biological Engineering

Keywords:

synthetic biology
genetic engineering
E. coli
DNA
oxygen-sensitive promoters
ArcA
FNR
dcuC

File:

Download Kirk_Andrew_Synthetic_DNA_Promoters.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Howard M Salis, Thesis Supervisor
Ali Demirci, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Cotton, Victor

Title:

A Novel Method for Pegylation of Quartz Slides

Area of Honors:

Chemistry

Keywords:

DNA
Histone
H1
Nucleosome
PEG

File:

Download Cotton_Victor_anovelmethodforpegylationofquartzslides.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Tae Hee Lee, Thesis Supervisor
Raymond Lee Funk, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Currie, David P

Title:

Salt-induced Changes in Transmission of Linear, Open-circular and Supercoiled Plasmid DNA

Area of Honors:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

ultrafiltration
plasmid
DNA
transmission
salt
linear
supercoiled
open-circular

File:

Download Thesis_Draft__4-4-15_.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Andrew Zydney, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Parchuke, Emily Rose

Title:

Validation of PRESERVEi™ SwabSqueezer™ Indicating MicroCard for Reliable, Rapid Genotyping of Saliva Reference Samples

Area of Honors:

Forensic Science

Keywords:

Forensic science
reference samples
DNA
direct amplification
PCR
genetic analysis

File:

Download Parchuke_Emily_ValidationOfPreserveiSwabSqueezerIndicatingMicrocard.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Reena Roy, Thesis Supervisor
Reena Roy, Thesis Honors Advisor
Ralph R Ristenbatt, Faculty Reader

Author:

Evanitsky, Maya Nicole

Title:

Sequencing The Genome Of The Nittany Lion (puma Concolor From Pennsylvania)

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

DNA
molecular biology
genetics
mountain lions
puma concolor
ancient DNA
mitochondrial DNA

File:

Download Evanitsky_Maya_Thesis__Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

George H Perry, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Teh-hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Santhosh Girirajan, Thesis Supervisor

Author:

Campbell, Ian Edward

Title:

Characterizing and Optimizing the Synthesis of 'bubble' Dna-templated Silver Nanoclusters as a Fluorescent Material

Area of Honors:

Chemistry

Keywords:

DNA
templated
silver
nanoclusters
fluorescent
optimize
synthesis
stability
chemical yield

File:

Download SHC_THESIS_Ian_Campbell_resub_04182016.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Bruce Paul Wittmershaus, Thesis Supervisor
Alan John Jircitano, Thesis Honors Advisor
Darren Williams, Faculty Reader

Author:

Demchak, Emily Louise

Title:

INVESTIGATING RATES OF HETEROPLASMY IN THE MITOCHONDRIAL DNA CONTROL REIGON OF AFRICAN, ASIAN, AND LATINO POPULATION GROUPS USING MASSIVELY PARALLEL SEQUENCING

Area of Honors:

Forensic Science

Keywords:

DNA
mtDNA
Heteroplasmy
NGS
MPS

File:

Download Demchak_Emily_Thesis_mtDNA_heteroplasmic_rates.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Mitchell Mark Holland, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Mitchell Mark Holland, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jennifer McElhoe, Faculty Reader

Author:

Barrett, Alison

Title:

The Severe Somatic Bottleneck in Mitochondrial DNA of Human Hair

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

Mitochondria
DNA
Heteroplasmy
Forensics
Hair
Bottleneck
Evolutionary Genetics

File:

Download Alison_Barrett_2019_Schreyer_Thesis_mtDNA_FINAL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Kateryna Dmytrivna Makova, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Axtell, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Sindhar, Safitaj

Title:

A Longitudinal Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance in the Sediment Samples of the Delaware River Watershed and in the Clinical Infections in the Reading Hospital

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

Antibiotic Resistance
Delaware River Watershed
Tetracycline
Ampicillin
Enterococcus
Escherichia coli
Polymerase Chain Reaction
DNA
Berks County
tet(A)
tet(R)
ctx
oxa
blaP

File:

Download Sindhar_Safitaj_LongitudinalAnalysisofAntibioticResistance.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Tami H Mysliwiec, Thesis Supervisor
Sandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor