1. A Computational and Experimental Approach to the Analysis of Ionized Nucleobases Open Access Author: Ahluwalia, Amarpreet Kaur Title: A Computational and Experimental Approach to the Analysis of Ionized Nucleobases Area of Honors: Chemistry Keywords: RNA CatalysispKa shiftingIonized NucleobaseNucleobaseRNA File: Download Thesis_Final_Submit_Reduced.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Philip C. Bevilacqua, Thesis SupervisorChen Pei David Tu, Thesis Honors AdvisorKenneth S Feldman, Faculty Reader
2. Investigating the Folding of the Class I Type II PreQ1 Riboswitch in Cellular Conditions Open Access Author: Luteran, Emily Michelle Title: Investigating the Folding of the Class I Type II PreQ1 Riboswitch in Cellular Conditions Area of Honors: Chemistry Keywords: preQ1riboswitchRNAfoldingcellular conditions File: Download Emily_Luteran_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Philip C. Bevilacqua, Thesis SupervisorRaymond Lee Funk, Thesis Honors AdvisorScott A Showalter, Faculty ReaderXin Zhang, Faculty Reader
3. Investigation and Structural Analysis of Innate Immune Sensor PKR Activation by the Clostridia Bolteae Twister Ribozyme Open Access Author: Anmangandla, Ananya Title: Investigation and Structural Analysis of Innate Immune Sensor PKR Activation by the Clostridia Bolteae Twister Ribozyme Area of Honors: Chemistry Keywords: RNARibozymePKRProtein Kinase RInnate ImmunityBiochemistryChemistryFunctional RNAsTwister Ribozyme File: Download AAnmangandla_UGThesis2017__1_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Philip C. Bevilacqua, Thesis SupervisorRaymond Lee Funk, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Functional Significance of RNA Secondary Structure in an RNA Thermometer From Bradyrhizobium Japonicum Open Access Author: Bormes, Katie Title: Functional Significance of RNA Secondary Structure in an RNA Thermometer From Bradyrhizobium Japonicum Area of Honors: Chemistry Keywords: ROSE elementsRNASecondary Structure File: Download Bormes_KM_2020_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Philip C Bevilacqua, Thesis SupervisorPrzemyslaw Maslak, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. Thermodynamic Parameters of Non-Watson-Crick Base Paired Structures in In-vitro and In-Vivo-Like Conditions Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Winemiller, Atlas Title: Thermodynamic Parameters of Non-Watson-Crick Base Paired Structures in In-vitro and In-Vivo-Like Conditions Area of Honors: Chemistry Keywords: RNAthermodynamicsnon-Watson-Crickin vivo-like File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Philip C Bevilacqua, Thesis SupervisorStewart Anthony Mallory, Thesis Honors AdvisorElizabeth A Jolley, Faculty Reader