1. A BAYESIAN STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF HTLV-II EVOLUTIONARY RATES IN INTRAVENOUS DRUG USERS COMPARED TO ENDEMICALLY INFECTED TRIBES Open Access Author: Sloane, Justin Alexander Title: A BAYESIAN STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF HTLV-II EVOLUTIONARY RATES IN INTRAVENOUS DRUG USERS COMPARED TO ENDEMICALLY INFECTED TRIBES Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Mutation RateSubstitution RateHTLVHTLV-IIEvolutionary RatesVirologyStatisticsBayesianHIVPhylogenyPhylogenetics File: Download Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis SupervisorDr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis SupervisorDr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. CONSTRUCTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A CYAN FLUORESCENT-EXPRESSING POLIOVIRUS Open Access Author: Yang, Ziwei Title: CONSTRUCTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A CYAN FLUORESCENT-EXPRESSING POLIOVIRUS Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: VirologyBiochemistryMolecular BiologyMicrobiologyPoliovirus File: Download Ziwei_Yang_s_Honors_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Craig Eugene Cameron, Thesis SupervisorCraig Eugene Cameron, Thesis Honors AdvisorJoyce Jose, Faculty Reader
3. Industrial Optimization of the Production of Cargo Loaded PIV5 Virus-Like Particles Open Access Author: Meyer, Nate Title: Industrial Optimization of the Production of Cargo Loaded PIV5 Virus-Like Particles Area of Honors: Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Keywords: ParamyxovirusVirus-like ParticlesVLPsVLPProtein DeliveryFermentationBiotechnologyScale-upSuspension CellsCHO293TransfectionPEIVirusVirologyPIV5Cell CultureOptimizationWestern BlotLuminometerDelivery EfficiencyVLP ProductionMatrixNucleocapsidGlycoproteinFusionBuddingNanotechnologyViral File: Download Meyer_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Anthony Paul Schmitt, Thesis SupervisorPamela Hankey Giblin, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Understanding the Role of Envelope Protein of Tick-borne Flaviviruses in Vector Specificity Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Wang, Anqi Title: Understanding the Role of Envelope Protein of Tick-borne Flaviviruses in Vector Specificity Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: Virologybiochemistryflaviviruschimera File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Joyce Jose, Thesis SupervisorSong Tan, Thesis Honors Advisor