1. Determining If Serum Shock and Dexamethasone Initiate Circadian Rhythms in Bovine MAC-T Mammary Epithelial Cells Open Access Author: Reineke, Rachel A Title: Determining If Serum Shock and Dexamethasone Initiate Circadian Rhythms in Bovine MAC-T Mammary Epithelial Cells Area of Honors: Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Keywords: circadian rhythmsdexamethasoneserum shockbiological rhythmsdairynutritioncell culturein vitroMAC-Tentrained rhythmperipheral clockbovinemammaryepithelialcellscircadianrhythmmilkproductiongene expressionRPS9CLOCKBMAL1PER1PER2CRY1 File: Download SHC_Thesis_Final_FINAL_ACTUAL___.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Kevin John Harvatine, Thesis SupervisorDr. Lester C Griel Jr., Thesis Honors Advisor
2. THE IMPACT OF ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUS S2220 ON MULE DEER ISY1 GENE EXPRESSION Open Access Author: Bogale, Kaleb Tadesse Title: THE IMPACT OF ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUS S2220 ON MULE DEER ISY1 GENE EXPRESSION Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Endogenous retrovirusERVLTRlong terminal repeatsolo LTRsolo long terminal repeatgene expressionmule deerOdocoileus hemionusRNASplicingretroviruspre-mrna splicing geneISY1 geneisy1gene regulationhardy-weinberg equilibriumpopulation geneticsBos taurusdomestic cowOvis arissheep File: Download KalebBogale_ThesisFinal.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Mary Poss, Thesis SupervisorDr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. CsrA-Mediated Activation of ymdA Translation Open Access Author: Poly, Stephanie Title: CsrA-Mediated Activation of ymdA Translation Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: CsrAymdAgene expressiontranslational activation File: Download POLY_S_2020_Thesis_Final_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Paul Babitzke, Thesis SupervisorMing Tien, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Investigating a Mysterious Retention of Photosynthesis in the Parasitic Plant Cuscuta gronovii Open Access Author: Goubet-Mc Call, Leo Title: Investigating a Mysterious Retention of Photosynthesis in the Parasitic Plant Cuscuta gronovii Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: parasitic plantscuscutagene expressionstable isotopesplant biologyRuBisCOphotosynthesisbioinformaticstranscriptomegenomedifferential expression File: Download Goubet-McCall_Leo_PhotosynthesisRetentionCuscuta.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Claude Walker Depamphilis, Thesis SupervisorJames Harold Marden, Thesis Honors AdvisorTomas A Carlo-Joglar, Faculty Reader