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Author:

Irizarry, Nicole

Title:

The effect of strain and exercise on hypothalamic gene expression in C57BL/6J and DBA/2J mice

Area of Honors:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

hypothalamus
exercise
inbred mice
genetics

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Teresa Caroldean Lang, Thesis Supervisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Cao, Kerry

Title:

Genetic Analysis in Drosophila Reveals a Novel Role for the ESCRT Component VPS24 in Synaptic Transmission

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

Drosophila
VPS24
synaptic
transmission
paralysis
genetics
ESCRT
vesicle
neurotransmitter

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Fumiko Kawasaki, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor

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:

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Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Houser, Kyle Christian

Title:

Examining Learning Progression in Genetics between High School and College-level Curriculum

Area of Honors:

Secondary Education

Keywords:

learning progression
genetics

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Scott P McDonald, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Scott P McDonald, Thesis Honors Advisor
Julia Diane Plummer, Faculty Reader

Author:

Miller, Anna

Title:

The Growth of the Direct-To-Consumer Genetic Testing Industry and its Potential Impact on the Future of Healthcare

Area of Honors:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

direct-to-consumer genetic testing
genetics
healthcare
electronic health records
health informatics

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Benjamin Vincent Hanrahan, Thesis Supervisor
David Joseph Fusco, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Moncur, Victoria

Title:

Genetic Analysis of Daily Milk Yield Variability in Holstein Dairy Cattle

Area of Honors:

Animal Sciences

Keywords:

dairy cattle
genetics
holstein
heritability
milk yield
variability

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Chad Daniel Dechow, Thesis Supervisor
Troy Ott, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Wang, Luxin

Title:

Detecting Deferentially Interacting Region from HiC Data

Area of Honors:

Statistics

Keywords:

Hi-C
Statistics
genetics
bioinformatics

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Qunhua Li, Thesis Supervisor
David Russell Hunter, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Vora, Aabha

Title:

Characterization of a novel neuronal injury model with Drosophila

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

Drosophila
neuron
microtubules
eberly
biochemistry
injury
neurodegenerative disease
microscopy
cell biology
genetics
fruit fly

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Melissa Rolls, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Khan, Fatima Mahmood

Title:

Identification of differentially expressed long non-coding RNAs in a model of neuron differentiation

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

biology
bioinformatics
genetics
RNA

File:

Download Khan_Thesis_Draft_FINAL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Nikolaos Tsotakos, Thesis Supervisor
Sairam V Rudrabhatla, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Gould, Dagny

Title:

Phenotypic variablility associated with the 15q11.2 CNV region in a Drosophila melanogaster model for neurodevelopmental disorders

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

15q11.2 CNV region
Drosophila melanogaster
neurodevelopmental disorders
genetics

File:

Download thesis_final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Santhosh Girirajan, Thesis Supervisor
James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor