1. Assessing the Impact of Arctic Glacial History on Walrus Genetic Structure and Diversity Through Time Using Ancient Mitochondrial DNA Open Access Author: Cousar, Michael Christopher Title: Assessing the Impact of Arctic Glacial History on Walrus Genetic Structure and Diversity Through Time Using Ancient Mitochondrial DNA Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: ancient DNAmitochondrial DNAwalrusphylogenetic analysismolecular biologyglacial historypopulation genetics File: Download Cousar_Honors_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis SupervisorDr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis SupervisorDr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Expression and Purification of the HBO1/JADE1 Histone Acetyltransferase Complex Open Access Author: Tollemar, Viktor Clifford Title: Expression and Purification of the HBO1/JADE1 Histone Acetyltransferase Complex Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: proteinexpressioncomplexhbo1jade1biochemistrymolecular biologynucleosome File: Download Expression_and_Purification_of_the_HBO1-JADE1_Histone_Acetyltransferase_Complex.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Song Tan, Thesis SupervisorDavid Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors AdvisorScott Brian Selleck, Faculty Reader
3. Sequencing The Genome Of The Nittany Lion (puma Concolor From Pennsylvania) Open Access Author: Evanitsky, Maya Nicole Title: Sequencing The Genome Of The Nittany Lion (puma Concolor From Pennsylvania) Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: DNAmolecular biologygeneticsmountain lionspuma concolorancient DNAmitochondrial DNA File: Download Evanitsky_Maya_Thesis__Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: George H Perry, Thesis SupervisorDr. Teh-hui Kao, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Santhosh Girirajan, Thesis Supervisor
4. A New Drug Selectable Marker in Plasmodium yoelii Malaria Parasites Open Access Author: Reese, Amanda Catherine Title: A New Drug Selectable Marker in Plasmodium yoelii Malaria Parasites Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: molecular biologymalariaplasmodiumgene editingparasitology File: Download Thesis_AmandaCReese.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Scott Eugene Lindner, Thesis SupervisorDavid Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. RECONSTITUTION OF THE YEAST CENTROMERIC NUCLEOSOME CORE PARTICLE Open Access Author: Friedland, Daniel Bakke Title: RECONSTITUTION OF THE YEAST CENTROMERIC NUCLEOSOME CORE PARTICLE Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: molecular biologyyeastCse4centromerechromatinnucleosomeHPLCreconstitution File: Download Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Song Tan, Thesis SupervisorDr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. Exploring the Molecular Biology of Class III DA Drosophila Neurons - Mediators of Gentle-Touch Sensation Open Access Author: Ratnasamy, Philip Title: Exploring the Molecular Biology of Class III DA Drosophila Neurons - Mediators of Gentle-Touch Sensation Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: drosophilagentle-touchbiochemistrymolecular biology File: Download Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Melissa Rolls, Thesis SupervisorSanthosh Girirajan, Thesis Honors Advisor
7. Assessing Sex Bias in Neurodevelopmental Disease-Associated Genes Open Access Author: Scanlon, Bradley Title: Assessing Sex Bias in Neurodevelopmental Disease-Associated Genes Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: geneticsdrosophila melanogastersex biasneurodevelopmental diseasesgenesmolecular biologyRNA interference File: Download Scanlon_Finalthesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Santhosh Girirajan, Thesis SupervisorSanthosh Girirajan, Thesis Honors AdvisorScott Brian Selleck, Faculty Reader
8. Exploring the Specialization of Expansion Segments in Stage-Specific Plasmodium Ribosomes Open Access Author: Wardeh, Leena Title: Exploring the Specialization of Expansion Segments in Stage-Specific Plasmodium Ribosomes Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: malariaparasitesparasitologymolecular biologyribosomesribosomal specializationexpansion segmentsLeena WardehScott LindnerJames McGeeAllen MinnsRNADNARNA probespolyacrylamide geltranscriptiontranslationelectroelutionbiotinylationsequencingEMSA File: Download Exploring_the_Specialization_of_Expansion_Segments_in___Temporally_Expressed_Plasmodium_Ribosomes_-_Leena_Wardeh_s_Schreyer_Honors_College_Thesis_Spring_2024.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Scott E. Lindner, Thesis SupervisorTimothy J Jegla, Thesis Honors Advisor
9. Investigating Strain Level Diversity Among Natural Co-Isolated Vibrio Fischeri Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Harter, Rachel Title: Investigating Strain Level Diversity Among Natural Co-Isolated Vibrio Fischeri Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: transformationbacteriastrain diversitygenomicgeneticvibrio fischerisymbiosismutualismeuprymna scolopesmicrobiologymolecular biologybiochemistryquorum sensing File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Timothy Iwao Miyashiro, Thesis SupervisorWendy Hanna-Rose, Thesis Honors Advisor