1. CHARACTERIZING NEURAL RETICULON 1 AND DETERMINING THE MECHANISM OF MAINTAINING A DIFFUSION BARRIER IN THE AXON INITIAL SEGMENT IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER NEURONS Open Access Author: Luna, Esteban Title: CHARACTERIZING NEURAL RETICULON 1 AND DETERMINING THE MECHANISM OF MAINTAINING A DIFFUSION BARRIER IN THE AXON INITIAL SEGMENT IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER NEURONS Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: Drosophila melanogasterneuronsdiffusion barrierreticulonankyrin 2FRAP File: Download Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Melissa Rolls, Thesis SupervisorMelissa Rolls, Thesis SupervisorCraig Eugene Cameron, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader