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Author:

Hake, Emily A

Title:

The Impact of Co-Infections with Medium and High Virus Virulence on the Length and Fecundity of Trichostrongylus retortaeformis

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

myxoma
helminth
co-infection
virulence

File:

Download Hake_Emily_thesis_final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Isabella Cattadori, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Horan, Sean

Title:

CHARACTERIZATION OF GENETIC MUTATIONS IN EPIDEMIC STRAINS OF ZIKA VIRUS

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

Zika virus
mutation
NS5 polymerase
precursor membrane protein
envelope protein
pre-epidemic strain
epidemic strain
infection
virulence
convergent evolution

File:

Download Horan_FinalThesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Joyce Jose, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Santhosh Girirajan, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Lunney, Bridget

Title:

Using Viral Genomics as a Method of Identifying Virulence Factors in HSV-1

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

HSV-1
VP22
virulence
viral protein
GWAS
virulence factor
genetic diversity

File:

Download Bridget_Lunney_thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Moriah Louise Szpara, Thesis Supervisor
Lorraine C Santy, Thesis Honors Advisor