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1. Defining Stage-Specific and Constitutive Promoters in Plasmodium yoelii

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Author:
Finger, Logan
Title:
Defining Stage-Specific and Constitutive Promoters in Plasmodium yoelii
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Malaria
Plasmodium
CRISPR/Cas9
Stage-Specific Promoters
Genetically Attenuated Parasites
File:
Download Finger_LE_Honors_Thesis_v3.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Scott Eugene Lindner, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor

2. Diagnostic Evasion in Plasmodium falciparum Towards Hrp2-Sensitive Rapid Diagnostic Tests via pfhrp2 Gene Deletions

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Open Access
Author:
Hollenbeak, Asher
Title:
Diagnostic Evasion in Plasmodium falciparum Towards Hrp2-Sensitive Rapid Diagnostic Tests via pfhrp2 Gene Deletions
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
malaria
rapid diagnostic tests
diagnostic
Plasmodium
falciparum
Linkage
Disequilibrium
File:
Download Hollenbeak_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Maciej F Boni, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Lorraine C Santy, Thesis Honors Advisor

3. CHARACTERIZATION OF GENETIC MUTATIONS IN EPIDEMIC STRAINS OF ZIKA VIRUS

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Open Access
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

4. Structural Analysis of the Mixed Lineage Leukemia 3 (MLL3) Histone Methyltransferase Complex

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Open Access
Author:
Sowers, Rosalie
Title:
Structural Analysis of the Mixed Lineage Leukemia 3 (MLL3) Histone Methyltransferase Complex
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
chromatin
nucleosome
x-ray crystallography
MLL
MWRA
histone methyltransferase
File:
Download Sowers_thesis_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Song Tan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Teh-hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader

5. Examining Ribosomal Localization based on Microtubule Polarity in Drosophila melanogaster Neurons

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Open Access
Author:
Lee, David Francis
Title:
Examining Ribosomal Localization based on Microtubule Polarity in Drosophila melanogaster Neurons
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Neurons
Drosophila
Ribosomes
Microtubules
Rolls
Lee
Fluorescent Microscopy
Developmental Biology
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Neuroscience
Trafficking
File:
Download FINAL.Thesis.Lee.David.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Melissa Rolls, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor

6. The Effect of Subunit Deletions on SAGA Complex Binding in Sacharomyces Cerevisiae

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Open Access
Author:
Driban, Matthew
Title:
The Effect of Subunit Deletions on SAGA Complex Binding in Sacharomyces Cerevisiae
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Yeast
Genomics
SAGA
Transcription
ChIP
Preinitiation Complex
TBP
Pol II
Knockouts
Heat Shock
Cell Stress
File:
Download MDriban_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Benjamin Franklin Pugh, Thesis Supervisor
Craig Eugene Cameron, Thesis Honors Advisor

7. MANIPULATION OF NAD+ IN C. ELEGANS AFFECTS HATCHING, LIFESPAN, AND SENSORY OUTPUT

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Author:
La Ganke, Nicole
Title:
MANIPULATION OF NAD+ IN C. ELEGANS AFFECTS HATCHING, LIFESPAN, AND SENSORY OUTPUT
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
C. elegans
sirtuins
oxidative stress
lifespan
delayed hatching
sensory response
File:
Download LaGanke_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Teh-hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor