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1. The Role of Planar Cell Polarity Effector Gene Inturned in Hedgehog Signaling, Ciliogenesis, and Skeletal Development in Mammalian Embryogenesis

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Author:
Chang, Rachel
Title:
The Role of Planar Cell Polarity Effector Gene Inturned in Hedgehog Signaling, Ciliogenesis, and Skeletal Development in Mammalian Embryogenesis
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Hedgehog signaling
Indian Hedgehog signaling
Sonic Hedgehog signaling
planar cell polarity effector gene
polydactyly
primary cilia
ciliogenesis
Inturned
skeletal development
endochondral ossification
File:
Download Chang_Rachel_Inturned_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Aimin Liu, Thesis Supervisor
Daniel J Cosgrove, Thesis Honors Advisor

4. Effects of Polymorphism in the Hypoxia Signaling Pathway on Oxygen Delivery and Mitochondrial Integrity

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Open Access
Author:
Doerfler, William Reed
Title:
Effects of Polymorphism in the Hypoxia Signaling Pathway on Oxygen Delivery and Mitochondrial Integrity
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
hypoxia signaling
Succinate dehydrogenase
mitochondrial integrity
File:
Download Updated_Final_Thesis_Draft-Reed_Doerfler.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Supervisor
Tracy Lee Langkilde, Faculty Reader
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor

9. milligan's trichrome stain for use in comparing the development of penile spines to hair and nails in mice

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Open Access
Author:
Georgeson, Andrew Robert
Title:
milligan's trichrome stain for use in comparing the development of penile spines to hair and nails in mice
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
histology
milligan's trichrome stain
penile spines
keratin
skin appendages
File:
Download thesis_final_draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Philip L Reno, Thesis Supervisor
Sarah Mary Assmann, Thesis Honors Advisor

10. Leveraging Disturbance Autocorrelation to Achieve Management Goals at Minimal Cost

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Open Access
Author:
Garrison, Andrew James
Title:
Leveraging Disturbance Autocorrelation to Achieve Management Goals at Minimal Cost
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Autocorrelation
Competition
Disturbance
Disturbance aspects
Reciprocal-Yield Law
Species coexistence
File:
Download Garrison_Andrew_leveraging_disturbance_autocorrelation.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Katriona Shea, Thesis Supervisor
Katriona Shea, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Faculty Reader

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

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Open Access
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:
Download Kerry_Cao_Honors_Thesis_in_Biology_2013.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Fumiko Kawasaki, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor

14. The possibility of trophic transfer of neonicotinoid insecticides from crop plants to Pterostichus melanarius (coleoptera: Carabidae) via prey

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Open Access
Author:
Zhao, Sherry
Title:
The possibility of trophic transfer of neonicotinoid insecticides from crop plants to Pterostichus melanarius (coleoptera: Carabidae) via prey
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
neonicotinoids natural enemies P. melanarius
File:
Download sherryzhao_final_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Michael Craig Saunders, Thesis Honors Advisor
John Frazier Tooker, Thesis Supervisor

16. Genetic Comparison Of Castanea dentata And Castanea mollissima Using RAPD Analysis

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Open Access
Author:
Briley, Nicole Elizabeth
Title:
Genetic Comparison Of Castanea dentata And Castanea mollissima Using RAPD Analysis
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Castanea
dentata
mollissima
chestnut
American
Chinese
RAPD
PCR
Molecular
Cryphonectria
parasitica
disease resistance
File:
Download Nicole_Briley_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sairam V Rudrabhatla, Thesis Supervisor
Sairam V Rudrabhatla, Thesis Honors Advisor
Thomas Eberlein, Faculty Reader

17. Methylation of the Glial Derived Neurotrophic Factor Gene Promoter in the Mesolimbic Pathway

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Open Access
Author:
Witowski, Rachel L
Title:
Methylation of the Glial Derived Neurotrophic Factor Gene Promoter in the Mesolimbic Pathway
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
methylation
epigenetics
LINE elements
Gdnf
glial derived neurotrophic factor
nicotine
drug addiction
File:
Download Witowski_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David John Vandenbergh, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Sonia Angele Cavigelli, Faculty Reader