1. Effects of Sequence Complementarity and Argonaute Slicing Activity on RNA-Dependent DNA Methylation in Arabidopsis Open Access Author: Page, Charles A Title: Effects of Sequence Complementarity and Argonaute Slicing Activity on RNA-Dependent DNA Methylation in Arabidopsis Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: BiologyPlant Biology File: Download 2014_04_04_Page_Charlie_Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Michael Axtell, Thesis SupervisorDr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Molecular Phylogeny and Speciation in Hispaniolan Lizards of the Anolis cybotes Species Group Open Access Author: Bruce, Laura Jean Title: Molecular Phylogeny and Speciation in Hispaniolan Lizards of the Anolis cybotes Species Group Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: adaptive radiationevolutiontaxonomyAnolis cybotesanolesHispaniolabiodiversityspeciationmolecular phylogeny File: Download Bruce_Laura_MolecularPhylogenySpeciationAnolisCybotesLizards.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Stephen Blair Hedges, Thesis SupervisorRichard Cyr, Thesis SupervisorDr. Michael Axtell, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. PP2A-PR72: Interactions with β[Heavy]-Spectrin and Investigation of Roles in Apical Polarity and Endosomal Trafficking Open Access Author: Travor, Mark D Title: PP2A-PR72: Interactions with β[Heavy]-Spectrin and Investigation of Roles in Apical Polarity and Endosomal Trafficking Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: ActinCytoskeletonDrosophilaSpectrinPP2A File: Download Travor_Mark_PP2A_and_BetaH_Roles_in_Endosomal_Trafficking_and_Polarity.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Graham Hugh Thomas, Thesis SupervisorDr. Michael Axtell, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Analyzing factors for out-planting strategies of Acropora cervicornis genotypes residing in nurseries Open Access Author: Weinheimer, Alaina Rose Title: Analyzing factors for out-planting strategies of Acropora cervicornis genotypes residing in nurseries Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: coralocean acidificationcompatibilitymolecular ecologycoral restoration File: Download Weinheimer_Alaina_thesis_final_copy_spring_2016.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Iliana Brigitta Baums, Thesis SupervisorDr. Michael Axtell, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. INVESTIGATING THE LARVAL COMPETITIVE ABILITIES OF DIFFERENT CHROMOSOMAL INVERSION PATTERNS WITHIN DROSOPHILA PSEUDOOBSCURA Open Access Author: Kutz, David James Title: INVESTIGATING THE LARVAL COMPETITIVE ABILITIES OF DIFFERENT CHROMOSOMAL INVERSION PATTERNS WITHIN DROSOPHILA PSEUDOOBSCURA Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Inversionpolymorphismheterogeneous environmentcompetitive abilitycompetition File: Download Kutz_Thesis_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis SupervisorDr. Michael Axtell, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. GENETIC EFFECTS OF PINENE IN DROSOPHILA PSEUDOOBSCURA LARVAE Open Access Author: Dua, Ritu Title: GENETIC EFFECTS OF PINENE IN DROSOPHILA PSEUDOOBSCURA LARVAE Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Drosophila pseudoobscurapinene File: Download 2018_04_09_Ritu_Dua_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis SupervisorDr. Michael Axtell, Thesis Honors Advisor
7. The Severe Somatic Bottleneck in Mitochondrial DNA of Human Hair Open Access Author: Barrett, Alison Title: The Severe Somatic Bottleneck in Mitochondrial DNA of Human Hair Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: MitochondriaDNAHeteroplasmyForensicsHairBottleneckEvolutionary Genetics File: Download Alison_Barrett_2019_Schreyer_Thesis_mtDNA_FINAL.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Kateryna Dmytrivna Makova, Thesis SupervisorDr. Michael Axtell, Thesis Honors Advisor
8. THE ROLE OF HEME IN PLANT CHANNEL SKOR AND GORK VOLTAGE GATING Open Access Author: Mittal, Rea Title: THE ROLE OF HEME IN PLANT CHANNEL SKOR AND GORK VOLTAGE GATING Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: ElectrophysiologystomataGORKSKORvoltage clampingCNBDheme File: Download thesis_Rea_20190404_pdf_final_submit.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Timothy J Jegla, Thesis SupervisorDr. Michael Axtell, Thesis Honors Advisor
9. Characterizing the Epigenomic Heat Shock Response in E. coli with ChIP-exo Open Access Author: John, Jordan Denny Title: Characterizing the Epigenomic Heat Shock Response in E. coli with ChIP-exo Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: E. coliChIP-exoEpigenomeSigma FactorsHeat ShockTranscription Factors File: Download John_Jordan_CharacterizingtheEpigenomicHeatShockResponseinE._coliwithChIP-exo_fixed.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Benjamin Franklin Pugh, Thesis SupervisorDr. Michael Axtell, Thesis Honors Advisor
10. THE IMPACT OF COMPETITION ON THE EMERGENCE OF DRUG RESISTANCE IN PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI INFECTIONS Open Access Author: Garrity, Bridget Title: THE IMPACT OF COMPETITION ON THE EMERGENCE OF DRUG RESISTANCE IN PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI INFECTIONS Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Malariaantimicrobial resistancecompetitioncompetitive suppressioncompetitive releaseresistance emergence File: Download Bridget_Garrity_Thesis_After_Edits.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew Fraser Read, Thesis SupervisorDr. Michael Axtell, Thesis Honors Advisor
11. THE EFFECTS OF SELECTED TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS AND SMALL MOLECULES ON CONVERTING GLIOBLASTOMA CELLS TO GABAERGIC NEURONS Open Access Author: Hossain, Aasma Title: THE EFFECTS OF SELECTED TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS AND SMALL MOLECULES ON CONVERTING GLIOBLASTOMA CELLS TO GABAERGIC NEURONS Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: GABAergic neuronsTranscription factorsGlioblastomaCancerReprogramming efficiency File: Download Hossain_Aasma_Honors_Thesis_PDF_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Gong Chen, Thesis SupervisorDr. Michael Axtell, Thesis Honors Advisor
12. THE ROOT MICROBIOME: COMMUNITY DRIVERS OF THE ENDANGERED VIROLA SURINAMENSIS TROPICAL TREE SPECIES Open Access Author: Decker, Alyssa Title: THE ROOT MICROBIOME: COMMUNITY DRIVERS OF THE ENDANGERED VIROLA SURINAMENSIS TROPICAL TREE SPECIES Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: microbiomeVirola surinamensistropical treesFungal ITSBacterial 16Smodel File: Download Decker_BIOL_Thesis_VF.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis SupervisorDr. Michael Axtell, Thesis Honors Advisor
