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2. Cloning of the Genes Encoding the Proteins of Lipoyl Cofactor Biosynthesis In Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Characterization of Lipoyl Synthase

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Author:
Horstmann, Abigail Kathryn
Title:
Cloning of the Genes Encoding the Proteins of Lipoyl Cofactor Biosynthesis In Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Characterization of Lipoyl Synthase
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
lipoyl synthase
tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
LipA
lipoic acid
antibiotic resistance
File:
Download THESIS-finaldraft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Squire J Booker, Thesis Supervisor
Squire J Booker, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor
Scott Brian Selleck, Faculty Reader

3. A BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RNA BINDING ACTIVITY OF Not4 OF THE CCR4-NOT COMPLEX IN YEAST

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Open Access
Author:
Lu, Bonnie Boshen
Title:
A BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RNA BINDING ACTIVITY OF Not4 OF THE CCR4-NOT COMPLEX IN YEAST
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Not4
Ccr4-Not
yeast
RNA binding
Fluorescence polarization assay
Electrophoretic mobility shift assay
File:
Download Bonnie_Lu_honors_thesis_PSU_May_2011.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader

4. Effect Of PPARβ/δ and PPARγ on Cell Proliferation and Gene Expression in the A431 Human Skin Cancer Cell Line

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Open Access
Author:
Lee, Christina
Title:
Effect Of PPARβ/δ and PPARγ on Cell Proliferation and Gene Expression in the A431 Human Skin Cancer Cell Line
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
PPARβ/δ
PPARγ
Skin Cancer
A431
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jeffrey Maurice Peters, Thesis Supervisor
Jeffrey Maurice Peters, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader

5. PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A RECOMBINANT SMALL SUBUNIT OF THE MEMBRANE‐BOUND HYDROGENASE OF RALSTONIA EUTROPHA: TOWARD CONSTRUCTION OF A PHOTOCHEMICAL H2‐PRODUCING MODULE

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Open Access
Author:
Price, Ian Robert
Title:
PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A RECOMBINANT SMALL SUBUNIT OF THE MEMBRANE‐BOUND HYDROGENASE OF RALSTONIA EUTROPHA: TOWARD CONSTRUCTION OF A PHOTOCHEMICAL H2‐PRODUCING MODULE
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
photosystem I
molecular wire
hydrogenase
hydrogen
Ralstonia eutropha
photosynthesis
bioconjugate
File:
Download shc_thesis-ian_price_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John H Golbeck, Thesis Supervisor
John H Golbeck, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor
Scott Brian Selleck, Faculty Reader

6. ANALYSIS OF A FUNCTIONAL ROLE FOR CONSERVED LYSINE RESIDUES OF THE H4 N-TERMINUS IN PREMATURE mRNA SPLICING EFFICIENCY

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Open Access
Author:
Joy, Jaimy
Title:
ANALYSIS OF A FUNCTIONAL ROLE FOR CONSERVED LYSINE RESIDUES OF THE H4 N-TERMINUS IN PREMATURE mRNA SPLICING EFFICIENCY
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Histone
H4
splicing
File:
Download Jaimy_Joy_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader

7. DETERMINING THE EXTRACELLULAR FUNCTION AND ROLE IN FAT METABOLISM OF THE PROTEIN PNC-1 IN CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS

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Open Access
Author:
Krebs, Kelsey
Title:
DETERMINING THE EXTRACELLULAR FUNCTION AND ROLE IN FAT METABOLISM OF THE PROTEIN PNC-1 IN CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
NAD+
PNC-1
fat metabolism
Caenorhabditis elegans
biology
File:
Download KThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Wendy Hanna Rose, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor

9. The Development of Microtubule Polarity and Organelle Localization in the Dendrites of Drosophila Neurons

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Open Access
Author:
Hill, Sarah Elizabeth
Title:
The Development of Microtubule Polarity and Organelle Localization in the Dendrites of Drosophila Neurons
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Drosophila
microtubules
polarity
dendrites
ribosomes
mitochondria
Apc2
neuron
File:
Download Hill_Sarah_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Melissa Rolls, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader

12. A Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of the Role of the Ccr4-not Complex in Transcription Elongation and Recovery from DNA Damage in Budding Yeast

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Open Access
Author:
Libert, Diane Marie
Title:
A Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of the Role of the Ccr4-not Complex in Transcription Elongation and Recovery from DNA Damage in Budding Yeast
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
RNA Polymerase II
Transcription Elongation
Transcription-coupled repair
Ccr4-Not
Not4
E3 Ubiquitin Ligase
RING domain
File:
Download Diane_Libert_honors_thesis_PSU_May_2014.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Supervisor
Chen Pei David Tu, Thesis Honors Advisor
Richard John Frisque, Faculty Reader

13. Deadly KISS: Kisspeptin 10 Interaction with Osteoblasts and Breast Cancer Metastatic Cells

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Open Access
Author:
Leahey, Kaitlyn Elizabeth
Title:
Deadly KISS: Kisspeptin 10 Interaction with Osteoblasts and Breast Cancer Metastatic Cells
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
breast cancer
metastasis
osteoblasts
KISS1
Kisspeptin 10
cytokines
File:
Download Leahey_Kaitlyn_HonorsThesis2015_DeadlyKISS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andrea Marie Mastro, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Scott Brian Selleck, Faculty Reader

14. A Biochemical Analysis of Transcription-coupled Repair Proteins in Yeast and their Role in Transcription Elongation and mrna degradation

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Open Access
Author:
Wing, Anna Kait
Title:
A Biochemical Analysis of Transcription-coupled Repair Proteins in Yeast and their Role in Transcription Elongation and mrna degradation
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
biochemistry
transcription
transcription-coupled repair
DNA repair
mRNA degradation
Ccr4-Not complex
DNA damage
File:
Download Wing_Anna_biochemicalanalysisoftcrproteins.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Supervisor
Craig Eugene Cameron, Thesis Honors Advisor
Scott Brian Selleck, Faculty Reader

17. ROLE OF COREST N-TERMINAL EXTENSION ON LSD1/COREST DEMETHYLASE ACTIVITY

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Open Access
Author:
Pecen, Turner John
Title:
ROLE OF COREST N-TERMINAL EXTENSION ON LSD1/COREST DEMETHYLASE ACTIVITY
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
LSD1
CoREST
Demethylase
Nucleosome
Binding Assay
Activity Assay
Protein
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Complex
File:
Download Pecen_Turner_ROLE_OF_COREST_N-TERMINAL_EXTENSION_ON_LSD1-COREST_DEMETHYLASE_ACTIVITY.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Song Tan, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor

18. Addressing The Role Of The Not4 E3 Ubiquitin Ligase During DNA Damage-Induced Degradation Of RNAPII In Budding Yeast

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Open Access
Author:
Beebe, Laura M
Title:
Addressing The Role Of The Not4 E3 Ubiquitin Ligase During DNA Damage-Induced Degradation Of RNAPII In Budding Yeast
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
DNA Damage Repair
RNA Polymerase
Yeast
Ubiquitin
Ccr4-Not
Gene Regulation
File:
Download Beebe_Laura_Honors_Thesis_sp2017.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor
David Scott Gilmour, Faculty Reader

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

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Open Access
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

26. Developing an in vitro Protease Assay for Determining the Transmembrane Topology of SARS-CoV-2 nsp6

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Open Access
Author:
Nasal, Benjamin
Title:
Developing an in vitro Protease Assay for Determining the Transmembrane Topology of SARS-CoV-2 nsp6
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
SARS
COVID
coronavirus
protein topology
transmembrane
protease
microscopy
live cell imaging
western blotting
double membrane vesicle
File:
Download Schreyer_Thesis_FINAL_COPY.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joyce Jose, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor

27. Investigation into the HutD Protein within the Histidine Utilization (hut) Pathway in Pseudomonas putida

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Open Access
Author:
Guzman, Nicholas
Title:
Investigation into the HutD Protein within the Histidine Utilization (hut) Pathway in Pseudomonas putida
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Histidine
Histidine Utilization Pathway (Hut)
HutC
HutD
repressor
promoter
operator
beta-galactosidase
pET vectors
Protein Overexpression
SDS-PAGE
Nickel-IMAC
Molecular Cloning
File:
Download Thesis_Final_Version_-_Guzman.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Supervisor
Allen T Phillips, Thesis Honors Advisor

28. Is there a Trade-off? Impacts of Antibiotic Treatments on Gut Microbiota and Immune Gene Expression in Honey Bees (Apis Mellifera)

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Open Access
Author:
Tomasko, Nicholas
Title:
Is there a Trade-off? Impacts of Antibiotic Treatments on Gut Microbiota and Immune Gene Expression in Honey Bees (Apis Mellifera)
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Apis mellifera
Oxytetracycline
E. coli
Microbiome
Antimicrobial peptides
Immune genes
Immune response
File:
Download Tomasko_Nicholas_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Margarita Maria Lopez-Uribe, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor

29. AHR Activation Affects Enteric Neuronal Survival by Inducing Apoptosis

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Open Access
Author:
Kumar, Supriya
Title:
AHR Activation Affects Enteric Neuronal Survival by Inducing Apoptosis
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor
TCDD
Enteric Nervous System
Persistant Organic Pollutant
Ceramide Synthesizing Genes
Apoptosis
Longitudinal Muscle Myenteric Plexus
Gut Motility
IM-FEN Cells
Neuronal Marker Genes
Nitrergic Neurons
Cholinergic Neurons
GI Tract
File:
Download Supriya_Kumar_Thesis_AHR_Activation_Affects_Enteric_Neuronal_Survival_by_Inducing_Apoptosis_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andrew Patterson, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor

30. The Chemotherapeutic Agent CX-5461 Affects Cell Viability Through a Topoisomerase II Poison-Like Mechanism

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Author:
Dennis, Kady
Title:
The Chemotherapeutic Agent CX-5461 Affects Cell Viability Through a Topoisomerase II Poison-Like Mechanism
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
CX-5461
mechanism of action
RNA Polymerase I inhibitor
Topoisomerase II poison
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Justin R Pritchard, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor