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Author:

Zhang, Ce

Title:

The Role of Extrasynaptic GABAA Receptors in Regulation of Inhibitory Synapses

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

GABA
neuroscience
biology
brain inhibition

File:

Download Zhang_Ce_BiologyThesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Gong Chen, Thesis Supervisor

Author:

Moncla, Louise Hillier

Title:

An Examination of Polar Bear and Brown Bear Phylogeny Using Nuclear Genes as Molecular Markers

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

phylogeny
polar bear
brown bear
evolution
biology
gene

File:

Download Moncla_Louise_anexaminationofpolar.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Henninger, Keely Avril

Title:

A Study of Seizure Susceptibility in Brain Specific PERK Knock Out Mice

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

biology
neuroscience
epilepsy
mice
PERK
calcium
brain

File:

Download SHC_final_thesis_2014._keelyhenninger.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Douglas Cavener, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Blair Hedges, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Kerrigan, Olivia Scout

Title:

A Curriculum Study of Evolution in Secondary Biology Textbooks

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

biology
education
secondary
textbook
curriculum
evolution

File:

Download kerrigan_olivia_evolutionintextbooks.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

William Carlsen, Thesis Supervisor
Sarah Mary Assmann, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Westlake, Jonathan George

Title:

Meiotic Drive Via Sex Ratio Chromosome In Drosophila Psuedoobscura

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

Genetics
drosophila
biology
evolution
natural selection
chromosome

File:

Download Westlake_Jonathan_Meoitic_Drive_via_SR_chromome.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Khan, Fatima Mahmood

Title:

Identification of differentially expressed long non-coding RNAs in a model of neuron differentiation

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

biology
bioinformatics
genetics
RNA

File:

Download Khan_Thesis_Draft_FINAL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Nikolaos Tsotakos, Thesis Supervisor
Sairam V Rudrabhatla, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Shah, Anushka

Title:

Clinically Irrelevant Concentrations of Kinase Inhibitors Contribute to Failure of Drug Repurposing Efforts in Clinical Trials: a Meta-Analysis

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

clinical trials
repurposing
cancer
kinase inhibitors
meta-analysis
biology
in vitro
drug concentrations

File:

Download Shah_SHCThesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Justin R Pritchard, Thesis Supervisor
Richard W Ordway, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Ghannam, Sally

Title:

Determining the optimal substrate for the invasive New Zealand mud snail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum)

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

New Zealand mud snail
Potamopyrgus antipodarum
invasive species
ecology
biology
periphyton
woody debris
leaf litter
Spirulina algae
optimal substrate

File:

Download Ghannam_Sally_Determining_the_Optimal_Substrate_for_the_Invasive_New_Zealand_Mud_Snail__Potamopyrgus_antipodarum_.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Edward P Levri, Thesis Supervisor
Laura Rotunno, Thesis Honors Advisor
Allison Cornell, Faculty Reader

Author:

Proano, Renata

Title:

Cannabinoids as Neuroprotective Molecules in Photoreceptors following Light-Induced Retinal Degeneration in Zebrafish Retina

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

cannabinoids
hemp
CBD
THC
Zebrafish
retina
age related macular degenaration
biology
therapeutic
neuroprotective
anti-inflammatory
rods
cones
photoreceptor
retinal degeneration
light-induced retinal degeneration
CB-13
novel therapy
immunofluorescence
animals
tissue preparation
cryosectioning
oxidative stress
endocannabinoid
receptors
model organism

File:

Download Renata_Proano_Thesis_Final_.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Salvatore Lucia Stella, Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Sairam V Rudrabhatla, Thesis Honors Advisor
Nik Tsotakos, Faculty Reader