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Author:

Dawson, Matthew Zachary

Title:

Evidence for a Role of β-subunit Splice Variants in Establishing G-protein Heterotrimer Specificity in Arabidopsis thaliana

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

Arabidopsis thaliana
G-protein
beta-subunit
hormone signaling
receptor-like kinase
yeast 2-hybrid
phenotype assay

File:

Download Biology_Thesis_Dawson.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Sarah Mary Assmann, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Thal, Karissa Allan

Title:

A Metabolomic Investigation Into Clostridium Difficile Infection

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

Metabolomics
Clostridium Difficile

File:

Download 150413_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Andrew David Patterson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Fu, Bo

Title:

Lasting Impact and Recovery From the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill of a Deepwater Coral Community in the Gulf of Mexico

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

coral
deepwater horizon
oil
gulf of mexico
hydroid

File:

Download thesis_format__final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Charles Raymond Fisher Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Rutter, Amy R

Title:

Morphological evidence of speciation in croaking geckos (Aristelliger spp.)

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

Aristelliger
Caribbean
croaking gecko
cryptic diversity
Jamaica
morphology
speciation

File:

Download Rutter_Amy_CroakingGeckoSpeciation.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Stephen Blair Hedges, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor
Heather M Hines, Faculty Reader

Author:

Lin, Annie Elizabeth

Title:

Selective and Age-dependent Cellular Degeneration in Drosophila

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

Drosophila melanogaster
neurodegeneration
molecular genetics
heat shock response
heat shock protein
HSP23
HSP90

File:

Download Lin_Annie_SelectiveandAgeDependentCellularDegenerationinDrosophila.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Richard W Ordway, Thesis Supervisor
Katriona Shea, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Yeh, Hana

Title:

Using Small Molecules To Convert Human Astrocytes Into Functional Neurons

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

gong chen
astrocytes
small molecules
conversion

File:

Download Honors_Thesis_Hana.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

May, Kyle D

Title:

Do corn plants self-prime at dusk?

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

zea mays
green leaf volatile
lipoxygenase
darkshock
jasmonic acid
priming

File:

Download may_kyle_Docornplantsself-primeatdusk.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

James Homer Tumlinson III, Thesis Supervisor
Katriona Shea, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

James, Rebecca Diane

Title:

Alternative Sources of Omega 3polyunsaturated Fatty Acids

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

Omega 3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
Essential Fatty Acids
Nutrition
Algae

File:

Download JamesRebecca_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

James Michael Karlinsey, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor
Greglynn Dainelle Gibbs, Faculty Reader

Author:

Dave, Jaanki Rajesh

Title:

Dating the Evolution of Prokaryotes

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

prokaryote
eubacteria
archaeabacteria
rRNA
timetree
divergence

File:

Download Jaanki_Dave_datingtheevolutionofprokaryotes.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Stephen Blair Hedges, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Richard Cyr, Faculty Reader

Author:

Bruce, Laura Jean

Title:

Molecular Phylogeny and Speciation in Hispaniolan Lizards of the Anolis cybotes Species Group

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

adaptive radiation
evolution
taxonomy
Anolis cybotes
anoles
Hispaniola
biodiversity
speciation
molecular phylogeny

File:

Download Bruce_Laura_MolecularPhylogenySpeciationAnolisCybotesLizards.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Stephen Blair Hedges, Thesis Supervisor
Richard Cyr, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Axtell, Thesis Honors Advisor