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

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Open Access
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

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

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Open Access
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

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

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Open Access
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

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

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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 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

11. Establishment Of Subculture Protocol For The Maintenance Of Bxpc3 Cell Health In Preparation For In Vitro Cytoxicology Screening Of Calcium Phosphosilicate Nanoparticles

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Open Access
Author:
Kumpf, Danielle Nicole
Title:
Establishment Of Subculture Protocol For The Maintenance Of Bxpc3 Cell Health In Preparation For In Vitro Cytoxicology Screening Of Calcium Phosphosilicate Nanoparticles
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
pancreatic
cancer
calcium phosphosilicate nanoparticles
drug delivery
File:
Download Kumpf_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James Hansell Adair, Thesis Supervisor
Richard Cyr, Thesis Honors Advisor

12. The Molecular Modeling and Characterization of Acetaminophen Using Spartan 5.0 Computational Software

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Open Access
Author:
Jardine, Kayla Michelle
Title:
The Molecular Modeling and Characterization of Acetaminophen Using Spartan 5.0 Computational Software
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
chemistry
computational chemistry
molecular modeling
acetaminophen
Spartan
File:
Download Jardine_Kayla_FinalThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Lorena Tribe, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor

13. Competitive Advantage of an Introgressed Transgene in the Presence of Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus on the Male Function of Cucurbita pepo ssp. texana

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Open Access
Author:
Weakland, Danelle Rae
Title:
Competitive Advantage of an Introgressed Transgene in the Presence of Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus on the Male Function of Cucurbita pepo ssp. texana
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Cucurbita pepo
virus resistant transgene
Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus
competitive advantage
selective benefit
File:
Download Weakland_Complete_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andrew George Stephenson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

15. Improving the Primary Healthcare in Bauchi, Kaduna, and Lagos.

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Open Access
Author:
Akinmorin, Olabisi Shade
Title:
Improving the Primary Healthcare in Bauchi, Kaduna, and Lagos.
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
healthcare
health administration
public health
health policy
Nigeria
primary care
primary healthcare
medicine
case study
File:
Download Shade_Akinmorin-_Schreyer_Honors_College_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Salar Ghahramani, Thesis Supervisor
Christopher Pierce Salguero, Thesis Honors Advisor

17. Potential Implications on the Giraffe DNA Repair Pathway through the Modification of MDC1

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Open Access
Author:
Wood, Brendan Rich
Title:
Potential Implications on the Giraffe DNA Repair Pathway through the Modification of MDC1
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Giraffe
Okapi
MDC1
H2AX
DSB Repair
Double-Stranded Break
cancer
non-homologous end joining
homologous recombination
File:
Download Wood_Brendan_Honors_Thesis_Sp2015.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Douglas Cavener, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gong Chen, Thesis Honors Advisor

18. THE DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS OF ALL-TRANS RETINOIC ACID ON RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR (RAR)- AND PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR-ACTIVATED RECEPTOR-β/δ (PPARβ/δ)-DEPENDENT SIGNALING IN THE HUMAN NT2/D1 TESTICULAR EMBRYONAL CANCER CELL LINE

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Author:
Dobrzanski, Tomasz Pawel
Title:
THE DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS OF ALL-TRANS RETINOIC ACID ON RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR (RAR)- AND PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR-ACTIVATED RECEPTOR-β/δ (PPARβ/δ)-DEPENDENT SIGNALING IN THE HUMAN NT2/D1 TESTICULAR EMBRYONAL CANCER CELL LINE
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
testicular cancer
embryonal carcinoma
all-trans retinoic acid (atRA)
Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-β/δ (PPARβ/δ)
File:
Download Thesis_Final2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jeffrey Maurice Peters, Thesis Supervisor
Katriona Shea, Thesis Honors Advisor