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Author:

Saxena, Ritu Shalini

Title:

An examination of behaviors in Drosophila Melanogaster for their utility in an Rnai screen of autism candidate genes

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

Autism
Drosophila
Melanogaster
RNAi
screen
gene candidates
behavior
assays
circadian rhythm
geotaxis
social space

File:

Download Ritu_Saxena_BMB_THESIS.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Scott Brian Selleck, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Sarker, Avik Moni

Title:

Examining Drosophila melanogaster wing size upon tissue specific RNAi-induced knockdown of candidate gene regions of neurodevelopmental disorders

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

Drosophila
neurodevelopmental disorder
CNV
RNAi
UAS/Gal4
deficiency
microdeletion

File:

Download ASarker_Thesis_SHC_Final_Submission.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Santhosh Girirajan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Santhosh Girirajan, Thesis Honors Advisor
David Scott Gilmour, Faculty Reader