1. Investigating Properties and Characteristics of G-quadruplex Structure, Folding, and Fluorescence Open Access Author: Sherlock, Madeline Elizabeth Title: Investigating Properties and Characteristics of G-quadruplex Structure, Folding, and Fluorescence Area of Honors: Chemistry Keywords: Nucleic AcidsRNA foldingG-QuadruplexesFolding CooperativityIntrinsic fluorescence File: Download Thesis_MES_2014.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Philip C. Bevilacqua, Thesis SupervisorRaymond Lee Funk, Thesis Honors AdvisorScott A Showalter, Faculty Reader