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2. A Study Of OKL38, A Potential Tumor Suppressor, In Mitochondria Structure and Function

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Author:
Tokarski, Anthony Thomas
Title:
A Study Of OKL38, A Potential Tumor Suppressor, In Mitochondria Structure and Function
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
OKL38
tumor suppressor
mitochondria
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Yanming Wang, Thesis Supervisor
Yanming Wang, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader

3. A BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RNA BINDING ACTIVITY OF Not4 OF THE CCR4-NOT COMPLEX IN YEAST

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Open Access
Author:
Lu, Bonnie Boshen
Title:
A BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RNA BINDING ACTIVITY OF Not4 OF THE CCR4-NOT COMPLEX IN YEAST
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Not4
Ccr4-Not
yeast
RNA binding
Fluorescence polarization assay
Electrophoretic mobility shift assay
File:
Download Bonnie_Lu_honors_thesis_PSU_May_2011.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader

4. Effect Of PPARβ/δ and PPARγ on Cell Proliferation and Gene Expression in the A431 Human Skin Cancer Cell Line

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Author:
Lee, Christina
Title:
Effect Of PPARβ/δ and PPARγ on Cell Proliferation and Gene Expression in the A431 Human Skin Cancer Cell Line
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
PPARβ/δ
PPARγ
Skin Cancer
A431
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Jeffrey Maurice Peters, Thesis Supervisor
Jeffrey Maurice Peters, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader

5. GENOME-WIDE DEPENDENCY OF TRANSCRIPTION MACHINERY ON GCN5 IN SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE

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Author:
Cantor, David John
Title:
GENOME-WIDE DEPENDENCY OF TRANSCRIPTION MACHINERY ON GCN5 IN SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
transcription machinery genome-wide mapping
Gcn5 deletion
ChIP-exo
SOLiD sequencing
File:
Download Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Benjamin Franklin Pugh, Thesis Supervisor
Benjamin Franklin Pugh, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader

6. MICROFLORA IDENTIFICATION IN CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE EXACERBATED SPUTUM THROUGH CULTURE AND METAGENOMIC METHODS

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Author:
Mina, Daniel
Title:
MICROFLORA IDENTIFICATION IN CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE EXACERBATED SPUTUM THROUGH CULTURE AND METAGENOMIC METHODS
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
microbiota
bacteriology
Microflora
Metagenomics
COPD
lung disease
File:
Download SHC_HONORS_THESIS_DM.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Eric Thomas Harvill, Thesis Supervisor
Eric Thomas Harvill, Thesis Supervisor
Ming Tien, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader

7. CHARACTERIZING NEURAL RETICULON 1 AND DETERMINING THE MECHANISM OF MAINTAINING A DIFFUSION BARRIER IN THE AXON INITIAL SEGMENT IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER NEURONS

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Author:
Luna, Esteban
Title:
CHARACTERIZING NEURAL RETICULON 1 AND DETERMINING THE MECHANISM OF MAINTAINING A DIFFUSION BARRIER IN THE AXON INITIAL SEGMENT IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER NEURONS
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Drosophila melanogaster
neurons
diffusion barrier
reticulon
ankyrin 2
FRAP
File:
Download Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Melissa Rolls, Thesis Supervisor
Melissa Rolls, Thesis Supervisor
Craig Eugene Cameron, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader

8. Detection and Characterization of Viral cDNAs Amplified from Cells Expressing the JC Virus Early Coding Sequences.

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Open Access
Author:
Barnes, Erin Stockwell
Title:
Detection and Characterization of Viral cDNAs Amplified from Cells Expressing the JC Virus Early Coding Sequences.
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
JC Virus
cDNA characterization
File:
Download Erin_Barnes_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Richard John Frisque, Thesis Supervisor
Richard John Frisque, Thesis Supervisor
Craig Eugene Cameron, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader

10. ERGOTHIONEINE DEGRADATION AND PROPERTIES OF ERGOTHIONASE FROM AGROBACTERIUM RADIOBACTER

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Author:
Manamtharayil Jose, Jiku
Title:
ERGOTHIONEINE DEGRADATION AND PROPERTIES OF ERGOTHIONASE FROM AGROBACTERIUM RADIOBACTER
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Ergothioneine
Ergothionase
Agrobacterium
enzyme properties
Nitrogen utilization
Km
Vmax
King Oyster mushroom
Alumina column
Adsorption chromatography
Antioxidant
Oxidative Stress
Thiolurocanic acid
Trimethylamine
Ergothioneine biodegradation.
File:
Download Honors_Thesis-Final_Draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Allen T Phillips, Thesis Supervisor
Allen T Phillips, Thesis Supervisor
Chen Pei David Tu, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader