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1. PP2A-PR72: Interactions with β[Heavy]-Spectrin and Investigation of Roles in Apical Polarity and Endosomal Trafficking

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Open Access
Author:
Travor, Mark D
Title:
PP2A-PR72: Interactions with β[Heavy]-Spectrin and Investigation of Roles in Apical Polarity and Endosomal Trafficking
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Actin
Cytoskeleton
Drosophila
Spectrin
PP2A
File:
Download Travor_Mark_PP2A_and_BetaH_Roles_in_Endosomal_Trafficking_and_Polarity.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Graham Hugh Thomas, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Axtell, Thesis Honors Advisor

2. Spatial distribution by size and age and allometric relationships of a spruce population in west Greenland

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Open Access
Author:
Mistrick, Janine
Title:
Spatial distribution by size and age and allometric relationships of a spruce population in west Greenland
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Picea glauca
P. glauca
Kangerlussuaq
Greenland
climate change
ecology
Arctic
spruce
white spruce
novel ecosystem
File:
Download MISTRICK_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Eric S Post, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor

3. Interactions of Hsp23, FoxO, and ESCRTIII-Vps24 in Mediating Proteostasis in Drosophila melanogaster Flight Motor Cells

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Open Access
Author:
Fatima, Shahroz
Title:
Interactions of Hsp23, FoxO, and ESCRTIII-Vps24 in Mediating Proteostasis in Drosophila melanogaster Flight Motor Cells
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Drosophila melanogaster
neurodegeneration
proteostasis
heat shock
Hsp23
FoxO
ESCRTIII
Vps24
autophagy
proteasome
File:
Download Fatima_Shahroz_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Fumiko Kawasaki, Thesis Supervisor
Katriona Shea, Thesis Honors Advisor

5. Diversity of Short Sequences Among Genomes of Inversion Strains in Drosophila Pseudoobscura

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Open Access
Author:
Lee, Megan E
Title:
Diversity of Short Sequences Among Genomes of Inversion Strains in Drosophila Pseudoobscura
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Drosophila Pseudoobscura
Drosophila
inversion strains
short sequences
repeats
inversion
cline
polymorphic
motifs
File:
Download Lee_Megan_DiversityofShortSequencesofDrosophilaPseudoobscura.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Supervisor
Richard W Ordway, Thesis Honors Advisor

6. The origin and evolution of inversion breakpoint sequences on the third chromosome of Drosophila pseudoobscura

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Open Access
Author:
Randolph, Haley Elizabeth
Title:
The origin and evolution of inversion breakpoint sequences on the third chromosome of Drosophila pseudoobscura
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
chromosomal rearrangement
breakpoint sequence evolution
inversion mutation
paracentric inversion
Drosophila pseudoobscura
File:
Download HER_thesis_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor

7. Population genomic assessments of the plausibility of evolutionary ecology hypotheses for human rainforest hunter-gatherers

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Open Access
Author:
Cohen, Jacob Aubrey
Title:
Population genomic assessments of the plausibility of evolutionary ecology hypotheses for human rainforest hunter-gatherers
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
rainforest hunter-gatherer
pygmy phenotype
convergent evolution
polygenic adaptation
ecology
File:
Download Jacob_Cohen_Final_Thesis_Format_Edits.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
George H Perry, Thesis Supervisor
Katriona Shea, Thesis Honors Advisor

12. Characterization of Neutral Sphingomyelinase in Plasma and PBMCs and the Role of Sphingolipid Enzymes in Pathology.

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Open Access
Author:
Dobson, Jennifer Lauren
Title:
Characterization of Neutral Sphingomyelinase in Plasma and PBMCs and the Role of Sphingolipid Enzymes in Pathology.
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Sphingolipid enzymes
sphingolipid pathway
neutral sphingomyelinase
Neurodegenerative diseases
psychiatric disorders
File:
Download 2016_04_06_Jenny_Thesis_FINAL_4_11.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Supervisor
Richard Cyr, Thesis Honors Advisor

13. The differential effects of all-trans retinoic acid on retinoic acid receptor (RAR) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPARβ/δ)-dependent signaling in the human NGP neuroblastoma cancer cell line.

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Open Access
Author:
Krevitz, Jacqueline Anne
Title:
The differential effects of all-trans retinoic acid on retinoic acid receptor (RAR) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPARβ/δ)-dependent signaling in the human NGP neuroblastoma cancer cell line.
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
PPAR
neuroblastoma
ngp
retinoic acid
atra
rar
cancer
File:
Download Jacqueline_Krevitz_final_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jeffrey Maurice Peters, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

15. Analyzing factors for out-planting strategies of Acropora cervicornis genotypes residing in nurseries

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Open Access
Author:
Weinheimer, Alaina Rose
Title:
Analyzing factors for out-planting strategies of Acropora cervicornis genotypes residing in nurseries
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
coral
ocean acidification
compatibility
molecular ecology
coral restoration
File:
Download Weinheimer_Alaina_thesis_final_copy_spring_2016.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Iliana Brigitta Baums, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Axtell, Thesis Honors Advisor

18. The Effect of Selected Transcription Factors on Inhibiting In Vitro And In Vivo Hepatocellular Carcinoma Development

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Open Access
Author:
Lin, John Lizhong
Title:
The Effect of Selected Transcription Factors on Inhibiting In Vitro And In Vivo Hepatocellular Carcinoma Development
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
liver cancer
HCC
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
HepG2
Hep3B
AFP
Ki67
Gene Therapy
Viral Infection
Transfection
Cancer Treatment
File:
Download Lin_John_Liver_Cancer_Therapy.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Gong Chen, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor