1. PP2A-PR72: Interactions with β[Heavy]-Spectrin and Investigation of Roles in Apical Polarity and Endosomal Trafficking 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: ActinCytoskeletonDrosophilaSpectrinPP2A File: Download Travor_Mark_PP2A_and_BetaH_Roles_in_Endosomal_Trafficking_and_Polarity.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Graham Hugh Thomas, Thesis SupervisorDr. Michael Axtell, Honors Advisor
2. Spatial distribution by size and age and allometric relationships of a spruce population in west Greenland 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 glaucaP. glaucaKangerlussuaqGreenlandclimate changeecologyArcticsprucewhite sprucenovel ecosystem File: Download MISTRICK_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Eric S Post, Thesis SupervisorDr. James Harold Marden, Honors Advisor
3. Interactions of Hsp23, FoxO, and ESCRTIII-Vps24 in Mediating Proteostasis in Drosophila melanogaster Flight Motor Cells 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 melanogasterneurodegenerationproteostasisheat shockHsp23FoxOESCRTIIIVps24autophagyproteasome File: Download Fatima_Shahroz_Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Fumiko Kawasaki, Thesis SupervisorKatriona Shea, Honors Advisor
4. The Effects of Vitamin A Status on Gut Microbiota Populations Open Access Author: White, Michael David Title: The Effects of Vitamin A Status on Gut Microbiota Populations Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: vitamin Amicrobiotagut florabacteriaDNA extractionDNA isolation File: Download Schreyer_Honors_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Margherita Teresa-Anna Cantorna, Thesis SupervisorDr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Honors Advisor
5. Diversity of Short Sequences Among Genomes of Inversion Strains in Drosophila Pseudoobscura 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 PseudoobscuraDrosophilainversion strainsshort sequencesrepeatsinversionclinepolymorphicmotifs File: Download Lee_Megan_DiversityofShortSequencesofDrosophilaPseudoobscura.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis SupervisorRichard W Ordway, Honors Advisor
6. The origin and evolution of inversion breakpoint sequences on the third chromosome of Drosophila pseudoobscura 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 rearrangementbreakpoint sequence evolutioninversion mutationparacentric inversionDrosophila pseudoobscura File: Download HER_thesis_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis SupervisorDr. James Harold Marden, Honors Advisor
7. Population genomic assessments of the plausibility of evolutionary ecology hypotheses for human rainforest hunter-gatherers 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-gathererpygmy phenotypeconvergent evolutionpolygenic adaptationecology File: Download Jacob_Cohen_Final_Thesis_Format_Edits.pdf Thesis Supervisors: George H Perry, Thesis SupervisorKatriona Shea, Honors Advisor
8. Population-size dependency of Atovaquone resistance in P. chabaudi malaria Open Access Author: Bram, Joshua T Title: Population-size dependency of Atovaquone resistance in P. chabaudi malaria Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: drug resistancemalariaevolutionary rescueAtovaquoneemergencespread File: Download JoshBramThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis SupervisorAndrew Fraser Read, Honors Advisor
9. The role of small molecules in reprogramming human astroglial cells into neurons Open Access Author: Lee, Grace Title: The role of small molecules in reprogramming human astroglial cells into neurons Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: chemical reprogrammingsmall moleculesneuronsastrocytesNeuroD1conversionNGN2 File: Download Lee_Honors_Thesis_edited.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Gong Chen, Thesis SupervisorKevin Douglas Alloway, Honors Advisor
10. A Curriculum Study of Evolution in Secondary Biology Textbooks Open Access Author: Kerrigan, Olivia Scout Title: A Curriculum Study of Evolution in Secondary Biology Textbooks Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: biologyeducationsecondarytextbookcurriculumevolution File: Download kerrigan_olivia_evolutionintextbooks.pdf Thesis Supervisors: William Carlsen, Thesis SupervisorSarah Mary Assmann, Honors Advisor
11. Elucidating the role of GODZ-mediated palmitoylation in GABAergic inhibition Open Access Author: Burke, Elysia Anne Title: Elucidating the role of GODZ-mediated palmitoylation in GABAergic inhibition Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: GABANeuroligin2palmitoylationGODZ File: Download thesis_final_PDF.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis SupervisorRichard W Ordway, Honors Advisor
12. Characterization of Neutral Sphingomyelinase in Plasma and PBMCs and the Role of Sphingolipid Enzymes in Pathology. 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 enzymessphingolipid pathwayneutral sphingomyelinaseNeurodegenerative diseasespsychiatric disorders File: Download 2016_04_06_Jenny_Thesis_FINAL_4_11.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis SupervisorRichard Cyr, 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. 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: PPARneuroblastomangpretinoic acidatrararcancer File: Download Jacqueline_Krevitz_final_thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jeffrey Maurice Peters, Thesis SupervisorDr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Honors Advisor
14. Value of Information Analysis in Ebola Management Open Access Author: Mummah, Riley O Title: Value of Information Analysis in Ebola Management Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: EbolaValue of Informationmanagementnext generation methods File: Download Mummah_Riley_Valueofinformationanalysisinebolamanagment.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Ottar N Bjornstad, Thesis SupervisorKatriona Shea, Honors Advisor
15. Analyzing factors for out-planting strategies of Acropora cervicornis genotypes residing in nurseries 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: coralocean acidificationcompatibilitymolecular ecologycoral restoration File: Download Weinheimer_Alaina_thesis_final_copy_spring_2016.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Iliana Brigitta Baums, Thesis SupervisorDr. Michael Axtell, Honors Advisor
16. Host-symbiont Compatibility in Cnidarian-algal Mutualisms Open Access Author: Solanki, Priyanka Kanti Title: Host-symbiont Compatibility in Cnidarian-algal Mutualisms Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: SymbiodiniumCassiopeiacnidarian hostsymbiontmutualismhost compatibilitypartner specificity File: Download Solanki_Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Todd C. LaJeunesse, Thesis SupervisorDr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Honors Advisor
17. Blood Components Affect Bordetellae Susceptibility to Social Amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum Open Access Author: Wagner, Shannon Michele Title: Blood Components Affect Bordetellae Susceptibility to Social Amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: BordetellaeSocial AmoebaeMicrobiologyVirulence FactorsHemoglobinIron Utilization File: Download Thesis_Final_2.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Eric Thomas Harvill, Thesis SupervisorDr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Honors Advisor
18. The Effect of Selected Transcription Factors on Inhibiting In Vitro And In Vivo Hepatocellular Carcinoma Development 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 cancerHCCHepatocellular CarcinomaHepG2Hep3BAFPKi67Gene TherapyViral InfectionTransfectionCancer Treatment File: Download Lin_John_Liver_Cancer_Therapy.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Gong Chen, Thesis SupervisorDr. Bernhard Lüscher, Honors Advisor