This honors program is designed for outstanding students in programs leading to the B.S. degree in either Biology or Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Investigating the Effects of Vitamin K1 and K2 on the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cell Line SUM159PT, Monica E. Alexander
Progress Towards Peptide and Protein Synthesis Involving Thiol Moieties, Ryan Lo Chen
Determining the Functional Roles of Short Open Reading Frames in Mycobacterium Smegmatis, Lauren Fox
Quantification of Fibrosis and Infiltrates in the Salivary Gland, Nikhita Kumar
Neuronal Glutamate Transporters Modulate Reward-Based Behaviors in Mice, Corey Nilon
A Review of the Forensic Applications for the Analysis of Biological Fluids Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Raghavi Patel
Stabilization of PFAS Precursors by Surfactant-Modified Clay in Activated Sludge, Monica Quianes
Characterization of Protein-Protein Interactions in Quorum-Sensing Receptors From Gram Negative Bacteria, Jessica Schuh
Determining the Effect of Absorbents and Soybean Systems on PFAS Precursor Transformation, Tamia Wellington
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Circadian Modulation of Astrocyte Morphology and Synaptic Transmission, Saad Ahmad
Optophysiology of D. Melanogaster Neuromuscular Synapses Using GCaMP, Kavindra Dasrat
Potentially Cis-Acting Super-enhancer long noncoding RNAs as Biomarkers in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Progression, Kavipriya Kovai Palanivel
Toward long non-coding RNA detection using DNA nanoswitches, Ché-Doni Platt
Emerging Roles of Intragenic Enhancers in Gene Expression of GADD45A, Ekaterina Sazon
Using the Centrifuge Force Microscope as a Single-Molecule Technique for Studying Base-Stacking Interactions, Kevin Thomas
Investigating the Roles of RNA Modification and Associated Enzymes on Stress Response and Connections to Human Diseases, Carrson Widen
The Role of Angiocrine Factors in the Progression of Salivary Disease, Owen Zon
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Sex Differences in the Co-expression of Estrogen Receptor Alpha with Corticotropin Releasing Factor, Deborah Ariyibi
Analysis of Bacterial and Human Epitranscriptomic Writers and RNA Modifications, Kamana Devkota
Linking RNA Methyltransferases and Epitranscriptomic Marks to Diseases of the Brain and Pharmaceutical Responses, Nicole Gaglia
How Salivary Glands Recover from Fibrotic Injury, Gabriella Majka
Determining Regulatory Sequences of the ATF3 Promoter within the Integrated Stress Response Pathway, Lauren Merchant
Finding Alternatives to Conventional Antibiotics in Face of Multidrug Resistance (MDR) Bacteria Crisis, Benitha Muyizere
Proteins Enhancing IRES-Mediated Translation, Emmanuella Owusu Ampaw
Genetic Approaches for the Cell-Specific Deletion of the Neuronal Glutamate Transporter EAAC1, Danielle Saint Hilaire
Light Level Intensity Alters Anxiety, But Not Memory, during Open-field And Novel Object Location Tasks in Male Rats, Angelina Tassone
Loss of EAAC1 Decreases IPSC Amplitude at D1-D1 Medium Spiny Neuron Synapses, Ian Tschang
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Optical Activation of GABA Release from D2-Medium Spiny Neurons, Nurat Affinnih
Body Composition of Female Collegiate Track and Field Athletes, Adelaide Cooke
Direct Evidence of Missing mEPSPs Using Ca2-Sensor Imaging, Petar Gajic
Glutamine Antagonist 6-diazo-5-oxo-L-norleucine, a Hyaluronan Synthesis Inhibitor, Slows Triple Negative Breast Cancer Growth, Le Gia Cat Pham
Sensing Ribonuclease H Activity with DNA Nanoswitches, Ruju Trivedi
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Investigating the Effects of Intrahippocampal Glucose Administration on Spatial Working Memory in Rats, Jeremy Carter
The Efficacy of Ventral Pallidum- Deep Brain Stimulation in Rat models of Epilepsy, Fu Yee Chua
RNA Secondary Structure of 3’UTR Regulates Translation Control, M. Grace Hren
Exploration of Nucleic Acid Hydrogran Bonding Using Molecular Mechanics and DFT Calculations, Simi Kaur
An Assessment of Combinatorial Transcription Factor Activity at p53 Enhancer Elements, Sylvia Kuang
Pre-Administration of Medium Chain Triglycerides In Vivo Can Attenuate or Block the Effects of Recurrent Hypoglycemia, Dhanisha Nandigama
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
The Role of RCK/p54 Enzymatic Activity during Hepatitis C Infection, Rachel E. Eager
Development of a Rapid Small-Scale Purification Method for the Quantitation of Heparin-Like Glycosaminoglycans from Cell Culture Media, Marina Danielle Infantado
One-Step Cellular Micro-RNA Detection with Programmable DNA Nanoswitches, Molly F. MacIsaac
The Effects of Intrahippocampal Estradiol Administration on Spatial Memory and Protein Expression in Rats Fed a High Fat Diet, Lauren M. Maitner
Effects of Zinc on Cognition, Anthony Piche
Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase is a Potential Therapeutic Target in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells, Abdul Manan Sanni-Adam
The Effect of the Zika Virus on RNA Stress Granule Components, Nina Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
BHLHE40-AS1 a Long-Noncoding RNA Regulates DEC1 on Breast Cancer Progression, Denisse Duran-Reyes
Exploration of the Interactions between amyloid-Beta Protein and Insulin in Various Ionic Conditions, Quade Goldenberg
Transcriptional Regulation of dksA P3 Promoter in Escherichia Coli, Chibuokem Ikwuazom
Controllable and Sequential Activation of Cancer Nanotherapy for Enhanced Synergistic Effec, Vincent E. LaMantia
Mulitmodal Molecular Mechanisms Control Germline Stem Cell Differentiation in Drosophila, Mohamad Nasrallah
Chronic Arsenic Exposure in Nanomolar Concentrations Accelerates Senescent Phenotypes in vitro, Heather M. Sabo
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Is the Effect of Glucose on Hippocampal Memory Insulin-Dependent?, Roi Ankawa
Effect of Group IIC Introns on Host Gene Expression in S. cerevisiae, Daniel P. Bollen
Phenotypic Characterization of Adipose-Specific VDR Knockout Mice, Joseph D'Angelo
Trinucleotide Heterogeneity Expansions: In vitro Molecule Amplification & Purification, Gennaro DelliCarpini
Neuronal Glutamate Transporter EAAC1 Regulates Motor Activity and Anxiety in Mice, Kelsey Fleming
The Essential Oil of Lippia Alba Affects Drosophila Behavior and Physiology, Jibin Manimala
Changes in Expression of Innervation and Accompanying Epithelium within Sjögren's Syndrome NOD/ShiLtJ Mouse Model, Nicholas Pagendarm
Fluorescence Analysis of Expanded Trinucleotide Repeat Heterogeneity after in vitro PCR Amplification, Kidane M. Tewolde
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Developing a Novel Means of Observing the Intracellular Activities of Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein K within Xenopus laevis, Janeah A. Alexis
Identifying Genes that Affect Lactococcus lactis Intron Mobility, Mary Njie
Chronic Resveratrol Treatment Ameliorates Cognitive Deficits Associated with a High Fat Diet, Kelsey E. O'Leary
The RCK/p54 Prion-Related Domain and its Influence on the Localization and Function of RCK/p54 During HCV Infection, Lindsey Oltz
Use of a pH-Sensitive Probe to Study the Role of PKC-epsilon in Phagocytosis of Pathogens, Rebekah Marie Pierce
Structure-Activity Relationship Studies of Small Molecules Directed Against the T-Box Specifier Loop, Spencer Weintraub
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Parallel Adaptation of CD4 in SIV-Endemic Gorilla and Pan Lineages, Katie E. Brown
In Vivo Analysis of Riboswitch Activity Using Luciferase Assays, Jason Kartis
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Differences in the Health of Domesticated Sheep (Ovis aries) Pastured in Wild and Agricultural Landscapes, Corine Giroux
Molecular Modulation of Single and Multi-species Biofilm Formation by Orally-associated Bacteria, Daniel Sellers
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Probing the T-Box Riboswitch: A Novel, High-Throughput Transcription Reporter Assay Using a Fluorophore-Binding Aptamer, Nishtha Modi
The Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype (SASP) and Redox-Dependent Invasion of Metastatic Cancer Cells, Brooke A. Pati
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Homocysteine: A Potential Molecular Link Between Alzheimer's Disease and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Cyndel Carreau
The Role of Rac1 Signaling in Tissue Polarity and Branching Morphogenesis During Salivary Gland Development, Janice Jin
Characterization of RNA Aptamers to Drosophila Splicing Protein B52”, Benjamin Stern
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Bioengineering Tissue Constructs Using Elastic Alginate Hydrogels, Barbana A. Graham
In vitro Analysis of Microfluidic Neural Probes, Joshua Kessler
Activity-Dependent Sharpening of the Retinotectal Map in Zebrafish: The Role of the Par Complex, Laura Mariconda
1 The Mechanical Function of the Postorbital Bar in Eulemur fulvus Analyzed Using Finite Element Analysis, Danielle Parisi
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Evolutionary analysis of host proteins CD4, CXCR4 and CCR5, and HIV/SIV gp12, Lana Bunning
The Role of tRNA Modification Systems in the Cellular Stress Response, Margaret Daly
Effects of Carbachol and Vitamin C on Submandibular Salivary Gland Branching Morphogenesis, Nasiratu Larry