Theses/Capstones from 2016
Induction of Human Embryonic stem cell derived retinal stem cells in vitro using transient overexpression of messenger RNA for BLIMP, ONECUT1 and OTX2, Helen Cifuentes
Inhibition of MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cell Proliferation by Diarylthiourea Analogs, Maryam Fallatah
Synaptic Homeostasis at the Drosophila Neuromuscular Junction: Molecular Mechanisms and Developmental Adaptation, Lindsay A. Gray
Exploring the Role of Oxytocin Signaling in Aging Using Caenorhabditis elegans, Kandyce M. Hamilton
Integrity of the Barrier Epithelium in Drosophila Gut is Mediated by Factors That Regulate Intestinal Stem Cell Activity, Adam A. Kinion
Rac1 and IRE1 are Required to Prevent Early Loss of Intestinal Homeostasis in Drosophila melanogaster, Mauricio M. Ortega
Modeling Therapeutic Strategies for Diabetic Pathologies, Alexander Rifkind
Evaluation of Seizure Threshold as an Early Behavioral Marker of Disease Progression in the Mouse Model of Mucopolysaccharidosis IIIA, Pamela Santiago
Targeting Estrogen Receptor Negative Breast Cancer Cells Using Diarylthiourea Analogs of SHetA2, Hongye Zou
Theses/Capstones from 2015
Investigating Potential Therapies to Decrease the Rate of Cystine Stone Growth in Slc3a1-/- Mice, Sruthi Damodar
Investigation of Dual Stage Acridones as a Potent Malaria Treatment, Stephanie Huezo
Modeling Uric Acid Kidney Stones Disease in D. melanogaster using RNAi and Dietary Modulation, Hai T.H. Lu
Proteins Involved in HDACi Induced Decay of ERBB2 Transcripts in Breast Cancer, Sadaf Malik
Ectodomain Mutations Alter the Proteolysis of the Amyloid-β Precursor Protein (APP), Michael S. Mitsumori
Efficient In Vitro Development of Photoreceptors from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells, Joseph C. Reynolds
Development of Quantitative Tools for the Characterization and Analysis of the Blood Brain Barrier in Normal and MPS IIIB Mice, Sara M. Rigney
Theses/Capstones from 2014
Neural Stem Cells as a Model to Study Huntington’s Disease, Rawan Bakhsh
Evaluation of Select Publicly Available in Silico Methods for Predicting Functional Effects of Missense Mutations in the GALNS Gene, Kathryn Davidson
MicroRNA Expression Signature of Retinal Pigmented Epithelial Cells Associated with the Phenotype of Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Mark Anthony Gutierrez
Consequences of Endogenous Mitochondrial Oxidative Stress in the Heart, Kristin Alisha Koenig
Application of High-Performance Liquid-Chromatography Mass-Spectrometry Platform to Study Metabolism and Epigenetic Control of Metabolism, Kylie Patricia Mitchell
Effects of Heregulin on Muscle: A Biochemical and Histological Analysis, Nicole Justine Moss
Alendronate Alters Single Cell Gene Expression of Cortical Osteoblast Lineage Cells During Bone Loss, Ryan Jakob Murphy
Apolipoprotein E4 and SirT1 Interaction in Alzheimer’s Disease, Brittany Ann Philpot
Theses/Capstones from 2013
Investigation of the Role of TOR and Nutrient Restriction on Lifespan of Arabidopsis thaliana, Debashree Banerjee