Theses from 2022
Characterization of the DH475 cooperating antibody and its interaction with the HIV-1 spike, Maxwell T. Finkelstein , '22
Design and Application of Membrane Nanodiscs for Biophysical Studies of Influenza A Proteins, Aye K. Kyaw , '22
Investigation of the Interactions between the DH272 Antibody Fragment and an HIV Env Spike, Emma J. Parker Miller , '22
Synthesis and Characterization of Aluminum Complexes Implementing Redox-Active Nitroxide Bidentate Ligands, Omar Saleh , '22
Exploring the kinetics and thermodynamics of O–H bond activation by tripodal tris(nitroxide) aluminum and gallium complexes, Joseph S. Scott , '22
Theses from 2021
Biophysical and Structural Studies on Telomeric G-Quadruplexes from Tetrahymena thermophila, Dana Beseiso , '21
How about that extension? Biomechanical roles of spines in crustacean nauplii, Emily N. Branam , '21
Sharpening new scissors: Designing a CRISPR-Cas9 construct for inducible and interchangeable HSATII expression in Tig-1 fibroblasts, Andrew Y. Cheng , '21
Virus-Like Particles Enable Low Levels of CRISPR-Cas9-Mediated Homology-Directed Repair, Noah C. Cheng , '21
Ocean acidification modulates the impact of fluoxetine on larval behaviors of non-target organisms, Veronica A. Chua , '21
Kinetics Studies on Isomerization and Unimolecular Decay Processes of the Criegee Intermediate, Methacrolein (MACR) Oxide, Hyun Kyung Lee , '21
A Mechanistic Study: O–H Bond Activation by Tripodal Tris(nitroxide) Aluminum and Gallium Complexes, Mika L. Maenaga , '21
Synthesis and Characterization of α-diimine Complexes of Aluminum, Judah B. Raab , '21
Mitotic rounding drives Ciona robusta pre-cardiac cell asymmetric division and cardiac cell fate specification through influencing polarized FGFR redistribution, Twan W. Sia , '21
Exploration of Left-Right Asymmetric Gene Expression within Ciona robusta, Cameron R. Tumey , '21
Theses from 2020
Quantitative Analysis of Silver Nanoparticle Dissolution Kinetics in Complex Matrices Using Point-of-Use and End-of-Use Models, Daniel J. Boehmler , '20
Structural Characterization of Two Glycan-Recognizing Antibodies Against the HIV-1 Env Glycoprotein, Naomi S. Bronkema , '20
A Hip Hop Episteme: Understanding Hip Hop Culture’s Ways of Knowing and Expressing Knowledge through Time Travel and Traditional African and Afro-Diasporic Spirituality, Brandon N. Ekweonu , '20
Characterization of Influenza A Virus full length matrix protein 1 (M1) in order to probe M1-M2 interaction, Elizabeth A. Erler , '20
Multiple Anti-Predatory Behaviors in Red-Tailed Monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius) Groups Reveal Distinct Landscapes of Fear, Lillian J. Fornof , '20
Purification of DNA Origami Nanostructures Using Capillary Electrophoresis, Janan Hui , '20
Characterizing the NF-κB pathway of the innate immune system in the sea anemone Exaiptasia pallida, Maria V. Ingersoll , '20
Biophysical and Structural Characterization of Non-Canonical DNA Structures, Linda Yingqi Lin , '20
Development of Electroanalytical Techniques to Quantify Silver Nanoparticle Dissolution, Aggregation, and Release Kinetics, Zachary J. O'Dell , '20
RNA Phase Separation in Cancer: Investigating HSATII RNA folding and function, Jack D. Rubien , '20
Moderately elevated corticosterone levels increase mate choosiness in female Cope’s gray treefrogs without impacting sexual proceptivity or preferences, Stewart C. Silver , '20
Gut Microbiota Composition is Correlated to Host Hummingbird Protein Requirements, Ryan C. Stanton , '20
Theses from 2019
Comparison of the cardiopharyngeal gene regulatory networks in Corella inflata and Ciona robusta provides insights into developmental systems drift, William N. Colgan , '19
Monitoring Silver Nanoparticle Aggregation In situ by Integrating Particle Impact Voltammetry and UV-Vis Spectroscopy, Laela Ezra , '19
Diastereoselective Synthesis of Cyclopentenes via RhII-Catalyzed C-H Insertion Directed by a Planar Chiral N-Oxazolidinoyl Iron(0) Tricarbonyl Diene Complex, Benjamin G. Hejna , '19
Diastereoselective Cyclizations of Enantiopure Planar Chiral N-Oxazolidinoyl Diene Iron(0) Tricarbonyl Complexes, Colin C. Howell , '19
Structural Studies of DNA Repeats Implicated in Cancer, Deondre Jordan , '19
Analysis of an Early Intermediate Antibody from a Broadly Neutralizing Antibody Lineage and Its Interaction with HIV Envelope, Julia W. Morriss , '19
Synthesis and Characterization of a Family of Novel Aluminum Complexes of Nitroxide-Based Redox-Active Ligands, Mackinsey A. Smith , '19
Identifying TIR domains and protein-protein interactions in the sea anemone Aiptasia pallida, Serena W. Sung-Clarke , '19
Identification of Candidate Human Satellite II RNA Binding Proteins in a Human Cancer Cell Line, Anthony J. Velleca , '19
Site-Directed Spin Label EPR Studies of the Interaction Between the Influenza A Proteins (M1 and M2) Involved in Viral Assembly, Abigail J. Wong-Rolle , '19
Synthesis and Characterization of Tripodal Tris(nitroxide) Aluminum, Gallium, and Indium Complexes, Audra J. Woodside , '19
Characterizing mutant intermediate Fabs to probe affinity maturation in the HIV-1 CH103 broadly neutralizing antibody lineage, Jeffrey O. Zhou , '19
Theses from 2018
Spectroscopic and Crystallographic Characterization of Enantiopure Planar Chiral N-Oxazolidinoyl Diene Iron (O) Tricarbonyl complexes For Use in Diastereoselective Synthesis, Nathan W. Dow , '18
Amantadine Membrane Partitioning and Induced Conformational Changes in the Influenza A M2 Protein, Aaron N. Holmes , '18
Investigations of the Quorum Sensing Repressor LsrR from Escherichia coli and Salmonella Typhimurium and the Putative AI-2 Receptor LsrB from Clostridium antoethanogenum, Elijah N. Kissman , '18
Pitch Measurements in a Chiral Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystal: Temperature and Dopant Concentration Dependence of the Pitch, Timothy Ogolla , '18
Investigations of the Putative AI-2 Receptor Protein LsrB from Thermobacillus composti and Truncations of the Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium LsrE Protein, Nicholas E. Petty , '18
Investigating Noncanonical DNA Structures as Anti-Cancer Drug Targets, Barrett M. Powell , '18
Conformation and Directionality of the Influenza A M2 Protein Domain Essential to Viral Replication, Hayley E. Raymond , '18
Theses from 2017
EPR Studies of Curvature-Dependent Conformational Equilibrium in Full-Length Influenza A M2 Protein, D. Stuart Arbuckle Jr, '17
Wait, don't mate (yet)! Reproductive urgency, not investment underlies female choosiness in Hyla versicolor, Brandon L. Bastien , '17
The effect of alpha-lipoic acid on sickness behavior, LPS-induced fever, antioxidant capacity, and plasma reactive oxygen species in Mus musculus, Anna R. Bigney , '17
Early Secretory Events are Required for Seamless Tubulogenesis and Branching Morphogenesis in Drosophila Terminal Cells, Christopher M. Bourne , '17
Diastereoselective Transformations and Intramolecular Cyclizations of Enantiomerically Pure Planar Chiral N-Oxazolidinoyl Diene lron(O) Tricarbonyl Complexes, Sooyun Choi , '17
Quantification of Escherichia coli alternate electron acceptor gene expression under aerobic conditions using a fluorescent reporter, Luke M. Eppley , '17
Conformational Studies of a Domain of the Influenza A M2 Protein Involved in Viral Budding and Morphology, Alice L. Herneisen , '17
Investigation of AI-2 Binding to the Quorum Sensing Receptor LsrB, Meghann R. Kasal , '17
SDSL-EPR of Residues 60-70 of Influenza M2 Protein Reveals Structural Properties of a Region Involved in Viral Budding, Grace Kim , '17
The role of Syx1A during branching morphogenesis and seamless tube formation in the Drosophila tracheal system, Daniel C. Lai , '17
Early social experiences increase Drosophila female receptivity: Stimuli-based modulation of female mating decisions, Gurrein K. Madan , '17
Ion flux promotes heart and endoderm lateral asymmetry in Ciona intestinalis, Karl H. Palmquist , '17
Analysis of genome-wide genetic variants on liver specific gene expression and chromatin state, Julian A. Segert , '17
Exploring cyclizations of planar chiral η-4 iron(0) tricarbonyl diene complexes, Mason L. Yu , '17
Theses from 2016
Sleep plasticity due to sexual experience in Drosophila melanogaster, Abigail E. Dove , '16
Studies on the transcriptional repressor LsrR and its potential interaction with DHAP, Emily Gale , '16
Hormonal and molecular effects of restraint stress on formalin-induced pain-like behavior in male and female mice, Caela C. Long , '16
Genome-wide search for regulators of a Vibrio parahaemolyticus type III secretion system, Shaina Lu , '16
Enantiomerically Pure Planar Chiral N-Oxazolidinoyl Diene Tricarbonyl Iron(O) Complexes: Their Synthesis and Functionalization, Raundi E. Quevedo , '16
Methods for in-vivo imaging and analyzing Caveolin movement in Ciona heart, Jonathan A. White , '16
Theses from 2015
A Diastereoselective Approach to Bis-spiroketal Synthesis Using Sulfinyl Iron(0) Tricarbonyl Diene Complexes, Peter A. Amadeo , '15
Characterization, identification, and enrichment of soil bacteria to promote degradation of the triazole fungicide, myclobutanil, Randall C. Burson II, '15
Assessing patterns of prey abundance and patchiness at Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary, Sofia M. Gabriel , '15
Studies on two putative AI-2 receptors and the transcriptional repressor LsrR, Jason Hua , '15
Development of Extraction Methods for the Determination of Epoxiconazole and Myclobutanil in Agar Media by HPLC, Martin T. Mathay , '15
Analysis of Achiral and Chiral Degradation of Myclobutanil by Soil Bacteria Grown on Various Mediums, Roxanne K. Morris , '15
Using Planar Chiral Iron(0) Tricarbonyl Diene Complexes: A Focus on Azaspirocycles and the Use of an Oxazolidinone Chiral Auxiliary, Julia S. Murphy , '15
Civic Goods and the Machine in Westchester: An Unauthorized Minority Report: The Case of New Rochelle and Mount Vernon New York, Roxanne Neilson , '15
Population genetic effects and signals of a recent population collapse in the forked fungus beetle Bolitotherus cornutus, Jonas J. Oppenheimer , '15
Investigating the effect of an actin-stabilizing agent on rodent spatial memory following sleep deprivation, Olivia D. Perez , '15; R. Havekes; and T. Abel
Neural glucocorticoid receptor expression predicts corticosterone dynamics in a population of wild-caught great tits (Parus major), Rebecca A. Senft , '15
Theses from 2014
Characterizing the Interactions Between Influenza A M2 Protein and Cholesterol in Membranes, Matthew R. Elkins , '14
Synthesis of Novel N-Substituted Polyamide Porphyrins and Characterization of Ruthenium Complexes and Hemiporphyrazines as Potential G-quadruplex Stabilizers, Michelle N. Ferreira , '14
Extracellular matrix and associated proteins in Aiptasia pallida: Immunofluorescence detection and attempts to alter matrix assembly, Valentina E. Garcia , '14
Identification of critical residues in the periplasmic domain of MgrB in the PhoQ/PhoP signaling system of Escherichia coli, Ted Goh , '14
A role for boxer (extl3) and dackel (ext2) in motoneuron outgrowth and guidance during zebrafish development, Hannah A. Grunwald , '14
Probing and Characterizing Different Conformations of the Influenza A M2 Protein Using SDSL-EPR Spectroscopy, Sangwoo Shawn Kim , '14
Viscoelasticity and slow locomotion allow Leptosynapta clarki, an infaunal, soft-bodied vermiform sea cucumber to burrow into stiff sediment, Hyee Ryun Lee , '14
The intertidal front lines: A comparison of the aggressive response between high and low intertidal clones of the aggregating anemone A. elegantissima, Mark P. Levine-Weinberg , '14
Thermodynamic and Kinetic Characteristics of Assembly in the Chromonic Liquid Crystal IR-806, Benjamin R. Mercado , '14
The World Bank's Influence on Chinese Urban Transport Development, Emma V. Saarel , '14
Investigation of Porphyrins as Potential G-Quadruplex Stabilizing Ligands and Fluorescent Probes, Navin C. Sabharwal , '14
Green Power and Great Powers: The Origins and Implications of Techno-Nationalism in China's Renewable Energy Industry, Collin B. Smith , '14
Female sexual behavior in Drosophila melanogaster: the role of precopulatory behaviors in communicating sexual receptivity and modulating male behavior, Cristian C. Taborda , '14
Investigations of the Putative Active Site of the Quorum Quenching Protein LsrG from Escherichia Coli and Purification of LsrE from Salmonella Typhimurium, Samuel E. Tanner , '14
SDSL-EPR Structural Studies of the Cytoplasmic Helix in Novel Full-Length Constructs of the Influenza A M2 Protein, Megan E. Thompson , '14
Promoter hypermethylation of expanded C90RF72 may play a protective role in ALS and FTD patients, Kathryn M. Wu , '14
Theses from 2013
A Mathematical Model of Early-Stage Non-EBV Classical Hodgkin's Lymphoma (cHL), Julienne Abad , '13
Jet-Cooled Spectroscopic Characterization of Anethole (methoxy-4-(prop-1-enyl)benzene), a Natual Styrene Derivative, Victoria P. Barber , '13
Investigating G-quadruplex Formation and its Structural Perturbation by and Interactions with N-methyl mesoporphyrin IX, Steven P. Barrett , '13
The role of prolyl-4-hydroxylase in the trafficking of symbionts in Aiptasia pallida, Curran K. Bice , '13
Overexpression, Purification, Spin-Labeling, and Characterization of Full-Length M2, an Integral Membrane Protein of Influenza A, in Detergent Micelles and in Mixed Lipid Vesicles, Richard Chen , '13
Towards a unified model of Fallopia japonica (Japanese knotweed) growth and control by mechanical techniques, Emily L. Dolson , '13