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Histone H4 lysine 20 methyltransferase SUV4-20H2 regulates mitotic fidelity

Keyword:: Chromatin, Aurora B, Methyltransferase, Mitosis, Histone Posttranslational Modification, and Centromere
Creator:: Hahn, Sabine
Advisor:: Manning, Amity L.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-11-08
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

Neuroanatomical Predictors of Suicidality in Women with Dissociative Identity Disorder

Keyword:: Subcortical volume, Predictors, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Suicidality, and Cortical thickness
Creator:: Linnell, Lilly-Beth
Advisor:: Nephew, Benjamin
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-12-08
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

Understanding and Managing Emerging Fungal Infectious Diseases-Virulence Mechanisms, Drug Resistance and Discovery of Novel Antifungal Agents

Keyword:: Antifungal tolerance, Candida species, Fungal infectious disease, Novel treatment, Candida auris, and Antifungal resistance
Creator:: Yang, Bo
Advisor:: Rao, Reeta Prusty
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-12-21
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

The role of RNase E in Mycolicibacterium smegmatis

Keyword:: mRNA cleavage, RNA degradosome, mRNA degradation, Mycolicibacterium smegmatis, Transcriptome, and RNase E
Creator:: Zhou, Ying
Advisor:: Shell, Scarlet
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-01-25
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

Elucidating the Function of Myosin XI in Polarized Cell Growth and Investigating the Chitin-induced Calcium-mediated Immune Response in P. patens.

Creator:: Galotto, Giulia
Advisor:: Vidali, Luis
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-11-07
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

Elucidating a Conserved Myosin XI-RabE GTPase Interaction that is Required for Polarized Cell Growth in Plants

Keyword:: Rab GTPases, RNA Interference, Polarized Growth, Vesicle Trafficking, Structure-guided Mutagenesis, and Myosin XI
Creator:: Orr, Robert G.
Advisor:: Vidali, Luis
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-08-13
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

Investigating the Mechanisms Underlying Enhanced Bioavailability of Artemisinin Delivered Orally as Dried Leaves of Artemisia annua

Keyword:: Inflammation, Artemisinin, Artemisia annua, Cytochrome P450 Inhibition, Malaria, and Bioavailability
Creator:: Desrosiers, Matthew R.
Advisor:: Weathers, Pamela
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-05-05
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

Neuromodulation of Sex-Specific Pheromone-Mediated Behaviors

Keyword:: Pheromone, Social Behavior, Sex-Specific, Bioaffinity Probe, G protein-coupled Receptor, and Neuropeptide
Creator:: Reilly, Douglas K.
Advisor:: Srinivasan, Jagan
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-05-10
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

The Gametocytocidal Activity of Whole-Plant Artemisia annua and Artemisia afra Tea-Based Therapies against Plasmodium falciparum in vitro.

Keyword:: Malaria, Artemisia afra, Artemisia annua , and Gametocyte
Creator:: Snider, Danielle A
Advisor:: Weathers, Pamela
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-12-13
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

Identification and characterization of novel putative virulence factors in Candida albicans

Keyword:: Fungal infections
Creator:: Issi, Luca
Advisor:: Rao, Reeta Prusty
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2014-09-18
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

Characterization of arginine methyltransferase PRMT8 in cells with increased plasticity

Keyword:: cancer biology, reprogramming, senesence, proliferation, and arginine methylation
Creator:: Hernandez, Sarah
Advisor:: Dominko, Tanja
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2016-01-17
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

Analyzing the role of lipid elongases in Drosophila development: From barriers to behavior

Keyword:: elongases, Behavior, and epidermal barrier
Creator:: Gupta, Prachi
Advisor:: Duffy, Joseph B.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2014-01-29
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

Examining the Potential Threat of Pesticide and Pathogen Exposure on Wild Bumble Bees: Proposed Lethal and Sublethal Mechanisms Contributing to Pollinator Decline

Keyword:: voluntary task switching, pollinator, Antimicrobial peptides, bumble bee, clothianidin, Bombus impatiens, neonicotinoid, sickness behavior, ecotoxicology, cognitive flexibility, and serial reversal
Creator:: Mobley, Melissa Walsh
Advisor:: Gegear, Robert J.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2017-01-26
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

Deciphering the Role of Kekkon5 in BMP signaling and Cell Junction Biology

Keyword:: LIGs, Cellular adhesion, and BMP signaling
Creator:: Menon, Harita
Advisor:: Duffy, Joseph B.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2013-05-01
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

Understanding and Managing C. albicans Infections

Keyword:: iron uptake, filastatin, Candida albicans, and animal models
Creator:: Harwood, Catherine
Advisor:: Rao, Reeta Prusty
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2015-04-30
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

A mechanism for the FGF2-mediated down-regulation of integrin alpha-11 identified through studying altered adhesome of human dermal fibroblasts undergoing early Mesenchymal-to-Epithelial Transition

Keyword:: FGF2, ECM, hESC, and ITGA11
Creator:: Grella, Alexandra R
Advisor:: Dominko, Tanja
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2015-01-29
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

C. elegans MAP Kinase Mutants Show Enhanced Susceptibility to Infection by the Yeast S. cerevisiae

Keyword:: MAP kinase pathways, S. cerevisiae, and C. elegans
Creator:: Yun, Meijiang
Advisor:: Politz, Samuel M.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2010-05-14
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

Human Ependymin-1 Neurotrophic Factor Mimetics Reduce Tau Phosphorylation and Cellular Apoptosis in Vitro and in Vivo in Alzheimer's Disease Models

Keyword:: amyloid beta, tau phosphorylation, and apoptosis
Creator:: Ronayne, Rachel E.
Advisor:: Adams, David S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2008-09-03
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

Myosin IX: A Single-Headed Processive Motor

Keyword:: motor protein and myosin superfamily
Creator:: Kambara, Taketoshi
Advisor:: Ikebe, Mitsuo
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2005-06-16
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

Analysis of the Kekkon Family in Neuronal Development

Keyword:: Kekkon, Development, LIG, GAL4, Drosophila, RNAi, and nervous system
Creator:: Plada, Edith Vanina Machado
Advisor:: Duffy, Joseph B.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2009-08-28
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

"Prediction of ""First Dose in Human"" for Radiopharmaceuticals/Imaging Agents Based on Allometric Scaling of Pharmacokinetics in Pre-Clinical Animal Models"

Keyword:: Radiopharmaceuticals and Alometric Scaling
Creator:: Onthank, David C
Advisor:: Bagshaw, Joseph C.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2006-01-10
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

Effect of a Codon Optimized DNA Prime on Induction of Anti-Influenza Protective Antibodies

Keyword:: Virus, Immunology, Antibody, DNA, Influenza, Virology, and Vaccine
Creator:: Parker, Christopher S
Advisor:: Adams, David S. and Politz, Samuel M.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2007-04-09
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

Analysis of mig-10, a Gene Involved in Nervous System Development in Caenorhabditis elegans

Keyword:: MIG-10, signal transduction, axon outgrowth, C. elegans, and cell migration
Creator:: Stovall, Elizabeth L.
Advisor:: Ryder, Elizabeth F.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2004-04-30
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

Evidence for the existence of juvenile hormone in the horseshoe crab

Keyword:: horseshoe crab, juvenile hormone, and Limulus
Creator:: Levin, Tracy M
Advisor:: Gibson, Daniel G.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2003-05-28
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

Environmental Quality Assessment of Georges Bank for Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)

Keyword:: Georges Bank, Atlantic cod, and environmental quality
Creator:: Sellers, Ana M.
Advisor:: Tyler, Jeffrey A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2003-04-28
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

Using DNA Fingerprinting to Assess Genetic Structure of the Vernal Pool Amphibian Rana sylvatica

Keyword:: vernal pool conservation, DNA fingerprinting, wood frog, fragmented habitat, and Rana sylvatica
Creator:: Beatini, Salvatore J.
Advisor:: Robakiewicz, Philip E.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2003-04-28
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

Synthetic Genes for Antimicrobial Peptides

Keyword:: Antimicrobial peptides, synthetic genes, and protegrins
Creator:: Borrelli, Alexander P
Advisor:: Bagshaw, Joseph C.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2003-04-28
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

In Vitro Analysis of FGF-23 Induced Gene Expression

Keyword:: microarray, expression, growth, phosphate, factor, fibroblast, RT-PCR, gene, real, time, phosphatonin, and FGF-23
Creator:: Pazmany, Csaba C.
Advisor:: Adams, David S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2003-01-14
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

Two genes, dig-1 and mig-10, involved in nervous system development in C. elegans

Keyword:: MIG-10, dig-1, C. elegans, and nervous
Creator:: Burket, Christopher T
Advisor:: Ryder, Elizabeth F.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2002-11-15
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

Analysis of Telomerase Activity and Telomere Lengths in Human Umbilical Cord Cell Populations During Ex Vivo Amplification of Hematopoietic Stem Cells

Keyword:: Hematopoietic Stem Cells, Telomerase Activity, and Telomere Lengths
Creator:: Chomal, Manish R
Advisor:: Adams, David S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2002-12-05
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

Telomerase Activity in Human Umbilical Cord Cell Populations Containing Hematopoietic Stem Cells

Keyword:: Umbilbical cord blood and Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Creator:: Murthy, Vidya
Advisor:: Adams, David S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2002-04-30
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

Analysis of the Two Isoforms of the Human Alkyl Adenine DNA Glycosylase (HAAG) Gene: A Comparative Study of its Isoforms, its Protein and its Resistance to DNA Damage Agents

Keyword:: DNA Damage and Glycosylase
Creator:: Bonanno, Kenneth C
Advisor:: Volkert, Michael, Gibson, Daniel G., and Adams, David S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2000-05-08
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

A Molecular and Immunological Investigation of Cellular Responses to Dengue Virus: Identification of Potentially Upregulated Host Genes and the Construction of a Vaccinia Virus Expressing the Dengue 1 Hawaii NS3 Protein

Keyword:: CTL and dengue
Creator:: Brown, Jennifer L.
Advisor:: Rothman, Alan
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2000-03-30
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

Definition of a Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Epitope of the Sin Nombre Hantavirus G2 Glycoprotein

Keyword:: Sin Nombre, Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, T-cell lines, and hantavirus
Creator:: Vollaro, Cindy M.
Advisor:: Rulfs, Jill
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 1999-10-13
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Biology & Biotechnology

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