Research: Theses on File
In the Biology Undergraduate Office
Below is a list of summa-graded theses, sorted by subject area, available for viewing in the Biology Undergraduate Office.
Students may also sign out theses for a few days. See James for procedural details.
(Note that the grade "Summa" was changed to "Exceptional" in 2005.)
The Anatomical Distribution of Multiple Sclerosis Lesions
Michael D. Sullivan, 1996
Director: Guttmann
MCB
Identification and Characterization of the Lake Victoria Marburgviral Receptor-Binding Domain
Charles Guth, 2005
Director: Farzan
MCB
A Characterization of Inducible Overexpression of myc-tagged p25 in Mice
Christine Moore, 2005
Director: Tsai
MCB
Cellular Characterization of the SIRT1 and SIRT6 Mammalian Homologs of yeast Sir2 (Silent Information Regulator-2): Senescence and DNA Damage Sensitivity
Wendy Pang, 2005
Director: Alt
MCB - Cell Biology
Mechanism of Activation by DNA-Bound Activators that can Interact with the [sigma] Subunit of E. coli RNA Polymerase
Franklin W. Huang, 1999
Director: Hochschild
MCB - Cell Biology
Blood-Borne Brain Metastases in a Breast Cancer Model
Rupa Kapoor, 2003
Director: Lampson
MCB - Genetics
A Computational Analysis of Hsp90 in Bacteria
Nicole Creanza, 2004
Director: Quietsch
MCB - Genetics
Genetic evidence for the existence of meiosis-specific relationships between homologous chromosomes and between sister chromatids in saccharomyces cerevisiae
Susanna K. Mlynarczyk, 1997
Director: Kleckner
Location, if bound with others: 1997 L-M
MCB - Genetics
Prostate Cancer and the Ashkenazim: Prevalence of the I1307K/Wild-Type APC Genotype
Darcy A. Paul, 1999
Director: Kantoff
MCB - Genetics
Physiological and Genetic Analyses of edr5, an Arabidopsis Enhanced Disease Resistance Mutant
Lisa M. Stutius, 2001
Director: Ausubel
MCB - Genetics/Cell Biology
Genetic analysis of progenitor cells and signaling pathways in pancreatic organogenesis
Anica Law, 2006
Director: Melton
MCB - Genetics/Cell Biology
Positive and negative gradients of SDF-1[alpha] induce differential expression of genes encoding chemokine signal transduction molecules in human T-cells
Rachel Rutishauser, 2003
Director: Poznansky
MCB - Genetics/Cell Biology
DNA-PK regulates the subcellular localization and function of p53
Hannah Wunsch, 1997
Director: Powell
Location, if bound with others: 1997 Sh-W
MCB - Genetics/Microbiology
Isolation and characterizaiton of mutations in the spoIIAB gene of Bacillus subtilis that block activation of the sporulation sigma factor [sigma] F
Daniel M. Paskowitz, 1997
Director: Losick
Location, if bound with others: 1997 P-Se
MCB - Genetics/Molecular Biology
NF [kappa] B and ATF-2/Jun in the regulation of the tumor necrosis factor-[alpha] gene
Ian F. Dunn, 1998
Director: Goldfeld
Location, if bound with others: 1998 C-K
MCB - Genomics
Sex, Sex-roles, and Dominance: A Functional Genomics Approach
Eleanor Fraser, 2005
Director: Hofmann
MCB - Immunology
Identification of residues critical for peptide inhibition of interaction between the human papillomavirus type 16 E1-E2 proteins
Audrey M. Hong, 1999
Director: Fowley
MCB - Immunology
Impact of GB Virus C (Hepatitis G) Coinfection on HIV-1 Pathogenesis
Molly R. Perkins, 2004
Director: Walker
MCB - Molecular Biology
Upregulation of tyrosine kinase signaling by oncogenic mutants of CBL: implications for CBL's physiological function
David Bonita, 1997
Director: Band
Location, if bound with others: 1997 B-H
MCB - Molecular Biology
Mapping and analysis of Ds enhancer trap elements in Arabidopsis thaliana
Angeline Y.W. Chong, 1998
Director: Pruitt
Location, if bound with others: 1998 C-K
MCB - Molecular Biology
Programmed cell death in the early postnatal cerebella of mice carrying targeted disruptions of Igf2 or H19: An in vivo model of insulin-like growth factor-II action.
Steven W. Hetts, 1996
Director: Villa-Komaroff
Location, if bound with others: 1996 H-L
MCB - Molecular Biology
In vitro correlates of in vivo biologic activity of anti-angiogenic agents.
Erwin A. Kruger, 1998
Director: Fine
Location, if bound with others: 1998 C-K
MCB - Molecular Biology
The effects of anabolic growth factors on cartilage matrix synthesis and insulin-like growth factor binding protein production in immortalized human chondrocytes.
Laura J. Lederer, 1996
Director: Goldring
Location, if bound with others: 1996 H-L
MCB - Molecular Biology
Development of a calcineurin-mediated inducible protein dimerization system
Abhinav Seth, 1998
Director: Schreiber
Location, if bound with others: 1998 M-Z
MCB - Molecular Biology
GAL4:GAL11P interaction. Molecular dissection of an activator: Target interactions
Eun Ji Shin, 1997
Director: Ptashne
Location, if bound with others: 1997 Sh-W
Neurobiology
Molecular Profile of Selective Vulnerability in Huntington's Disease (2 copies; one is missing)
Linda Bi, 2002
Director: Standaert
Neurobiology
Molecular Basis for differentiation of cortical projection neurons in vitro (development, morphology, neurite outgrowth, and differentiation both in appearance and in protein expression)
Tene Aneka Cage, 2001
Director: Macklis
Neurobiology
Synthesis and Evaluation of Helical Peptide Probes for Signal Peptide Peptidase, a Homolog of Alzheimer's Disease-Related Presenilin: Evidence for a Substrate Docking Site
Cathy Cheng, 2007
Director: Wolfe
Neurobiology
Abnormal tau phosphorylation in Alzheimer's disease: A flourescence resonance energy transfer study
Joanna Y. K. Chin, 1999
Director: Hyman
Neurobiology
Demonstration, characterization, and localization of ADP-ribosyl cyclase activity in rat astrocytes in culture
Susan Cottrell, 1996
Director: Rosenberg
Location, if bound with others: 1996 B-G
Neurobiology
Behavioral and Molecular Studies of Social Dominance in the American Lobster, Homarus americanus
Sarah Doernberg, 2001
Director: Kravitz
Neurobiology
Neurotransmitter Receptors in Transgenic Mouse Models of Huntington's Disease
Ariel S. Frey, 1999
Director: Cha
Neurobiology
Integration of Motion Signals in the Middle Temporal Visual Area
Andrew J. Gartland, 2004
Director: Born
Neurobiology
The effect of background motion on visual tracking in humans
Laurie M. Gordon, 2000
Director: Born
Neurobiology
Temporal Discounting in Two Non-Human Primates, the cotton-to tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) and the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)
Elizabeth V. Hallinan, 2004
Director: Hauser
Neurobiology
Dantrolene is an antagonist of cyclic ADP-ribose-evoked calcium mobilization from sea urchin egg microsomes
Matthew B. Harms, 1997
Director: Rosenberg
Location, if bound with others: 1997 B-H
Neurobiology
Automating Analysis of Behavior: Development of a Computer-Controlled Training Apparatus and its Application to the Investigation of Learning and Memory in Planarians
Caitlin Hicks, 2006
Director: Levin
Neurobiology
The Effect of a Mutation in Domain Four Transmembrane Segment Six on the Gating of the Adult Rat Skeletal Muscle Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
Eric Jelin, 2000
Director: Cannon
Neurobiology
Regulation of programmed cell death in the nervous system via survival signal integration at the level of Bcl-2 family member Bad
Alex Katsov, 2000
Director: Greenberg
Neurobiology
Understanding central and peripheral autonomic mechanisms of cardiovascular control during REM sleep.
T. Rern Lau, 1997
Director: Quattrochi
Location, if bound with others: 1997 L-M
Neurobiology
Fighting Flies: Characterizing Aggressive Behavior in Drosophila melanogaster and Exploring the ROle of Dopamine Neurons Using the GAL4/UAS Method
Ann Yeelin Lee, 2003
Director: Kravitz
Neurobiology
The effect of background motion on a visual tracking task in primates
Stephen John Lukasewycz, 1999
Director: Born
Location, if bound with others: 1997 L-M
Neurobiology
Memory over Time: Evidence from Event-Related Potentials that Recollection and Familiarity Represent Separate Neural Systems in the Brain
Melissa Lygizos, 2005
Director: Budson
Neurobiology
The Logic of Pheromone Detection: Visualizing the Organization and Development of a Sensory Map in the Mouse Accessory Olfactory Bulb (2 Copies)
Sara Emily Morrison, 2003
Director: Dulac
Neurobiology
Identification and Characterization of Novel Neuropeptide Genes in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
Arif Nathoo, 2000
Director: Hart
Neurobiology
Functiuonal Specificity of COnnections between the Frontal Eye Fields and Middle Temporal Visual Area of the Squirrel Monkey Saimiri sciureus (2 copies)
Samantha Lee Piper, 2003
Director: Born
Neurobiology
How Physical and Social Environment Sculpt the Brain in Tanganyika Cichlid Fish
Alexander A. Pollen, 2004
Director: Hofmann
Neurobiology
Synaptic activity of the AFD neuron in Caenorhabditis elegans depends on both ambient temperature and the temperature of cultivation
Ruwan Silva, 2002
Director: Murthy
Neurobiology
Effects of Perinatal Hypoxia Induced Seizures on Later Life Seizure Susceptibility and Neuronal Injury in the Developing Brain.
Joelle N. Simpson, 1999
Director: Jensen
Neurobiology
The Morphological Types and Connectivity of Horizontal Cells Found in the Adult Zebrafish Retina
Philip Song, 2006
Director: Dowling
Neurobiology
Striatal dopamine receptor sensitivity as measured by immediate early gene induction in a mouse model of Huntington's disease
Boris S. Spektor, 2000
Director: Luthi-Carter
Neurobiology
The formation of aria from its transmembrane precursor
Edward T. Susanto, 1996
Director: Fischbach
Location, if bound with others: 1996 M-T
OEB - Animal Locomotion
The Energetics and Mechanics of Cross-Country Skiing: Putting Contact Times to Work
Matt Bellizzi, 1996
Director:
Location, if bound with others: 1996 B-G
OEB - Animal Locomotion
The Mechanics of Dynamic Stabilization During Running in the Guinea Fowl: Two Basic Strategies for Negotiating Unexpected Perturbations
Gladys Felix, 2004
Director: Biewener
OEB - Animal Locomotion
Taking Fitness to the Streets: Can maximal Aerobic Power Be Determined Using Foot-Ground Contact and Heartrate Monitors
Maureen R. Kelly, 2001
Director: Weyand
OEB - Animal Locomotion
Differences in Shoulder Joint Range of Motion among Pitchers, Athletes, and Non-Athletes
Lee A. Mancini, 1995
Director: Boland
OEB - Animal Locomotion
A Fine Balance: The Dynamic Modulation of Limb Stiffness in Trained Human Runners and Cursors
Sarah Psutka, 2003
Director: Lieberman
OEB - Animal Locomotion
The Secret of Running Speed: Are Sprinters the Sultans of Swing?
Deborah B. Sternlight, 1998
Director: Weyand
Location, if bound with others: 1998 M-Z
OEB - Animal Locomotion
Is walking with two cheaper to do? The energetic cost of walking and running in a non-human biped
Jennifer M. Ty, 1996
Director: Weyand
Location, if bound with others: 1996 M-T
OEB - Behavioral Ecology
Deception in a lycaenid - ant mutualism?
David Nathan Merrill, 1997
Director: Pierce
Location, if bound with others: 1997 L-M
OEB - Behavioral Ecology
Calling caterpillars, pulsing pupae: Vibratory communication in the common Imperial Blue Butterfly, Jalmenus evagoras (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Mark A. Travassos, 1997
Director: Pierce
Location, if bound with others: 1997 Sh-W
OEB - Ecology
Chemical Ecology of a Neotropical Ant-Plant System: Interactions Between Cordia nodosa and its Mutualistic Symbionts, Azteca spp., and the Cheater Species, Allomerus demerarae
Megan Frederickson, 2001
Director: Pierce
OEB - Ecology
Selection of canopy elements by sympatric colobines
Jeremy A. Greene, 1996
Director: Leighton
Location, if bound with others: 1996 B-G
OEB - Ecology
Empirical case studies of global ecological change: Herbivore response to elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide, and plant invasion in a tropical rain forest
Halton A. Peters, 1999
Director: Bazzaz
OEB - Ecology
Carbon Balance and Forest Dynamics in an Old-growth Amazonian Forest
Ann Rice, 2002
Director: Wofsy
OEB - Ecology
The effects of logging-based habitat modification on the vegetation structure and forest bird communities of the Kibale Forest National Park, Uganda
Cagan H. Sekercioglu, 1997
Director: Painter
Location, if bound with others: 1997 P-Se
OEB - Ecology
What Sets the Latitudinal Limit of the Mangrove Habit?
Stephanie Stuart, 2003
Director: Holbrook
OEB - Evolution
Proposed genealogical relatedness among the butterflies of the Australian genus Jalmenus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae): A case study in phylogenetic inference, ecology, and biogeography of a rapidly evolving system
Andre A. Mignault, 1996
Director: Pierce
Location, if bound with others: 1996 M-T
OEB - Evolution
Bacterial Symbiosis and Plant Host Use Evolution in Dryophthorinae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae): A phylogenetic study using parsimony and Bayesian analysis (2 copies)
Brian O'Meara, 2001
Director: Farrell
OEB - Evolution
Evolutionary relationships of the cantharelloid and clavarioid fungi
Elizabeth M. Pine, 1997
Director: Donoghue
Location, if bound with others: 1997 P-Se
OEB - Evolution
[Ch. 1] Zizania aquatica (Poaccae) produces male flowers by a process distinct from that of the Andropogoneae; [Ch. 2] Inclusion of morphological characters obscures generic groupings of a molecular (ndhF) phylogeny of grass tribe Andropogoneae
Benjamin F. Zaitchik, 1998
Director: Kellogg
Location, if bound with others: 1998 M-Z
OEB - General
The population dynamics of mixed-species Plasmodium falciparum-Plasmodium malariae blood-stage malaria infections in humans.
Daniel P. Mason, 1998
Director: Bossert
Location, if bound with others: 1998 M-Z
OEB - General
What is the extent of specificity of the mycoheterotroph Monotropa uniflora on its Russula (Russulaceae) mycobionts in areas near Cambridge, Massachusetts?
Sylvia Yang, 2004
Director: Pfister
OEB - Genetics
Of mice and men: Application of a generation-time model to human and rodent processed pseudogenes
Carlos D. Bustamante, 1997
Director: Lewontin
Location, if bound with others: 1997 B-H
OEB - Genetics
On the Biogeography of New Caledonia: A Revision of the Cyphophthalmi of New Caledonia with a Phylogenetic Analysis of the Troglosironidae (Arachnida, Opiliones, Cyphophthalmi)
Prashant Sharma, 2006
Director: Giribet
OEB - Marine Biology
Distribution and Function of Tower Cell Kenozooids in the Epiphytic Bryozoan Membranipora membranacea
Katharine J. Mach, 2004
Director: Woollacott
OEB - Plant Genetics
The Evolution of the B Class Gene Lineages APETALA3 and PISTILLATA in the Basal Angiosperms
Giulia Marina Stellari, 2003
Director: Kramer
updated 11/21/07