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Honors Projects from 2024

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A phylogenomic approach to the blue-barred parrotfish (Scarus ghobban) complex across the Indian and Pacific Oceans, Eban Charles

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The identification and visualization of candidate early embryonic patterning genes in Bradysia coprophila, Sarah Conant

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Three Decades of Replicated Field Studies Reveal Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Inhibits Soft-shell Clam (Mya arenaria) Growth in Eastern Maine, Everett Horch

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To hum or not to hum: analyzing and provoking sound production in the American lobster (Homarus americanus), Renske Kerkhofs

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Mitochondrial adaptation in the green crab hybrid zone of the Gulf of Maine, Jared Lynch

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A histological investigation of Arceuthobium pusillum infections in Picea rubens and Picea glauca, Sade K. McClean

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The EOL Enhancer Activates Eya Expression to Mediate Visual System Development in Drosophila melanogaster, Benjamin Sewell-Grossman

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Eelgrass meadow structure drives epifaunal community composition more than temperature during a Marine Heat Wave in the Gulf of Maine, Nicholas Takaki Tienhui Yoong

Honors Projects from 2023

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The influence of Toll 7 on the neuroplasticity of auditory neurons in the Mediterranean field cricket (Gryllus bimaculatus), Brooke Asherman

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Phenotypic divergence between sites in photosynthetic thermal response despite low genetic differentiation in Gulf of Maine Ascophyllum nodosum, Olivia Bronzo-Munich

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How do long-term above-ground biomass dynamics vary between different forest stand types at Harvard Forest?, Maya Y. Chandar-Kouba

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Functional redundancy of a non-native foundation species (eelgrass, Zostera japonica) across intertidal stress gradients, S. Maria Garcia

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Live imaging of somatic homolog pairing in Drosophila supports a button-based mechanism for pairing facilitated by the genetic insulator gypsy, Holden D. Hadfield

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Determining the influence of proximal Zeste binding sites and promoters on rates of transvection, Molly Henderson

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Effects of Origin Environment and Temperature Acclimation on the Temperate Coral Astrangia poculata, Deva K. Holliman

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Characterization of Retinoic Acid Signaling During Tooth Morphogenesis and Evolution in Danio rerio, Lyn Stephanie Miranda Portillo

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Host and symbiont-specific patterns of gene expression in response to cold stress in the temperate coral Astrangia poculata, Kellie Navarro

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Freezing temperatures drive functional trait clustering more than habitat structure in eelgrass communities in the Gulf of Maine, Bridget Marjorie Patterson

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A multifaceted analysis of Semaphorin-induced neuroplasticity in the nervous system of Gryllus bimaculatus, Ean Lev Small

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Investigating the effects of a glutamine-rich protein on the localization of a mutant RNA-binding protein and stress response in Candida albicans, Christoph Anders Tatgenhorst

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ELMO, A Possible Pectin Biosynthesis Scaffold, Nuoya (Laura) Yang

Honors Projects from 2022

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Characterization of Spaetzle Protein in the Mediterranean field cricket (Gryllus bimaculatus) and its role in central nervous system plasticity, Anthea L. Bell

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Enhancer usage variation assessed via chromatin-conformation within and among three species of Drosophila, Maia B. Granoski

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Photosynthetic phenology of a boreal spruce forest observed at stand and needle scales, Jeremy A. Hoyne Grosvenor

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Tracking photosynthetic seasonality at needle and forest scales in pines experiencing mild winters, Sara Elizabeth Nelson

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Mitigation of Negative Effects of Ocean Change on Oysters by Eelgrass and its Implications for Aquaculture in Midcoast Maine, Fiona G. Ralph

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Examining the Ability of Remote Sensing to Characterize Turfgrass Stress Physiology, Benjamin Ross

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Localizing Potential Messenger RNA Transport Protein Ips1 in Candida albicans, Yi Peng Wang

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An analysis and characterization of Sonic Hedgehog and Fgf genes in Danio rerio embryonic tooth development, Lauren Kanoelani Waters

Honors Projects from 2021

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Natural variation in chromatin conformation among populations of Drosophila melanogaster, Utku Ferah

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Plant-mediated interactions within the milkweed insect community, Katie J. Galletta

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Aortic pressure and heart rate in the lobster Homarus americanus are modulated by mechanical feedback and neuropeptides, Grace Marie Hambelton

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High Resolution Molecular Analysis of the Hedgehog Pathway in Tooth Development, Claire Christine Havig

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The Role of the Golgi ELMO Proteins in Cell Adhesion in Arabidopsis thaliana, Wesley James Hudson

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Assessing parameters influencing interhomolog proximity of paired homologous chromosomes in Drosophila, Molly Margaret Moore

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Down in arms: Marine climate stress inhibits growth and calcification of regenerating Asterias forbesi (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) arms, Hannah L. Randazzo

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Characterization of Yellow Family Proteins in Gryllus bimaculatus, Alexandra W. Rubenstein

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Mutual benefits of inducible defenses to crab predators in the blue mussel Mytilus edulis in a multi-predator environment, Sophia Walton

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Conifer forest photosynthetic seasonality: exploring the effect of winter severity and the efficacy of different remote sensing methodologies, Anneka Florence Williams

Honors Projects from 2020

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Role of SR-like RNA-binding protein 1 (Slr1) in hyphal tip localization of She3-transported mRNA in Candida albicans, Emma Beane

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The impact of temperature on the sea star oscillatory gait, Emma Victoria Bertke

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The role of behavioral diversity in determining the extent to which the cardiac ganglion is modulated in three species of crab, Grace Bukowski-Thall

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Analysis of adhesion mutants in Arabidopsis thaliana, Bridgid Elizabeth Greed

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Investigating enhancer regulation through chromatin conformation in Drosophila, Hannah D. Konkel

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Examination of tooth-specific cis-regulation of the dlx2b gene during zebrafish development, Yujin Moon

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Egg Size, Breeding Phenology, and Parental Investment in Leach’s Storm Petrels, James L. O'Shea

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Investigating the Role of Heterochromatin Protein 1 (HP1) in the Formation of Chromosome Compartments, Diego Andres Villamarin

Honors Projects from 2019

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Tension production and sarcomere length in lobster (Homarus americanus) cardiac muscles: the mechanisms underlying mechanical anisotropy, Matthew Maguire

Honors Projects from 2018

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Disease on the Half-Shell: Prevalence and impact of the protistan pathogen MSX on oyster population health throughout the Gulf of Maine, Madeline Schuldt

Honors Projects from 2017

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Hybridization dynamics of a newly discovered parrotfish swarm in the Tropical Eastern Pacific, Robert Barron

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Some like it cold: the relationship between thermal tolerance and mitochondrial genotype in an invasive population of the European green crab, Carcinus maenas, Aidan Fisher Coyle

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Demography of a Collapsing Aerial Insectivore Population, Liam Taylor

Honors Projects from 2016

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Impacts of eelgrass (Zostera marina) on pore-water sulfide concentrations in intertidal sediments of Casco Bay, Maine, Sabine Y. Berzins

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Examining Functional Roles for Anthocyanins in Plant Leaves, Benjamin M. West

Honors Projects from 2015

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The development of begging calls in Yellow Warblers, Jackson F. Bloch

Honors Projects from 2014

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Changes in chiropteran community structure associated with the white-nose syndrome epidemic: evidence for competitive release?, Adam Eichenwald

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The Role of Pectin Methyl Esterase in Pectin Activation of WAK Regulated Stress Response in Arabidopsis thaliana, Nicholas J. Saba

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Mathematical Modeling of the American Lobster Cardiac Muscle Cell: An Investigation of Calcium Ion Permeability and Force of Contractions, Lauren A. Skerritt