Honors Projects from 2023
Characterization of Spaetzle-Toll Ligand-Receptor Pairs in Gryllus bimaculatus, Tabarak Al Musawi
Investigating the Role of Helicobacter pylori Glycan Biosynthesis in Modulating Host Immune Cell Recognition, Katharine Barrett
Developing methods of transient absorption spectroscopy for the study of triplet state photoacids, Jack R. Callahan
Characterization of Bacterial Glycosylation Pathways with Fluorescent Monosaccharide Probes, Lucas John DiCerbo
The Photocatalytic Degradation of 17α-ethynylestradiol (EE2) and Related Estrogens, Kevin Jairre Fleshman
Structural and methodological factors influencing the sorption of alkylpyridiniums to aluminosilicates, Seamus Frey
Identifying crustacean neuropeptides and precursor-related peptides by LC/MS: An investigation of strategies for extraction and orthogonal separations, Emily Grace Herndon
An Exploration of the Room Temperature Growth and Tuning of Cobalt Hydroxide Carbonate Morphologies and Assemblies, Zubin Jay Kenkare
Phenylisonitrile Ligand Synthesis and Coordination to Cobalt to Form a Catalyst for the Selective Dimerization of Linear Alpha Olefins, Colleen Hughes McAloon
Sorption of Cationic Heterocyclic Amines to Soils: Effects of Charge Delocalization and other Factors, Mariah McKenzie
Photoacidic properties of 8-amino-2-naphthol in imidazolium salts, Rachel E. Nealon
Exploring sex-specific and developmental outcomes of early life adversity on DNA methylation in parvalbumin-containing interneurons, Emma Straw Noel
Thioglycosides modulate bacterial glycosylation, Isabella de la Luz Quintana
Synthesis and Metalation of a Bifunctional Ligand for Hydrogen Activation, Eliana Roberts
Development of a Schiff base Synthetic Platform for 8-phenyliminonaphthol Photoacids, Ibrahim G. Saleh
The ELMO Family of Pectin Biosynthesis Scaffold Proteins, Margaret Elizabeth Weinstock
Honors Projects from 2022
Identification of genes involved in Helicobacter pylori glycolipid and glycoprotein biosynthesis, Adedunmola Praise Adewale
Antimicrobial Compounds in the Lobster, Homarus americanus: An Investigation of Lobster Shell Extracts, Usira Ahmed Ali
Genetic Analysis of Adhesion Protein ELMO3 in Arabidopsis thaliana, Garrison Asper
The Role of ELMO5 in Arabidopsis thaliana Cell Adhesion, Isabel Kristina Ball
Predicting Anionic Pharmaceutical Sorption to Soils Using Probe Compounds, Francesca Ann Cawley
Impact of SR-Like RNA-Binding Protein (Slr1) Structure on Splicing in Candida albicans, Michael Christopher Dean
Binding Energy Determination of CO2 Adsorption in MOF-74 with Diffusion Monte Carlo, Yucheng Hua
Bacterial Coat of Armor: Probing how Glycan Biosynthesis in Helicobacter pylori Modulates Host Immune Recognition, Francis Jacob Kassama
Investigating the Effects of Mixed Solvents on the Excited State Proton Transfer Mechanisms of 8-Amino-2-naphthol, Alexander Avrom Kreines
Metabolic Glycan Labeling in Bacteria Using Rare Azido L-sugars, Phuong Luong
Investigating the photoacidic properties of 8-benzylideneamino-2-naphthol, Oliver M. Nix
Discovery and characterization of novel crustin family antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) in the American lobster, Homarus americanus, using transcriptomics and peptidomics, Emily Yuan-ann Pan
The Photocatalytic Degradation of Ibuprofen and Three Beta-Blockers using BiOCl: An Investigation into the Mechanisms Responsible for Photocatalytic Activity, Jeffrey Charles Price
Hypersensitization of Helicobacter pylori to Antibiotics Through Perturbation of Bacterial Glycan Armor, William J. Rackear
Characterization of the ELMO2 Protein that Mediates Cell Adhesion in Arabidopsis thaliana, Devaki Rajiv
Comparing natural variation in enhancer usage within and among Drosophila species, Justin K. Yang
Honors Projects from 2021
Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs) in the Lobster, Homarus Americanus: Isolation and Activity, Ruby Chimereucheya Ahaiwe
Genetic Analysis of Cellular Adhesion in Arabidopsis thaliana, Andrew Close Bolender
Testing conservation of an mRNA transport pathway in yeast, Kyu Young "Kevin" Chi
Metabolic glycan inhibitors interfere with glycoprotein biosynthesis in the human pathogen Ralstonia pickettii, Melissa G. Demczak
Semaphorin-Induced Plasticity in the Nervous System of the Cricket, Gryllus bimaculatus, Alicia G. Edwards
Reactions Responsible for Aging in Wood-Based Pyrolysis Oil: Synthesis and Characterization of a Coniferyl Alcohol Dimer, Alejandro Garcia
Radiation-induced changes in gene expression in Sciara coprophila, Kodie R. Garza
Functionality of Candida albicans She3 in the mRNA transport of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Sheikh Omar Kunjo
Identification and characterization of genes involved in Helicobacter pylori lipopolysaccharide and glycoprotein biosynthesis, Andrew James Mulholland
Applying IsoTaG to understand Helicobacter pylori’s glycoprotein biosynthesis, Chiamaka Doris Okoye
Chromatin-conformation differences in natural populations of D. melanogaster, Nicholas J. Purchase
Assessing the Accuracy of Quantum Monte Carlo Pseudopotentials for CO2 Capture in Metal Organic Frameworks, Chloe Renfro
The Photocatalytic Degradation of Ibuprofen and Atenolol Using Bismuth Oxychloride and Titanium Dioxide, Kamyron Anthony Speller
Investigating the role of eyes absent in photoreceptor axon targeting in Drosophila melanogaster, Bethany J. Thach
Solvent Effect on Excited State Proton Transfer Mechanism of 8-Amino-2-Naphthol, Gabrielle Vandendries
Photochemistry of Cyano-Substituted 8-Amino-2-Naphthol, Jialin Xie
Honors Projects from 2020
Characterization of O-Linked Glycosylated Neuropeptides in the American Lobster (Homarus americanus): The Use of Peptide Labeling Following Beta Elimination, Edward Myron Bull
Characterization of an Arabidopsis thaliana Adhesion Mutant, Jacob Dexter-Meldrum
Regulation of eyes absent gene expression in Drosophila melanogaster by Polycomb Group Response Elements, Boris S. Dimitrov
N,N’-Dimethyimidazolium-2-Carboxylate as a Ligand Precursor for the Accession of a Constrained Olefin Dimerization Catalyst, Michael Harris
Wnt Signaling is Dispensable to Formation of the First Tooth in D. Rerio, Zachary C. LeBlanc
Investigating the Effect of Side Chains with Hydrogen Bonding Capabilities on Peptoid Catalysts for Enantioselective Trifluoromethylation of 4-Chlorobenzaldehyde, Rebecca Londoner
Phenylisocyanide Ligand Synthesis and Coordination to a Cobalt Catalyst for Dimerization of Linear Alpha Olefins, Julia Hazlitt Morris
Metabolic Inhibitors Induce Species-Specific Defects in Bacterial Glycosylation, Ilana R. Olin
Using metabolic oligosaccharide engineering to induce immune-mediated cell killing of bacterial pathogens, Brendan H. Pulsifer
Metabolic inhibitors reshape Helicobacter pylori glycosylation, Owen Templeton Tuck
Isolation of Cell Adhesion Mutations in Arabidopsis thaliana, Frances DeCamp Hobart Zorensky
Honors Projects from 2019
Cell Adhesion in Arabidopsis thaliana, Natasha Ann Belsky
Honors Projects from 2017
Identification of Mutations in WAK Locus in Arabidopsis thaliana, Arman Ashrafi
Examining the role of GRP and LIK1 in Wall Associated Kinase (WAK) perception of pectin in the plant cell wall, Jack Ryan Mitchell
Honors Projects from 2016
Characterizing Proteins of the Wall-Associated Kinase Signaling Pathway in Arabidopsis, Emily M. King
Benchmarking Ab Initio Computational Methods for the Quantitative Prediction of Sunlight-Driven Pollutant Degradation in Aquatic Environments, Kasidet Trerayapiwat
CRISPR Mutagenesis of the WAK Locus, Cody P. Woods
Honors Projects from 2015
The Roles of ROG1, REM1, and REM2 in a WAK Mediated Pectin Response, Joshua A. Benton
Characterization and Quantification of AST-C Peptides in Homarus americanus Using Mass Spectrometry, Amanda Howard
The Role of Protein Kinases ROG1 and SRF6 in the WAK Stress Response Pathway, Jaepil E. Yoon
Honors Projects from 2014
The role of the ROG1 protein in pectin perception, Divya Hoon
The Photodegradation of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in Aqueous Solutions, Peyton C. Morss
Application of the Landau-Zener Model and Fermi's Golden Rule to Estimate Triplet Quantum Yield for Organic Molecules, Nathan D. Ricke
Honors Projects from 2013
Identification of MPKs Involved in the Wall Associated Kinase Regulated Stress Response in Arabidopsis thaliana, Patrick J. Lariviere