Browsing Student Works by Department "Biological Sciences, School of"
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Alcohol consumption promotes breast cancer development in female mice
(2008)Backgrounds: Epidemiological studies show that alcohol consumption increases breast cancer risk. However, the mechanism by which alcohol causes this effect is not known. Therefore, our objective is to generate an animal ... -
Alterations on rodent ultrasonic vocalizations and consequent effects on mate selection
(2009-05)In this study, the effects of altering different components of a rodent’s mating calls and their consequent effects on mate selection were explored. Rodents have become an established animal model in laboratory studies ... -
Altering the oligomerization state of GFP-like purple protein to enhance protein taggin ability
(2009)Since its discovery and purification in the 1960s, Green Fluorescent Protein has quickly become an extremely useful scientific tool for analyzing protein expression and dynamics. GFP was originally discovered in a species ... -
Anchors away: Determining the role of outer membrane proteins in Pseudomonas aeruginosa vesicle formation
(2010)Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen that causes chronic infections in the lungs of individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF). Like many Gram-negatives, P. aeruginosa produces outer membrane ... -
Bird composition as an ecological indicator of forest disturbance levels
(2007)Ecological indicators are needed to evaluate natural biodiversity and to estimate environmental change. I used bird community composition as an environmental indicator to evaluate forest disturbance (at the community ... -
The challenges and opportunities in tuberculosis control, from Texas to Afghanistan
(2010-05)Tuberculosis is one of the most ancient human pathogens. Very early in the history of humans, tuberculosis spread throughout the world and currently infects one third of the world’s population1. Tuberculosis, both as a ... -
Characterization of a mutant dopamine transporter in HEK-293 cells
(2009)Recently, research has demonstrated potentiation of the dopamine transporter’s function by ethanol. This, coupled with data showing that the modulation of transporter uptake is determined by changes in trafficking and ... -
Characterizing gene functions with an overexpression ORF collection in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
(2008-05)My research project aims to discover new eukaryotic gene functions using yeast as a model organism. Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), are a prototypical eukaryotic model because of its high degree of genetic similarity ... -
Cloning of wheat germ eukaryotic initiation factor eIF2
(2009)Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2 (eIF2) is a protein complex found in eukaryotes involved in the initiation of translation. eIF2 consists of three non-identical subunits (α, β, and γ) and is required for the translation ... -
Computational characterization of conserved and novel miRNAs in cotton
(2009)Cotton is one of the world's most valuable textiles and a significant oilseed crop. The fiber cells that emerge from the cotton ovule are specified from undifferentiated epidermal tissue and undergo a process of initiation, ... -
Computational modeling of H channel currents in rat layer V pyramidal neurons
(2010-05)In layer V pyramidal neurons, neurons that project across the corpus callosum have different electrophysiological properties compared to neurons that project down to the pons. Hyperpolarization activated cyclic nucleotide ... -
Creation of a contact networks for lions in the Serengeti National Park
(2009-05)Epidemics can have a devastating effect on wildlife, particularly in populations already at risk. One such example is the spread of canine distemper virus (CDV) among lion prides of the Serengeti. An epidemic of CDV killed ... -
Creation of Vibrio cholerae strains to test the induction of the Feo iron transport system using the recombination-based in vivo expression technology (RIVET) vector
(2009)Cholera is a diarrheal disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Iron is important for survival for this pathogen, both as a regulatory mechanism and as part of enzymes. Although the iron-transport mechanisms of V. ... -
Developing antibodies to Arabidopsis thaliana translation initiation factor eIF4G
(2007)In eukaryotes, a key way to regulate biochemical pathways and protein synthesis is through translation, the reading of an mRNA sequence to make proteins and enzymes. In translation, one of the main steps that can be ... -
Effects of fatty acids in bile on the phospholipids of Vibrio cholerae
(2010)Enteric bacteria, such as E. coli and V. cholerae, encounter the digestive secretion bile in the small intestine. Bile is composed of mainly bile acids, lecithin, bilirubin, bicarbonate ions and fatty acids. Since bile ... -
Effects of spatial network structure on competitive coexistence in a metacommunity
(2009-05)Species dispersal patterns are often assumed to take place on a uniform environment and do not allow species to move through a habitat without effecting the dynamics locally. We examine the effects of migration network ... -
Electrophysiological characterisation of spatial memory cells in the anterior thalamic nuclei
(2012)The Papez circuit appears to play a crucial role in the formation of episodic memory. In particular, the interconnections between the hippocampus and the anterior thalamus seem to be vital for an animal’s ability to orientate ... -
Evidence for the down-regulation of ATP6V1H gene expression in type 2 diabetes
(2012-05)According to the World Health Organization, there are approximately 346 million cases of diabetes worldwide, 90% of which are accredited specifically to type 2 diabetes. As type 2 diabetes continues to raise concern, ... -
Exploring undergraduate students' awareness of cardiac health
(2014-04)Heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the United States for almost a century. While there is a lot of research currently being done on medical techniques and treatments for cardiac disease, this study aims ... -
Expression and purification of recombinant wheat translation initiation factor eIF2
(2010)Proteins carry out the activities for cellular growth and maintenance in a timely and space-specific manner, so the formation of proteins from their genetic counterparts, or translation, must be tightly controlled. ...
