Dissertation Title
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Graduate Student
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Advisor(s)
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December 2025
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| Programming Cell States With eMAGE and Engineered Allosteric CRISPR Effectors in Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
Peter Ciaccia |
Farren Isaacs |
| Coordinated Wnt and SHH Signaling in Hair Follicle Mesenchyme Development and Regeneration |
Yiqun Jiang |
Peggy Myung |
| Chromatin Regulation of Planarian Stem Cells |
Arcadia Kratkiewicz |
Josien van Wolfswinkel |
| Investigation of How Long Noncoding RNA Pvt1 Regulates Myc Expression |
Qiao Li |
Nadya Dimitrova |
| Chemosensory Variation Within and Across Bacterial Species |
Jeremy Moore |
Thierry Emoney |
| Development of Genome-Scale Technologies for Writing and Recoding Cyanobacteria |
Laura Qunito |
Farren Isaacs |
| Discovery of Plant Secondary Metabolism Through Computational and Synthetic Biology Technologies |
Shenqi Wang |
Farren Isaacs |
| Exploration of the Mechanisms Regulating Genomic Stability in Plants |
Wenxin Yuan |
Yannick Jacob |
| Reverse IMiD Screen Identifies ZBTB7A Degrader with Fetal Hemoglobin Induction Effects and Anti-Tumor Effects in Colorectal Carcinoma |
Sisi Zheng (MD/PhD) |
Craig Crews |
| The Independent and Redundant Roles of Tbx16 and Msgn1 in Mesodermal Differentiation |
Guoyu Zhu |
Scott Holley |
May 2025
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| Transcriptional Regulation of Photoperiodic Genes in Arabidopsis |
Ted Leung |
Josh Gendron |
| Quantifying the Organization of Mitochondria Within a Connectome |
Garrett Sager |
Damon Clark |
| Epigenetic Regulation of Macrophage-Induced Inflammation by Glutamine During Tissue Repair |
Yiting Xu |
Valerie Horsley |
December 2024
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| Redox Regulation of Host–Microbe Interactions |
Elizabeth Gordon |
Stavroula Hatzios |
| The Role of Efferocytosis in Cutaneous Wound Healing |
Will Krause |
Valerie Horsley |
| Thalidomide Analogs and Open Glutarimide Immunomodulatory Drugs: IMiDs Come Full Circle |
Alicia Stein |
Craig Crews |
| Unraveling Novel RNA Structures and Their Mechanisms in Long Positive-Strand RNA Viruses |
Han Wan |
Anna Marie Pyle |
May 2024
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| Mechanisms and Function of Lipodystrophy in Dermal Fibrosis |
Elizabeth Caves |
Valerie Horsley |
| An Epigenetic Timer Regulates the Transition from Cell division to Cell Expansion during Arabidopsis Petal Organogenesis |
Ruirrui Huang |
Yannick Jacob & Vivan Irish |
| Discovery, Characterization and Targeting of Fungal Self-Splicing Introns |
Tianshuo Liu |
Anna Marie Pyle |
December 2023
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| Mechanisms that Control Lipid Synthesis at the Endoplasmic Reticulum and Nuclear Envelope |
Jake Carrasquillo Rodriguez |
Shirin Bahmanyar |
| Investigation of Variant Guanine Riboswitches and Other Nucleic Acid Motifs that Sense Metal Ions |
Siddhartha Hamal Dhakal |
Ronald Breaker |
| A CRISPR Activation Screen Reveals a Cilia Disassembly Pathway Mutated in Focal Cortical Dysplasia |
Shane Elliott |
David Breslow |
| Exitron Splicing of Odor Receptors in Drosophila |
Shang Xueying |
John Carlson |
| Circadian and Seasonal Regulation of the Phenylpropanoid Pathway in Arabidopsis |
Daniel Tarte |
Josh Gendron |
| The Role of Dietary Fats in Driving Atherosclerosis |
Zenan Wang |
Matthew Rodeheffer |
May 2023
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| Discovery and Application of Natural and Synthetic RNA Switches |
Aparaajita Balaji |
Ronald Breaker |
| Increasing Gene Targeting Efficiency Through T-DNA Amplification in Plants |
Lauren Dickinson |
Yannick Jacob |
| Dissecting the Role of Tonsoku in the Regulation of Genome Stability |
Yi-Chun Huang |
Yannick Jacob |
| Apoptosis Recognition Receptors Regulate Skin Tissue Repair in Mice |
Olivia Justynski |
Valerie Horsley |
| Sensory Changes Underlying the Egg-Laying Preference Shift of the Agricultural Pest Drosophila suzukii |
Wanye Wang |
John Carlson |
December 2022
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| Elements of the Ubiquitin Ligase Doa10 Regulating Protein Ubiquitylation and ER Membrane Extraction |
Adrian Mehrtash |
Mark Hochstrasser |
| Engineering the Genetic Code and the Ribosome to Expand the Chemical Palette of Living Systems |
Feliz Radford |
Farren Isaacs |
| The Role of Estrogen Signaling in the Sexually Dimorphic Distribution of Fat |
Rocío Saavedra Pena |
Matthew Rodeheffer |
| A Rapid RIG-I Signaling Relay Mediates an Efficient Antiviral Response |
Daniel Thoresen |
Anna Marie Pyle |
May 2022
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| Systematic Screen of Histone H4 in Arabidopsis Thaliana |
Emma Corcoran |
Yannick Jacob |
| Trinity of Geobacter Filaments: Discovery and Characterization of OmcS, OmcZ and Pili Filaments |
Yangqi Gu |
Nikhil Malvankar |
| Witnessing the Evolution of RNA |
Xavier Portillo |
Ronald Breaker |
| Riboswitches as Versatile Scaffolds for Ligand Recognition and as Tools for Drug Discovery |
Harini Sadeeshkumar |
Ronald Breaker |
| Dissecting the Contributions of Langerhans Cells to Skin Wound Healing |
Renee Wasko |
Valerie Horsley |
| Discover Hidden Diversity in Plants |
Xing Wu |
Stephen Dellaporta and Hongyu Zhao |
| Drosophila Chemoreception and Threats of the Anthropocene |
Shuke Xiao |
John Carlson |
December 2021
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| PIWI-Mediated Control of Tissue-Specific Transposons Is Essential for Somatic Cell Differentiation |
Danyan Li |
Josien van Wolfswinkel |
| Investigation of Nuclear Pore Complex Assembly and Nuclear Envelope Growth in C. Elegans Embryos |
Michael Mauro |
Shirin Bahmanyar |
| Cross-Kingdom Expression of Synthetic Genetic Elements Promotes the Discovery of a New Class of Nucleotide Analogs From the Human Microbiome |
Jaymin Patel |
Farren Isaacs and Jason Crawford |
| Elucidating the Molecular Mechanism of Cis-Regulation by the Long Noncoding RNA LincRNA-P21 |
Lauren Winkler |
Nadya Dimitrova |
May 2021
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| Analysis of the Regulation of Transcriptional Noise in NF-kappaB-Induced Transcription |
Victor Bass |
Kathryn Miller-Jensen |
| Discovery and Validation of Riboswitches and Other ncRNAs in Over 50 Bacterial Genomes |
Gadareth Higgs |
Ronald Breaker |
| Analyzing the Role of ER Membrane Biogenesis in Mitotic Fidelity |
Holly Merta |
Shirin Bahmanyar |
| Identification and Characterization of the P53-Induced Long Noncoding RNA Isoform Pvt1b and Its Role in Stress-Specific Growth Inhibition via Myc Repression |
Christiane Olivero |
Nadya Dimitrova |
| Investigation of Long Noncoding RNAs in the P53 Response to Oncogenic Stress |
Ephrath Tesfaye |
Nadya Dimitrova |
| Tracking Single Cell Lineages in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae |
Guste Urbonaite |
Murat Acar |
| Genetically Encoded Biomaterials: Design, Characterization, and Applications for Functionalizing Biological Therapeutics |
Koen Vanderschuren |
Farren Isaacs |
| Effects of Dietary Fats on Mechanisms of Adipose Expansion and Function |
Allison Wing |
Matthew Rodeheffer |
December 2020
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| Sexually Dimorphic Features of Adipose Development and Obesogenesis |
Zachary Sebo |
Matthew Rodeheffer |
| Bioinformatic Discovery of Riboswitch Candidates and Validation of a Riboswitch that Senses Xanthine and Uric Acid |
Diane Yu |
Ronald Breaker |
May 2020
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| Discovery, Characterization and Application of Riboswitches |
Kevin Perkins |
Ronald Breaker |
| Development of Systems Identification tools to Investigate Visual Processing in Drosophila |
Omer Mano |
Damon Clark |
December 2019
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| Coupling Classic Biology with New Technology: A Multiplex CRISPR/Cas9 Screen in Regenerating Haploid Limbs of Chimeric Axolotls |
Lucas Sanor |
Craig Crews |
| Mechanisms of nuclear envelope remodeling in C. elegans |
Lauren Penfield |
Shirin Bahmanyar |
| Dissecting the Mechanisms Facilitating Evolutionary Adaptation of Gene Network Activity under Environmental Selection |
Xinyue Luo |
Murat Acar |
| Human Gene Editing Using an Engineered Cas9 System that Senses Dynamic Cellular States |
Benjamin Akhuetie-Oni |
Farren Isaacs & Chexiang Lin |
December 2018
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| Evolution, Regulation, and Function of Tryptophan-Derived Secondary Metabolism in Mustard Plants |
Brenden Barco |
Nicole Clay |
| Role of Antibiotics in Modulating Microbial Interactions within Communities |
Gabriel Lozano Betancourt |
Jo Handelsman |
| Quantitative Insights Into Age-Associated DNA-Repair Inefficiency by Tracking Single Cells Aging in Real-Time |
Thomas Young |
Murat Acar |
December 2017
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| Cellular Mechanisms and Functions Role of Mammary Adipose Tissue Size Dynamics During Lactation Cycles |
Rachel Zwick |
Valerie Horsley |
| Hydrophobic Tagging in the Golgi Apparatus Reveals Golgi Stress Response and Quality Control Mechanisms |
(Jay) Yevgeniy Serebrenik |
Craig Crews |
| Comprehensive Discovery of Structured Noncoding RNAs from Individual Bacterial Genomes |
Shira Stav |
Ronald Breaker |
| Cellular Mechanisms Driving Adipogenesis in vivo |
Brandon Holtrup |
Matthew Rodeheffer |
| Repurposing the Translational Machinery to Incorporate Backbone-Modified Substrates |
Wesley Robertson |
Alanna Schepartz |
May 2017
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| An Investigation of Small RNA Pathways in Gene Regulation and Genome Stability |
Alan Jiao |
Frank Slack |
| Physiology Response of the Drosophil Labellum to Amino Acid |
Joori Park |
John Carlson |
| Development and application of precise multiplex genome engineering in Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
Edward Barbieri |
Farren Isaacs |
December 2016
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| Conserved Regulators of Lignin and Chemical Defense in Plants |
William Chezem |
Nicole Clay |
| A Novel Role for Arabidopsis G-Proteins in the Quality Control of Immune Receptors |
Stacey Lawrence |
Nicole Clay |
| Engineering the Genetic Code to Probe and Control the Flow of Generic Information |
Natalie Ma |
Farren Isaacs |
| Microbe-microbe interations in the Drosophila melanogaster microbiome |
Caleb Fischer |
Jo Handelsman |
May 2016
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| Catalysis and Molecular Recognition by Bacterial Non-coding RNAs |
Peter Kim |
Ronald Breaker |
| The Great Escape: How to Avoid Cheaters in biology Containment, Directed Evolution, and Genome Engineering |
Ryan Gallagher |
Farren Isaacs |
| Discovering Mechanism of Gene Activation Through Single-cell Analysis of HIV Expression |
Victor Wong |
Kathryn Miller-Jensen |
| Drosophila Bitter Taste Receptors Confer Diverse Functions to Neurons |
Rebecca Delventhal |
John Carlson |
May 2015
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| “Trade-offs in Bacterial Chemotaxis and the Adaptation of Non-genetic Diversity” |
Nicholas Frankel |
Thierry Emonet |
| “MicroRNAs and the Gene Regulatory Network during Aging” |
Sachi Inukai |
Frank Slack |
| Post-transcriptional Regulation of the KRSA gene through its 3’ Untranslated Region |
Minlee Kim |
Frank Slack |
| Cadherin 2 bimodally regulates ECM assembly through distinct and spatially non-overlapping emchanisms |
Patrick McMillen |
Scott Holley |
| Cellular metabolism fluidizes the Glassy cytoplasm of Bacteria” |
Bradley Parry |
Christine Jacobs-Wagner |
| “Distinct differentiations and Mechanics at Stem Cell Colony Edges” |
Kathryn Rosowski |
Valerie Horsley |
| “Construction and Characterization of Recorded Organisms” |
Alexis Rovner |
Farren Isaacs |
| “Functional Analyses of Bacterial Non-coding RNAs” |
Zhiyuan Zhou |
Ronald Breaker |
December 2014
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| Characterizing the role of adipocytes in skin wound healing |
Barbara Schmidt |
Valerie Horsley |
| “C. elegans as a model for developmental |
Chanatip Metheetrairut |
Frank Slack |
| “Functional investigation of ribozymes and ribozyme candidates |
Andy Chen |
Ron Breaker |
May 2014
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| The Utilization of Genetic Mouse Models to Determine the ntogeny, Identity, and Function of White, Brown, and Bone Marrow Adipocyte Lineage Cells |
Ryan Berry |
Matthew Rodeheffer |
| “Molecular regulation of skin stem Cell function during hair growth tumorigenesis” |
Jill Goldstein |
Valerie Horsley |
| “Manipulating Protein Stability with Small Molecules: applications in studying biological systems and accessing new drug targets” |
Devin Noblin |
Craig Crews |
| “Riboswitch diversity and distributions suggest ancient origins” |
Phillip McCown |
Ronald Breaker |
| “MicroRNA Function During Aging in Caenorhabditis elegans and Humans” |
Thaylana Smith-Vikos |
Frank Slack |
| “Investigating the Cytosolic Delivery of Biological Therapeutics” |
Jonathan LaRochelle |
Alanna Schepartz |
December 2013
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| Characterization and Functional Analysis of Sequence and Regulation Variation in Pan troglodytes and Macaca mulatta |
Akwasi Asabere |
Michael Snyder |
| The interaction proteome of the Plant immune receptor “N” |
Patrick Cournoyer |
Timothy Nelson |
| ATG6 Interacting Mitochondrial Protein (AIMP) is Targeted to the Vacuole by Autophagy to Limit Cell Death during Senescence and Defense Responses in Plants |
Andrew Hayward |
S.P. Dinesh-Kumar |
| Chaperone Assisted Proteasome Assembly and Oxidative Stress Resistance |
Mary Kunjappu |
Mark Hochstrasser |
May 2013
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| Body Elongation: Coherence and Flow in Balance |
Andrew Lawton |
Scott Holley |
| Genomic Variation in Somatic Human Tissues |
Maeve O’Huallachain |
Michael Snyder |
| Ancient Chemoreceptors in Drosophila Larvae |
Shannon Stewart |
John Carlson |
December 2012
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| Early Mammalian Neural Crest Development |
Erin Betters |
Martin Garcia-Castro |
| The expression of Unc5 homologs and their co-receptors in the postnatal cerebellum |
Jeanne Hansen |
Elke Stein |
| Genomic Analysis of STAT3 in Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma |
Jennifer Hardee |
Michael Snyder |
| Human Gene Regulation |
Christopher Heffelfinger |
Michael Snyder |
| The Molecular, Cellular and Behavioral Basis of Taste in the Drosophila Tarsi |
Frederick Ling |
John Carlson |
| Centromeric Studies in the Budding Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
Phillipe LeFrancois |
Michael Snyder & Shirleen Roeder |
| Regulation of Odor receptor Genes in Trichoid Sensilla of the Drosophila antenna |
Carson Miller |
John Carlson |
| Fgf and Wnt Signaling interplay in Zebrafish Tailbud Development |
Michael Stulberg |
Scott Holley |
| RNA-Seq in Yeast and Diverse Transcriptional Landscapes |
Karl Waern |
Michael Snyder |
May 2012
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| Genome-wide mapping and functional Analysis of Copy Number Variation in The Humane Genome |
Rajini Haraksingh |
Michael Snyder |
| Identification and characterization of the ligand for PUNC |
Su Li |
Elke Stein |
| Biochemical Analysis of the Complex Network of Her Dimers During Zebrafish Somitogenesis (Holley Lab) |
Anna Trofka |
Scott Holley |
| Neural crest specification and Pax7 cis-regulation |
Stephanie Vadasz |
Martin Garcia-Castro |
| The Role of Pax7 in Neural Crest Development |
Casey Walsh-Delconte |
Martin Garcia-Castro |
| Neural Crest Induction in the Non-neural Ectodern and The Role of Nfat5 in the Early Neural Crest Development |
Nathan Yardley |
Martin Garcia-Castro |
December 2011
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| A Study of MicroRNA Oncogene-Addiction in Lymphoma and MicroRNA Radiosensitizers in Lung Cancer |
Imran Ali Babar |
Frank Slack |
| Investigations of the Role of the Regeneration Epithelium during Axolotl Limb Regeneration |
Leah Jean Campbell |
Craig Crews |
| Involvement of MiRNAs in Crop Development and Differential And Differential Epigenetic Modifications within co-Expression Clusters |
Yeqin Ma |
Xing-Wang Deng |
| Age Associated Defects in AMP-Activated Protein Kinase and Mitochandrial Biogenesis |
Richard Resnick |
Gerald Shulman |
| FGF Signaling in Early Neural In Early Neural Crest Development |
Timothy Stuhlmiller |
Martin Garcia-Castro |
| A novel mechanism of MicroRNA up Regulation n the timing of stem-cell-fate decisions |
Michael Turner |
Frank Slack |
| A Large, Noncoded RNA Confers Alcohol Stress Tolerance in Extremophilic Bacteria |
Jason Wallace |
Ronald Breaker |
May 2011
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| Genomic Analysis of the PGC-1alpha Transcriptional Regulatory Network |
Alexandra Charos |
Michael Snyder |
| A Ulp1 Substrate Suggests Roles for the SUMO Pathway in Regulating Inositol Synthesis and Reveals the Significance of the Ulp1 Coiled Coin Domain in Substrate Contact |
Rachel Felberbaum |
Mark Hochstrasser |
| Variation in Transcription Factor Binding Among Humans |
Maya Kasowski |
Sherman Weissman & Michael Snyder |
| DSCAM: Tails of Two Isoforms |
Alice Ly |
Elke Stein |
| Spatial organization of the flow of genetic information in Bacteria |
Paula Montero Llopis |
Christine Jacobs-Wagner |
| Insights into Chromosome Segregation Dynamics in C. crescentus |
Whitman Schofield |
Christine Jacobs-Wagner |
December 2010
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| The Discovery and Characterization of Novel Riboswitches and Other nc RNA’s |
Tyler Ames |
Ronald Breaker |
| Exploring Complex Noncoding RNAs in Bacteria |
Kirsten Block |
Ronald Breaker |
| Dissecting Kinase Signaling Pathways Using Protein Microarrays |
Joseph Fasolo |
Michael Snyder |
| Riboswitches as Antibiotic Drug Targets and the Characterization of Newly Discovered Riboswitches |
Elaine Lee |
Ronald Breaker |
| Natural Variation of the Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus Allodeterminant alr2 |
Rafael Rosengarten |
Stephen Dellaporta |
May 2010
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| Bacterial Cell Curvature Through Mechanical Control of Cell Growth |
Matthew Cabeen |
Christine Jacobs-Wagner |
| MicroRNAs and Cancer: A Two Part Study in the Roles of microRNAs in Melanoma and in Oncogenic Virus Infection |
Sirie Godshalk |
Frank Slack |
| Roles of the Arabidopsis COP10-DET1-DDB1 Complex in Plant Development |
On Sun Lau |
Xing-Wang Deng |
| Genomic Investigation of SREBP Family Transcription Factors Using ChIp-chip and ChIP-seq |
Brian Reed |
Michael Snyder & Sherman Weissman |
| Exploring the Sequence Sensitivity And Substrate Specificity of the Processive Viral Helicase NPH-II |
Sean Taylor |
Anna Pyle |
December 2009
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| Analysis of the Spatio-temporal Distribution and Function of the Caulobacter crescentus Essential Histidine Kinase CckA |
Peter Angelastro |
Christine Jacobs-Wagner |
| Acj6, a Dual Regulator of Olfactory Receptor Genes |
Lei Bai |
John Carlson |
| Slit/Robo Signaling in Neuronal Morphogenesis |
Jennifer Round |
Elke Stein |
| The Molecular and Cellular Basis of Bitter Taste in Drosophila |
Linnea Weiss |
John Carlson |
May 2009
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| Role for MKL1 in Megakaryocytic Maturation |
Ee-Chun Cheng |
Diane Krause |
| A Study of microRNA Complementary Sites in the 3’ UTRs of Lung Cancer-associated Oncogenes |
Lena Chin |
Frank Slack |
| Myo2 Regulation in S. pombe |
Janice Friend |
Thomas Pollard |
| Remodeling Miniature Proteins that Target EVH1 Domains with High Affinity and Specificity |
Jennifer Holtzman |
Alanna Schepartz |
| Spatial Organization of Gene Expression in Caulobacter crescentus |
Audrey Jackson |
Christine Jacobs-Wagner |
| Discovery and Applications of Purine-sensing Riboswitches |
Jane Kim |
Ronald Breaker |
| Functional Analysis of Agamous Clade Genes in Tomato |
Irvin Pan |
Vivian Irish |
| A Legionella pneumophila Dot/Icm Substrate Protein that Interferes with Vesicular Transport |
Xiaoxiao Pan |
Craig Roy |
December 2008
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| Investigating the Role of tasselseed1 and silkless1 in the Sex Determination Process of Maize |
Ivan Acosta |
Stephen Dellaporta |
| Serine Proteases and Serpins Involved in Drosophila Immune Melanization |
Huaping Tang |
Carl Hashimoto |
| A Novel Drosophila POU Gene, pdm3, Acts in Olfactory Receptor Neuron Development |
Andrea Tichy |
John Carlson |
May 2008
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| Chloroplastic Protein NRIP1 is Required for N Immune Receptor Recognition of Tobacco Mosaic Virus |
Jeffrey Caplan |
S.P. Dinesh-Kumar |
| Temporal Regulation of Neuronal Maturation in C. elegans |
Katherine Olsson Carter |
Frank Slack |
| Molecular Mechanisms Linking Inflammation, Cancer and Chemoresistance |
Rui Chen |
Gil Mor & Harold Behrman |
| Differential Delta Signaling During Zebrafish Somitogenesis and Midline Development |
Andrew Mara |
Scott Holley |
| Identification and Characterization of Targets of APETALA3 and PISTILLATA |
Chloe Diamond Mara |
Vivian Irish |
| Identification and Characterization of Riboswitches that Sense PreQ1 and Molybdenum Cofactor |
Elizabeth Regulski Meyer |
Ronald Breaker |
| Analysis of Mechanisms that Regulate Neurotransmitter Release from a Pair of Motor Neurons in Caenorhabditis elegans |
Jessica Tanis |
Michael Koelle |
| Identification of Regulators of Neuronal Differentiation by High Throughput Screening of Embryonic Stem Cells |
Elias Theodorou |
Michael Snyder |
December 2007
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| Neuronal Growth Cone Actomyosin II Contractile Systems: Dynamic Barriers Controlling Microtubule Distribution and Function |
Dylan Burnette |
Paul Forscher |
| Unraveling Signaling Pathways Activated by VH1, an Arabidopsis Provascular/Procambial Specific Receptor-like Kinase |
Teresa Ceserani |
Timothy Nelson |
| The Role of CPEB1 Mediated and mRNA Translation in Astrocytes |
Kendrick Jones |
David Wells |
| Functional Characterization of the Mammalian COP9 Signalosome |
Suchithra Menon |
Xing-Wang Deng |
| Taste Coding in Drosophila |
Jennifer Perry |
John Carlson |
| Analysis of Aberrant and Normal Copy-Number Variation of Human Chromosome 22 |
Alexander Urban |
Michael Snyder & Sherman Weissman |
May 2007
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| Pathway of Actin Filament Branch Formation by Arp2/3 Complex |
Christopher Beltzner |
Thomas Pollard |
| A Developmental Timing microRNA and its Target Regulate Lifespan in C. elegans |
Michelle Boehm |
Frank Slack |
| The Molecular Mechanisms of TRAPP Mediated Vesicle Tethering |
Huaqing Cai |
Susan Ferro-Novick |
| Genetic Variation and Linkage Disequilibrium in ADH Genes |
Yi Han |
Kenneth Kidd |
| The Molecular Basis of Olfaction in the Drosophila Larva |
Scott Kreher |
John Carlson |
| CPEB1-mediated mRNA Translation in Purkinje Neurons is Required for Cerebellar Long-term Depression and Motor Coordination |
Michael McEvoy |
David Wells |
| A ZIP1 Separation-of-Function Mutation Triggers Meiotic Arrest with Synapsed Chromosomes |
Neal Mitra |
Shirleen Roeder |
| Unraveling the Developmental Pathways of Cardiovascular Morphogenesis and the Pathogenic Mechanisms of Congenital Heart Defects Through Classical and Proteomic Approaches |
Anjali Nath |
Michael Snyder & Joseph Madri |
| The Regulation of Adipose Mass by DeltaFosB Isoforms |
Glenn Rowe |
Roland Baron |
| Autophagy-Dependent and –Independent Roles of ATG1 in the Coordination of Cell Differentiation, Cell Survival, and Cell Death |
Montrell Seay |
Savithramma Dinesh-Kumar |
December 2006
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| The Role of the F-box Protein UFO in Regulation of the Floral Homeotic APETALA3 Gene |
Eunyoung Chae |
Vivian Irish |
| Functional Analyses of the B Class Genes in Tomato |
Gemma de Martino |
Vivian Irish |
| Genomic Landscapes and Hormone Action in Drosophila |
Zareen Gauhar |
Kevin White |
| Wrestling with Meiotic Chromosomes: A Role for Sumoylation in Meiotic Chromosome Synapsis |
Gillian Hooker |
Shirleen Roeder |
| Analysis of Transcriptome in Rice and Arabidopsis |
Yuling Jiao |
Xing-Wang Deng |
| Nuclear Localization of Met, the HGF Receptor, in Cell Signaling and Breast Cancer |
Sharon Moulis |
David Rimm |
| Spatiotemporal Regulation of Arabidopsis Petal and Stamen Differentiation |
Naomi Nakayam |
Vivian Irish |
| Post-embryonic Characterization of puf-9, a C. elegans Puf Family Protein |
Mona Nolde |
Frank Slack |
| Leaf Vascular Patterning Mutants in Arabidopsis thaliana: Making Connections |
Jalean Petricka |
Timothy Nelson |
| A Role for the Heterochronic Gene lin-41 During Vertebrate Development |
Betsy Schulman |
Frank Slack |
May 2006
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| Mechanism of Action of ADF/cofilin Proteins |
Ernesto Adrianantoandro |
Thomas Pollard |
| The N Resistance Protein Recognizes its Tobacco Mosaic Virus Elicitor Through a Novel Mechanism |
Tessa Burch-Smith |
Savithramma Dinesh-Kumar |
| Studies on the Regulation of Normal Trophoblast Apoptosis and Survival During Pregnancy |
Shawn Chavez |
Harold Behrman/Gil Mor |
| Statistical Modeling of Transcription Regulation in Eukaryotes |
Liang Cheng |
Hongyu Zhao |
| Identification of Yeast Kinase Substrates Using Proteome Arrays |
Geeta Devgan |
Michael Snyder |
| Regulation of SCF-type E3 Ubiquitin Ligases by the COP9 Signalosome and CAND1 |
Suhua Feng |
Xing-Wang Deng |
| Global Analyses of STAT Target Selection and Transcription Regulation |
Stephen Hartman |
Michael Snyder |
| Regulation of Polarity and Cell Cycle Progression in Caulobacter Crescentus |
Hubert Lam |
Christine Jacobs-Wagner |
| Characterization of Meiosis-Specific Mer2 in Double-Strand Break Formation and Ssp2 and Ssp3 in Spore Morphogenesis |
Jing Li |
Shirleen Roeder |
| Cloning of RCY1 and Characterization of its Role in Cucumber Mosaic Virus Resistance in Arabidopsis Thaliana |
Jennifer Soosaar |
Savithramma Dinesh-Kumar |
| Mechanisms of Chromosome Synapsis and Crossover Distribution During Meiosis in S. cerevisiae |
Tomomi Tsubouchi |
Shirleen Roeder |
December 2005
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| Deletion Mutations Caused by DNA Strand Slippage in Acinetobacter baylyi |
Jeremy M. Gore |
L. Nicholas Ornston |
| Conserved Molecules and Mechanisms of Neuronal Signaling Revealed by the Analysis of Simple Nematode Behaviors |
Antony M. Jose |
Michael Koelle |
May 2005
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| Microarray Approaches to Experimental Genome Annotation |
Paul N. Bertone |
Michael Snyder/Mark Gerstein |
| Control of Immunity by Toll-like Receptors and Semaphorins |
Agnieszka K. Czopik |
Ruslan Medzhitov |
| Functional and Biochemical Characterization of Sec15p, a Subunit of the Exocyst Complex |
Yen Kang Ellen France |
Peter Novick |
| Odor Receptor Gene Choice in Drosophila |
Anandasankar Ray |
John Carlson |
| Characterization of the Mammalian Homologue of an Arabidopsis Developmental Switch Protein – COP1 |
Chunling Yi |
Xing-Wang Deng |
December 2004
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| Vascular Patterning and Leaf Development in Arabidopsis |
Nicole Kho Clay |
Vivian Irish |
| The Molecular Basis of Odor Coding in the Drosophila Maxillary Palp |
Aaron L. Goldman |
John Carlson |
| Identification of Nuclear Factor-KappaB Binding Sites on Chromosome 22 |
Rebecca B. Martone |
Michael Snyder |
| The Role of Mouse Numb and Numblike During Mammalian Development and Neurogenesis |
Petur H. Petersen |
Weimin Zhong |
| In vivo Validation and Architecture of a microRNA::Target Interaction in C. elegans |
Monica C. Vella |
Frank Slack |
May 2004
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| The Ig Protein Turtle is a Genetic Inhibitor of the EGFR Pathway that Functions in Axonal Guidance and Rhabdomere Morphology in Drosophila melanogaster |
Badar F. Al-Anzi |
Robert Wyman |
| Unconventional Myosin Function in the Immune System |
Jeffrey P. Holt |
Mark Mooseker |
| Regulation and Role of C. elegans let-7 Family of MicroRNAs |
Steven M. Johnson |
Frank Slack |
December 2003
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| Cytoskeletal Activation of a Checkpoint Kinase: Delineation of the Functional Domains of Hsl1 |
Jessie Hanrahan |
Michael Snyder |
| Extragenic Suppressor of Growth Defects in msbB Salmonella |
Sean R. Murray |
Brooks Low |
| Isolation and Characterization of the Homeodomain Protein 137, a Putative Regulator of APETALA3 |
Khoon Ghee QueenieTan |
Vivian Irish |
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Dhara N. Amin |
David Stern |
| Information Unavailable |
Stephanie L. Brewer |
Trevor Williams |
| Information Unavailable |
Anna A. Dobritsa |
John Carlson |
| Information Unavailable |
Gail A. Emilsson |
Ronald Breaker |
| Information Unavailable |
Eun-Jin Hong |
Shirleen Roeder |
| Information Unavailable |
Christine E. Horak |
Michael Snyder |
| Information Unavailable |
Hsin Juan |
Frank Ruddle |
| Information Unavailable |
Danielle K. Nelson |
Trevor Williams |
| Information Unavailable |
John C. Shires |
Adrian Hayday |
December 2002
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| Expansion of an “Island of Catabolic Diversity”: Genetic Analysis of Hydroxycinnamate Catabolism in Acinetobacter sp. Strain ADP1 |
Michael A. Smith |
L. Nicholas Ornston |
May 2002
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| Transcription Factor AP-2 g: Genetic Insight into Placental Development |
Heidi J. Auman |
Trevor Williams |
| Studies on Developmental Transitions During Drosophila Oogenesis |
Michael H. Buszczak |
Lynn Cooley & William Segraves |
| Mode of Action Study of the Anti-inflammatory Sesquiterpene Lactone Partheonolide |
Benjamin H.B. Kwok |
Craig Crews |
| Mechanistic Understanding of Nucleoside Inhibitors of Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
Adrian S. Ray |
Karen Anderson |
| Molecular and functional Analysis of the COP9 Signalsome in Arabidopsis |
Giovanna Serino |
Xing-Wang Deng |
| Biological and Genetic Characterization of a Naturally Transformable Acinetobacter strain |
David M. Young |
L. Nicholas Ornston |
| Mutagenesis Induced by the Tumor Microenvironment – Implications of Increased DNA Damage and Diminished DNA Repair |
Jianling Yuan (MD/Ph.D.) |
Peter Glazer |
December 2001
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| Requirements for the c-Myc Proto-Oncogene in Physiologic T Cell Development |
Nataki C. Douglas (MD/Ph.D.) |
Alfred Bothwell & Adrian Hayday |
| The Role of the Ecdysone Early-Response Gene E75 in Drosophila Development |
Alycia N. Shilton |
William Segraves |
| Cloning and Characterization of Drosophila Filamin |
Nicholas S. Sokol |
Lynn Cooley |
| A Study of Anti-Angiogenic Agent TNP-470: Revealing a Unique Mechanism of Endothelial Cell Cycle Control and Genetic Targeting of Methionine Aminopeptidase-2, the Binding Protein of TNP-470 |
Jing-Ruey Joanna Yeh |
Craig Crews |
May 2001
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| The Role of Regulator of G-protein Signaling (RGS9) Proteins in Drug Addiction |
Zia Ur Rahman |
Eric Nestler |
December 2000
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| Analysis of the Cis-Regulatory System of the Arabidopsis Floral Homeotic Gene APETALA3 |
Theresa A. Hill |
Vivian Irish |
| Clonal and Mosaic Analyses of the Floral Homeotic Gene APETELA3 in Arabidopsis |
Pablo D. Jenik |
Vivian Irish |
| Studies on the Regulation of Final Cytoplasm Transport During Oocyte Development in Drosophila melanogaster |
Nina M. Matova |
Lynn Cooley |
| Eponemycin and Epoxomicin as Probes of the 20S Proteasome Function |
Lihao Meng |
Craig Crews |
