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BB Graduate Students and Dissertations

BB Graduate Students and Dissertations

This page is for students, faculty and staff who are interested in reviewing and reading Ph.D. dissertations and M.S. theses from BB alumni spanning from 1944 to the present. Many of these documents are located in the BB Library in ALS 2009A. In addition, many are available digitally on the BB website and can be found below.

2020 to present

Sanjay Ramprasad, Ph.D. 2025

Modular Domains, Intrinsic Disorder, and Context Dependent Specificity: Mechanisms of Multivalent Binding in Hippo Signaling

Advisor: Afua Nyarko

Alex Eddins, Ph.D. 2025

Realizing Complete and Clean Protein Labeling by Engineering the Chemistry and Genetic Encoding of Tetrazines

Advisor: Ryan Mehl

Jun Yang, Ph.D. 2025

Investigating the Mechanisms of Blue Light Impacts on Drosophila Melanogaster and Human Fibroblasts

Advisor: David Hendrix

Robert Cornwell-Arquitt, M.S 2025

Exploring Natural and Designed RNAs Leads to a New Perspective on RNA Thermodynamics

Advisor: David Hendrix

Brittney Lasher, Ph.D. 2025

Development of Novel Secondary Structure Comparison Tools to Reveal Patterns of RNA Function

Advisor: David Hendrix

Mukhtar Idris, M.S. 2025

Autoinhibition as a Mechanism for Regulation of Dynein Across Species: An Experimental and Computational Approach

Advisor: Elisar Barbar

Lena Ferguson Kinion, Ph.D. 2025

Innovative Strategies Targeting hCG-β Expressing Cancers

Advisor: Brian Dolan

Tilottama Chatterjee, Ph.D. 2024

Tyrosine Nitrated Proteins Hsp90 and RhoA Exhibit Distinct Structural and Functional Changes Dependent on the Site of Nitration

Advisor: Maria Franco

Jesse Howe, Ph.D. 2024

Connecting Function to Structure: Regulation of Cellular Functions by the Dimerization Hub Protein LC8

Advisor: Elisar Barbar

Kyle Nguyen, Ph.D. 2024

The Role of Nitrotyrosine and Nitrated Hsp90 in Glioblastoma Multiforme Pathophysiology

Advisor: Maria Franco

Monica Vidal-Franco, M.S. 2024

Testing and Validation of Atomistic and Coarse-grained Models for Gating Mechanosensitive Channels

Advisor: Juan Vanegas

Rachel Franklin, Ph.D. 2023

Revealing Sequences and Modifications of Intact Proteins Using Electron Fragmentation

Advisor: Joseph Beckman

Felisha Imholt, M.S. 2023

Exploring the Potential of BMP2 in Proximal P3 Amputations in Mice

Advisor: Colin Johnson

Amanda Radke, M.S. 2023

Advisor: Tory Hagen

Allyson Erlendson, Ph.D. 2023

Effects of Dis2 on Chromatin-mediated Silencing in Fusarium graminearum

Advisor: Michael Freitag

Phillip Zhu, Ph.D. 2022

Elucidating the Effects of 14-3-3 Post-translational Modifications Using Genetic Code Expansion

Advisor: Ryan Mehl & Richard Cooley

Nathan Waugh, M.S. 2022

Advisor: David Hendrix

Amber Vogel, Ph.D. 2022

Strength in Numbers: How Multivalent WW-PPXY Interactions Regulate Cell Signaling

Advisor: Afua Nyarko

Aidan Estelle, Ph.D. 2022

Specificity, Allostery, and Multivalency in Binding to the Hub protein LC8

Advisor: Elisar Barbar

Ruben Riordan, Ph.D. 2022

The Role of Cellular Senescence in the Development of Alzhiemer's Disease

Advisor: Viviana Perez & Kathy Magnusson

Lillian Padgett-Cobb, Ph.D. 2022

Towards Resolving Functional and Evolutionary Mysteries of the Large and Heterozygous Genome of Hop (Humulus Lupulus) and the Cannabacceae Family Using Genomic Data Science

Advisor: David Hendrix

Rosalyn Fey, Ph.D. 2022

Understanding Circadian and Light-activated Transcriptional Regulatory Changes During Aging in Drosophila melanogaster
Advisor: David Hendrix

Kayla Jara, Ph.D. 2022

Context Matters: Assembly and Disorder in the Regulation of Multivalent Complexes
Advisor: Elisar Barbar

Shauna Otto, Ph.D. 2022

Conformational Consequences: Calcium Regulates the Association Between Dysferlin C2A & PI(4,5)P2
Advisor: Colin Johnson

Kasie Baker, Ph.D. 2021

Assembly and Regulation of WW-PPXY Complexes in Hippo Signaling
Advisor: Afua Nyarko

Isabelle Logan, Ph.D. 2021

Towards a Better Understanding of How the Dietary Supplement Xanthohumol Can Improve Health
Advisor: Fritz Gombart

Aayushi Manchanda, Ph.D. 2021

An Investigation into the Functional Properties of the Deafness Causing Protein Otoferlin
Advisor: Colin Johnson

Heather Masson-Forsythe, Ph.D. 2021

Proteins in Motion: Protein Dynamics of Cataracts, and Interactions Between the COVID-19 Virus and its RNA Genome
Advisor: Elisar Barbar

Elise Van Fossen, Ph.D. 2021

Employing Genetic Code Expansion Tools to Elucidate Disease Mechanisms and Generate New Therapeutics
Advisor: Ryan Mehl


2019 to 2010

Robert Blizzard, Ph.D. 2019

In vivo Reactions of Tetrazines Incorporated through Genetic Code Expansion
Advisor: Ryan Mehl

Daniel Breysse, M.S. 2019

Identifying the Enzymes Responsible for Reduction of Doxorubicin to its Cardiotoxic Metabolite Doxorubicinol using a Novel Immunoclearing Approach
Advisor: Gary F. Merrill
LinkedIn

Nathan Jespersen, Ph.D. 2019

Viral Targeting of Host Hubs: Interactions between the Rabies Virus and LC8
Advisor: Elisar Barbar
LinkedIn

Sarah Clark, Ph.D. 2018

Three Sites are Better than One: Exploring Multivalency in LC8 Binding Partners
Advisor: Elisar Barbar

Andrew Popchock, Ph.D. 2018

Mechanisms and Regulation of the Mitotic Kinesin-14 KlpA
Advisor: Weihong Qui

Kelsey Kean, Ph.D. 2018

Structural Insights into Novel Sugar Phosphate Cyclases and Flavoenzymes
Advisor: P. Andrew Karplus
LinkedIn

Joey Porter, Ph.D. 2018

Defining the Role of Tyrosine Nitration in Biology with Genetic Code Expansion
Advisor: Ryan Mehl

Bharath Sunchu, Ph.D. 2018

Long-lived Species are More Resistant to PolyQ82 Toxicity than Short-lived Species: Role of Robust Protein Quality Control Mechanisms and Aggresome-like Inclusions
Advisor: Viviana Perez

John Gamble, Ph.D. 2018

Analysis of Cancer Progression by Establishing Quantitative Assessments of Zebrafish Xenografts
Advisor: Julie Greenwood
LinkedIn

Chelsea Wolk, Ph.D. 2017

Initial In vitro and In vivo Characterization of the Membrane Trafficking Protein Fer1L6
Advisor: Colin Johnson

Nicole Hams, Ph.D. 2017

Single-molecule In vitro Characterization of Otoferlin
Advisor: Colin Johnson
Linkedin

Andrew Brereton, Ph.D. 2017

Exploring Protein Structure: Seeing the Forest and the Trees
Advisor: P. Andrew Karplus
GoogleScholar

Nick Thomas, Ph.D. 2017

Age-related Decrease in Resilience Against Acute Redox Cycling Agents: Critical Role of Declining GSH-dependent Detoxification Capacity
Advisor: Tory Hagen
LinkedIn

Steve Friedman, Ph.D. 2017

Building a Bridge from Chromosomes to Microtubules in Neurospora crassa
Advisor: Michael Freitag
LinkedIn

Pam Beilby, Ph.D. 2017

Oxidative Stress in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: The Role of Cellular Senescence and Glutathione
Advisor: Joe Beckman
LinkedIn

Sara J. Codding, Ph.D. 2016

Functional and Structural Analyses of Three Distinct Proteins by Biochemical and Biophysical Techniques
Advisor: Colin Johnson

Chuan Li, Ph.D. 2016

Underlying Mechanisms of the Anti-inflammatory and Antiaxidant Effects of Quercetin in Human Aortic Endothelial Cells: Implications for Vascular Inflammation and Atherosclerosis
Advisor: Balz B. Frei
LinkedIn

Murugesh Narayanappa, Ph.D. 2016

Characterizing the Functional Properties of Otoferlin, Essential for Neurotransmission in Inner Hair Cells of the Cochlea
Advisor: Colin Johnson

Paroma Chatterjee, Ph.D. 2016

Establishing Larval Zebrafish as an In Vivo Model Organism for Characterizing the Roles of Otoferlin, a Sensory Hair Cell Protein Essential for Hearing
Advisor: Colin Johnson
LinkedIn

Jing Jie, Ph.D. 2016

Protein Disorder in the Evolution of Dynein Regulation
Advisor: Elisar Barbar
LinkedIn

Arden Perkins, Ph.D. 2015

Model Systems for Structural Investigations into Peroxierdoxin Catalysis, Conformation Change, and Inactivation
Advisor: P. Andrew Karplus
GoogleScholar

Jessica L. Morgan, Ph.D. 2015

Characterization of the Structure and Dynamics of the Intrinsically Disordered Dynein Intermediate Chain and its Interactions with Regulatory Binding Partners
Advisor: Elisar Barbar
GoogleScholar

Yan Campbell, Ph.D. 2014

The Effect of Dietary Compounds on Human Cathelicidin Antimicrobial Peptide Gene Expression Mediated through Farnesoid X Receptor and its Potential Role in Gastrointestinal Health
Advisor: Adrian F. Gombart
LinkedIn

Camden M. Driggers, Ph.D. 2014

SSUE and Cysteine Dioxygenase
Advisor: P. Andrew Karplus

Eric J. Smith, Ph.D. 2014

Age-related Loss of Nrt2, A Novel Mechanism for the Potential Attenuation of Xenobiotic Detoxification Capacity
Advisor: Tory M. Hagen
LinkedIn

Jun Ding, Ph.D. 2014

In Vivo Detoxification of Acetic Acid in Saccharomyces cerevisae
Advisor: Alan T. Balkalinsky

Murugesh Narayanappa, M.S. 2014

Characterizing the Functional Properties of Otoferlin, Essential for Neurotransmission in Inner Hair Cells of the Cochlea
Advisor: Colin Johnson

Erin L. Bredeweg, Ph.D. 2014

Transcriptional Networks Controlled by the Fatty Acid Regulators FAR-1 and FAR-2
Advisor: Michael Freitag
LinkedIn

Kyle R. Pohraning, Ph.D. 2013

Characterization of Neurospora Crassa and Fusarium Graminearum Mutants Defective in Repeat-induced Point Mutation
Advisor: Michael Freitag
GoogleScholar

Chunxiao Guo, Ph.D. 2013

Transcriptional Regualtion of the Human Cathelicidin Antimicrobial Peptide Gene
Advisor: Adrian F. Gombart
GoogleScholar

Anantnoor Brar, Honors B.S. 2013

Dissecting DNA Damage Responses in Arabidopsis a High-Throughput Sequencing Approach
Advisor: Tory M. Hagen

Luis A. Gomez, Ph.D. 2013

Mitochondrial Decay in Aging Rat Heart: Changes in Fatty Acid-Supported Bioenergetics and Macromolecualr Organization of the Electron Transport System
Advisor: Tory M. Hagen ​​​​​​
GoogleScholar

Ariam I. Kidane, M.S. 2013

Structural Features of LC8-Induced Self-Association of Swallow
Advisor: Elisar Barbar
LinkedIn

Timothy W. Rhoads, Ph.D. 2012

Measuring Protein Metal Binding via Mass Spectometry: Copper, Zinc Superoxide Dismutase and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Advisor: Joseph Beckman
GoogleScholar

Pallavi A. Phatale, Ph.D. 2012

Studies on the Centromere-specific Histone, CenH3,of Neurospora Crassa and Related Ascomycetes
Advisor: Michael Freitag
GoogleScholar

Jeffrey S. Monette, Ph.D. 2011

A Role for the Ceramide Accumulation in Age-Related Cardiac Mitochondrial Dysfunction
Advisor: Tory M. Hagen
LinkedIn

Richard B. Cooley, Ph.D. 2011

Functional, Structural and Evolutionary Analyses of the Ferritin-Like Superfamily of Proteins
Advisor: P. Andrew Karplus
GoogleScholar

Brian Sinnott, M.S. 2011

Antimicrobial Peptide Regualtion by Small Molecules in Humans and other Primates
Advisor: Adrian F. Gombart
LinkedIn

Hui Nian, Ph.D. 2010

Dietary Organosulfur and Organoselenium Compounds as HDAC Inhibitors
Advisor: Roderick H. Dashwood
GoogleScholar

Andrea R. Hall, Ph.D. 2010

The Biophysical Analyses of Peroxiredoxins and a Partner Reductase
Advisor: P. Andrew Karplus
LinkedIn

Justin D. Hall, Ph.D. 2010

Biophysical Basis of Macromolecular Assembly in the Dynein Cargo Attachment Complex
Advisor: Elisar Barbar
LinkedIn

Sangeet K. Lal, Ph.D. 2010

Calpain 2 Proteolysis Regulates Glioblastoma Cell Invasion
Advisor: Julie Greenwood
GoogleScholar


2009 to 2000

Donald S. Berkholz, Ph.D. 2009

Modeling Protein Structure at Atmoic Resolution
Advisor: Andrew Karplus

Hyo Sang Jang, Ph.D. 2009

Cytoskeletal Regualtion in Cell Motility and Invasion
Advisor: Julie Greenwood

Patricia A. Khuu, Ph.D. 2008

Analyses of Noncanonical DNA Structures
Advisor: Pui Shing Ho

Olga Golonshka, Ph.D. 2008

Characterization of the Mechanism and Function of C2H2 Zinc Finger Protein CTIP2 in the Developmental Processes
Advisor: Mark Leid

Benjamin J. Figard, Ph.D. 2007

Electron Molecule Interactions of Amino Acids and Peptides
Advisor: Max L. Deizner

Blaine R. Roberts, Ph.D. 2007

Structural Studies of the Antioxidant Defense Enzymes: Copper, Zinc Superoxide Dismutase and Alkyl Hydroperoxide Reductase Flavoprotein
Advisor: Joseph Beckman

Hung Ping Shih, Ph.D. 2007

The Function of the Homeobox Transcription Factor PITX2 During Mammilian Skeletal Muscle Development
Advisor: Chrissa Kioussi

Christopher S. Stoner, Ph.D. 2007

Control of p53 Tumor Suppressor and Peroxiredoxin Activity Through Shifts in Cellular Redox Balance
Advisor: Gary F. Merrill

Andrea Regier Voth, Ph.D. 2007

Macromolecualr Halogen Bonds
Advisor: Pui Shing Ho

Juan Manuel Vanegas, M.S. 2007

Alkylation Kinetics of the Human Retinoid X Receptor alpha using Cystenine as a Local Probe
Advisor: Michael I. Schimerlik

Alexander J. Michels, Ph.D. 2007

SLC23A1, the Gene Encoding Sodium-Dependent Vitamin C Transport Protein 1 (SVCT1): Regualtion of Transcription and its Functional Consequences
Advisor: Tory M. Hagen

Kristine M. Robinson, Ph.D. 2007

The Detection of Superoxide and Implications for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Advisor: Joseph Beckman

Amy V. Dinh, Honors B.S. 2006

Cell Recovery from Temperature Shift and Chemically Induced DNA Damage in Escherichia coli
Advisor: Janine E. Trempy

Rongkun Shen, Ph.D. 2006

Protein-Protein Interactions in the Bacteriophage T4 dNTP Synthetase Complex
Advisor: Christopher K. Mathews

Ju Hyun Kim, Ph.D. 2005

Organization of the T4 dNTP Synthetase Complex at DNA Replication Sites
Advisor: Christopher K. Mathews

Joshua M. Hicks, Ph.D. 2005

Analysis of Secondary Structures in Nucleic Acid Binding Proteins and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Investigation of Helix Propagation and Residual Motions in Proteins
Advisor: Victor Hsu

Franklin A. Hays, Ph.D. 2005

Analysis of Secondary Structures in Nucleic Acid Binding Proteins and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Investigation of Helix Propagation and Residual Motions in Proteins
Advisor: Pui Shing Ho

Shiwei Song, Ph.D. 2005

Precursors for Mitochondrial DNA Replication: Metabolic Sources and Relations to Mutagenesis and Human Diseases
Advisor: Christopher K. Mathews

Ganapathy N. Sarma, Ph.D. 2005

Crystallogrpahic Studies of Pyrenophora tritici-repentis TOXA
Advisor: Andrew Karplus

Ethel Owusuwaa Owusu, Ph.D. 2004

Characterization of the Zea mays ssp. Mays Tousled-like Kinases
Advisor: Carol J. Rivin

Louisa Ada Hooven, Ph.D. 2004

DNA Binding and Beyond: An Investigation pf Proteins Involved in PAH-Induced Carcinogensis
Advisor: William M. Baird

Mohamen B. Al-Fageeh, M.S. 2003

Functional Analysis of Novel beta-Catenin Mutants
Advisor: Roderick H. Dashwood

Rhonda Sue Kaetzel, Ph.D. 2003

Proteomic Approach to 1, 2-Dichloroethane Bioactivation and Reaction with Redox-Active Protein Disulfide Isomerase
Advisor: Donald J. Reed

Jamie Kristen Miller, Honors B.S. 2003

Contextual Recognition by E. coli MutY Adenine Glycosylase
Advisor: Issac Wong

Robyn Leigh Ikehara, Honors B.S. 2003

Protein Association Involving T4 Phage Thymidine Kinase
Advisor: Christopher K. Mathews

Erin K. van Olden, M.S. 2003

Comparison of Octopus Dofleini Hemocyanin Paralogues and Evidence for Recent Divergence
Advisor: Kensal Edward Van Holde

Florina Alexandra Vulpanovici, Ph.D. 2003

Biosynthesis, Production and Structural Studies of Secondary Metabolites in Cultured Marine Cyanobacteria
Advisor: William H. Gerwick

Thomas Patrick Ellen, Ph.D. 2003

The Mechanism of Interaction of the Linker Histone with DNA and Nucleosomes
Advisor: Ken Van Holde

Jung hyuk Suh, Ph.D. 2003

Antioxidant Mechanisms of Ascorbate and R-Alpha-Lipoic Acid in Aging and Transition Metal Ion-mediated Oxidative Stress
Advisor: Tory M. Hagen

Jeffrey M. Vargason, Ph.D. 2002

The Effect of Cytosine Methylation on DNA Structure
Advisor: Pui Shing Ho

Stella A. Martomo, Ph.D. 2002

Modulation of Deoxyribonucleoside Triphosphate Levels, DNA Synthesis Rates and Fidelity in Mammilian Cells
Advisor: Christopher K. Mathews

R. Ryan Preston, Ph.D. 2002

Incorporation of Chromatophores into Multi-Cellular Biosensors
Advisor: Philip N. McFadden

Alisa S. Vangnai, Ph.D. 2002

Biochemical, Molecular and Physiological Characteriztion of 1-Butanol Dehydrogenases of Pseudomonas butanovora in Butane and 1-Butanol Metabolism
Advisor: Daniel J. Arp

Korakod Chimploy, Ph.D. 2002

Regulation of Mouse Ribonucleotide Reductase by Allosteric Effector-Substrate Interplay and Hypoxia
Advisor: Christopher K. Mathews

Mary Lynn Benka Tassotto, Ph.D. 2002

Deoxyguanosine Triphosphate, A Possible Target for Reactive Oxygen Species-Induced Mutagenesis
Advisor: Christopher K. Mathews

Kogan K. Bao, Ph.D. 2002

Kinetic Analysis of Avian Sarcoma Virus Integrase in the Presteady-State
Advisor: Issac Wong

Kathleen M. McGaughey, Ph.D. 2002

The Effects of Protein Associations on Pyrimidine Deoxyribonuclrotide Biosynthesis
Advisor: Christopher K. Mathews

Shiau-Yin Wu, M.S. 2002

An Assay for Screening Cells for Mismatch Repair Proficiency In Vivo
Advisor: John B. Hays

Marilyn L. Walsh, Ph.D. 2001

Protocols, Pathways, Peptides and the Morta: Relationship to Atherosclerosis
Advisor: Wilbert Gamble

Monika Ivancic, Ph.D. 2001

The Asymmetric Binding of Actinomycin D to DNA Hexamers
Advisor: Victor Hsu

Min-Sun Kim, Ph.D. 2001

Molecualr and Cellular Mechanisms of Aromatic Hydrocarbon Axonopathy
Advisor: Ian J. Tinsley

Kirsten R. Wolthers, Ph.D. 2001

Characterization of Neuronal Nitric-Oxide Synthase Reductase Activity
Advisor: Michael Schimerlik

Cynthia Sue Thompson, Ph.D. 2000

Oligoribonucleotides Directed at Ribosomal Protein Binding Sites as Inhibitors of Ribosomal Small Subunit Assembly and as Possible Antibiotics
Advisor: Christopher K. Mathews

Elizabeth A. Trebilcock, Honors B.S. 2000

Effects of Hydroxyurea on DNA Precursor Pools
Advisor: Christopher K. Mathews

Drew L. Sellers, Ph.D. 2000

The Spatial Resolution of Information in a Diffusive Cytoplasm
Advisor: Philip N. McFadden

K. Shawn Watts, M.S. 2000

Steps Toward Structure-Assisted Drug Design
Advisor: Pui Shing Ho

Brandt F. Eichman, Ph.D. 2000

Crystal Structures of DNA Four-Way Junctions
Advisor: Pui Shing Ho

Philip R. Gafken, Ph.D. 2000

Characterization of UV-Crosslinked Protein-Nucleic Acid Interfaces by MALDI MS and ESI MS/MS
Advisor: Douglas F. Barofsky


1999 to 1990

Woojin An, Ph.D. 1999

Interaction of Linker Proteins, H1 and HMG1 with Nucleosome Reconstituted on Positioning Sequences
Advisor: Ken Van Holde

Mark Aguirre Bernard, Ph.D. 1999

Host Kinases Involved in DNA Precursor Biosynthesis During Bacteriophage T4 Infection
Advisor: Christopher K. Mathews

John J. Harrahy, Ph.D. 1999

In-Vivo Phosphorylation of Phosphofructokinase at a Novel Site
Advisor: Sonia R. Anderson

Paul Clinton Spiegel, Jr, Honors B.S. 1999

Helical Stability of Deamidation Isomers by CD Spectroscopy and Characterization of a Model Peptide by NMR Spectroscopy
Advisor: Victor Hsu

Laura Meek, Ph.D. 1999

Hydrogenase in Azotobacter vinelandii: The Role of the Heme Ligands in HoxZ
Advisor: Daniel J. Arp

Valerie A. Mosser, Ph.D. 1999

Expression and G Protein Coupling of the M2 Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor in Sf9 Insect Cells
Advisor: Michael I.Schimerlik

Amy J. Lundquist, Ph.D. 1999

Mechanism of Action of Escherichia coli Uracil DNA Glycosylase and Interaction with the Bacteriophage PBS-2 Uracil-DNA Gylcosylase Inhibitor Protein
Advisor: Dale W. Mosbaugh

George John Carter, Ph.D. 1998

Binding and Assembly of H5 (and the Globular Domain of H5) onto DNA
Advisor: Ken Van Holde

Debbie J. Mustacich, Ph.D. 1998

The Microtubule System and the Canalicular mdr2 P-glycoprotein Play a Role in the Intracellular Transport and Billiary Secretion of a Alpha-Tocopherol and Phosphatidylcholine in Rats and Mice
Advisor: Donald J. Reed

Beth E. Basham, Ph.D. 1998

The Analysis and Prediction of the DNA Structure
Advisor: Pui Shing Ho

Stephen P. Hendricks, Ph.D. 1998

Regualtion of Ribonuceleotide Reductase Analyzed by Simultaneous Measurement of the Four Enzyme Activties
Advisor: Christopher K. Mathews

Russell J. Sanderson, Ph.D. 1998

Uracil-DNA Glycosylase Inhibitor Protein: Role of Carboxylic Acid Resudues and Use for Measuring the Fidelity of Uracil-Extension DNA Repair Synthesis in Human Cell Extracts
Advisor: Dale W. Mosbaugh

James V. Rossi, M.S. 1997

Biosynthetic Investigations of Two Secondary Metabolites from the Marine Cyanobacterium Lynabya majuscula
Advisor: William H. Gerwick

Brian Nowak-Thompson, Ph.D. 1997

An Integrative Approach to Understanding Pyoluteorin Biosynthesis in the Biological Control Bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf-5
Advisor: Steven J. Gould

Chartchai Krittanai, Ph.D. 1997

Helical Propernsity of Amino Acids Changes with Solvent Environment
Advisor: W. Curtis Johnson

Blaine H. M. Mooers, Ph.D. 1997

Controlling DNA Packing in Crystals
Advisor: Pui Shing Ho

Kaoru Murayama, M.S. 1997

Purification and Identification of a 100 kDa Protein which is Tyrosine-Phosphonylated by EGF Stumulation in SFME Cells
Advisor: David W. Barnes

Katrina McPherson, Honors B.A. 1997

Zebrafish as a Model for Vertebrate Development
Advisor: David W. Barnes

Walter Kevin Vogel, Ph.D. 1997

Site-Directed Mutagensis of the m2 Muscarnic Acetylcholine Receptor
Advisor: Michael I. Schimerlik

Aram Oganesian, Ph.D. 1997

Modulation of Chemically-Induced Hepatocarcinogenesis by Indole-3-Carbinol: Mechanisms and Species Comparison
Advisor: David E. Williams

Priscilla Emily Dombek, Ph.D. 1996

Functional Domains of Agrobacterium tumefaciens Single-Strained DNA Binding Protein VirE2
Advisor: Walt Ream

Darin J. Weber, Ph.D. 1996

Protein Methylation at Sites of Blood Vessel Injury
Advisor: Philip N. McFadden

Andre El-Kareh Machado, Ph.D. 1996

Thioredoxin Reductase-Dependent Repression of MCB Cell Cycle Box Elements in Saccharomyces cerevisae
Advisor: Gary F. Merrill

Byung-Woo Ryu, Ph.D. 1996

Characterization of Pyruvate Carboxylase Responses to 2, 3, 7, 8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin Exposure in C57BL/6J Male Ahd/d Mice
Advisor: H. W. Schaup

Samuel E. Bennett, Ph.D. 1995

Characterization of the Escherichia coli Uracil-DNA Glycosylase Inhibitor Protein Interaction
Advisor: Dale W. Mosbaugh

Xiaoling Zhang, Ph.D. 1995

Mutagenic Mechanisms Associated with DNA Cytosine Methylation, DNA Base Sequence Context and DNA Precursor Pool Asymmetry
Advisor: Christopher K. Mathews

Lisa Yvonne Juliette, Ph.D. 1995

In-Vivo and In-Vitro Characterization of Ammoinia Monooxygenase in Nitrosomonas europaea
Advisor: Daniel J. Arp

Mitchell L. Wise, Ph.D. 1995

Biosynthesis and Enzymology of Conjugated Polyenoic Fatty Acid Prodution in Macrophytic Marine Algae
Advisor: William Gerwick

Kyle Edwin Orwig, Ph.D. 1994

Prostaglandin F 2a-Induced Signal Transduction Mechanism Regulating the Secretion of Oxytocin from the Bovine Corpus Lutem
Advisor: Christopher K. Mathews

Eric Hanson, Ph.D. 1994

Bacteriophage T4 Ribonucleotide Reductase: Genes and Proteins
Advisor: Christopher K. Mathews

Todd F. Kagawa, Ph.D. 1994

Studies on the Hydrophobic Effect and its Contribution to the Stability, Crystallization, and Helix Packing of Z-DNA
Advisor: Pui Shing Ho

Ole Norregaard Jensen, Ph.D. 1994

Characterization of Photochemically Cross Linked Protein-Nucleic Acid Complexes by Mass Spectrometry
Advisor: Douglas F. Barofsky

Philippe Georgel, Ph.D. 1993

The Effects of Nucleosomes on Transcription by Polymerase I in a Reconstituted System
Advisor: Not announced

Christian Ungermann, M.S. 1993

Protein-Protein Interactions Involving Bacteriophage T4-coded dCTPase-dUTPase
Advisor: Christopher K. Mathews

Xiaoshan Liang, Ph.D. 1993

Studies of Rainbow Trout Ki-ras Gene: Sequencing, Alfatoxin B1 Binding, and Chromatin Structure
Advisor: Ken Van Holde

Sanford H. Leuba, Ph.D. 1993

On the Location of the Linker Histones and the Linker DNA in the 30 nm Fiber of Chromatin
Advisor: Ken Van Holde

Kristin Renee Snyder, M.S. 1993

Synthesis and Opioid Activity of Dynorphin A Analogues
Advisor: Jane V. Aldrich

Dong-Hyuan Hong, Ph.D. 1993

Endocrine Control of Proteolysis in Cultured Muscle Cells
Advisor: Neil Forsberg

Rainer K. Warth, M.S. 1993

Large Subunit of Vaccinia Virus Ribonucleotide Reductase Affinity Chromatography-Based Purification and Photoaffinity Labeling
Advisor: Christopher K. Mathews

Hunseung Kang, Ph.D. 1993

Base Inclinations for DNA in Solutions and Films as Revealed by Linear Dichroism
Advisor: W. Curtis Johnson

Ping-Jung Chou, Ph.D. 1993

Base Inclinations in Natural and Synthetic DNAs
Advisor: W. Curtis Johnson

Nancy Bisset Ray, Ph.D. 1992

Nucleoside Diphosphokinase of Escherichia coli and its Interactions with Bacteriophage T4 Proteins of DNA Synthesis
Advisor: Not announced

James Patrick Young, Ph.D. 1992

Enzyme Associations in Deoxyribonucleotide Biosynthesis: Anti-Idiotypic Antibodies as Probes for Direct Protein-Protein Interactions
Advisor: Christopher K. Mathews

Christian Hans Gross, Ph.D. 1992

Regualtion of Expression of Four Baculovirus Genes and the Immunocytochemical Characterization of their Products
Advisor: George F. Rohrmann

Patrick D. Varga Weisz, Ph.D. 1992

Studies on the Growth Inhibition and Differentiation of Serum-free Mouse Embryo (SFME) Cells
Advisor: David W. Barnes

Angela Sharps, M.S. 1992

Exogenous Gene Expression from Heterologous Promoters in Fish Cells Cultures
Advisor: David W. Barnes

Jinncan Guo, Ph.D. 1992

Biosynthesis of Blasticidin S: Pathway and Enzymes for the Nucleoside Formation and Blastidic Acid Assembly
Advisor: Steven J. Gould

Borries Demeler, Ph.D. 1992

New Methods for Sedimentation and Diffusion Analysis of Macromolecular Structure
Advisor: Ken Van Holde

Meredith L. Howell, Ph.D. 1992

Vaccinia Virus Ribonucleotide Reductase: Regulation of the Gene Products and Characterization of the Recombinant Small Subunit Protein
Advisor: Christopher K. Mathews

Michele L Solem, Ph.D. 1992

Studies of Genes Expressed in the Brain and Regualted by Transforming Growth Factor Beta
Advisor: David W. Barnes

Ralph E. Davis, Ph.D. 1992

Vaccinia Virus Ribonucleotide Reductase: Gene Sequencing, Intracellular Localization, and Interaction With a DNA-binding Protein
Advisor: Christopher K. Mathews

David W. Brown, Ph.D. 1992

Conformational Transitions of Nucleosome Core Particles Monitored with Time-Resolved Flurescence Spectroscopy
Advisor: Enoch W. Small

Kelly Bennett, Ph.D. 1991

Sequence Conversion during Adenovirus DNA Replication
Advisor: George D. Pearson

Mirza A. Almehdi, Ph.D. 1991

The Function and Structural Characteristics of Conserved Regions within Escherichia coli Small Subunit Ribosomal RNA
Advisor: H. W. Schaup

Mohammad Atta Alayan, Ph.D. 1991

Calcium Dependent Proteinase (Calpain) and Muscle Protein Degradation: Molecular Approach
Advisor: Neil Forsberg

Guangwen Zhou, Ph.D. 1991

Stabilization of Z-DNA by Demethylation of Thymine Bases: A Crystallization and Thermodynamic Study of d(m5CGUAm5CG)
Advisor: Pui Shing Ho

Chin-Hwa Hu, Ph.D. 1990

Structural Requirements for Adenovirus DNA Replication
Advisor: George D. Pearson

Zhizhuang Zhao, Ph.D. 1990

Regulation of Phosphofructokinase by Reversible Inactivation
Advisor: Sonia R. Anderson

Byung-Joo Mun, Ph.D. 1990

Insights into Mammilian DNA Replication from Analysis of Mutations Affecting Deoxyribonucleotide Biosynthesis
Advisor: Christopher K. Mathews

Walter H. Lang, Ph.D. 1990

CDNA Cloning and Sequences of Octopus doflenini Hemocyanin
Advisor: Ken van Holde

Feng Dong, Ph.D. 1990

Towards the Understanding of the Function of the Hostone "Tails" with Respect to the Structure, Stability, and Function of Chromatin
Advisor: Ken Van Holde

Edward Eric Schmidt, Ph.D. 1990

Repression of Dihydrofolate Reductase Synthesis during Myogenesis: Identification and Characterization of a Transcriptional Regualtory Mechanism
Advisor: Gary F. Merrill

Yung-Jin Chang, Ph.D. 1990

Analysis of Ras Gene Mutations in Rainbow Trout Tumors
Advisor: George S. Bailey

Jiuping Ji, Ph.D. 1990

Mutagenic Mechanisms Associated with Perturbations of DNA Precursor Biosynthesis in Phage T4
Advisor: Christopher K. Mathews


1989 to 1980

Fazilah Abdul-Latif, Ph.D. 1989

Modulation of Translational Fidelity by Small Subunit Ribosomal RNA from Escherichia coli
Advisor: H. W. Schaup

James M. McKim IV, Ph.D. 1989

The Effects of 2, 3, 7, 8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin on Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase and Other Lipgenic Enzymes
Advisor: Daniel P. Selivonchick

Yeong Wang , Ph.D. 1989

Organization of T4 Bacteriophage Genes and Gene Products Involved in DNA Precursor Biosynthesis
Advisor: Not announced

Ah Shing Shih, Ph.D. 1989

Structure and Function of Chromatin: Studies at the Nuceleosome and Nuclear Matrix Levels
Advisor: Ken Van Holde

Fun-Yun Xu, Ph.D. 1989

Intramolecualr and Intermolecualr Strand Hybridization during Adenovirus DNA Replication
Advisor: George D. Pearson

Mohammad A. Rahman, Ph.D. 1989

Accessibility of Highly Conserved RNA Sequences of Escherichia coli 70S Ribsomes and Implications for Developing Antibacterial Agents
Advisor: H. W. Schaup

Hacene Bouzar, Ph.D. 1988

Serological Identification of Common and Strain-Specific Antigens in Agrobacterium
Advisor: Larry W. Moore

Joseph Booth, M.S. 1988

Attempted Cloning of T4 Phage Ribonucleotide Reductase
Advisor: Not announced

Michael R. Tota, Ph.D. 1988

Interaction of the Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor with Effector Proteins
Advisor: Michael I. Schimerlik

Michael Karl Gross, Ph.D. 1988

Thymidine Kinase mRNA and Protein Levels During Myogenic Withdrawal from the Cell Cycle: Identification of an mRNA-Independent Regulatory Mechanism
Advisor: Gary F. Merrill

Roy Geoffrey Sargen, Ph.D. 1987

Deoxyribonucleotides as Determinants of DNA Replication Fidelity in Bacteriophage T4
Advisor: Christopher K. Mathews

Young Sook Yoo, Ph.D. 1987

Generation and In-Vitro Assembly Evaluation of a Site-Specific Deletion in Escherichia coli Small Subunit Ribosomal RNA
Advisor: H. W. Schaup

Larry A. Compton, Ph.D. 1987

Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy and the Conformational Analysis of Globular Proteins in the Native and Denatured State
Advisor: W. Curtis Johnson

Craig Spiro, Ph.D. 1987

Studis on DNA Precursor Metabolism in Vaccinia Virus-Infected Mammalian Cells
Advisor: Christopher K. Mathews

Janet M. Leeds, Ph.D. 1986

DNA Precursor Compartmentation in Mammalian Cells: Distribution and Rates between Nucleus and Cytoplasm
Advisor: Christopher K. Mathews

Huey-Ju Kuo, Ph.D. 1986

Factors Affecting the Activation of Rabbit Muscle Phosphofructokinase by Actin
Advisor: Sonia R. Anderson

Kevin Ahern, Ph.D. 1986

Adenovirus Replication in Trans: A New Replication Pathways
Advisor: George D. Pearson

Martin L. Pollock, M.S. 1986

Biochemical Studies on the Mosquitocidal Delta Endotoxin of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. Israelensis
Advisor: George S. Beaudreau

Kai Wang, Ph.D. 1986

Adenovirus Complementary Strand Synthesis In-Vitro
Advisor: George D. Pearson

Yuzo Fujikura, Ph.D. 1985

Lysophospholipase of Germinating Barley Seeds
Advisor: Derek J. Baisted

Marcia Elaine Harris, M.S. 1985

B-Naphthoflavone Induction and its Effect on Hepatic Phospholipid Metabolism in Rainbow Trout (Salmo gairneri)
Advisor: Daniel P. Selivonchick

Fazilah Abdul-Latif, M.S. 1985

Site-Specific 3-Terminal Deletions in Escherichia coli 16S rRNA and the Effect on Assembly of the 30S Ribosomal Subunits
Advisor: Not announced

Asril Darussamin, Ph.D. 1985

Reactions of Horseradish Peroxidase with the Isothiocyanates of Horseradish Oil
Advisor: Ken Van Holde

Ralph T. Francis, Ph.D. 1984

Hemoglobin-Binding Proteins in the Amphibian Dariaha granulosa
Advisor: Robert R. Becker

Sarla Purohit, Ph.D. 1984

Bacteriophage T4-Coded Dihydrofolate Reductase: Cloning and Structural Analysis of its Gene and Organization of Flanking Regions
Advisor: Not announced

Kuan-Chih W. Chow, Ph.D. 1984

In-Vitro Adenovirus DNA Replication
Advisor: George D. Pearson

Stephen L. Weitz, Ph.D. 1984

Alternatives to the DNA Precursor-Synthesizing Enzyme Complex Hypothesis
Advisor: Christopher K. Mathews

Mohammad Atta Alayan, M.S. 1984

Selenium Metabolism in the Chick and Effects of Vitamin E and Selenium on Heat Stress
Advisor: Philip D. Whanger

Cheng C. Yao, Ph.D. 1984

Environmental Influence on Monoterpenes and Phenolics of Mentha piperita
Advisor: Walter D. Loomis

Thomas D. Yager, Ph.D. 1984

Nucleosome Instabilities in Physiological Salt
Advisor: Ken Van Holde

Ralph T. Francis, Ph.D. 1984

Hemoglobin-Binding Proteins in the Amphibian Dariaha granulosa
Advisor: Robert R. Becker

Sarla Purohit, Ph.D. 1984

Bacteriophage T4-Coded Dihydrofolate Reductase: Cloning and Structural Analysis of its Gene and Organization of Flanking Regions
Advisor: Not announced

Kuan-Chih W. Chow, Ph.D. 1984

In-Vitro Adenovirus DNA Replication
Advisor: George D. Pearson

Stephen L. Weitz, Ph.D. 1984

Alternatives to the DNA Precursor-Synthesizing Enzyme Complex Hypothesis
Advisor: Christopher K. Mathews

Cheng C. Yao, M.S. 1984

Environmental Influence on Monoterpenes and Phenolics of Mentha piperita
Advisor: Walter D. Loomis

Thomas D. Yager, Ph.D. 1984

Nucleosome Instabilities in Physiological Salt
Advisor: Ken Van Holde

Micheal H. Zehfus, Ph.D. 1983

Properties and Conformation of P-form DNA
Advisor: W. C. Johnson Jr.

Christine Cremo, Ph.D. 1983

Characterization and Photoaffinity Labeling of the Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor
Advisor: Michael I. Schimerlik

Shane C. Weber, Ph.D. 1982

Active Chromatin Structure of Saccharomyces cerevisae: High Mobility Group Proteins, Histone Modifications and Dnase I Sensitivity
Advisor: Irvin Isenberg

Richard Keith Bestwick, Ph.D. 1982

DNA Precusor Compartmentation in Mammalian Cells: Metabolic and Antimetabolic Studies of Nuclear and Mitochondrial DNA Synthesis
Advisor: Christopher K. Mathews

Christopher S. Szent-Gyorgyi, Ph.D. 1982

An Electrophoretic Investigation of Nucleoprotein Organization in Yeast Chromatin
Advisor: Irvin Isenberg

David Edward Williams, Ph.D. 1982

Purification, Characterization and Comparative Properties of Hepatic Microsomal Mixed-Function Oxidase Enzymes from Rat and Rainbow Trout
Advisor: D. R. Buhler

John H. Proffitt, Ph.D. 1982

Gene Structure in Saccharomyces cerevisae: Dnase I Hypersensitive Sites in Galactose Gene Cluster and Non-Detection of 5-Methylcytosine
Advisor: Ken Van Holde

Richard Yue-Leung To, Ph.D. 1981

Studies on the Transforming Gene of Avian Myeloblastosis Virus
Advisor: George S. Beaudreau

Krisztina Maria Zsebo, M.S. 1981

The 2-um Plasmid of Saccharomyces cerevisae Partial Characterization of a Eukaryotic Minichromosome
Advisor: Ken Van Holde

David O'Berine, Ph.D. 1980

A Study of the Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Pectic Substances Extracted from Apple Cell Walls
Advisor: Not announced

Timothy Gilmore Kingan, Ph.D. 1980

Prothoracicotropis Hormone, Cyclic Nucleotides, and Proctolin in Insect Central Nervous System
Advisor: Robert W. Newburgh

David Hamilton Porter, Ph.D. 1980

The Renaturation of Bovine Muscle Pyruvate Kinase
Advisor: Janet M. Cardenas

Karen Illman Miller, Ph.D. 1980

Effect of Environmental Variables on the Structure and Function of Hemocyanin from Callianassa californiensis (decapoda: Thalassinidea)
Advisor: A. W. Pritchard

Gregory James Ide, Ph.D. 1980

In-Vitro Transcription in the Yeast: Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
Advisor: Ken Van Holde

John R. Babson, Ph.D. 1980

Specific Enzymic Interactions Relating to the Mechanism of Action of Ceratin 2-Chloroethyl Nitrosoureas
Advisor: Donald J. Reed

Stephen Craig Johnson, Ph.D. 1980

Trinitrophenylation of Bovine Muscle Pyruvate Kinase
Advisor: Janet M. Cardenas


1979 to 1970

Jeffry Lynn Corden, Ph.D. 1979

Nucleoprotein Structure of Adenovirus
Advisor: Ken Van Holde/G.D. Pearson

Victoria P. Dzogbefia, Ph.D. 1979

Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Related Metabolites: Mode of Action on Phospholipids and Glyceride Biosynthesis
Advisor: Wilbert Gamble

Frank Berry Simpson, M.S. 1979

Hydrogen-Stimulated CO2 Fixation and Coordinate Derepression of Hydrogenase and Ribulosebisphosphate Carboxylase in a H2-uptake Positive Strain of Rhizobium japonicum
Advisor: Harold J. Evans

Colleen McLean Bowen, Ph.D. 1979

A Role for Sterols as Modulators of Membrane Fludity
Advisor: L. Parks

Michael Maurice Engelgau, M.S. 1979

Ti Plasmid Coded Protein in Agrobacterium Dumetaciens
Advisor: Robert R. Becker

Ruey Shyan Liou, Ph.D. 1979

Binding Studies of Rabbit Muscle Phosphofructokinase: Binding of ATP and of 1, N5-Ethenoadenosine-Triphosphate to Phosphofructokinase and Binding and Activation of Phosphofructokinase by F-Actin
Advisor: Sonia R. Anderson

James Kenneth Walker Mardian, Ph.D. 1978

Physical Studies of the Yeast Inner Histones
Advisor: Irvin Isenberg

Kelly George Tatchell, Ph.D. 1978

Physical Structure and Reconstitution of Chromatin Core Particles
Advisor: Ken Van Holde

Richard Leroy Bowman, Ph.D. 1978

Interpreting the Circular Dichromism of Cyclic Dimers of Amino Acids
Advisor: W. Curtis Johnson

Sylvester G. Spencer, Ph.D. 1978

Lactate Dehydrogenase from Hexanchus Criseus Isolation and Characterization
Advisor: Sonia R. Anderson

Fumio Arisaka, Ph.D. 1977

Allostericf Properties and the Association Equilibria of Hemocyanin from Calianassa californiensis
Advisor: Ken Van Holde

Duncan Paul Taylor, Ph.D. 1977

Neurotransmitters, Cyclic Nucleotides, and Adenyl Cyclase in the Central Nervous System of Manduca Sexta
Advisor: Robert W. Newburgh

Jun-Lan Wang, Ph.D. 1977

The Effect of Hexachlorophene and Related Compounds on Torula Yeast Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase and some other Dehydrogenase Enzymes
Advisor: D. R. Buhler

Roger T. Kovacic, Ph.D. 1977

Neurotransmitters, Cyclic Nucleotides, and Adenyl Cyclase in the Central Nervous System of Manduca Sexta
Advisor: Ken Van Holde

John Jeffery Standholm, Ph.D. 1977

Pyruvate Kinase Isozymes in Beef and Chicken
Advisor: Janet M. Cardenas

Michael John Smerdon, Ph.D. 1976

Physical Properties of Calf Thymus H1 Histones: Conformational Changes and Interactions with Two Nonhistone Chromosomal Proteins
Advisor: Irvin Isenberg

George David Rose, Ph.D. 1975

Calculations Relating to the Structure of Bioplymers
Advisor: Ken Van Holde

Karl Theodor von der Trenck, M.S. 1975

Mercury and Cadmium Binding Proteins in Marine Mammal Tissues
Advisor: D. R. Buhler

John Huntington Leete, Ph.D. 1974

The Influence of Monovalent Cations on Tryptophanase and Pyruvate Kinase as Studied by Fluorescence, Circular Dichroism, and Kinetic Methods
Advisor: Robert R. Becker/Harold J. Evans

Daniel Wesley Israel, Ph.D. 1974

Purification and some Properties of Nitrogenase from Soybean Root Nodules
Advisor: Harold J. Evans

Larry L. Strand, Ph.D. 1974

Characterization of Two Endopolygalacturonase Isozymes Produced by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Iycopersici
Advisor: D. L. MacDonald

Edward Elmo Albin, Ph.D. 1974

Cyclic Nucelotides, Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterase, Protein Kinase, and Phosphoprotein Phosophatase in the Central Nervous System of Manduca Sexta
Advisor: Robert W. Newburgh

Teresa Wai-Lan Chan, M.S. 1973

The Effect of DDT on Infectivity of RNA Tumor Viruses
Advisor: George S. Beaudreau

Allen Jay Gandolfi, Ph.D. 1973

Hexachlorophene: Its Absoption, Distribution, Excretion, and Biotransformation in the Rat and Rabbit and In-Vitro Interaction
Advisor: D. R. Buhler

Donald Elllis Carpenter, Ph.D. 1973

Subunit Structure of Cancer Magister Hemocyanin
Advisor: Ken Van Holde

Aldons Jekabs Lusis, Ph.D. 1973

Subunit Structure of Cancer Magister Hemocyanin
Advisor: Ken Van Holde

Herbert M. Wehr, Ph.D. 1973

Reactions of Protein with Phenols and Quinones Evaluation of Amino Acid Modification and Protein Digestibility
Advisor: Walter D. Loomis

Richard Randall Wickett, Ph.D. 1973

Conformational Changes in Histone IV as Induced by Salts and Nucleoside Triphosphates
Advisor: Irvin Isenberg

Fung-Jou Lu, M.S. 1972

The Effect of Coenzyme on the Bis(1-anilino-B-naphthalenesulfonate) Induced Association of Lactic Dehydrogenase
Advisor: Not Announced

Helen R. Dickinson, Ph.D. 1972

Vacuum Ultraviolet Absorption Studies of Model Sugar Compounds
Advisor: W. Curtis Johnson

Dean Anthony Malencik, Ph.D. 1971

Glutamate Dehydrogenase : I.Flourescence Polarization Studies of the Self-association. II.Flourescence and Circular Dichroism Studies of the Heterotropic Interactions
Advisor: S.R. Anderson

Ann D. Kiessling, Ph.D. 1971

Nucleic Acid Polymerases Associated with Neoplasms
Advisor: George S. Beaudreau

Gerald Springer Adams, Ph.D. 1971

Isoprenoids of Bovine Aorta: Isolation, Purification, and Biosynthesis
Advisor: Wilbert Gamble

Albert Morrie Craig, Ph.D. 1971

Intercalation of Hydrocarbons in Polynucleotides
Advisor: Irvin Isenberg

Wilbur Allen Engle, Ph.D. 1971

Partial Purification and Characterization of an Ls-NADP: Isocitrate Oxidoreductase from Embryonic Chick Liver
Advisor: Not Announced

Donner Franklin Babcock, Ph.D. 1971

Investigations of the Isoprenoid Nucleosides of Pea Root Transfer Ribonucleic Acid
Advisor: R.O. Morris

Robert John Schuyler, Ph.D. 1971

Monophoton Decay Time Fluorometry: Theory, Design, and Application to Biochemical Systems
Advisor: Irvin Isenberg

Arnold Epstein, Ph.D. 1971

Kinetics of Synthesis and Degradation of Chicken Liver Xanthine Dehydrogenase
Advisor: Robert W. Newburgh

Terrence Robert Green, Ph.D. 1971

Changes in Enzyme Activities of the Isoprenoid Pathway in Germinating Pisum sativum
Advisor: Derek J. Baisted

Lyle W. Hayes, Ph.D. 1971

Fatty Acids in the Eggs and Sac Fry of Steelhead Trout (Salmo Gairdneri): A Developmental Study
Advisor: Not Announced

Raymond Leslie McKenzie, Ph.D. 1970

Studies on the Interaction of Polylysins with Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Advisor: Irvin Isenberg

Charles Ernest Dreiling, Ph.D. 1970

TRIAP (1, 1, 3-Tricyano-2-Amino-1-Propene): A Stumulator of Enzyme Synthesis in Myelinating Chick Embryo Sciatic Nerves
Advisor: Robert W. Newburgh

Martin Michael Anderson, Ph.D. 1970

Deoxyribose-Phosphate Aldolase and the Biosynthesis of DNA in the Chick Embryo
Advisor: Robert W. Newburgh

William Carl Thompson, Ph.D. 1970

The Effects of Actinomycin D on the Primary and Secondary Immune Responses Induced In-Vitro
Advisor: Robert W. Newburgh


1969 to 1960

Visitacion Y. Ong, M.S. 1969

The In-Vivo Metabolism of Ethyl-N, N-di-n-propylthiolcarbamatein Rate
Advisor: S. C. Fang

Kenneth F. Watson, Ph.D. 1969

Purification of a Ribonucleic Acid-Dependent Ribonucleic Acid Polymerase from Leukemic Cells
Advisor: George S. Beaudreau

Hector John Munn, Ph.D. 1969

Patterns of Lipid Changes with Growth of Chick Sciatic Nerve
Advisor: Robert W. Newburgh

Edmund Rene Casillas, Ph.D. 1969

Carnitine and Derivatives in Embryonic Chick Tissues
Advisor: Robert W. Newburgh

Yue-Guey Lee Chang, M.S. 1969

A Comparison of the Rates and Paths of Metabolism of 2, 4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid in Resistant and Susceptible Plants
Advisor: Virgil H. Freed

Jacquelin E. Hucko Hass, Ph.D. 1969

Studies on the Inhibition of Bovine Plasma Amine Oxidase by Hydrazines
Advisor: Donald J. Reed

Terry L. Miller, Ph.D. 1969

Physical and Chemical Properties of Ribonuclease T1
Advisor: Robert R. Becker

Richard P. Quinn, Ph.D. 1969

The Purification and Characterization of the Fructose-1, 6-Diphosphate Aldolase from Bacillus stearothermophilus
Advisor: Robert R. Becker

Robert M. Swindell, M.S. 1969

Kinetic Studies of the Oxygen Requirement of some Amine Oxidates
Advisor: Donald J. Reed

Fritz Schreyer Allen, Ph.D. 1969

The Phenomenology of Electric Dichroism
Advisor: Not Announced

Judith Wittkop Hauswirth, Ph.D. 1969

The Oxidative Demethylation of Certain N-Methylhydrazines by Microsomal Liver
Advisor: Donald J. Reed

Thomas O. Tiffany, Ph.D. 1969

Some Phsyical Studies of Ribonuclease-S and its Component Parts, S-Protein and S-Peptide
Advisor: Robert R. Becker

Russell A. Prough, Ph.D. 1969

The Conversion of some Monoalkylhydrazines to their Corresponding Hydrocarbons by a Hepatic Microsomal Enzyme System in Rat
Advisor: Donald J. Reed

Jay F. Evett, Ph.D. 1968

The Interaction of Polylysine with DNA as Studied by Polarization of Fluorescence
Advisor: Irvin Isenberg

Roger A. Lewis, Ph.D. 1968

The Purification and Characterization of a Ribonuclease from Bovine Aorta
Advisor: Wilbert Gamble

David B. Couch, M.S. 1968

The Effect of Streptomycin on Proline Synthesis in escherichia coli
Advisor: Annette Baich

Judith Ann Hartz, M.S. 1968

Synthesis of Glutamic-y-Semialdehyde in escherichia coli: Isolation of a Low Molecular Weight Compound Required for In-Vitro Synthesis
Advisor: Annette Baich

Thomas Richard Hinds, Ph.D. 1968

A Partial Characterization of the Deoxyribonucleic Acid Found in the Thoracic Muscles of the Tobacco Hornworm Moth (Manducta sexta)
Advisor: Robert W. Newburgh

Jerome Jess Jacoby, M.S. 1968

Numerical Integration of Linear Integral Equations with Weakly Discontinuous Kernals
Advisor: Joel Davis

Donald W. Jacobsen, Ph.D. 1968

The Estimation of Glucose Pathways in Saccharomyces Cerevislae by the Catabolic Rate Method
Advisor: Chih H. Wang

Marilyn Ruth Walsh, M.S. 1968

A Study of the Biosynthesis of Sterois and Related Compounds by a Bovine Aorta Preparation
Advisor: Wilbert Gamble

Geoffrey Peter Cheung, Ph.D. 1967

Enzymatic Studies of the Prenatal Chick with Special Reference to the Multiple Forms of Liver Soluble NADP-Linked Isocitric Dehydrogenase
Advisor: Robert W. Newburgh

Faith I. Smith, M.S. 1967

The Effect of Azetidine-2-Carboxylic Acid on Proline Biosynthesis in Eschericha Coli
Advisor: Annette Baich

George J. Ikeda, Ph.D. 1967

Glucose Catabolism in Mung Bean (phaseolus aureus) seedlings
Advisor: Chih H. Wang

Edith Fusayo Yamasaki, M.S. 1967

Some Properties of Diamine Oxidase from pisum sativum
Advisor: Not Announced

William O. Dalton, Ph.D. 1967

Hydrodynamic Behavior of Multi-Subunit Particles and Laser Raman Investigations
Advisor: Not Announced

Gordon E. Willick, Ph.D. 1967

Physical Studies on Glutamic Dehydrogenase
Advisor: Ken Van Holde

Charles Waylan Conrad, M.S. 1967

The Effect of 2-Deoxyglucose in Hexose Metabolism in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
Advisor: Chih H. Wang

Kenneth Charles Olson, M.S. 1967

Biological Activity of Avian Myeloblastosis Virus RNS in Cell-Free Systems for Protein Synthesis
Advisor: George S. Beaudreau

John R. Kettman Jr., Ph.D. 1967

Certain Aspects of Electron and Coupled Energy Transfer in Cardiac Muscle
Advisor: Tsoo E. King

Gerald G. Still, Ph.D. 1965

The Role of Some of the Krebs Cycle Reactions in the Biosynthetic Functions of Thiobacillus Thioparus
Advisor: Not Announced

Morio Kuboyama, Ph.D. 1965

Mammalian Heart Cytochrome Oxidase
Advisor: Tsoo E. King

Ward Edward Shine, M.S. 1965

Some Effects of Nutrient Supply on Composition of Corn Plants Grown in Solution Culture
Advisor: Not Announced

Michael Emmanuel Maragoudakis, Ph.D. 1964

Biosynthesis of Aminodicarboxylic Acids in Acetobacter Suboxydans
Advisor: Vernon H. Cheldelin

Suresh S. Kerwar, Ph.D. 1964

Amino Acid Metabolism in Acetobacter Suboxydans
Advisor: L. Parks

John C. Ramsey, Ph.D. 1964

Radiotracer Studies of Carbohydrates Catabolism in Tomato Fruit
Advisor: Not Announced

Theodore John Siek, Ph.D. 1964

Origin and Composition of Phospholipids in Chick Embryo and Chick Embryo Barin During Development
Advisor: Robert W. Newburgh

Robert Roy Allen, Ph.D. 1964

Protein Synthesis in Sarcophage Bullata
Advisor: Robert W. Newburgh

Wilber Winston Baker, Ph.D. 1964

Studies of Soluble and Particulate Isocitrate Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate Oxidorredcutase Activities During Development of the Chick Embryo
Advisor: Robert W. Newburgh

Ronald Ginson Coffey, Ph.D. 1964

Pathways of Glucose Utilization and Ribose Synthesis in the Chick Embryo
Advisor: Robert W. Newburgh

Allen LeRoy Bieber, Ph.D. 1963

Phospholipid Patterns in the Developing Chick Embryo
Advisor: Robert W. Newburgh

Loran Lamoine Bieber, Ph.D. 1963

Characterization of a Naturally Occuring Beta-Methylcholine Phosphatide and Related Studies
Advisor: Robert W. Newburgh

Gerald G. Still, M.S. 1963

The Occurrence of the Entner-Doudoroff Pathway in Azotobacter Vinelandii
Advisor: Bert E. C.

Karin Ann Smith, M.S. 1963

The Relation of a Soluble Factor to Phosphorylation during the Oxidation of Reduced Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotides
Advisor: Robert W. Newburgh

Chuen-Shang Chung, M.S. 1962

Organic and Inorganic Nutrition of Tilletia Contraversa
Advisor: Vernon H. Cheldelin

Siao Fang Sun, Ph.D. 1962

The Effects of Non-Aqueous Solvents on the Configuration of Bovine Serum Albumin
Advisor: Not Announced

Edgar B. Vaisey, Ph.D. 1961

Studies on the Organic Acid Metabolism of a Wheat Smut Fungus
Advisor: Robert W. Newburgh

Allen LeRoy Bieber, Ph.D. 1961

Phospholipid Patterns in the Developing Chick Embryo
Advisor: Robert W. Newburgh

Arthur Malley, Ph.D. 1961

Isolation and Some Properties of Allergens from Timothy Pollen
Advisor: Not Announced

Raymond J. Shamberger Jr., M.S. 1960

Amino Acid Requirements of Acetobacter Suboxydans
Advisor: Vernon H. Cheldelin

John B. Bourke, M.S. 1960

The Effect of Various Herbicides on Glucose Metabolism in Garden Peas Pisum Sativum L.
Advisor: Not Announced

George Ikeda, M.S. 1960

The Biosynthesis of Certain Amino Acids in Pseudomonas Flourescens KB1
Advisor: Chih H. Wang

Donald E. Chittick, Ph.D. 1960

Kinetics of Bleaching in Colored KC1
Advisor: Not Announced


1959 to 1950

Russell L. Jolley Jr., Ph.D. 1958

Glucose Catabolism in Fetal and Adult Mammalian Heart
Advisor: Robert W. Newburgh

Robert Lewis Dunning, M.S. 1956

Chromatographic Analysis and Biosynthesis of Peppermint Oil Terpenes
Advisor: Walter D. Loomis

Dale Douglas Hoskins, M.S. 1956

Metabolic Studies on the Honey Bee (apis mellifica)
Advisor: Not Announced

Elwell H. Kawasaki, Ph.D. 1956

Dissimilation of Honnitrogenous Compounds by Acetobacter pastourianum
Advisor: Tsoo E. King

Paul Alan Kitos, Ph.D. 1956

Terminal Oxidation Pathways in Acetobacter Suboxydans
Advisor: Tsoo E. King

Hubert J. Sharkey, Ph.D. 1956

The Synthesis of Beta-Alanyl Peptides
Advisor: Tsoo E. King

Arthur James McGinnis, Ph.D. 1955

Nutritional and Metabolic Studies on the Blowfly, Phormia Regina (Meig.)
Advisor: Robert W. Newburgh

James Wendell Davis, Ph.D. 1955

Carbon Dioxide Fixation and Biosynthesis of Amino Acids in Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
Advisor: Chih H. Wang

Charles J. Stewart, Ph.D. 1955

Synthesis and Biological Activity of Pantetheine Analogs and Derivatives
Advisor: Tsoo E. King

Russell L. Jolley Jr., M.S. 1954

Studies of Biosynthesis and Metabolic Function of Coenzyme A
Advisor: Vernon H. Cheldelin

Jens Hauge, Ph.D. 1954

Studies on Oxidative Dissimilation in Acetobacter Suboxydans
Advisor: Vernon H. Cheldelin

Dexter Rogers, Ph.D. 1954

N-D-Glucosyiglycine in Furine Biosynthesis
Advisor: Vernon H. Cheldelin

Robert Warren Newburgh, Ph.D. 1953

Chemical Intermediates in Photosynthesis and Chemosynthesis
Advisor: Not Announced

Walter David Loomis, Ph.D. 1953

Glutamyl Transferase in Higher Plants
Advisor: Not Announced

Charles J. Stewart, M.S. 1952

Chemical and Biochemical Studies of the Lactobacillus Bulgaricus Factor
Advisor: Tsoo E. King

James W. Davis, M.S. 1952

The Formation of Radioactiye Lysine and Histidine from CH3C14OOH and CH3C14O COOH in Yeast
Advisor: Chih H. Wang

Phillip E. Leveque, M.S. 1951

The Use of Corynebacterium Xerose for Beta-Alanine Assay
Advisor: Vernon H. Cheldelin

Robert Warren Newburgh, M.S. 1951

Intermediates in Photosynthesis by Tobacco
Advisor: Not Announced

Chester E. Kean, M.S. 1950

Fungal Amylases in the Acetone-Butanol Fermentation
Advisor: Not Announced


1949 to 1940

Tsoo E. King, Ph.D. 1949

A New Conjugate of Pantothenic Acid
Advisor: Vernon H. Cheldelin

Robert L. Stearman, M.S. 1949

Norvaline and the Metabolism of Escharichia Coli
Advisor: Vernon H. Cheldelin

Irving G. Fels, Ph.D. 1949

The Role of Metrionine and Sulfate in Selenate Detoxification
Advisor: Vernon H. Cheldelin

John W. Hull, M.S. 1949

An Evaluation of Microbiological Assay Methods for p-Aminobenzoic Acid
Advisor: Vernon H. Cheldelin

Robert F. Labbe, M.S. 1949

Studies on the Biosynthesis of Biotin
Advisor: Vernon H. Cheldelin

Rex D. Lindsay, M.S. 1949

The Synthesis and Testing of Some Analogues of Pantoio Acid and Beta-alanine
Advisor: Not Announced

Leanor L. Lindsay, M.S. 1949

Some Chemical Studies of a Pantothenic Acid Conjugate
Advisor: Vernon H. Cheldelin

Hiroshi Nishi, M.S. 1948

The Influence of Pantothenic Acid and Glutamic Acid on the Level of Total Acetobacter Suboxydans Activtiy in Various Rat Tissues
Advisor: Vernon H. Cheldelin

Chester A. Schink, Ph.D. 1947

The Synthesis and Testing of Some Analooues of Pantoic Acid and Pantothenic Acid
Advisor: Vernon H. Cheldelin

Tsoo E. King, M.S. 1947

The Infleunce of Glutamic Acid and Propionic Acid Upon Pantothenic Acid Metabolism in Microorganisms
Advisor: Vernon H. Cheldelin

Thomas R. Riggs, M.S. 1945

A Growth Factor for Lactobacillus Gayoni 8289
Advisor: Vernon H. Cheldelin

Raymond L. Pederson, M.S. 1944

Microbiological Assay of Nicotonic Acid in Natural Materials
Advisor: Vernon H. Cheldelin

Walter E. Jackson, M.S. 1944

Nutritional Requirements of the Golden Hamster (cricetus auratus)
Advisor: Vernon H. Cheldelin

Edward H. Hoag, M.S. 1944

The Use of LactoBacillus Arabinosus in the Assay of Pantothenic Acid
Advisor: Vernon H. Cheldelin