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Author:

Kwok, Chun Kit

Title:

Structural and Functional Roles of RNA Structure in Regulatory Processes in Plants

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

RNA
RNA structure
RNA folding
Plants
Arabidopsis thaliana
G-quadruplex
regulation
DMS
SHAPE
LMPCR
Structure-Seq

File:

Download Thesis_CKK_2014.pdf

Committee Members:

Philip C. Bevilacqua, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sarah Mary Assmann, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott A Showalter, Committee Member
Tae Hee Lee, Committee Member
Song Tan, Committee Member

Author:

Davis, Bradley William

Title:

Characterization of Intracellular Organization within Aqueous Biphasic Systems Serving as Cellular Mimics

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

aqueous phase separation
partitioning
sequential enzymes
coacervate
macromolecular crowding

File:

Download Davis_Bradley_PhD_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Christine Dolan Keating, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Scott A Showalter, Committee Member
Peter J Butler, Committee Member

Author:

Quarles, Kaycee Andrea

Title:

The Impact of Primary MicroRNA Structure on Recognition by the Microprocessor Complex in MicroRNA Maturation

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

RNA structure
Microprocessor
microRNA
protein binding
DGCR8
EMSA

File:

Download Thesis_KayceeAQuarles.pdf

Committee Members:

Scott A Showalter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Katsuhiko Murakami, Committee Member

Author:

Dewey, Daniel Carroll

Title:

Kinetic Stabilization of Interfaces in Biologically Inspired Phase Systems

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

ATPS
aqueous biphasic systems
biomimetic
bioreactor
vesicle
emuslion

File:

Download Dewey_Daniel_PhD_disseration2.pdf

Committee Members:

Christine Dolan Keating, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Scott A Showalter, Committee Member
Prof Peter Butler, Committee Member

Author:

Bastidas, Monique

Title:

Structural and functional characterization of the transcription factor Pdx1 and its interactions with DNA and proteins

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

protein binding
NMR
biophysical
homeodomain

File:

Download Bastidas_dissertation_2015.pdf

Committee Members:

Scott A Showalter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
David Scott Gilmour, Committee Member

Author:

Hull, Chelsea Michelle

Title:

Mechanistic Investigation Of Activation Of The Innate Immune Sensor Pkr By Various Levels And Types Of Rna Structure

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

PKR
RNA
bacterial RNA
riboswitch
ribozyme
innate immunity

File:

Download Hull_CM_2016.pdf

Committee Members:

Philip C. Bevilacqua, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott A Showalter, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Craig Eugene Cameron, Committee Member

Author:

Acevedo, Roderico

Title:

Investigation of protein-RNA interactions of the TAR-RNA-binding protein (TRBP)

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Biophysics
Binding
TRBP
miRNA
RNAi

File:

Download Dissertation_RA.pdf

Committee Members:

Scott A Showalter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Craig Eugene Cameron, Committee Member
Amie Kathleen Boal, Committee Member
Ken S Feldman, Special Member

Author:

Frankel, Erica Ann

Title:

Towards Investigation of RNA Catalysis and Compartmentalization

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

RNA
Catalysis
Compartmentalization
Cooperativity
Origins of Life

File:

Download Frankel_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Philip C. Bevilacqua, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott A Showalter, Committee Member
Amie Kathleen Boal, Committee Member
James Kasting, Outside Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Chair/Co-Chair