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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:

Axe, Jennifer Michelle

Title:

Investigations of the dynamic amino acid networks in the alpha-subunit of tryptophan synthase

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

tryptophan synthase
NMR
CHESCA
amino acid networks

File:

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Committee Members:

David D Boehr, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Squire J Booker, Committee Member
Scott A Showalter, Committee Member
William O Hancock, Committee Member

Author:

Zidell, Anthony Wallace

Title:

The relationship between latent secondary structure within an unbound intrinsically disordered protein and the thermodynamics of complexation with a target molecule

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

intrinsically disordered protein
thermodynamics
isothermal titration calorimetry
circular dichroism spectroscopy

File:

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Committee Members:

Scott A Showalter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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:

Aumiller, William Michael

Title:

Understanding Intracellular Organization Using Aqueous Phase Model Systems

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

aqueous phase separation
macromolecular crowding
phosphorylation
coacervate
sequential enzymes
compartmentalization

File:

Download WMA_final_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Christine Dolan Keating, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Carsten Krebs, Committee Member
Scott A Showalter, Committee Member
Antonios Armaou, 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:

Liu, Xinran

Title:

Investigation of the nucleotide selection mechanism of poliovirus Rna-dependent Rna polymerase

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Poliovirus
nucleotide
selection
fidelity
polymerase

File:

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Committee Members:

David D Boehr, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Craig Eugene Cameron, Committee Member
Scott A Showalter, Committee Member
John H Golbeck, Committee Member