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Author:

Nichol, Jessica Lee

Title:

Polyphosphazene Design, Synthesis, and Characterization for Potential Ligament and Tendon Scaffolds

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

polyphosphazene
biomedical
polymer
elastomer

File:

Download JLNichol_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Harry R Allcock, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

Author:

Thaplyal, Pallavi

Title:

Investigations of the Mechanistic Pathways of the Hepatitis Delta Virus Ribozyme

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Ribozyme
Kinetics
HDV
pKa
QM/MM
Thio Effects
Metal Ion Rescue

File:

Download Thesis_PTFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Philip C. Bevilacqua, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Squire J Booker, Committee Member
Lasse Jensen, Committee Member
Katsuhiko Murakami, Special Member

Author:

Wei, Sijie

Title:

Nucleosome structure and dynamics studied with single-molecule methods

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

nucleosome breathing
CENP-A
dinucleosome
single molecule FRET
MLE
FCS
SUMO
Sumolyation

File:

Download Sijie_Wei_Thesis_V0414_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Tae Hee Lee, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Song Tan, 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:

Lewis, Gregory Gerald

Title:

Plastics and diagnostic assays with selective and sensitive macroscopic responses

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

diagnostics
assay
point-of-care
analytical
polymers
depolymerization
additive manufacturing

File:

Download GGL_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Scott T Phillips, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, 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:

Boehm, Sarah Jane

Title:

Electric Field Directed Nanowire Assembly: Towards Reconfigurable Materials with Switchable Properties

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

gold
silica
dielectrophoresis
metamaterial
electrohydrodynamics
polarizer
lattice

File:

Download S_J_Boehm_Chemistry_Dissertation_2017.pdf

Committee Members:

Christine D. Keating, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine D. Keating, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Paul S. Cremer, Committee Member
Douglas H. Wener, Outside Member