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Author:

Bower, Abbey Lynn

Title:

AN INVESTIGATION OF TRABECULAR BONE MORPHOLOGY

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

Genetics
QTL
Osteoporosis
Trabecular Bone
Micro-Computed Tomography

File:

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Committee Members:

Neil Sharkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Teresa Caroldean Lang, Committee Member
Gerald Eugene Mc Clearn, Committee Member
Robert Barry Eckhardt, Committee Member

Author:

Johannes, Frank

Title:

Mapping temporally varying quantitative trait loci in time-to-failure experiments

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

Genetics
quantitative trait loci
QTL
Cox-model
Hazard model
Survival model
statistical genetics
complex traits

File:

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Committee Members:

George Patrick Vogler, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Roger John Mccarter, Committee Member
Gerald Eugene Mc Clearn, Committee Member
David John Vandenbergh, Committee Member
Thomas P Hettmansperger, Committee Member

Author:

Sholtis, Samuel Jacob

Title:

Genotype-phenotype relationships and the patterning of complex traits as exemplified in the mammalian dentition

Graduate Program:

Anthropology

Keywords:

Genetics
Developmental Biology
Evo-devo
mammalian dentition
patterning
genotype-phenotype

File:

Download Sholtis_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth Monrad Weiss, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Monrad Weiss, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joan Therese Richtsmeier, Committee Member
Alan Walker, Committee Member
Cooduvalli S Shashikant, Committee Member
Kazuhiko Kawasaki, Committee Member

Author:

Slewinski, Thomas Louis

Title:

CHARACTERIZATION OF GENES THAT REGULATE CARBOHYDRATE PARTITIONING IN MAIZE

Graduate Program:

Plant Biology

Keywords:

Carbohydrate partitioning
Maize
Sucrose Transporter
Genetics

File:

Download Thomas_L_Slewinski_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

David Braun, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David M Braun, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paula M Mc Steen, Committee Member
Kathleen Marie Brown, Committee Member
Richard Cyr, Committee Member
Mark Guiltinan, Committee Member

Author:

Mao, Xianyun

Title:

DENSITY ESTIMATION AND MODAL BASED METHOD FOR HAPLOTYPING AND RECOMBINATION

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Expectation Maximization
Density Estimator
Genetics

File:

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Committee Members:

Bruce G Lindsay, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bruce G Lindsay, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Naomi S Altman, Committee Member
Yu Zhang, Committee Member
Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Committee Member

Author:

Yin, Lina

Title:

Genetic-based, Differential Susceptibility To Paraquat Neurotoxicity In Mice

Graduate Program:

Neuroscience

Keywords:

Parkinson's disease
Paraquat
Iron
Genetics

File:

Download Thesis_LinaYin_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Byron C Jones, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Byron C Jones, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David John Vandenbergh, Committee Member
James Robert Connor, Committee Member
Laura Klein, Committee Member
Paul Allen Bartell, Committee Member
Eric Richfield, Special Member

Author:

Krishnan, Mera

Title:

Statistical methods for identifying novel DNA sequence variants associated with atherosclerosis

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

Genetics
Genetic Epidemiology
Statistical Genetics
Atherosclerosis
Cardiovascular Disease

File:

Download Krishnan_PSU_DISSERTATION_final_version.pdf

Committee Members:

George Patrick Vogler, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David John Vandenbergh, Committee Member
Gerald Eugene Mc Clearn, Committee Member
Alexander F Wilson, Special Member
Hobart H Cleveland Iii, Committee Member
George Patrick Vogler, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Tekin, Izel

Title:

Genetic Contributors to Non-Motor Symptoms of Sporadic Parkinson's disease

Graduate Program:

Pharmacology

Keywords:

Parkinson's disease
SNP
Catecholamine
Genetics
Next Generation Sequencing

File:

Download Tekin_Dissertation_2015-12-18.pdf

Committee Members:

Kent Eugene Vrana, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kent Eugene Vrana, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard Bernard Mailman, Committee Member
Xuemei Huang, Committee Member
Willard M Freeman, Committee Member
Carla Jean Gallagher, Committee Member

Author:

Fister, Andrew Sean

Title:

Genomics of the Theobroma cacao L. Defense Response

Graduate Program:

Genetics

Keywords:

Cacao
Plant
Genetics
Disease
Defense
Transformation
Chocolate
Tree
Pathogenesis-Related

File:

Download ASF_Thesis_Complete.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark Guiltinan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Majid R Foolad, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Siela Maximova, Committee Member
Charles T Anderson, Committee Member
James Harold Marden, Outside Member

Author:

Keller, Ross Richard

Title:

Elucidating Evolutionary Constraints of Mouse Mammary Cancer Using Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Mutations

Graduate Program:

Biomedical Sciences

Keywords:

Cancer
Evolution
Genetics

File:

Download Keller_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward Joseph Gunther, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Joseph Gunther, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kristin Ann Eckert, Committee Member
Lisa M Shantz, Committee Member
James Riley Broach, Outside Member
Sarah Bronson, Committee Member

Author:

Coble, Joel Leonard

Title:

Studying Diverticular Disease Using Familial Based Next-Generation Sequencing to Identify Potential Causative Variants

Graduate Program:

Cell and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

Genetics
Diverticulitis
diverticular disease
Next-Generation Sequencing
Familial based sequencing
LAMB4
Laminin
Collagen
COL1A1

File:

Download JoelLeonardCobleThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

James Riley Broach, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Glenn Stephen Gerhard, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gregory Steven Yochum, Committee Member
Walter Alex Koltun, Committee Member
Milena Bogunovic, Outside Member
James Riley Broach, Program Head/Chair
James Riley Broach, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Nye, Derek Michael

Title:

Intrinsic Mechanisms of Neuronal Remodeling: Degeneration and Repair in Drosophila Sensory Neurons

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Biosciences

Keywords:

Drosophila
Dendrite Regeneration
Axon Degeneration
Neurons
Cell Biology
Genetics
Neurobiology
Model organism
Neuroscience

File:

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Committee Members:

Melissa Rolls, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Melissa Rolls, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Santosh Girirajan, Committee Member
Richard W Ordway, Outside Member
Shaun Mahony, Committee Member
Charles H Lang, Committee Member
Melissa Rolls, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Chen, Di

Title:

Genome Architecture and Evolution Shaped by Transposable Elements

Graduate Program:

Genetics

Keywords:

Transposable Elements
L1
Functional Data Analysis
Genome Evolution
Genetics

File:

Download Di_Chen_Genetics_Dissertation_Final_Dec18_2020.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark Shriver, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ross Cameron Hardison, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Committee Member
Robert Paulson, Outside Member
Robert Paulson, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Van Kampen, James

Title:

Beyond GWAS: Investigations of Accessory Methodologies to Improve Biological Interpretability

Graduate Program:

Neuroscience

Keywords:

Addiction
Smoking
Genetics
GWAS

File:

Download Thesis_Final_AllChanges_3.22.21.pdf

Committee Members:

Dajiang Liu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dajiang Liu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andras Hajnal, Committee Member
James Riley Broach, Outside Member
Kent Eugene Vrana, Committee Member
Alistair J Barber, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Ingraham, Phoebe

Title:

Assessment of Sex-biased Phenotypic Patterns in Drosophila Homologs of Neurodevelopmental Disease-associated Genes

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences

Keywords:

Drosophila melanogaster
Sex-bias
Neurodevelopment
Genetics
Genetic interaction
CNVs
Genetic models
Neurodevelopmental disease

File:

Download Thesis_PMI_06.25.2021.pdf

Committee Members:

Melissa Rolls, Program Head/Chair
Santhosh Girirajan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Committee Member
Laura Carrel, Committee Member

Author:

Seemiller, Laurel

Title:

Interstrain variability in hippocampal learning and gene expression after acute adolescent alcohol exposure

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences

Keywords:

Genetics
Alcohol
Inbred
Mouse
Learning
Memory
Fear conditioning
RNA-seq
DBA/2J
Strain

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Committee Members:

Nikki Crowley, Outside Field Member
Janine Kwapis, Outside Unit Member
Thomas Gould, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Helen Kamens, Major Field Member
Melissa Rolls, Program Head/Chair
David Vandenbergh, Major Field Member

Author:

Greenberg, Liora Shaw

Title:

Factors in post traumatic headache and recovery following mild traumatic brain injury: The role of personality, genetics, and diagnostic assessment

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Sports Related Concussion
Headache
APOE
Neurocognitive Functioning
Performance Validity
Post-Traumatic Headache
Personality
Concussion
Head Injury
Genetics

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Committee Members:

Frank Hillary, Major Field Member
Peter Arnett, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
David Conroy, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kristin Buss (She/Her), Program Head/Chair
Jose Soto, Major Field Member

Author:

Chen, Tong

Title:

Understanding Heterogeneity in Associations Between Internalizing Problems and Alcohol Use Behaviors Into Early Adulthood With Developmental Behavioral Genetics

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Behavioral problems
alcohol use behaviors
longitudinal
trajectories
genetics
Depression
Anxiety
Longitudinal
Alcohol Use
Genetics

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Committee Members:

Kristin Buss (she/her), Program Head/Chair
Jenae Neiderhiser, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Rina Eiden, Major Field Member
Jennifer Maggs, Outside Unit & Field Member
Stephen Wilson, Major Field Member
Ashley Linden-Carmichael, Outside Field Member