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1. UNDERSTANDING HOW DHH1 AND CCR4-NOT COMPLEX REGULATE mRNA METABOLISM IN YEAST

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Author:
Dutta, Arnob
Title:
UNDERSTANDING HOW DHH1 AND CCR4-NOT COMPLEX REGULATE mRNA METABOLISM IN YEAST
Graduate Program:
Cell and Developmental Biology
Keywords:
transcription
mRNA
File:
Download Arnob_Dutta_PhD_thesis_PSU_Aug_2010.pdf
Committee Members:
Joseph C. Reese, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph C. Reese, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Scott Gilmour, Committee Member
Craig Eugene Cameron, Committee Member
Yanming Wang, Committee Member
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Member

2. The roles of post-translational modification of PIV5 P protein in viral gene expression

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Author:
Sun, Dengyun
Title:
The roles of post-translational modification of PIV5 P protein in viral gene expression
Graduate Program:
Cell and Developmental Biology
Keywords:
Kinase
Virus
Post-translational modification
Gene expression
Apoptosis
Immune response
File:
Download Sun_2011_thesis-E.pdf
Committee Members:
Biao He, Anthony Schmitt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Biao He, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Anthony Paul Schmitt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Na Xiong, Committee Member
Andrea Marie Mastro, Committee Member
Avery August, Committee Member

3. THE ROLES OF LARGE (L) GENE OF PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 5 IN THE HOST SIGNALING PATHWAYS

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Author:
Luthra, Priya
Title:
THE ROLES OF LARGE (L) GENE OF PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 5 IN THE HOST SIGNALING PATHWAYS
Graduate Program:
Cell and Developmental Biology
Keywords:
paramyxoviruses
PIV5
Large protein
NF-κB
AKT
interferon
MDA5
RNase L
File:
Download Thesis-Priya_Luthra.pdf
Committee Members:
Biao He, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Biao He, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Anthony Paul Schmitt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Avery August, Committee Member
Kumble Sandeep Prabhu, Committee Member
Katsuhiko Murakami, Committee Member

5. REGULATION OF NEUROPEPTIDE Y EXPRESSION AND THE SYMPATHO-ADRENAL RESPONSE TO STRESS

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Author:
Wang, Qian
Title:
REGULATION OF NEUROPEPTIDE Y EXPRESSION AND THE SYMPATHO-ADRENAL RESPONSE TO STRESS
Graduate Program:
Cell and Developmental Biology
Keywords:
neuropeptide Y
catecholamines
stress
adrenal medulla
File:
Download Qian_Wang_923512678_CDB_PhD_Dissertation_2011_Aug_Final_submission_.pdf
Committee Members:
Douglas Cavener, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Douglas Cavener, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Matthew Whim, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bernhard Luscher, Committee Member
Melissa Rolls, Committee Member
Byron C Jones, Committee Member

6. The GCN2 eIF2alpha kinase regulates lipid and glucose homeostasis

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Author:
Xu, Xu
Title:
The GCN2 eIF2alpha kinase regulates lipid and glucose homeostasis
Graduate Program:
Cell and Developmental Biology
Keywords:
GCN2
FSP27
Triglyceride Storage
Insig2a
C/EBPbeta
Gluconeogenesis
File:
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Committee Members:
Douglas Cavener, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gong Chen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Douglas Cavener, Committee Member
Zhi Chun Lai, Committee Member
Robert Paulson, Committee Member

7. UNDERSTANDING EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY USING MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS: FROM GENES TO GENOMES

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Author:
Zhou, Xiaofan
Title:
UNDERSTANDING EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY USING MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS: FROM GENES TO GENOMES
Graduate Program:
Cell and Developmental Biology
Keywords:
genome duplication
gene duplication
histone demethylase
epigenetics
evolution
tree of life
single-copy gene
File:
Download ZhouX_PhD_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Hong Ma, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hong Ma, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Claude Walker Depamphilis, Committee Member
Zhi Chun Lai, Committee Member
David Michael Geiser, Committee Member

9. Revealing the Transcriptional Regulatory Mechanisms Controlling Floral Development

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Author:
Ma, Xuan
Title:
Revealing the Transcriptional Regulatory Mechanisms Controlling Floral Development
Graduate Program:
Cell and Developmental Biology
Keywords:
Floral development
microarray
transcriptome
regulatory network
File:
Download Thesis_.pdf
Committee Members:
Hong Ma, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hong Ma, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Teh Hui Kao, Committee Member
Yinong Yang, Committee Member
Claude Walker Depamphilis, Committee Member
Naomi S Altman, Committee Member

11. The function of neuroligin-2 in neuronal development and neuropsychiatric disorders

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Author:
Sun, Chicheng
Title:
The function of neuroligin-2 in neuronal development and neuropsychiatric disorders
Graduate Program:
Cell and Developmental Biology
Keywords:
Neuroligin
Synapse
GABA
Schizophrenia
KCC2
File:
Download Chicheng_Sun_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Gong Chen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Douglas Cavener, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Zhi Chun Lai, Committee Member
Richard W Ordway, Committee Member
Rick Owen Gilmore, Committee Member

12. The Juxtamembrane Domain: a Central Guardian of the Ron Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Activity

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Author:
Wang, Xin
Title:
The Juxtamembrane Domain: a Central Guardian of the Ron Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Activity
Graduate Program:
Cell and Developmental Biology
Keywords:
Juxtamembrane domain
Ron Receptor Tyrosine Kinase
Autoinhibition
File:
Download final_Dissertation_of_Xin_Wang.pdf
Committee Members:
Pamela Hankey Giblin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Pamela Hankey Giblin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Zhi Chun Lai, Committee Member
Avery August, Special Member
B Tracy Nixon, Committee Member
Kumble Sandeep Prabhu, Committee Member

13. study of a mumps virus from a outbreak in Iowa in 2006

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Author:
Xu, Pei
Title:
study of a mumps virus from a outbreak in Iowa in 2006
Graduate Program:
Cell and Developmental Biology
Keywords:
mumps virus vaccine rhesus macaque V SH attenuation
File:
Download pei_xu_thesis-final__7-19-2013.pdf
Committee Members:
Biao He, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anthony Paul Schmitt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Na Xiong, Committee Member
Zhi Chun Lai, Committee Member
Pamela Hankey Giblin, Committee Member

14. Integrative genome-wide studies to elucidate regulation of lineage choice in hematopoiesis

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Author:
Mishra, Tejaswini
Title:
Integrative genome-wide studies to elucidate regulation of lineage choice in hematopoiesis
Graduate Program:
Cell and Developmental Biology
Keywords:
hematopoiesis
genomics
gene regulation;RNA-seq;erythroblast;megakaryocyte
File:
Download Dissertation_TejaswiniMishra.pdf
Committee Members:
Ross Cameron Hardison, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Axtell, Committee Member
Benjamin Franklin Pugh, Committee Member
Robert Paulson, Committee Member
Debashis Ghosh, Committee Member

15. Investigating the cellular functions of kinesin, microtubules and +TIPs using in vitro reconstitution, microscale engineering and novel statistical techniques

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Author:
Chen, Yalei
Title:
Investigating the cellular functions of kinesin, microtubules and +TIPs using in vitro reconstitution, microscale engineering and novel statistical techniques
Graduate Program:
Cell and Developmental Biology
Keywords:
microtubule
kinesin
cellulose synthase
spindle
micro-fabrication
in vitro reconstitution
statistics
File:
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Committee Members:
William O Hancock, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William O Hancock, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Melissa Rolls, Committee Member
Christopher Martin Yengo, Committee Member
Richard Cyr, Committee Member
Thomas Nelson Jackson, Committee Member

16. Identifying the function of kinesin-13 family members and how they contribute to neuronal development.

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Author:
Long, Melissa Katherine
Title:
Identifying the function of kinesin-13 family members and how they contribute to neuronal development.
Graduate Program:
Cell and Developmental Biology
Keywords:
kinesin-13
Klp59C
Klp10A
neuronal development
microtubules
cell polarity
File:
Download MelissaLong_MastersThesis_V2.pdf
Committee Members:
Melissa Rolls, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Wendy Hanna Rose, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William O Hancock, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

17. From Structure to Dynamics: Direct Visualization of Primary Plant Cell Walls by Atomic Force Microscopy

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Author:
Zhang, Tian
Title:
From Structure to Dynamics: Direct Visualization of Primary Plant Cell Walls by Atomic Force Microscopy
Graduate Program:
Cell and Developmental Biology
Keywords:
plant cell walls
AFM
dynamics
biomechanics
loosening
growth
File:
Download Tian_Zhang_thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Daniel J Cosgrove, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel J Cosgrove, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sarah Mary Assmann, Committee Member
Ming Tien, Committee Member
William O Hancock, Committee Member

18. Investigation of the molecular basis underlying a multi-step model of axon injury responses

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Author:
Chen, Li
Title:
Investigation of the molecular basis underlying a multi-step model of axon injury responses
Graduate Program:
Cell and Developmental Biology
Keywords:
axon regeneration
neuroprotection
microtubules
gamma-tubulin
Nmnat
DLK
JNK
fos
caspases
mitochondria
File:
Download ChenDissertationJuly15.pdf
Committee Members:
Melissa Rolls, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William O Hancock, Committee Member
Richard W Ordway, Committee Member
Douglas Cavener, Committee Member
Zhi Chun Lai, Committee Member