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Author:

Lee, Seung Kyu

Title:

Scaffolding of the C-terminal Domain of β heavy-spectrin is Involved in Trafficking and the Maintenance of Apicobasal Polarity

Graduate Program:

Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

Drosophila
spectrin
beta heavy
polarity
Annexin
PP2A
Rac1
endocytosis
karst
protein phosphatase 2A

File:

Download SKL_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Graham Hugh Thomas, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Graham Hugh Thomas, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Melissa Rolls, Committee Member
David Scott Gilmour, Committee Member
Lorraine C Santy, Committee Member
Aimin Liu, Special Member

Author:

Nguyen, Michelle Marie

Title:

Why Move It When You Can Make It? Drosophila Neuronal Microtubule Polarity Requires Local Microtubule Nucleation

Graduate Program:

Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

microtubules
neuronal polarity
Golgi
axon initial segment
Drosophila
centrosome
ankyrin

File:

Download NguyenDissertationFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Melissa Rolls, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Melissa Rolls, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Wendy Hanna Rose, Committee Member
Lorraine C Santy, Committee Member
Graham Hugh Thomas, Committee Member
Timothy J Jegla, Special Member

Author:

Browder, Kristen Cherie

Title:

THE ROLE AND REGULATION OF APICAL SPECTRINS IN CELL POLARITY, TRAFFICKING, GROWTH, AND CORTICAL TENSION IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER

Graduate Program:

Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

Crumbs
Protein Phosphatase 2A (PP2A)
Tension
Beta Heavy-Spectrin
Alpha Spectrin
Polarity
Par6
Sdt
aPKC
Strain Sensor
Endocytosis
Hippo/Warts Pathway
cpstFRET
Drosophila

File:

Download Kristen_C_Browder_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Graham H. Thomas, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Graham H. Thomas, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Melissa Rolls, Committee Member
Lorraine Santy, Committee Member
William Hancock, Outside Member
Lu Bai, Committee Member

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:

Download thesis_V13_reformatted_combined.pdf

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