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Christensen, Kiana | Quantifying Patterns of Squamate Dental Complexity | Squamate reptiles are ideal subjects for investigating relationships between diet and dentition patterns because they exhibit wide dietary diversity and taxonomic abundance. Most previous research is qualitative and limited to a basic assessment of the influence diet has on dentition (Hotton, 1955; ... | | 2020 |
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Auduong, Priscilla | Spinal muscular atrophy modeled in drosophila melanogaster | Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is the most commonly inherited cause of death in children (Park, Kariya, & Monani, 2010 for review). This disease is characterized by a loss of motor neurons which leads to muscle degeneration, paralysis, and eventual death by respiratory failure (Monani, 2005 for revie... | Spinal muscular atrophy - Research; Drosophila melanogaster - Researcher | 2012-05 |
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Ellis, James H. | Refractory status epilepticus and chronic kidney disease in a large pedigree due to a variant in the mitochondrial encoded trna phenylalanine (MT-TF) gene | Mitochondrial disorders present with a wide spectrum of neurological manifestations. Clinical syndromes are described largely by phenotypic indicators. Epilepsy is a common but not universal feature. Myoclonus epilepsy with ragged red fibers (MERRF) is a common clinical syndrome that presents with e... | | 2018 |
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Bader, Cecily | The Response of Arabidopsis Mutant BPS1-2 on Salt Media | How would our world change if salt tolerance could be engineered in plants? The Arabidopsis mutant bps1-2 has been shown to respond differently on salt media than a nonmutated plant would. In normal conditions, the bps1-2 mutant will arrest development in the root and shoot shortly after germination... | | 2017 |
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Nau, Adam | The role of heparan sulfate in maintaining stereotyped birdsong | Song learning in Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia guttata) occurs during a critical period between 30-90 post hatch days, and involves acquisition of an acoustic model and a sensorimotor period of increasingly improving imitation of this model. Young birds sing highly variable songs early during this pe... | Birdsongs - Research; Zebra finch - Research; Songbirds - Behavior; Heparan sulfate; Taeniopygia guttata; Neural circuitry | 2016-04 |
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Russell, Nicole | The Role of Introns Within Alpha Conotoxin Genes in Cone Snails | Cone snails, of which there are more than 600 species, have attracted a lot of attention. Cone snails, found in warm tropical waters across the world, are predators and produce venoms comprising diverse toxins. These toxins, termed conotoxins, have been the subject of a great amount of research. Whi... | | 2016 |
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Rowe, Ana Bruns | The suppression of signal-switching defects in the Escherichia coli serine chemoreceptor | The model bacterium Escherichia coli contains a chemotaxis system that allows the cell to change its swimming behavior in response to its environment. As the cell swims, transmembrane chemoreceptors detect concentration changes in attractant and repellent compounds and transmit signals across the in... | | 2023 |
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| Identification of potential causes for increased central line associated bloostream infection rates in the University of Utah NICU | The University of Utah Newborn Intensive Care Unit (UUNICU) has seen a recent increase in rate of Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) after an extended period of 965 days with no CLABSI's. Unfortunately, in the last three years, infection rate has been on average 2.6 CLABSI per ye... | | 2023 |
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Estrada, Johanna | BCR-ABL1 compound mutations combining key kinase domain positions confer clinical resistance to ponatinib in Philadelphia cromosome-positive leukemia | CML 1s caused by a random reciprocal translocation that joins the ABL1 gene on chromosome 9, with the BCR gene on chromosome 22. The result is the formation of the oncogenic BCR-ABL1 gene. This derivative chromosome is widely known as the Philadelphia Chromosome (Ph+), and it encodes a deregulated, ... | Leukemia -- Genetic aspects -- Research Leukemia -- Treatment -- Research | 2014-04 |
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Yamada, Kaylene | Comparing Tollerance of Neotoma Lepida on Native Versus Novel Toxic Diets | Herbivorous animals often ingest plants that protect themselves with chemicals, and these toxins typically differ in composition from plant to plant. For instance, juniper (Juniperus osteosperma) is dominated by terpenes, such as α-pinene, whereas creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) contains a cockta... | | 2017 |
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Evans, Kathryn S. | Defining the interaction between ETV4 and mediator subunit MED25 | Chromosomal rearrangements resulting in an overexpression of a subset of ETS transcription factors (ETV1, ETV4, ETV5, and ERG) are found in over 50% of prostate cancers (Tomlins et al., 2005). ERG and ETV1 have both shared and distinct gene targets, yet overexpression of ETV1 is often found to be as... | Transcription factors; Prostate -- Cancer -- Genetic aspects; ETV4 | 2015-05 |
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Prestgard-Duke, Michael | Dynamin localization in Caenorhabditis Elegans | Dynamin is a 100-KDa GTPase that is essential for endocytosis. The classic model of endocytosis is a sequential mechanism: first, cell membrane is bent and internalized via the formation of a clathrin coat; next, dynamin facilitates GTP hydrolysis, resulting in membrane scission as the newly formed ... | Caenorhabditis elegans; Guanosine triphosphatase; Endocytosis | 2014-05 |
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Dart, Emily | Diversity and metabolic potential of microbial communities in a site of continental serpentinization | The geochemical process of serpentinization releases energy and organic carbon: two of the basic requirements need ed to support life. Sites of active serpentinization in the deep subsurface provide the intriguing possibility of a non-photosynthetically -supported biosphere. However, serpentinizatio... | Microbial ecology - Research; Serpentine - Environmental aspects; Gros Morne National Park (N.L.); Syntrophomonadaceae; Serpentinizaiton; Tabeland Ophiolite | 2016-05 |
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Kim, Bum Jun | Does ceramide contribute to vascular dysfunction in mice with type 1 diabetes? | Approximately 2 million individuals have type 1 diabetes (T1D) in the United States. Cardiovascular disease is 2-4-fold more prevalent in these patients but the mechanism(s) is unclear. Recently, we showed that the sphingolipid ceramide contributes to arterial dysfunction and hypertension in mice wi... | Ceramide - Research; Type 1 Diabetes; Mice as laboratory animals | 2012-05 |
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Gardner, Jenna | The Disparity Between Student Science Writing and Professional Sciencetific Writing | There exists a disparity between student scientific writing and professional scientific writing. The audience, format, and intention of student papers as presented in the science classroom is different from those in the scientific field where the goal is to fully convince an unfamiliar audience and ... | | 2017 |
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Hinchman, Colin | 4D flow characteristics of left atrial blood flow after atrial fibrillation | Atrial fibrillation is the most prevalent cardiac arrhythmia and causes increased risk for stroke, yet accurate pathophysiological diagnosis remains a challenge. This study aimed to further investigate the physiologic biomarkers in the left atrium (LA) related to atrial fibrillation (AF) using 4D fl... | | 2019 |
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Jensen, Madeline | Changes in microbial diversity in storm-water green infrastructure | Increased urbanization has led to excess nutrients in urban ecosystems. Stormwater Green Infrastructure (SGI) is a method to capture these nutrients and prevent runoff. However, an increased understanding of ecosystem processes is needed to create more efficient SGIs. Past studies have shown that pl... | | 2022 |
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Furrer, Summer | Cellular and subcellular localization patterns of hepatitis delta virus in sjogren's syndrome salivary gland tissue | Primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS) is an autoimmune disorder, predominantly affecting women, that causes dry eyes, dry mouth, fatigue, and other extraglandular manifestations (Le Goff et al., 2017). It has been shown that chronic pathogen exposure can lead to development of autoimmune diseases such as... | | 2022 |
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Beseris, Ethan | Biological impact protection in human facial hair | Our study investigated selective mechanisms that influenced the evolution of facial hair in human males (Homo sapiens). Beards are often perceived as an indicator of masculinity and social dominance in men, suggesting that they may play a role in male contest competition. Some authors propose that t... | | 2018 |
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Checketts, Cynthia | Why white mice? improving biological literacy through animal history | Throughout the undergraduate experience, biology students are introduced to hundreds of experiments, theories, and principles, many of which are rooted in animal experimentation. However, in required and information-heavy biology courses, the erasure of animals from the scientific story-which repres... | | 2021 |
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Lee, Hani | Post-traumatic headache: an opportunity to develop new preclinical models for better understanding of pathology and treatment | Post-traumatic headache (PTH) is identified as one of the most frequent symptoms following traumatic brain injury (TBI) (Faux & Sheedy, 2008). Despite the high prevalence, there are currently no treatments which specifically target PTH. Instead of etiology-specific treatments, individuals suffering ... | | 2022 |
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Lan, Yung-Chi | HYPO-osmolarity and glucose starvation localizes slm1 to mitochondria- A novel stress response pathway | Synthetic Lethal with Mss4 1 (Slm1) is a key protein found in the crossroad of the Membrane Compartment of Can1 (MCC) and the Membrane Compartment of TORC2 (MCT). The two compartments on the plasma membrane of budding yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) are responsible for APC transporter regulation an... | | 2022 |
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Kasera, Shalini | Effect of IUGR and supplemental DHA on molecular mediators of hepatic lipid accumulation in the rat | Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) refers to failure of the fetus to achieve its genetic growth potential in utero and is commonly caused by uteroplacental insufficiency secondary to maternal hypertensive disorders. A hallmark of IUGR is a decrease in circulating docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an �... | | 2022 |
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Olivia Hanson | Spinal cord injury-induced neuropathic pain & the gut microbiome: a review | Most spinal cord injuries (SCI) result in spinal cord injury-induced neuropathic pain (SCINP). SCI-NP is a major healthcare concern given the extensive burden it places on both patients and the healthcare system. This, coupled with the lack of effective and available treatments for those suffering f... | | 2022 |
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Andersen, Kara | Cervical dorsal root ganglion imaging for studying neuronal nocicieptive ciruit changes in migranine models | Migraine neuroscience is a field in its infancy, with migraine being a remarkably common yet poorly understood sensory circuit disorder. It is characterized by attacks of unilateral, throbbing craniofacial pain, with sensitivity to movement, visual, auditory, and other afferent inputs. Migraines can... | | 2022 |