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151 Nguyen, NamRoles of Transient Receptor Potenitial Ankyrin-1 and Vanilloid-3 in Endoplasmic Reticulum stress and Cytotoxicity in Lung Epithelial CellsAir pollution is a growing global health issue with considerable local relevance. In particular, exposure to wood smoke particulate matter (WSPM) is associated with the development and exacerbation of chronic inflammatory conditions and irreversible damage of the airways and alveoli. However, exact ...2020
152 Christopherson, AnnaSearch for the highest energy gamma rays of galactic origin using telescope array low energy fluorescence detectorsTelescope Array (TA) is the largest cosmic ray detector in the Northern Hemisphere, designed to measure cosmic rays with energies greater than 1018 eV. TA combines three fluorescence telescope sites, which are each instrumented with 12-14 telescopes, surrounding an array of 507 surface detectors tha...2022
153 Gregersen, DylanSearching for extragalactic stars among candidate halo moving clustersWe seek to identify stars accreted into the Milky Way which are remnants of its merging with smaller galaxies or star clusters. In our approach, we selected stars from candidate moving clusters in the Milky Way's Halo. These stars were grouped by similar stellar characteristics: orbital energy, orbi...Halo stars; Extragalactic origins; Milky Way2012-05
154 Duffin, CalderSequence Activity Relaqtionships in a Radical Sam Peptide MaturaseRibosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptide Tte1186a and several point mutation variants are synthesized using solid phase peptide synthesis with FMOC amino acids. Substrate recognition and thioether linkage formation from the radical S-adenosyl methionine Tte1186 maturase is d...2020
155 Hunter, SamuelSignaling Role of the Hamp Domain in the Escherichia Coli Serine ChemoreceptorThe chemoreceptor Tsr enables Escherichia coli to track serine gradients in its environment. Binding of serine to the periplasmic domain propagates a signaling conformational change through other domains of the chemoreceptor molecule to modulate the activity of CheA, a kinase associated with t...Chemoreceptors - Research2016-07
156 Olsen, NicholasSimple Molecular Models for Chiral CrystallizationChiral molecules play an important role in many biological processes.1 Important chiral biomolecules include certain amino acids, sugars, DNA, RNA, and many proteins. Chiral molecules have enantiomers, mirror-image isomers that cannot be superimposed on each other. The classic analogy to enantiomers...2020
157 Blair, Coral DeanSnakes as a possible winter reservoir for Western equine encephalitis virusviruses; equine; snakes1964
158 Yang, KevinThe Soluble (PRO) Renin Receptor does not Influence Lithium-Induced Diabetes Insipidus but does Provoke Beigning of White Adipose Tissue in MiceEarlier we reported that the recombinant soluble (pro) renin receptor sPRR-His upregulates renal aquoporin-2 (AQP2) expression, and attenuates polyuria associated with nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) induced by vasopressin type 2 receptor (V2R) antagonism. Patients that receive lithium therapy ...
159 Jensen, Trey W.Spectral evolution in high redshift quasars from the final boss sampleWe report on a study of the spectral variations in a sample of 102,150 quasars from the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-III). After mitigating selection effects and Malmquist bias over the redshift range 2:1 □ z □ 3:5, we create high...Quasars -- Spectra; Red shift -- Observations; Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey; Sloan Digital Sky Survey; Redshift evolution
160 Auduong, PriscillaSpinal muscular atrophy modeled in drosophila melanogasterSpinal 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 - Researcher2012-05
161 Thompson, LaurenSptlC2 Deletion in Endothelial Cells: Implications for Arterial FunctionUsing pharmacological and genetic approaches to inhibit whole-body ceramide biosynthesis, our laboratory showed that this sphingolipid contributes importantly to hypertension and vascular dysfunction associated with diet-induced obesity in mice. Here we tested the hypothesis that inducible, endothel...2020
162 Hahm, SuhyunStressors of varying properties induce differences in the modulation of behavior and biologyStress induces enduring behavioral and biological consequences. Despite its pervasiveness, the biological and neural processes underlying its effects remain largely unknown. The existing literature generally examines the repercussions of stress from the aspect of a single stressor; however, stressor...2022
163 Skedros, Gregory AthanasiosStructural and material changes in the sheep radius from newborn to adult: Functional adaptation versus developmental constraintBones that exhibit marked changes in structural and material characteristics during ontogeny are potentially useful for studying the mechanisms that produce functional adaptations. The diaphyseal region of the sheep radius was examined because it is relatively simply loaded in cranial-caudal bending...Functional adaptations - Sheep; Developmental constraint - Sheep; Ontogeny2015-08
164 Farrall, NicholasStructural characterization of the full-length exocyst complex by transmission electron cryo-microscopyThe exocyst is a conserved octameric protein complex in eukaryotes that is essential for tethering and fusion of vesicles to the plasma membrane. Composed of eight subunits, it is essential for growth, secretion, and developmental processes and has been implicated in cell motility, autophagy, cell d...Saccaromyces cerevisaie - Cytology; Cryomiscroscopy - Research2014-05
165 Dyer, JamieStudies of Spectral Variability of Quasars with Multi-Epoch AnalysesQuasars are supermassive black holes known to drive galaxy formation. They can have masses up to 109 solar masses and are the most luminous known objects in the sky, making them very important trackers of cosmic evolution. Given the large amount of research already surrounding quasar astrophysics, t...2017
166 Bull, August JohnStudying Galois Representations Using Elliptic CurvesDiophantine equations and their solution sets are prominent subjects of study in number theory. These equations are often studied modulo prime numbers or prime ideals in field extensions. Galois Theory is well-suited to study field extensions, but Galois groups are often mysterious. To remedy this, ...2020
167 Watkins, Ryan DavisSuppression of lymphangiogenesis using VEGF-C trapThe lymphatic system is responsible for controlling systemic fluid buildup. Lymphangiogenesis is a dynamic process involving sprouting, and maintaining new lymphatic vasculature. Vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF-C) is as a key growth factor that induces lymphangiogenesis by binding VEGF re...Lymphatics - Growth; Vascular endothelial growth factors - Antagonists; Lymphangiogenesis; VEGF-C trap2014-05
168 Reece, Eric J.Synthesis and Characterization of Proton Conducting Silica Nano-Particles for use in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel CellsOne of the fastest growing fields in scientific research is alternative energy. This has led to an investigation into the various aspects of fuel cells and their components due to their highly efficient energy conversion and low CO2 emissions. The efficiency of fuel cells is highly dependent on the ...2019
169 Cantrell, Rachel Lou-La VonneSynthesis of Antibiotic Scaffolds Inspired by the Tan 1057-D Biologically Active Natural Product Through the Utilization of Ullmann Copper(I) and Gold Cyclization ChemistryAs bacterial resistance to drugs continues to rise, the search for new antibiotics is of paramount importance. One key element to finding successful antibiotics is to uncover small molecules that act through novel mechanisms of action in order to decrease the risk of cross-resistance and provide ant...2020
170 Domagala, DrueSynthesis of protacs to inhibit toll-like receptorsThe immune system is the body's defense against pathogens. Since it has to be able to withstand the fast-evolving nature of microscopic invaders, the immune system has a variety of mechanisms to recognize and destroy them. One way that pathogens are recognized is through toll-like receptor (TLR) sig...2022
171 Randolph, CharlotteSynthesis of VLC-Pufas relating to macular degenerative diseasesVery Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (VLC-PUFAs) are non-dietary fatty acids that are more than 24 carbons long and include more than one double bond. The specific compound we have focused on is 32:6 n-3: a 32-carbon molecule having 6 cis alkenes with the alkenes beginning at the omega 3 carb...2022
172 Judd, David PaulTelomere proteins of Drosophila melanogaster: HipHop and MSK81DNA molecules encoding two proteins, HipHop and MSK81, were cloned into bacteria so as to make large amounts of these proteins that bind to telomeres of Drosophila (fruit fly) chromosomes. The goal was to determine whether known DNA binding motifs are present in HipHop and MSK81. Understanding how t...Biology2012-05
173 Roestenburg, JessicaTesting the Perceptual Salience of Spectral Content in Zebra Finch SongBirds actively adjust the resonance properties of the upper vocal tract during singing, which results in specific harmonic structures of song elements. To what degree upper vocal tract filtering is relevant for the perceptual salience of song is poorly understood. This research utilizes (1) a biolog...2018
174 Aderibigbe, JustisTrends in the usage of bidentate phosphines as ligands in nickel catalysis of hydrogenation reactionsA critically important process in catalysis is the formation of an active catalyst from the combination of a metal precursor and a ligand, as the efficacy of this reaction governs the amount of active catalyst. This review is a compacted but comprehensive review of reactions catalyzed by nickel and ...2021
175 Scott, IsabelleTropical analog to the log canonical thresholdIn algebraic geometry, the log canonical threshold is a property of singularities of planar curves. While singularities have multiplicities, the log canonical threshold can be a more telling invariant. It helps to classify curves beyond what the multiplicity indicates by examining how quickly the in...Geometry, Algebraic2013-04
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