Undergraduate Theses contain papers--mostly honors theses--by undergraduate students from across disciplines at Washington University in St. Louis (WashU). Access to this collection is restricted to the WashU domain.

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Theses from 2011

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The Mechanistic Intersection between Neurodegeneration and Dendrite Pruning in Drosophila melanogaster, Sarah Ebstein, Biology

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The Parkinsonian mimetic 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+) specifically decreases mitochondrial but not vesicular axonal movement in dopaminergic neurons, Scott Elman, Biology

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Relationship between Hippocampal Volume changes and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder following Traumatic Brain Injury in US Military Personnel, Toby Emanuel, Biology

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Late-zygotic microRNAs in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Elizabeth Freeman, Biology

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Rearrangement of M Element Like Sequences in Tetrahymena thermophila, Kevin Gao, Biology

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The Role of PICALM in Amyloid Plaque Pathogenesis in Alzheimer’s Disease, So Chon Gil, Biology

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Analysis of CIS-Regulatory Transcription Regions of the DIMM Promoter in Drosophila, Nicole Gong, Biology

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A Comprehensive Transposon Screen Reveals Universal Biofilm Effectors in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli, Alice Gu, Biology

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Role of Bone Mesenchymal Stromal Cells and Abnormal Bone Matrix in Promoting Increased Osteoclast Formation and Bone Resorption in Brtl Osteogenesis Imperfecta Mice, Matthew Kwong, Biology

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Identification of Cullin 4 E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Protein Substrates In HIV-2 Infected Cells, KiHyun Kwon, Biology

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The Processing and Function of Vitamin A in CD103+ Intestinal Dendritic Cells, Matthew Leach, Biology

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Comparative Analysis of Immune Evasion in Cowpox Virus, Jimmy Ma, Biology

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Investigation of Fourth Chromosome Reporter Expression, Perry Morocco, Biology

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p38α MAPK Deletion Promotes Colon Tumorigenesis, John Schneider, Biology

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Gene Expression Profiling of Archival Tumors from the Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study: Association with Clinical Outcomes, Aeron Small, Biology

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Spatiotemporal distribution of the VIP receptor, VPAC2R, in the suprachiasmatic nucleus, Connie Tsai, Biology

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The Influence of Social Cues on Feeding Behavior in Drosophila melanogaster Presented, Eliana Weisz, Biology

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Comparing the Effects of Invader4 with 1360 on Heterochromatin Targeting, Hao Yang, Biology

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Testing the Hygiene Hypothesis: The Role of Bacteria in Promoting Atopy in a Mouse Model of Atopic Dermatitis, Laura Yockey, Biology

Theses from 2010

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Red Brigades and Barefoot Doctors: Health Care Without Physicians During the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, Oliver Kayden Jawitz, East Asian Languages and Cultures