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  • Breeding qualitative and quantitative traits for potatoes in the Columbia Basin

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    Graebner, Ryan C.
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    The cultivated potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is one of the world’s most important staple crops, ranked fourth after maize, rice, and wheat. While the potato’s success is due largely to its high yield, it also benefits from its broad global acceptance, and its ability to be used by the consumer...
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    and genomic studies. ©Copyright by Ryan C. Graebner March 30

  • Ascorbylation- the biological relevance of covalently bound ascorbic acid

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    Kesinger, Nicholas G.
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    Ascorbic acid, or vitamin C, is well known as a co-factor for proline-hydroxylase and as an anti-oxidant. However, it is also capable of forming covalent bonds, particularly in the role of a nucleophile, henceforth termed 'ascorbylation'. The ascorbylation of electrophiles can occur under physiological conditions. Furthermore, there are a number...
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    approved: ___________________________ Dr. Jan F. Stevens Ascorbic acid, or vitamin C, is well known

  • In vivo Reactions of Tetrazines Incorporated through Genetic Code Expansion

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    Blizzard, Robert J.
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    The inverse electron demand Diels Alder reaction between tetrazines and strained alkenes is an exceptionally useful tool in functionalizing to biomolecules since it is orthogonal to the chemistry of most living systems and have exceptionally high rate constants. In particular reactions between strained trans-cyclooctenes (sTCO) and tetrazines can achieve second...
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    Abstract approved: _____________________________________________________ Ryan A. Mehl

  • Breeding and genetics of lilacs and hardy hibiscus

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    Lattier, Jason D.
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    Lilacs are a group of ornamental trees and shrubs in the Oleaceae family consisting of 22 to 30 species. There are six series within genus Syringa: Pubescentes, Villosae, Ligustrae, Ligustrina, Pinnatifoliae, and Syringa. Fertility and cross-compatibility among cultivars, species, and series have yet to be formally investigated. Over three years,...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Ryan N. Contreras Lilacs are a group of ornamental trees and shrubs in the Oleaceae

  • Linking phylogenetic identity and biogeochemical function of uncultivated marine microbes with novel mass spectrometry techniques

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    Bryson, Samuel J.
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    The combined activities of diverse heterotrophic marine microorganisms significantly shape global biogeochemical cycles, but models of these activities are currently limited to aggregate microbial community processes, and it remains unclear how community structure and the functional roles of specific microbial taxa should be integrated into these models. Therefore, understanding the...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Ryan S. Mueller The combined activities of diverse heterotrophic marine microorganisms

  • Employing Genetic Code Expansion Tools to Elucidate Disease Mechanisms and Generate New Therapeutics

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    Van Fossen, Elise M.
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    In biology, function and disease are closely intertwined, requiring the coordination of hundreds of intricate chemical reactions. Interdisciplinary cooperation between chemical and biological approaches is necessary to decipher the chemical links between physiological and pathological conditions. In this arena, the precision tools made possible with chemical biology can manipulate and...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Ryan A. Mehl In biology, function and disease are closely intertwined, requiring the

  • The Influence of Microbial Communities on Spatiotemporal Elemental Cycling in Coastal Margins Revealed by Community- and Population-level Genomics and Proteomics

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    Kieft, Brandon P.
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    Biotic and abiotic processes at continent-ocean interfaces cycle a disproportionate mass of carbon and nutrients relative to their global surface area, and microbial activity is a principal determinant of organic and inorganic matter flux in these transition zones. Most studies using modern high-throughput ‘omics techniques to link microorganisms with costal...
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    Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Ryan S. Mueller Biotic

  • Comparative genomics of Vibrio and characterizing microbial communities at a shellfish hatchery

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    Delgado, Hanna
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    Vibrio bacteria are commonly found in freshwater, marine, and estuarine environments. Members of this genus can exist in commensal relationships with marine animals or as planktonic bacteria, however, they are well known for their roles as pathogens towards humans and animals. In this dissertation, I investigated aspects of host-bacteria relationships...
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    Ryan S. Mueller Vibrio bacteria are commonly found in freshwater, marine, and estuarine

  • The relation between parental consistency in response to frustration and children's imitation of parental responses

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    Sethi, Renuka Raghavan
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    The present investigation was designed to test two major hypotheses and five sub-hypotheses. The two major hypotheses were: (1) Parental models influence the shaping of children's responses to frustration, and (2) There is a positive relation between parental consistency in responses to frustration and children's imitation of parental responses. Three...
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    frustration reactions, will react in a dependent manner to frustrative stimuli, and (c) Chil- dren exposed

  • Defining the Role of Tyrosine Nitration in Biology with Genetic Code Expansion

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    Porter, Joseph J.
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    The buildup of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen and oxygen species (RNS) is known as oxidative stress. Oxidative stress results in a wide variety of modification to biological macromolecules including nucleic acids, lipids, and proteins. For at least 30 years it has been known that high levels of...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Ryan A. Mehl The buildup of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen and