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  • Oxidative Stress Response Genes: A Circadian Connection?

    Creator:
    McAllister, Marisa C.
    Abstract:
    Circadian clocks are internal mechanisms regulating many physiological processes. Research suggests that the circadian clock may regulate repair of cellular damage caused by reactive oxygen species (ROS), but molecular pathways from the clock to ROS repair are not known. The gene cncC, known in mammals as Nrf2, and its repressor...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    plate. Special thanks to Dr. Barbara Taylor for sitting on my defense committee and taking the time

  • Demonstration of an Alginate Valve in a Paper Microfluidic Device

    Creator:
    Cornwell, David Q.
    Abstract:
    Paper microfluidic devices are capable of processing fluids using capillary flow in materials that are lower cost than the standard materials used in microfluidics. Due to the low cost of their fabrication and minimal requirements for instrumentation, paper microfluidic devices are ideal for use in low-resource settings. They have the...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Barbara Taylor, Committee Member, representing Integrative Biology

  • Adaptation to long-term osmotic stress in a domesticated Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain

    Creator:
    Holman, Douglas S.
    Abstract:
    Osmotic stress is a common challenge faced by organisms in environments with variable salinity or aridity. Understanding the evolutionary mechanisms underlying adaptation to osmotic stress may have wide applications, including management of populations experiencing climate change, or engineering industrial organisms involved in processes such as fermentation. While Saccharomyces cerevisiae is...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Barbara Taylor, Committee Member, representing Integrative Biology

  • Soil arthropods in the Central Cascades : slash burning effects and biology of some species

    Creator:
    Estrada-Venegas, Edith G
    Abstract:
    Despite the recognized role of soil arthropod fauna on nutrient cycling and decomposition processes, many aspects of the effects of sylvicultural methods in forest ecosystems upon their biology remain poorly understood. The long term effects of prescribed fires on soil arthropods in forest ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest have never...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    to thank Dr.I Elaine Ingham and Dr. Barbara Taylor for the review of my manuscript and valuable

  • The influence of light intensity on the phytochemistry of Chrysolepis chrysophylla (Fagaceae) and the relationship to the herbivory of Habrodais grunus herri (Lycaenidae)

    Creator:
    Bowden, Richard I.
    Abstract:
    Defensive chemical and nutritive quality of young leaves were measured for 72 individual trees of Chrysolepis [Castanopsis] chrysophylla in conjunction with light intensities of two different stand types and population numbers of Habrodais grunus herri in the Cascade mountains of Oregon. Leaves were collected in the spring and leaf characteristics...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    committee members Darrell Ross, and Barbara Taylor, whom I selected for their critical analysis skills to

  • Gene Networks of the Skeletal Muscle Cell

    Creator:
    Singh, Arun J.
    Abstract:
    Skeletal muscle is the largest organ in the body by mass, comprising roughly 40% of total bodyweight in adults. It plays diverse and unique roles that include movement, locomotion, and support for posture and internal organs, among others. The structural foundation for all skeletal muscle in adults is formed early...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    committee, Drs. Stephen Ramsey, Barbara Taylor, and Andriy Morgun, for their support and feedback during

  • Gene expression in the peripartum canine placenta

    Creator:
    Fellows, Elizabeth Jane
    Abstract:
    This research investigated gene expression in the canine placenta during the peripartum period. Previous studies have recognized molecular changes that occur in the placenta around the time of placental release in other species, but no study has looked at gene expression in the late gestation canine placenta. Of particular significance...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • Steroids regulate α2,6-sialic acid-containing glycoconjugates in murine uterine epithelium at the time of implantation

    Creator:
    Gaza-Bulseco, Georgeen S.
    Abstract:
    Sialic acids are involved in many cellular interactions. They can serve as an adhesion ligand or act as an inhibitor to cellular adhesion by charge repulsion or by masking potential ligands. Although sialic acids are implicated in the process of blastocyst implantation, their expression and regulation in uterine epithelium of...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    in the lab. I am also grateful to Dr. Barbara Taylor and Dr. Frank Moore for the use of laboratory

  • Roles of homeodomain transcription factors during organogenesis

    Creator:
    Xu, Jun
    Abstract:
    The spatial and temporal patterning of sequence specific transcription factors (SSTFs) contributes to cell type specification and organ formation during embryogenesis. Homeodomain transcription factors are evolutionally conserved among invertebrate and vertebrate animals. They are responsible for body segmentation and organogenesis. Lbx1 and Pitx2 both are homeodomain transcription factors contributing to...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation

  • Cellular characteristics of canine trophoblasts

    Creator:
    Sahlfeld, Laura
    Abstract:
    This research investigated the development of a novel canine model to study preeclampsia. Normal canine placental development has morphologic and histologic similarities to the shallow trophoblast invasion occurring with preeclampsia in humans, which makes the dog a particularly good choice for modeling this disease and will be an improvement on...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis