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Investigating connections between the circadian system and aging in Drosophila melanogaster

Creator:

Long, Dani M.

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Circadian clocks coordinate molecular, cellular, physiological, and behavioral processes with the 24-hour solar day. While clock functions are well understood in young animals, it is not clear how aging or neurodegenerative disease affects the various levels of the circadian system. A common symptom of many neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s disease...

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Dissertation
Exploring functional links between circadian clocks, neurodegeneration, and aging in Drosophila melanogaster

Creator:

Rakshit, Kuntol

Abstract:

Circadian clocks are endogenous molecular mechanisms that coordinate daily rhythms in gene expression, cellular activities, and physiological functions with external day/night cycles. Breakdown of circadian rhythms such as sleep/wake cycles is associated with the onset of several neurological diseases; however, it is not clear whether disruption of rhythms is a...

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Dissertation

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. I am very thankful to my committee members, Dr. Barbara J. Taylor, Dr. Kathy R. Magnusson, Dr