2010

Program: Evolution Ecology and Population Biology

Graduation Year: 2010

Thesis Advisor: Allan Larson

Thesis Title: Phylogenetics and Phylogeography of Moray Eels (Muraenidae)

Program: Immunology

Graduation Year: 2010

Thesis Advisor: Emil R. Unanue

Thesis Title: Presentation of citrullinated peptides derived from unmodified protein by antigen presenting cells

Program: Developmental Biology

Graduation Year: 2010

Thesis Advisor: James J. Hsieh

Thesis Title: Novel activities of the epigenetic regulator MLL in the HGF-MET signaling path.

Program: Computational Biology

Graduation Year: 2010

Thesis Advisor: Garland R. Marshall

Thesis Title: Examination of Molecular Recognition in Protein-Ligand Interactions: Prospective Study and Methods Development

Program: Biochemistry

Graduation Year: 2010

Thesis Advisor: Timothy M. Lohman

Thesis Title: Transient-State Kinetic Studies of Escherichia coli UvrD Monomer Translocation along Single-Stranded DNA

Program: Molecular Cell Biology

Graduation Year: 2010

Thesis Advisor: Emily Cheng

Thesis Title: Investigation of Caspase-Independent Cell Death Pathways

Program: Plant Biology

Graduation Year: 2010

Thesis Advisor: Craig S. Pikaard

Thesis Title: Control of Ribosomal RNA genes by maintenance and de novo methylation in Arabidopsis: molecular genetics and evolution of the Pol IV/Pol V system

Program: Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Graduation Year: 2010

Thesis Advisor: David M. Ornitz

Thesis Title: The Role FGF Signaling in Epicardial-Derived Cardiac Fibroblast Development and Migration

Program: Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Graduation Year: 2010

Thesis Advisor: Craig S. Pikaard

Thesis Title: RNA silencing pathways and ribosomal RNA gene inactivation in Arabidopsis

Program: Neurosciences

Graduation Year: 2010

Thesis Advisor: Erik D. Herzog

Thesis Title: Pacemaker Heterogeneity in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus: Origins and Network Implications