Biology Ph.D. Dissertations
Dissertations from 2022
Reimagining How Putrescine Functions as a Signaling Compound: The Essential Role of Synthesis and Compartmentation, Kumud Joshi
Drosophila as a Model Organism to Study Opioid Use Disorder, Nabil Karnib
Parasites alter organismal behavior and interactions in aquatic ecosystems, Rebecca Noel MacKay
Evaluating the effects of anthropogenic land use and habitat fragmentation on bat diversity and activity in the Oak Openings Region, Kelly Russo-Petrick
Dissertations from 2021
Parasites of Harmful Algal Blooms: Characterization of Cyanophages and Chytrids as Top-Down Regulators in Lake Erie, Katelyn M. McKindles
Dissertations from 2020
Protein-Protein Interaction Assay in Phytophthora sojae Using Yeast Two-Hybrid System, Abasi Aikebaierjiang
Effects of Non-Standard Alternative De Novo Mutations on Evolution of Drosophila Melanogaster, Michael A. Balinski
Characterization of PUT1, A Polyamine Transporter from Phytophthora parasitica, Gayathri Udayangika Beligala
Genome-Scale Metabolic Network Reconstruction of Thermotoga sp. Strain RQ7, Jyotshana Gautam
The Effect of Anthropogenic Habitat Modification on Insect-Mediated Ecosystem Services, Audrey Marie Maran
Reptilian Activity, Movements and Spatial Ecology within the Oak Openings Region, Amanda K. Martin
Reconsidering Exposure: The Effects of Dynamic Contaminant Plumes on Aquatic Organisms, Alexandra N. Steele
Ecological Effects of Predator Information Mediated by Prey Behavior, Tyler C. Wood
Dissertations from 2019
A new perspective on polyamine biosynthesis and transport in arabidopsis thaliana, Menaka M. Ariyaratne
Stem-like cells and glial progenitors in the adult mouse suprachiasmatic nucleus, Dilshan Harshajith Beligala
Factors influencing bee communities and pollination services across an urban environment, Justin D. Burdine
Molecular Detection and Quantification of the Fish Pathogen Saprolegnia spp. Using qPCR and Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification, Satyaki Ghosh
Interactive effects of wastewater effluent on stream food webs, Melanie M. Marshall
Dissertations from 2018
Regulation of hemT expression in Rhodobacter sphaeroides wild type strain 2.4.9., Natalie N. G. Coulianos
The Influence of Topography, Wind, and Time of Night on Migratory Songbird Orientation along the Southwest Coast of Lake Erie, David Gesicki
Defining the reaction space of predator-prey interactions, Ana M. Jurcak
Exploring the Population Viability of Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) with a Stage-Based Model, Rachel Hope Kappler
How Do Volatile Cues Impact Plant-Herbivore Interactions in Arabidopsis thaliana?, Jennifer Shimola
Dissertations from 2017
Metabolic Engineering of Plants by Manipulating Polyamine Transport and Biosynthesis, Sheaza Ahmed
Assessment of Site-Fidelity and Straying in Lake Erie Steelhead Trout, Richard R. Budnik
Environmental Pseudomonas are a source of Novel Antibiotics that inhibit Cystic fibrosis derived pathogenic Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Payel Chatterjee
Structure-function studies of 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) synthases, James Chege Kaganjo
Deciphering the Link Between Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Immune Function and Exercise, Mahesh Ramachandran Pillai
How does alteration of chemical information affect assessment in male and female crayfish, Orconectes rusticus?, Sarah Jane Wofford
Dissertations from 2016
Spatial ecology of Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene c. carolina) in the Oak Openings Region of Northwestern Ohio, Matthew David Cross
Owners Versus Renters: Comparative Homing Behaviors in Primary and Tertiary Burrowing Crayfish, Maryam Kamran
Building Representative Sets Of RNA 3D Structures and Selecting High Quality Loops, Blake Alexander Sweeney
Dissertations from 2015
Characterization of Drug Reward in an Invertebrate Model System Using Operant Conditioning Paradigms, Udita Datta
The Export of Polyamines in Plants Is Mediated By a Novel Clade of Bidirectional Transporters, Lingxiao Ge
The Ecotoxicological Impacts of Copper in Aquatic Systems, Sara Elisabeth Lahman
Circadian Clocks in Neural Stem Cells and their Modulation of Adult Neurogenesis, Fate Commitment, and Cell Death, Astha Malik
Towards Automating Structural Analysis of Complex RNA Molecules and Some Applications In Nanotechnology, Lorena Georgeta Parlea
The Role of Polyamine Uptake Transporters on Growth and Development of Arabidopsis Thaliana, Jigarkumar J. Patel
Circadian Timing of Curcumin Efficacy and Nuclear Transport Properties of Cancer Cells, Ashapurna Sarma
Metagenomic And Metatranscriptomic Analyses Of Lake Vostok Accretion Ice, Yury M. Shtarkman
Genetic Modification of Thermotoga to Degrade Cellulose, Hui Xu
Dissertations from 2014
Spatio-Temporal Distribution Of Microbial Communities In The Laurentian Great Lakes, Mark Jeremy Rozmarynowycz
Detection and Characterization of a Unique Ammonia Oxidizing Archaea; Cultured from Lake Superior, Michael J. Schlais
Analysis of Circadian Properties and Clock Regulation of Glioma and Breast Cancer Stem Cells, Vishal Premdev Sharma
Identification of culture-negative fungi in blood and respiratory samples, Farida Sidiq
Dissertations from 2013
Targeting Cancer Stem-LIike Cells in Human Esophageal Squamous Carcinoma Cell Lines by Curcumin, Taghreed Almanaa
Evaluating Anuran Relative Abundance and Assessing Salamander Movements in Protected Areas, Kathleen Baczynski
Molecular Size and Charge Effects on Nucleocytoplasmic Transport Studied By Single-Molecule Microscopy, Alexander Goryaynov
Development of Genetic Tools for Thermotoga SPP., Dongmei Han
Local Adaptation of Microbial Communities along Geochemical Spatial Gradients in Sediments of the Lake Erie Region, Matthew Hoostal
Identification, enumeration, and diversity of ammonia-oxidizing archaea in the Laurentian Great Lakes, Maitreyee Mukherjee
Pollination Ecology and Demography of a Deceptive Orchid, Ryan Walsh
Dissertations from 2012
Cellular Architecture and Cytoskeletal Structures Involved in Cell Haptotaxis, Surya Amarachintha
Psychrophilic diatoms in ice-covered Lake Erie, Nigel D'souza
Evolutionary Ecology of Arabidopsis thaliana: Interactions with Biotic and Abiotic Environmental Factors, Adebobola Imeh-Nathaniel
The Roles of Moron Genes in the Escherichia Coli Enterobacteria Phage Phi-80, Yury Ivanov
RNA 3D Motifs: Identification, Clustering, and Analysis, Anton Petrov
Terrestrial Influences on the Macroinvertebrate Biodiversity of Temporary Wetlands, Michael Plenzler
The Ecology of Aerial Algae, Jennifer Ress
A Multiscale Spatial Analysis of Oak Openings Plant Diversity with Implications for Conservation and Management, Timothy Schetter
Multidisciplinary Approach to Bat Conservation in the Oak Openings Region of Northwest Ohio, Jessica Sewald
To Be or Not To Be a Protrusion: Unraveling the Determinants of Protrusion Formation, Mita Varghese
Dissertations from 2011
Base Triples in RNA 3D Structures: Identifying, Clustering and Classifying, Amal Abu Almakarem
Behavioral Genetic Characterization of Hunting in Domestic Dogs, Canis Familiaris, Budhaditya Chowdhury
Regulation of Ecdysone 20-Monooxygenase Activity in the Tobacco Hornworm, Manduca sexta and the Apparent Occurrence of this Activity in Ascaris suum (Nematoda), Christopher Drummond
Using Molecular Probes to Detect Cyanobacterial Communities and Phosphorus Utilization in the Great Lakes, Olga Kutovaya
Characterization of Polyamine Transporters from Rice and Arabidopsis, Gopala Vaishali Mulangi
Dissertations from 2010
Detection of Influenza A Viruses From Environmental Lake and Pond Ice, Zeynep Kocer
Microarray Analysis of Differential Expression of Genes in Shoot Apex and Young Leaf of English Ivy (Hedera helix L. cv. Goldheart), Seung-Geuk Shin
Competitive interactions between young-of-the-year smallmouth bass (Micropterus Dolomieu) and round goby (Apollonia melanostomus), Christopher Winslow
Dissertations from 2009
Analyzing Life History Characteristics of Lake Erie Fishes: Migration and Philopatry, Todd Hayden
Bioluminescence Imaging of Transgene Expression at the Wholemouse Level and in the Mesencephalic Trigeminal Nucleus, Daniel Hiler
Influence of Hmgb1 on Estrogen Responsive Gene Expression and Nucleosome Structure, Sachindra Joshi
Interspecies aggression and social dominance in crayfish, Xin Luan
Regulation of the Menkes Protein in neuroendocrine Cells in Response to Copper, Prashant Singh
Analysis and Characterization of Microbes from Ancient Glacial Ice, Ram Veerapaneni
Zebra Mussel (Dreissena Polymorpha) Promotion of Cyanobacteria in Low-Nutrient Lakes and the Subsequent Production and Fate of Microcystin, M. Megan Woller-Skar
Dissertations from 2008
Isolation of Bacteria and Fungi from Lake Vostok Accretion Ice, Tom D'Elia
Social dominance: a behavioral mechanism for resource allocation in crayfish, Kandice Fero
Characterization of a Small Ribozyme with Self-Splicing Activity, Lorena Harris
Phosphonates Utilization in Marine and Freshwater Picocyanobacteria, Irina Ilikchyan
Elucidating The Role of Phosphorylation on Trafficking of Menkes Protein in AtT-20 Wild Type Cells, Shruta Rege
Predicting the Structure of RNA 3D Motifs, Jesse Stombaugh
Dissertations from 2007
An Interdisciplinary Investigation of the Role of Crayfish Major Chelae in the Discrimination of Conspecific Odours: from Morphology to Behaviour, Rachelle Belanger
Using Chimeras to Evaluate Cross-Talk, Energy Transfer, and Protein-Protein Interactions in the TonB and TolA Systems, Kerry Brinkman
Inter- and Intraspecific Variation in the Superfamily Pneumoroidea, Nathan Donelson
Underlying Mechanisms That Affect Crayfish Agonistic Interactions and Resource Acquisition, Arthur Martin
Surveillance of Influenza A Virus in Environmental Ice and Water Samples, Gang Zhang
Dissertations from 2006
Iron physiological autecology of the vertically migrating diatoms Ethmodiscus spp. and Rhizosolenia spp. in the Central North Pacific (CNP) gyre, Mamoon Al-Rshaidat