Deciphering the Perpetual Fight Between Virus and Host: Utilizing Bioinformatics to Elucidate the Host's Genetic Mechanisms that Influence JC Polyomavirus Infection, Michael P. Wilczek
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Impacts of Embryonic Arsenic Exposure of Fundulus heteroclitus, Torey Bowser
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Translational Fidelity and its Role in Neuronal Homeostasis, Markus Terrey
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Exploration of the Relationship Between the Fractal Dimension of Microcalcification Clusters and the Hurst Exponent of Background Tissue Disruption in Mammograms, Betelhem Abay
Honors College

Neuromuscular Development and Phenotypic Variation in Zebrafish Models of Dystroglycanopathy, Erin Bailey
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Muscle degeneration in a zebrafish model of lysosomal related myopathy, Elizabeth Coffey
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Providing Experimental Evidence for Mouse Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase as a Novel and Unique Adult Neural Stem Cell Marker, Caroline Dean Curtis
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Effect of Wild Blueberry Bioactives on Endothelial Cell Migration and Angiogenesis: an in vitro Mechanistic, Genomic and Proteomic Approach, Panagiotis Tsakiroglou
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Effect of Arsenic Exposure on Early Eye Development in Zebrafish (Danio rerio), Remy S. Babich
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Characterization of Phosphorylated G Protein Function and Membrane Culstering by Super Resolution Imaging, Sarah A. Alamer
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

TARBP2 -Mediated Post-Transcriptional Regulation of Gene Expression During Murine Embryonic Development and Spermatogenesis, Sri Ramulu N. Pullagura
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

PI3K/AKT Signaling Activates HSF1 to Preserve Proteostasis and Sustain Growth, Zijian Tang
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Effects of Antibacterial Agent Triclosan on Cellular Signal Transduction and Mitochondrial Function, Lisa Weatherly
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Investigating Zebrafish (Danio rerio) as a Model to Study Ethanol Toxicity on Muscle, Margaret E. Pasquarella
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Investigating The Effects Of Nitrate Exposure On The Metabolic Activity Of The Developing Zebrafish, Sarah M. Conlin
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Growth and Pathogenesis of the Intracellular Pathogen, Piscirickettsia salmonis, Daniel Makrinos
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Calcium Components in Drosophila melanogaster Cardiac Pacemaking, Vernon E. Beasley
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Nucleocytoplasmic Transport Defects in Mouse Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Tyler J. McGathey
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

LEVERAGING THE PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX FOR AQUACULTURE: PRODUCTION OF PROTEIN THERAPEUTANTS FOR PROMOTING FISH IMMUNE HEALTH, Lana L. Elkins
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Vaccination of rainbow trout against enteric redmouth disease (ERM) induces an early balanced expression of cytokines in the spleen but a heightened expression of acute phase proteins and antimicrobial peptides in both spleen and gills, Eakapol Wangkahart, Christopher J. Secombes, Tiehui Wang Dr
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

UNDERSTANDING VIRAL DSRNA PRODUCTION, CELL ENTRY AND USE AS AN ANTIVIRAL THERAPEUTIC IN RAINBOW TROUT, Sarah J. Poynter, Amal Aloufi, Jeremy Weleff, Adam Soares, Stephanie J. DeWitte-Orr
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

IgT AND IgD FROM SEA BASS (DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX): LOCALIZATION OF EXPRESSING AND IMMUNOREACTIVE CELLS IN LYMPHOID TISSUES., giuseppe scapigliati Prof., Simona Picchietti PhD, Francesco Buonocore PhD, Noelia Nuñez Ortiz, Valentina Stocchi, Laura Guerra PhD, Elisa Randelli PhD
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HEAT SHOCK TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1 ISOFORMS IN ORANGE-SPOTTED GROUPER (EPINEPHELUS COIOIDES), Tingyu Wang
2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Characterization of the Murine Lung Transcriptome During Pre- and Post-natal Development in Three Inbred Strains of Laboratory Mice, Kyle Jaymes Beauchemin
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Comparative Functional Genomic Analysis of Appendage and Heart Regeneration, Benjamin L. King
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Mechanisms of DLL4/Notch and BMP9 Mediated Endothelial Cell Quiescence, Bahman Rostama
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Role of Notch Signaling in Vascular Remodeling, Sarah Maier Peterson
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Thinking Beyond the Fried Egg Model: How Accurately Do Students Perceive Cells in a Living Context?, Milissa Knox
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Sister Chromatid Cohesion Disruption: A Potential Role in Particulate Hexavalent Chromium-Induced Carcinogenesis, Carolyne Falank
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Microengineering The Neural Tube, Christopher Demers
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Defining the Role of the MicroRNA, MIR-101, IN Zebrafish Heart Regeneration, Megan JC Beauchemin
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Developmental Cis-Regulatory Analysis of the Cyclin D Gene in the Sea Urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, Christopher Michael McCarty
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Intersection of Renal Peritubular Cells, Mitogen Activated Kinases, and Chronic Kidney Disease, Justin Aurel Guay
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A Novel Mechanism for Mechanosensing by Endothelial Cells, Jennifer MacDowell
Honors College

Effects of Arsenic Responsive P21 on Innate Immunity and Apoptosis in Zebrafish, Gabriel O. Vachon
Honors College

The Use of Genomic “Knock-In” Strategy to Examine the Role of the Protein Acyl Transferase (DHHC) Family of Enzymes Using Dictyostelium Discoideum, Joshua Little
Honors College

Evolutionary and Molecular Analysis of Conserved Vertebrate Immunity to Fungi, Erin Carter
Honors College

Regulation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Phenotype by Notch Signaling, Joshua Michael Boucher
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Characterization of mammographic breast lesions and their microenvironment: an application of a wavelet-based multifractal formalism, Kendra Ann Mooer
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Abnormal cardiovascular development in cofilin morphant Zebrafish, Vanessa Devon Beck
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Characterization of Genes in the CFTR-Mediated Innate Immune Response, Eric Peterman
Honors College

The Role of Actin-Binding Protein Cofilin 1 in Danio rerio Embryonic Development, Hannah Cloutier
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Roles of Matrix Metalloproteinase-11 and Tissue Inhibitor of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2B in Fibronectin Degradation During Zebrafish Development, Molly Harris Jenkins
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Pathogenesis of the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-Like Disease of the BXSB.Yaa Mouse, Caroline McPhee
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Differential Cytoskeletal Responses to ATP Depletion and Repletion in Renal Proximal Tubule and Interstitial Fibroblast Cells, Morgan SA Gilman
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Neurotrophin Receptor-Interacting Melanoma-Associated Antigen Protein Activates Nuclear Factor Kappa Beta Repressing Bone Morphogenic Protein Induced Apoptosis Through Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Expression, Nicholas N. Matluk
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Elucidating a Mechanism of Particulate Hexavalent Chromium-Induced Carcinogenesis, Amie L. Holmes
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Role of Notch and Transforming Growth Factor ß (TGF-ß) in Smooth Muscle Cell Differentiation, Yuefeng Tang
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Hedgehog Signaling and Laminin Play Unique and Synergistic Roles in Muscle Development, Matthew T. Peterson
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor-1 (FGFR1) in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotypic Switch, Pei-Yu Chen
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Zebrafish as a Model for Cystic Fibrosis, Matthew J. Sullivan
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Transcriptional Alterations during Mammary Tumor Progression in Mice and Humans, Karen Fancher
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Laminar Flow in Mini-Fluidics Channels Assembly and Its Application in Zebra Fish Embryo Research, Radek Glaser
Radek Glaser

The Role of Sprouty2 in Breast Cancer Tumorigenises, Jessica L. Toher
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Misrepair of Particulate Chromium(VI)-Induced DNA Double Strand Breaks Leads to Neoplastic Transformation, Hong Xie
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Role of Minor Histocompatibility Antigens in Tissue Transplant Rejection, Moheeb A. Al-Awwami
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Identification and Characterization of Putative Palmitoyltransferases in Dictyostelium discoideum, with Focus on a Novel Gene, PAZ5, Bethany Bodwell
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Critical Roles for Laminin in Skeletal Muscle Morphogenesis and Myotendinous Junction Maintenance, Robert Jones
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Sprouty Regulation of Tyrosine Kinase Signal Transduction is Governed by Tyrosine Phosphorylation: A Functional Role for Sprouty2 N- and C- Terminal Tyrosines, Robert J. Nadeau
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Development and Application of a Bioassay to Characterize the Innate Immune Respone of Zebrafish, Andrea Hermann
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Development of a Viral Disease Model and Analysis of the Innate Immune System in Zebrafish, Danio rerio, Peter E. Phelan III
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Identification of Functional Amino Acids in the G Protein Alpha-Subunit, Robert E. Gundersen
University of Maine Office of Research Administration: Grant Reports