Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Unveiling the Ancestral Function of a Neuroendocrine Regulator, POU-I/Pit1: Insights from Gene Expression Analysis in the Sea Anemone Nematostella vectensis, Miguel Agostinho Pina da Silva
Amyloid Fibrils of Human FGF-1 Induced by Different Detergents, Zeina Ismael Ibrahem Alraawi
The Influence of Climate and Landscape on Allocapnia mohri Distribution in Arkansas, Brianna Leigh Annaratone
Demographics, Sexual Dimorphism, and Ecological Aspects of Ambystoma annulatum (Ringed Salamander) in Northwest Arkansas, USA, Brian M. Becker
Shedding in the Timber Rattlesnake: Natural Patterns, Endocrinological Underpinnings, Temporal and Energetic Effort, and Integration as a Reptilian Life History Trait, Maxwell D. Carnes-Mason
Factors That Affect Home Range of Timber Rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) in Northwest Arkansas, Bannon Gallaher
Ecology, Evolution, and Gene Transfer Between Diatoms and Bacteria, Cory B. Gargas
Time and Chance Happen to Them All: A Macroevolutionary Examination of the Effects of Whole Genome Multiplications, Eric Robert Hagen
Effects of Seasonal Environment on Abundance, Behavior, Visual Signaling, and Perception in Prairie Butterflies, Grace Elizabeth Hirzel
Differential Electrostatic Interaction Patterns in SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 variants: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study, Ugochi Hope Isu
Human-bat Interactions in a Disease Emergence Hotspot: Implications for Human Health and Bat Conservation, Reilly Tempest Jackson
Effects of Landscape and Yard Features on Mammals in Residential Yards in Northwest Arkansas, Emily Johansson
The Influence of Temperature, Prey Availability, and Population of Origin on Ectotherm Energetics, Allison R. Litmer
Modeling the Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) Invasion; and Future Concerns, Percival Matzinger Marshall
Density and Occupancy of Mammals Along an Urban to Rural Gradient in Northwest Arkansas, Leah E. McTigue
An Ecological Perspective of American Rodent-Borne Orthohantavirus Surveillance, Nathaniel Mull
Nutritional Ecology of the Western Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma), Jason Ortega
Molecular Characterization of Compartment Boundary Formation during Epithelial Remodeling in Drosophila melanogaster, Samia Parveen
Investigating and Characterizing Septin Cellular Regulators During Infection Related Development in M. oryzae, Rinalda Proko
Investigation the Plugging Behavior of Virus filters, Iman Abdulqader Saab
New Titanate Bioceramic Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery and Controlled Release, Seaab Imad Sahib
Unraveling the Biogenesis and Roles of Iron-sulfur Proteins during Nitrogen Fixation by Methanosarcina acetivorans, Jasleen Saini
The Roles of Estrogen Receptor Alpha-Interacting RNAs and Exosomes in Breast Cancer, and E-cadherin in Carcinomas, Brihget Catalina Sicairos-Meza
Exploring the Interrelationships Among Structural Complexity, Multi-Trophic Biodiversity, and Ecosystem Productivity in Forested Ecosystems., Ayanna St. Rose
Effects of Land Use on Soil Microbial Communities in Tropical Montane Forests of Malaysian Borneo, Yang Kai Tang
Patterns in Winter Stonefly Distribution Along a River Continuum and Land-Use Gradient in Northwest Arkansas Streams, Zachary Tipton
Ecological, evolutionary, and temporal dynamics of animal mortality events, Simon Patrick Tye
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Identification of Genomic, Proteomic, and Metabolomic Signatures Associated with Pulmonary Hypertension Syndrome in Broilers, Duaa Almansaf
The role of microbiota on Campylobacter jejuni colonization and growth performance in broiler chickens, Ayidh Almansour
The Role of CCAAT Binding Factor in the Regulation of Catalase Gene Expression in Candida albicans, Zahra Al-Rumaih
Studying Acetylation of Aconitase Isozymes by Genetic Code Expansion, Jessica Araujo
Differential Impacts of HHV-6A versus HHV-6B Infection in Differentiated Human Neural Stem Cells, Elham Bahramian
Hiding in plain sight: accounting for rate heterogeneity in trait evolution models, James Boyko
Molecular Characterization of Nitrogenase Regulation in Methanosarcina acetivorans, Melissa Chanderban
Impact of Genetic Variation and Timescale on Diatom Salinity Stress Response, Kala M. Downey
Characterization of the Influence of a Small Molecule Inhibitor on Ras-Related Proteins Interactions, Emilio Duverna
Characterization of Genetic Pathways Involved in Resistance to a Novel Antifungal Peptide, Kayla L. Haberman
Chondronecrosis with Osteomyelitis in broilers: Bacterial species involvement and influence of Probiotics and Synbiotics, Amer Abdullah Hasan
The role of temperature variation on macrophage physiology and function in vitro in mice, chicken, and fish, Intisar Abdullah Hassan
Seasonal Patterns in Activity and Occupancy Dynamics of the Imperiled Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata), Ellery Vaughn Lassiter
Validation of Whole Genome Resequencing for Mapping the Genetics of Ascites in Broilers and Viral Susceptibility in Layers, Katherine Pepper Lee
Expression of Claudins in Gill and Opercular Membranes in Relation to Osmoregulation in Euryhaline Atlantic Killifish, Fundulus heteroclitus, Allison McFarland
Examining the Expression Patterns of Desulfotalea psychrophila dsrAB Operon and pit at Subfreezing Temperatures and Different Concentrations of Sulfate Salts as a Model for Mars and Icy Worlds Survival and Colonization, Sergio Luis Mosquera Mora
Comparative Analysis of Conformational Transition Pathways in Homologous Proteins, Dylan Sebastien Ogden
Macronutrient Availability Shapes Host Response to Infection and Feeding Behavior, Weston Gerald Perrine
A study on Interactions Between Metal-organic Frameworks and Biological Materials, Josh Phipps
Investigating Molecular Mechanisms behind Bacterial Chondronecrosis with Osteomyelitis (BCO) Pathogenesis in Modern Broilers, Alison Ramser
Conservation of open-canopy-associated wildlife: multi-scale management impacts on imperiled herpetofauna, Ethan Joseph Royal
Bacterial Chondronecrosis with Osteomyelitis in broilers: genomics, phylogenomics, and methods to detect specific pathogens during outbreaks., Abdulkarim Abdulaziz A. Shwani
Riverscape Community Genomics of Ozark Fishes: A Comparative Framework to Infer Ecological and Evolutionary Determinants of Genetic Diversity, Zachery D. Zbinden
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Molecular and Genetic Studies of robo2 Transcriptional Regulation in the Central Nervous System of Drosophila melanogaster, Muna Abdal Rahim Abdal Rhida
Effects of Heme Oxygenase 1 Inducer, t-BHQ on Growth of Multiple Myeloma Cell Lines, and on Osteoblast and Osteoclast Differention, Alyaa Alansari
Efficacy of Conditional and Constitutive CRISPR/Cas9 in Rice Genome, Zahra Alizada
Impact of Different Plant-Based Foods Consumption on the Composition and Diversity of Gut Microbiota, Ayoub Al Othaim
Enzymatic Degradation of Microcystin-LR by Microcystinase (MlrA), Faisal Alqhtani
Evaluating Bioenergetics and Mitochondrial Dynamics in Patient Fibroblasts with Pathogenic Mitochondrial DNA Mutations Causing Leigh Syndrome, Ajibola Bakare
A Time-course Characterization of Muscle Function and Mitochondrial Markers During Colorectal Cancer-induced Cachexia in Tumor-bearing Male Mice, Ana Cabrera Ayuso
Site-specific Effects of Lysine Acetylation on Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetase, Hao Chen
Development of Biomaterials for Drug Delivery, Raquel De Castro
Characterization of Iron-Sulfur Cluster Biogenesis in Methanogenic Archaea, Thomas Modlin Deere
Developing a Microdialysis Sampling-based Biofilm/Macrophage Co-Culture Model, Alda Diaz Perez
Deciphering Chemomechanical Couplings in Proteins Using Microsecond-level Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Vivek Govind Kumar
Host-Parasite Interactions Within Food Webs, Adam Zvanut Hasik
Directed Genome Evolution to Identify Genes for Macrophage Survival by Staphylococcus agnetis, Sonali Lakshika Anne Lenaduwe Lokuge
Of Biodiversity, Boundaries, and Distribution: The Myxomycetes of the Philippines and Beyond, Sittie Aisha Bustamante Macabago
Dynamics of Hybrid Zones at a Continental Scale, Bradley T. Martin
The Effects of Commercial Harvest on the Density and Demography of Aquatic Turtles in Arkansas, Andrhea Darleen Massey
The Biochemical Characterization of AZA197 and a Ras Related Protein Cdc42, Alix Montoya-Beltran
Biochemical Characterization of Small Molecule Inhibitor Binding on a Ras Related GTPase and its Effector Interactions, Djamali Muhoza
Population Connectivity of the Eastern Collared Lizard Crotaphytus collaris in Arkansas, Whitney Allison Murchison-Kastner
Influence of Local- and Landscape-scale Factors on Avian Assemblage in Fragmented Tallgrass Prairie Landscape, Pooja Panwar
Data Analytics for Sustainable Food and Agriculture Systems, Megan Lord Reavis
Investigating Effects of Microenvironmental Stress on Cell Metabolism using Multiphoton Imaging, Lisa Rebello
Climate-driven Impacts on Himalayan Aquatic Biodiversity: A Case Study Involving Snowtrout (Cyprinidae: Schizothorax), Riri Wiyanti Retnaningtyas
The Characterization of Angiopoietin-like Protein 4 Overexpression in Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Jodi Simeon
Role of Reptile-Invertebrate Interactions in Enigmatic Reptile Declines, Meredith Swartwout
Spore Dispersal of Slime Molds and Higher Fungi via Animal Vectors, Courtney Trimble
Body Mass and Body Condition Variation of Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) Within and Among Winters Within the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley, John Thompson Veon
Pathogenicity of Staphylococcus agnetis Associated with Lame Broilers with Osteomyelitis, Sura Faris Salih Zaki
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
A Comparative Taxonomic and Diversity Study of Litter-Associated Fungi in Northwest Arkansas Forests, Rajaa Abdulrazzaq Abbas Al Aanbagi
Cloning, Protein Expression, and Characterization of Interleukin 1 Alpha, Musaab Habeeb Ali Al Ameer
Optimization of In-Vessel Food Waste Composting: Enzyme Activity and Microbial Dynamics, Ayawovi Selom Ametepe
Cloning, Expression, Purification and Characterization of Heparin-binding Pocket of Recombinant FGF1, Quratulayn Ashraf
A Comparative Ecological Study of Limestone and Dolomite Glades in the Ozark Mountains of Northwest Arkansas, Brittney Booth
Structural Analysis of the Multifunctional SpoIIE Regulatory Protein of Clostridioides difficile., Blythe Emily Bunkers
Resistance to Herbicides Conferred by Amaranthus palmeri Protoporphyrinogen IX Oxidase Mutations, Pamela Carvalho de Lima
Evolutionary Inference from Admixed Genomes: Implications of Hybridization for Biodiversity Dynamics and Conservation, Tyler Chafin
The Use of Inorganic and Organic Acids as Short Duration Antimicrobial Dips on Mitigating Pathogens Present on Commercial Chicken During Peri-Harvest, Dana Kristen Dittoe