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Title: A NOVEL ANTIBODY FOR THE DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF PANCREATIC DUCTAL ADENOCARCINOMA
Author: Wu, Shuta
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Biology, Oncology
Description: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) remains the most aggressive cancer with a 5-year survival rate below 10%. Two of the major contributors to this dismal prognosis are late-stage diagnosis and limited treatment options. Common symptoms of PDA ...

Title: A STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF NEMATOSTELLA VECTENSIS MAJOR INTRINSIC PROTEINS
Author: Taylor, Jonathon
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Biology, Cytology, Evolutionary developmental biology
Description: There is currently a major gap in understanding the physiological processes of tissue grade animals from early diverging phyla, particularly within the context of the molecular mechanisms in response to osmotic variation. A key protein family esse...

Title: ANCESTRAL COMPLEXITY AND LINEAGE SPECIFIC EXPANSIONS OF THE ANIMAL BZIP INTERACTOME
Author: Kane, Eric
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Bioinformatics, Evolutionary developmental biology
Description: Protein-protein interactions are central to the regulation and function of transcription factors in time- and cell-specific regulation of the genome. Increases in interactome complexity may serve as a mechanistic driver for evolutionary novelty. T...

Title: ASSESSING COMPARATIVE FUNCTIONS FOR THE BZIP TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFE2 IN NEMATOSTELLA VECTENSIS
Author: Clegg, Devin
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Biology
Description: The bZIP gene superfamily is a family of transcription factors that have gone through multiple duplication events within bilaterians, specifically in vertebrates. This has led to multiple paralogs in each bZIP family while early diverging phyla ha...

Title: Apoptotic T-cell derived microparticles containing sonic hedgehog modulate endothelial cell functions in inflammation via rho kinase pathway
Author: Attal, Neha
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Biology
Description: Impaired vascular regulation as a result of endothelial dysfunction is a major determinant of sepsis-associated liver failure. We have previously shown that inhibition of one signaling molecule rho-kinase (ROCK) predominantly restores endothelial ...

Title: Assessing the impact of temperature on population-specific gene expression of a model estuarine cnidarian, Nematostella vectensis
Author: Klock, Amy
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Biology
Description: Temperature is a critical environmental factor that affects all living organisms. Climate change is resulting in rising global temperatures with marine environments being especially vulnerable. My study aimed to elucidate the temperature-dependent...

Title: Assessment of Methods and Environmental Influence on the Nematostella Vectensis Microbiome
Author: Krueger, Quinton
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Microbiology, Bioinformatics
Description: Cnidarians are a diverse clade of marine invertebrates that inhabit a variety of environments. The conditions of these habitats are becoming more extreme with the progression of time. These organisms associate with bacteria, which are composed of ...

Title: BIOFLAVONOIDS GENISTEIN AND QUERCETIN TRIGGER ALTERNATIVE END JOINING PATHWAY OF DNA REPAIR
Author: GHOSH, ANINDITA
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Biology
Description: Faithful repair of chromosomal double-strand breaks (DSBs) is crucial to genome stability and normal cell survival and proliferation. During normal metabolic processes and especially following exposure to DNA damaging agents including irradiation,...

Title: CELLULAR BIOMARKER RESPONSES OF THE ASIAN CLAM, CORBICULA FLUMINEA, NEAR A COAL ASH POND
Author: Thomason, Travis
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Biology
Description: The storage of coal combustion residuals (CCR) in aquatic surface impoundments has been a common practice across the United States for decades. Typically these aquatic surface impoundments are designed to allow the upper portion of the ash-basin w...

Title: CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR (CAR) T CELL IMMUNOTHERAPY FOR MUCIN 1 (MUC1)-POSITIVE PANCREATIC DUCTAL ADENOCARCINOMA
Author: Yazdanifar, Mahboubeh
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Biology
Description: Chimeric antigen receptor engineered (CAR) T cells have shown remarkable success in the treatment of hematologic cancers. However, this efficacy has yet to translate to treatment in solid tumors. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is a fatal m...

Title: CO-CHAPERONE REGULATION OF THE RIBONUCLOETIDE REDUCTASE COMPLEX
Author: Knighton, Laura
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Biology, Biochemistry
Description: The molecular chaperone Hsp70 folds a significant proportion of the proteome and is responsible for the activity and stability of many disease-related proteins, including those in cancer. Substantial effort has been devoted to developing a range o...

Title: CORTICAL ACTIVITY OF THE SENSORIMOTOR SYSTEM IN PARTICIPANTS WITH CHRONIC ANKLE INSTABILITY
Author: Burcal, Christopher
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Biology, Kinesiology, Neurosciences
Description: Patients with chronic ankle instability (CAI) exhibit a wide variety of sensorimotor deficits. These include impairments in feed-forward sensorimotor control (i.e. motor planning) as well as feed-back sensorimotor control, which pertains to refini...

Title: Collateral changes in susceptibility of Burkholderia multivorans
Author: Flanagan, Jerilyn
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Biology, Microbiology
Description: Antibiotic resistant bacteria, particularly in chronic infections, are difficult and costly to treat, so research into detection, identification, and treatment options is critical. Susceptibility measurement must accurately reflect the degree to w...

Title: Detrimental brain inflammation and the role of the interleukin 10 family members
Author: Burmeister, Amanda
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Biology
Description: Resident brain cells recognize pathogens and can initiate and/or regulate inflammation. Indeed, we have shown that stimulated glial cells rapidly produce inflammatory mediators, followed by the late production of anti-inflammatory cytokines such a...

Title: Development of a Methanotrophic Alternative Daily Cover to Reduce Early Landfill Methane Emissions
Author: Adams, Bryn
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Microbiology, Environmental engineering, Environmental sciences
Description: Final covers, especially when supplemented with gas collection, are highly engineered systems to prevent landfill methane release into the atmosphere. However, some methane production begins even before open cells are covered and often well before...

Title: Diagnostic Ultrasound Assessment of Femoral Cartilage Health in Individuals with Patellofemoral Pain
Author: Jeon, Hyunjae
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Kinesiology
Description: Patients with patellofemoral pain (PFP) experience pain during or after physical activities. Recent evidence suggests PFP is not only a painful symptom which hinders daily activity but also a potential marker for future development of patellofemor...

Title: Disulfide-trapped CXCL12-CXCL4 Chemokine Heterodimers Prevent Breast Cancer Progression
Author: Nguyen, Khanh
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Biology
Description: Triple negative breast cancers (TNBCs), i.e., 10-15% of diagnosed breast cancers, have a triple negative (Her/2-, ER- and PR-) phenotype and are the most aggressive subtype of breast cancer. TNBCs have a worst prognosis because of the high probabi...

Title: Dry Preservation of Germinal Vesicles: Development of a New Formulation to Preserve DNA Integrity Under Adverse Environmental Conditions
Author: Orozco Cabral, Joseph
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Biology, Bioengineering
Description: Advances in the cryopreservation of genetic material has revolutionized human reproductive medicine and animal conservation efforts. Despite many successes, oocytes have been more challenging to cryopreserve than sperm. Their large size makes it d...

Title: EFFECT OF CADMIUM AND SEASONALITY ON CRITICAL TEMPERATURES OF AEROBIC METABOLISM IN EASTERN OYSTERS, Crassostrea virginica Gmelin 1791
Author: Bagwe, Rita
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Biology
Description: Cadmium (Cd) and elevated temperatures are common stressors in estuarine and coastal environments affecting intertidal mollusks such as oysters. Cd and elevated temperature can raise the metabolic demands of oysters due to the increase cost of det...

Title: EFFECTS OF S-ADENOSYL-L-METHIONINE ON COLLAGEN EXPRESSION IN ACTIVATED HEPATIC STELLATE CELLS
Author: Thompson, Kyle
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Biology, Cytology
Description: Liver fibrosis is defined as the excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) components, which can disrupt the normal liver microcirculation and lead to injury. Unresolved, hepatic fibrosis can progress to cirrhosis, an end-state liver di...