The full text of Senior Independent Study Theses submitted during and after 2012 are available to download only by College of Wooster users. Unless listed as an exemplar, all other theses are restricted.

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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2008

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Regulation of the Activation of Heat Shock Factor 1: One Mechanism of Glutamine-Mediated Protection During Cellular Stress, Sarah Haserodt
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Antimicrobial Effects of the Organosulfur Compounds Diallyl Monosulphide, Diallyl Disulphide, and Kiallyl Trisulphide Found in Allium Sativum Against Planktonic Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (Mrsa) and Mrsa Biofilms, Kelly Knapp
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Evolution of Cooperativity in the Phosphagen Kinase Family, Marisa P. McGinley
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Converting a Monomeric Arginine Kinase to a Dimer Through Directed Evolution, Warren C. Swegal
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2007

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Prevalence of Sodium Chlorate Resistant Escherichia Coli O157:H7 and a Potential Resistance Mechanism, Alicia Cattaneo
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Investigation into a Nonlinear Cascade Model for Describing the Genetic Basis of the Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Phenotype Using a Murine Embryonic Fibroblast Model, Joshua T. Graber
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Investigation of the Interaction Between Neuronal Interleukin-16 and An A-Type Potassium Channel Subunit, Hannah Patia Leahy
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Investigation of Creatine to Creatinine Ratios in Fibromyalgia, Severin Pouly
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2006

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Investigation of the Creatine/Creatinine Ratio in Serum and Urine: A Potential Link to Muscle Pain Associated with Statin Use, J. Matt Craig
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Triclosan and Antibiotic Cross-Resistance in Salmonella Enterica Serotype Typhimurium, Rebecca Danner
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Investigation of Bioactivity of Seed Extracts From the Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) Plant Family, Ronny Ewanek
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Apoptotic Cascades As Possible Targets For Inhibiting Apoptosis in Huntington's Disease, Lindsay Pattison
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Investigating the Effects of Different Diets on the Microbial Communities and Cellular Morphologies Within the Intestinal Tract of Broiler Chickens and Turkey Poults, Rebecca Connelly Prada
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Investigating the Synthesis of Siloxymethyl Glucuronide: Progress in the Synthesis of C-Linked Retinoyl β-Glucuronide, Kathryn M. Torrey
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2005

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Determining Variations in Glyphosate Susceptibility Among Velvetleaf (Abutilon Theophrasti, Malvaceae) Accessions, Jala J. Daniel
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Expression and Purification of the Small Heat Shock Protein Zmhsp17.8-CII, Melisa L. Kundracik
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Assessing the Diversity of A-Genotype Strain of 2,4-Diacetylphoraglucinol-Producing Pseudomonas Fluorescens Using Suppressive Subtraction Hybridization, Adam E. Osborne
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology