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Biology Masters Theses

Theses from 2024 2024

Investigating the Development of Alcohol Tolerance in the ESKAPE Pathogens, Hannah Durkee

Theses from 2022 2022

Evaluation of OASL and HERC5’s role in the non-lytic clearance of influenza A virus from club cells, Steve Crisafulli

Evaluation of Psychiatric Disorders in College Students at West Chester University: Underlying Genetics and the Effect of COVID-19, Madison James

The Effect of Ethanol on Cellular Movements and Development in C. elegans, Caitlin N. O'Connor

Investigating the development of alcohol tolerance by the opportunistic pathogen Staphylococcus aureus, Vaughn Perveiler

Emerging understory dominants in Eastern deciduous forests: quantifying photosynthetic induction and sunfleck responses, Sarah Polohovich

Effect of Metal-containing Nanoparticles on Bacterial Biofilms and on the Microbiome of Girardia tigrina, Azar Saikali

Development of Hemic Neoplasia in the Soft-Shell Clam (Mya arenaria) Along the East Coast of the United States, Nicole B. Seitz

A Comparison of Fruticose Ground Lichen Composition, Morphology, and Photosynthetic Properties from Open and Closed Pinus Rigida Stands in the New Jersey Pine Barrens, April Wallace

Maternal Drivers of Reproductive Output in the Lizard Family Scincidae: A Phylogenetic Comparative Approach, William Zang

Theses from 2021 2021

The Biomechanical Energetics of Terrestrial Locomotion in California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus): Efficiency of Quadrupedal Galloping, Sarah Kerr

Simulation of a Rat Muscle-Tendon Unit with Hill-Type Model Dynamics and the Study of Viscoelasticity in a Collagen Molecule via Molecular Dynamics, Veronica Siko

Theses from 2020 2020

Microbial Energy Storage and Antimicrobial Effects of Metal Nanoparticles, Octavia Allen

Novel Mechanism for Turning Performance in Bluefin Tuna, Abigail Downs

Form and Function of the California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) Hindflippers: Control Surfaces for Subaqueous Maneuvers, Ariel Leahy

The Influence of Edge Effects on Soil Respiration and Soil Carbon Storage in Temperate Deciduous Forests of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Jason Miller

Screening And Detection Of Antiviral Activity In Alchornea Cordifolia Against Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 In Vitro, Abigail A. Yenser

Theses from 2019 2019

The Role of DNA Polymerase Zeta in the Zebrafish Model System, Joshua Kovich

Differential effects of native and invasive shrub allelopathy, and other biotic and abiotic variables, on non-woody and woody plants, Genevieve Pomeroy

The Role of Polymerase Eta in Danio Rerio Translesion Synthesis, Rachel Thompson

Theses from 2018 2018

Properties and Functions of Tendons in the Peduncle of Odontocetes, Danielle S. Adams

Effects of Ethanol on the Dugesia tigrina’s Behavior and Regeneration Time, Gabriella DeMichele

Educational Resources Needed by College Faculty to Facilitate Effective Case-Based Teaching in the Life Sciences, Donald Harting