Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Rat hind limb nociceptive withdrawal response depends on initial paw position but not stimulus location, Kimberly Seamon
Comparing pseudo-environmental and horizontal plus pseudo-environmental transmission of a probiotic Janithinobacterium lividum between green frog tadpoles, Stephen Simonetti
Experimental greenhouse and field trials on American Ginseng, Panax quinquefolium: Implications for restoration in Appalachia, Emily Thyroff
The evolutionary selective pressures exerted on A3 actinobacteriophages, Cheyenne Weeks-Galindo
Identification of three novel genes, PPK12, PPK23, and PPK25, involved in noxious cold detection in Drosophila, Benjamin Williamson
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Interleukin-3-deficient mice have increased resistance to blood-stage malaria, Sarah Rebekah Auclair
Characterization of Vibrio vulnificus strains using phenotypic and genotypic assays, James Conrad
The role of ambient temperature in the recovery from major surgical stress, Mary Katherine Garbarini
Development of inputs from the Lateral Superior Olivary Nucleus to the Inferior Colliculus in EphA4 wild type and mutant mice prior to hearing onset, Allyse Bailey Harris
Gene expression in the kidney of rats affected by metabolic syndrome: A meta-analysis, Brittany Leigh Hatchett
Effects of Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on bone mineral density and overuse injuries in collegiate female athletes, Lena Marie Husnay
Colloidal and biological properties of triscationic amphiphiles with one or two tails, John N. Marafino
Profile of the unfolded protein response in C. elegans depleted of the translational chaperone, NAC., Caylin S. Murray
Investigating inactive, chloroplast localized beta-amylase-9 in Arabidopsis thaliana, Nurlybek Mursaliyev
The role of ephrin-B3 on midbrain topography and auditory function, William Andrew Noftz
A bioinformatics approach to revealing the genetic basis for bacteriophage host specificity, Hayley Anne Norian
Isolation of Methicillin-Resistant Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcus (MRCoNS) from a fecal-contaminated stream in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Michael Timothy Partin
Analysis of the direction of escape response of crickets to looming-object stimulation, Kate Louise Reiman
Examining tail development models in the four-toed salamander, Hemidactylium scutatum, Peter Daniel Rossbach
Role of ß-amylase1 (BAM1) in the recovery of arabidopsis plants from osmotic stress, Jonathan Michael Schmitz
Microtubule organization and cell-to-cell communication in Arabidopsis thaliana, Lauren Michelle Schulte
Role of interleukin-3 in blood-stage malaria infection caused by Plasmodium berghei ANKA, Abdalla Sheikh
The relationship between riparian zone width and floristic quality in Shenandoah County, Virginia, Jamie D. Smith
Effects of fine sediment on juvenile brook trout habitat use and social interactions, Kyle Snow
The effect of physical and demographic factors and training on the time-to-adoption of domestic cats in a local shelter, Deborah T. Stratton
Exploration of genomic determinants for host range in phages of pathogenic and non-pathogenic mycobacteria, Anisa Christine Tracy
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Direct capture of plasmids conferring resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics from agriculturally-impacted stream sediment, Elena Emilova Balkanska
Occurrence, survival, and persistence of the fecal indicator bacterium, Enterococcus mundtii, in soils of a contaminated watershed, Marc Carpenter
Influence of initial position and stimulus location of the paw on the nociceptive withdrawal reflex in intact rats, Christopher Anthony Chrzan II
Microbial dynamics and core microbiome of red-backed salamanders (Plethodon cinereus), Andrew Howard Loudon
A novel RCC1-like protein is a crucial regulator of the intraerythrocytic cycle of the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum., Marcus Davon Skaflen
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Microscopic analysis of Drosophila melanogaster RhoA mutants during the morphogenetic process of head involution, Pria Noelle Chang
Food web subsidies in intermittent streams: Implications for small isolated populations of native brook trout, Jennifer Lauren Courtwright
Lipophilic and hydrophilic quantitative analysis of antioxidant activity in tomatoes and tomato products, Anna Tran Dinh
Floristic survey of the vascular plants of Shenandoah County, Virginia, Brinton Evan Domangue
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
The role of the nascent polypeptide-associated complex in Caenorhabditis elegans, Paul T. Arsenovic
Variation in the branching pattern of the four major caudal vessels emerging from the external carotid artery, Sara B. Heltzel
A bioaugmentation approach to the prevention of chytridiomycosis, Carly Muletz
Interleukin-3 promotes susceptibility in a mouse model of Cutaneous leishmaniasis, Bryan Lewis Saunders
Influence of estradiol and exercise on foot laxity, ankle laxity, and plantar loading in college athletes, Kristina Teri Silke
A taxonomic revision of the endemic members of Varronia P. Br. (Cordiaceae) in the Galápagos Islands, Julia Kathryn Stutzman
Ontogeny of postcranial morphology and locomotor behavior in Propithecus verreauxi coquereli and Lemur catta, Stephanie Ann Wolf
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Fish community response to the addtion of wood in Smith Creek, Virginia, Chastine Daniel Kyger
Chemotaxis of amphibian pathogen batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the presence and absence of antifungal metabolites produced by amphibian skin bacteria, Brianna Ashlyn Lam
Activation of GABAA and 5HT1A receptors in the raphe pallidus abolish the cardiovascular responses to stress in conscious rats, Nhut Minh Pham Le
Investigation of the roles of Kinesin-5 motor protein family members in Arabidopsis thaliana, Bareza Abbas Rasoul
Changes in light levels with loss of eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) at a Southern Appalachian Headwater Stream: Implications for brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), Leigh A. Siderhurst
Investigation of the role of BAM9 in starch metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana, Elizabeth Ann Steidle
Sensitivity and exposure of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) habitat to climate change, Bradly Allen Trumbo
