Digital Commons @ Otterbein

Characterization of Streptomyces coelicolor Transposon Mutants and Deletion of Possible Chromosome Segregation Gene, Olivia Brickey
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Gaming to Learn Genetics, Sarah Wolfe
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Nutrient Plasticity in the Feeder Insect Blaptica dubia Fed Different Diets During Growth, Wayne Grindle
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Effects of Heavy Metal Uptake on Growth, Chlorophyll Content, and Calcium Oxalate Crystals in Lemna minor (Duckweed), Olivia F. Miller
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

miR125a as Molecular Target of Vitamin D Mediated Inhibition of CD4+ T Cell Differentiation into Th17 cells in MRL/lpr Lupus-prone Mice, Miranda Hilt
Undergraduate Distinction Papers

Intracellular Transportation of Perilipin 5, Mara Shields
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Effects of Benzyl Isothiocyanate and Papain on Parascaris Spp. Larval Embryonation, Moriah Wood
Undergraduate Distinction Papers

Implementation of Seasonal Diets through Seasonal Diet Surveys in Sloth Bears (Melursus ursinus): A Case Study at Idaho Falls Zoo, Noah Clever
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Evaluation of the hydrophobic clefts of perilipins 3 and 5, Kaitlin Dean
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Characterization of a Medium-Dependent Streptomyces Developmental Mutant, Dylan Gray, Jennifer A. Bennett
Undergraduate Distinction Papers

Effects of Temperature and Plant and Animal Diets on Metabolic Rate in the Juvenile Red Eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans), Taylor MacDonald, Sarah Bouchard
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Identification and Characterization of an FTSQ-Null Suppressor Gene in Streptomyces, Alexandra Sherman
Undergraduate Distinction Papers

Inhibition of Nuclear Transport of Perilipin 5, Hope Lewis
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Antibacterial Activity, Structure-Activity Relationships, and Scale-Up Reaction of 1,3,4-Oxadiazoles, Olivia Marie Smith
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Ohio Anuran Gut Microbiomes, Serena Hoffman
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Distribution Of Toxicity Of Plant Species In The Plant Family Sapindaceae (Sub-Family Hippocastanoideae), Vishvam Mehta
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MHC Diversity Analysis of Spheniscus demersus for in situ and ex situ Populations, Antonieta van den Berg Monsalve
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) Awareness, Kelly Dzialowski
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)

Emotional Support Animals for College Students: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Costs?, Sidney Street
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

American Virtual Institute: The COVID Practicum, Mitchell Stotler
Masters Theses/Capstone Projects

Equine Massage Following Intense Work: Effects On Plasma Creatine Kinase, Brittany Pilat
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Presence of Glyphosate in First Order Streams Associated with Rainfall Events, Julie Platz
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Diversity of the Major Histocompatibility Complex in African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus) in situ, Athena Schalk
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

The Effect of Slow-Feeding Hay Nets on Post-Prandial Equine Salivary Cortisol Levels, Grace Simpson
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Effects of Leaf Litter on Organ Size Plasticity and Microbiome Composition in the Larval Gray Tree Frog, Hyla Versicolor, Delaney Lyons
Undergraduate Distinction Papers

A Reexamination of the Freshwater Mussel Community of the Little Miami River, Emily Davis
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Antimicrobial Properties of an Unknown Microorganism Isolated From the Local Environment, Danielle Duryea
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Probing the Function of Perilipin 5b, Rebekah Dalton
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Developing Tadpoles Exhibit Metabolic and Organ Size Plasticity in Competitive Rearing Environments, Emma Kimberly
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

The Effects of Leaf Litter On Predation Cue Response in Gray Tree Frog Tadpoles, Hyla Versicolor, Dani McCauley
Undergraduate Distinction Papers

Environmental Factors' Effects on Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) Infant Populations and Health, Jenny McFarland
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Impact of Animal Programming on Human Attitudes of Local Wildlife, Ashton Jerger
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Determining Age-Related Visual Memory and Line Length Perception in Children and Adults, Katie Exline
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Life Line March 2020, Otterbein Biology and Earth Science Department
Life Line - The Biology Department Newsletter

Morphological and Color Variation in Poicephalus Parrots, Eileen Connon
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Protein-Protein Interactions in Perilpin 5, Erin K. Hughes
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Elucidation of the Amino-Terminal Structure and Characteristics of Perilpin 5, Derek T. Wei
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The relationship between coat color and dominance in female sable antelope over time, Taylor Wilson
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Characterization of Developmental Genes in Streptomyces, Erin Orr
Undergraduate Distinction Papers

Characterization of the Perilipin 5 C-Terminus, Tim D. Clinton
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Effects of Polystrene Foam on the growth and development of Darkling Beetles (Tenebrio Molitor), Nick Langlois
Undergraduate Distinction Papers

Potential Interactions Between Glucocorticoid Receptors and L-Type Cav1.3 Ion Channels Expressed in Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) Cells, Mallory Soska
Undergraduate Distinction Papers

Assessment of Wildlife Rehabilitation Trends: Domestic Dog and Cat Attacks, Rachel Wilson
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Cell Differentiation and Proliferation During Brain Development, Sarah Maxson
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Life Line - February 2019, Otterbein Biology and Earth Science Department
Life Line - The Biology Department Newsletter

A Comparative Study of Equine Gut Microbiomes Using 16S and 18S rRNA Sequencing, Jillian Jorgenson
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Prediction Factors for Release of Wildlife at a Midwestern Rehabilitation Facility, Abigail E. Smith
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

2018 Senior Research Symposium, Otterbein University Department of Biology & Earth Science
Biology and Earth Science Student Scholarship

Identifying RmdA Protein Interactions in Streptomyces Using a Bacterial Two-Hybrid System, Rachel Nguyen
Undergraduate Distinction Papers

Effect of Mutation of cvn7 conservon genes Sco6796 and Sco6798 of Streptomyces coelicolor., Caroline Fulmer
Undergraduate Distinction Papers

The Identification and Characterization of a Putative Chromosome Segregation Gene in Streptomyces coelicolor, Sean Kirk
Undergraduate Distinction Papers

Life Line March 2018, Otterbein Biology and Earth Science Department
Life Line - The Biology Department Newsletter

Investigating The Synthesis of 1,3,4-Oxadiazoles Via a Novel Two-Step-One-Pot Cyclodehydration Reaction, Brittney Sowers
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Insights into the cellular trafficking of perilipin 5, Hannah M. Bailey
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Sibling Rivalry: A Comparison of Giant Panda (Ailuropoda Melanoleuca) Twin Behavior, Taryn Chudo
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Characterization of Two Cyclic di-GMP Phosphodiesterases Hypothesized to Regulate Virulence in Streptomyces scabies, Madison Flasco
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Adrianna Wayble
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)

Life Line June 2017, Otterbein Biology and Earth Science Department
Life Line - The Biology Department Newsletter

Ecological Correlates with Dioecy in the Flora of a Tropical Premontane Wet Forest in Costa Rica., Breanne Held
Undergraduate Distinction Papers

Social Interactions Among Giant Panda Cubs (Ailuropoda Melanoleuca): An Investigation Into The Role Of Kin Recognition, Kelly M. Jackson
Undergraduate Distinction Papers

Inquiry into Perilipin-5A Expression in Triacylglycerol Rich vs Normal Fed Mouse Tissue, Kobi Agyepong
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Characterization of Novel Streptomyces Developmental Genes Identified by Transposon Mutagenesis, Garrett Kandell
Undergraduate Distinction Papers

Determination of Metal Concentrations in Sediments of Big Walnut Creek, Hayley Quinn, Joan M. Esson, Kierra M. Lathrop, Michael A. Hoggarth, Kevin Svitana, Nathan Hess
Undergraduate Distinction Papers

Nutritional Plasticity In Gray Treefrogs: Interactions Between Competition And Predation Threat, Troy C. Neptune, Sarah S. Bouchard
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Expression of Mammalian DNA in a Non-Native Cell System, Taylor Hyatt
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

A Reexamination The Freshwater Mussels (Family Unionidae) In Lower Big Walnut Creek, Kierra M. Lathrop
Undergraduate Distinction Papers

The Pathophysiological Process of Sepsis, Stefane Adams
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)

Evidence of a Perilipin 5 Splice Variant, Brodie Ranzau
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Iron Metabolism Genes In Browsing And Grazing Rhinoceroses: Implications For Iron Overload Disorder, Lorien Salyer
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

A Retrospective Analysis of Trends in Central Ohio Wildlife Health using Records from a Wildlife Rehabilitation Facility, Rachel B. Dalton
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

The identification and characterization of developmental genes in Streptomyces species, Breanna C. Brown
Undergraduate Distinction Papers

Growth rate plasticity in larval Northern Leopard frogs, Cory Usher, Sarah Bouchard
Undergraduate Distinction Papers

Feasibility Study of Biogas Generated Electricity for the Austin E. Knowlton Center for Equine Science at Otterbein University, Jillian Strimbu
Undergraduate Distinction Papers

Structural Characterization of the Lipid Droplet Protein Perilipin-5, Pearson N. Huggins
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Department of Biology and Earth Science: 2016 Senior Symposium, Otterbein University
Biology and Earth Science Student Scholarship

Nutrition and Exercise: Best of Both Worlds, Jacob Allen Burns, Lukas Swysgood, Trenton Antonaros
Senior Year Experience Student Projects

Protecting Plato, Ashley N. Putnam
Senior Year Experience Student Projects

Mini Series Presentations, Robert L. Moody IV, Natasha S. Natraj
Senior Year Experience Student Projects

Life Line March 2016, Otterbein Biology and Earth Science Department
Life Line - The Biology Department Newsletter

Distinct Components of Retrograde CaV1.1-RyR1 Coupling Revealed by a Lethal Mutation in RyR1, David Sheridan
Biology and Earth Science Faculty Scholarship

Resurgence of Acropora Corals on Mid Shelf Patch Reefs, Southwater Caye Marine Reserve, Central Belize, Jillian J. Keefer
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

The Characterization of a Putative Perilipin-5 Splice Variant, Cara C. Hardy
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

A Pre-Human Baseline For Stressors Limiting Staghorn Growth: Evidence From Sub-Fossil Skeletons Preserved In Earthquake Scarps, Central Belize, Samantha L. Hargrove
Undergraduate Distinction Papers

Cross-Sectional Analysis of Salivary Cortisol and Cyathostome Infestation in Horses, Danielle L. Keating
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Cognition and Problem Solving using Detour Reaching and Novel Object Tasks in the Budgerigar, Mollie E. Kemp
Undergraduate Distinction Papers

Determination of Cyclic-di-GMP- Controlled Gene Expression in a Pharmacologically Important Bacterium, Morgan A. Stark
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

A Comparison of the Genetic Diversity of the Class II Major Histocompatibility Complex in ex situ and in situ Populations of African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus), Emily Willmer
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Identification of Perilipin 5 Interaction Partners, Emily E. Burton
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

The Impact of Stegastes planifrons on the Resurgence of Acropora cervicornis, Zebulon Martin
Undergraduate Distinction Papers

Manipulation of Same Sex Social Pair Bonds in Budgerigars, Melopsittacus undulatus, Amanda M. Stilwell
Undergraduate Distinction Papers

Urine Proteomics Identifies Preeclampsia Subphenotypes, Michelle R. Axe
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

The Effect of Red Maple Leaf Toxicosis on Reduced Glutathione Levels in Equine Erythrocytes in Vitro, Madeline A. Rohl
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Life Line March 2015, Otterbein Biology and Earth Science Department
Life Line - The Biology Department Newsletter

Conservation of Lipid Storage Droplet Proteins in Evolution of Animalia, Jacob D. Bowman
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

The Effect of MHC Diversity on Mate Choice in Captive African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus), Kristen Schmid
Undergraduate Distinction Papers

Recovery Potential Of The Mussel Communities In The Lower Section Of Big Walnut Creek, Jared B. Ellenbogen
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Toxicity Of Leaf Extract Of Acer Spp. On Equine Erythrocytes, Bailey Katherine Dye
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Characterization of Suspected Cyclic di-GMP Metabolizing Genes in Streptomyces scabies, Bridget N. Bickers
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Applications of eDNA Monitoring for the Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), Rachel B. Dalton
Undergraduate Distinction Papers

Life Line March 2014, Otterbein Biology and Earth Science Department
Life Line - The Biology Department Newsletter

Cyclic DI-GMP Phosphodiesterases RmdA and RmdB are involved in regulating colony morphology and development in Streptomyces coelicolor. Journal of Bacteriology, Travis D. Hull, Min-Hyung Ryu, Matthew J. Sullivan, Ryan C. Johnson, Nikola T. Klena, Robert M. Gelger, Mark Gomelsky, Jennifer A. Bennett
Biology and Earth Science Faculty Scholarship

Carryover Effects of Larval Digestive Plasticity Post-Metamorphosis in Red-Eyed Treefrogs, Chelsea R. Jenney
Undergraduate Distinction Papers

A study of the mussels (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionidae) of Symmes Creek and tributaries in Jackson, Gallia and Lawrence counties, Ohio, Michael A. Hoggarth, David A. Kimberly, Benjamin G. Van Allen
Biology and Earth Science Faculty Scholarship

Heritability of Latent Period Estimated from Wild-Type and Selected Populations of Puccinia triticina, Jeffery S. Lehman, Gregory Shaner
Biology and Earth Science Faculty Scholarship

Host Resistance to Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi in Flowers and Fruits of Highbush Blueberry, Jeffery S. Lehman, Suzu Igarashi, Peter V. Oudemans
Biology and Earth Science Faculty Scholarship

Host Resistance to Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi in Flowers and Fruits of Highbush Blueberry, Jeffrey Lehman
Biology and Earth Science Faculty Scholarship

Ips Pini (Curculionidae: Scolytinae) is a Vector of the Fungal Pathogen, Sphaeropsis Sapinea (Coelomycetes), to Austrian Pines, Pinus Nigra (Pinaceae), Justin G.A. Whitehall, Jeffery S. Lehman, Pierluigi Bonello
Biology and Earth Science Faculty Scholarship

Cost-Effective Engineering of a Small-Scale Bioreactor, John Tansey, Sadie R. Bartholomew
Chemistry Faculty Scholarship

Heritability of Latent Period Estimated from Wild-Type and Selected Populations of Puccinia triticina, Jeffrey Lehman
Biology and Earth Science Faculty Scholarship

First Report of Phytophthora Insolita and P. Inflata on Rhododendron in Ohio, Antonino Testa, Mikael Schilb, Jeffery S. Lehman, Gennaro Cristinzio, Pierluigi Bonello
Biology and Earth Science Faculty Scholarship

Post-translational Regulation of Adipose Differentiation-related Protein by the Ubiquitin/Proteasome Pathway, John Tansey
Chemistry Faculty Scholarship

Relationship Among Genes Conferring Partial Resistance to Leaf Rust (Puccinia Triticina) in Wheat Lines CI 13227 and L-574-1., Jeffery S. Lehman, Karin A. Hanson, Gregory Shaner
Biology and Earth Science Faculty Scholarship

Relationship Among Genes Conferring Partial Resistance to Leaf Rust (Puccinia triticina) in Wheat Lines CI 13227 and L-574-1, Jeffrey Lehman
Biology and Earth Science Faculty Scholarship

Perilipin A is essential for the translocation of hormone-sensitive lipase during lipolytic activation. J Cell Biol, John Tansey
Chemistry Faculty Scholarship

Relationships Between Blueberry Flower Age, Pollination, and Conidial Infection by Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi, Jeffery S. Lehman, Henry K. Ngugi, Harald Scherm
Biology and Earth Science Faculty Scholarship

Relationships Between Blueberry Flower Age, Pollination, and Conidial Infection by Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi, Jeffrey Lehman
Biology and Earth Science Faculty Scholarship

Variation and Heritability of Phenology in the Fungus Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi on Blueberry, Jeffery S. Lehman, Peter V. Oudemans
Biology and Earth Science Faculty Scholarship

Genetic Analysis of freezing tolerance in blueberry (Vaccinium section Cyanococcus), Jeffrey Lehman
Biology and Earth Science Faculty Scholarship

Selection of Populations of Puccinia recondita f. sp. tritici for Shortened Latent Period on a Partially Resistant Wheat Cultivar, Jeffery S. Lehman, Gregory Shaner
Biology and Earth Science Faculty Scholarship

Phenology of Apothecium Production in Populations of Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi from Early- and Late-Maturing Blueberry Cultivars, Jeffery S. Lehman, Peter V. Oudemans
Biology and Earth Science Faculty Scholarship

Selection of Populations of Puccinia recondita f. sp. tritici for Shortened Latent Period on a Partially Resistant Wheat Cultivar, Jeffrey Lehman
Biology and Earth Science Faculty Scholarship

Phenology of Apothecium Production in Populations of Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi from Early- and Late-Maturing Blueberry Cultivars, Jeffrey Lehman
Biology and Earth Science Faculty Scholarship

Genetic Variation in Latent Period Among Isolates of Puccinia recondita f. sp. tritici on Partially Resistant Wheat Cultivars, Jeffrey Lehman
Biology and Earth Science Faculty Scholarship

Discovery of the Federally Endangered Freshwater Mussel, Epioblasma Obliquata Obliquata (Rafinesque, 1820) (Unionidae), in Ohio, Michael A. Hoggarth, Daniel L. Rice, Diana M. Lee
Biology and Earth Science Faculty Scholarship