Theses/Dissertations from 2013
THE MOVEMENT PATTERNS AND HOME RANGES OF BLANDING’S TURTLES (EMYDOIDEA BLANDINGII) IN TWO PROTECTED AREAS IN ONTARIO CANADA, Robert J. Christensen
Improving specimen identification: Informative DNA using a statistical Bayesian method, Melanie Lou
Using Population Survey Data to Model Determinants of HIV Status and Sexual Risk Behaviours, Audrey E. Patocs
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Quantifying the Direct and Indirect Effects of Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) on Aquatic Organisms: Interaction with pH and Quality Measures, Hassan A. Al-Reasi
GENETIC DISSECTION OF lin-11 REGULATION IN DIFFERENTIATION OF C. elegans AMPHID SENSORY NEURONS, Siavash Amon
MEASUREMENT OF AMMONIUM IN HAEMOLYMPH AND MALPIGHIAN TUBULE SECRETION IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER: APPLICATION OF A NOVEL AMMONIUM-SELECTIVE MICROELECTRODE, Austin A. Browne
MECHANISMS OF METHOTREXATE SECRETION AND DETOXIFICATION BY MALPIGHIAN TUBULES OF DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER, Sarah S. Chahine PhD
Tardigrade Phylogenetic Systematics at the Family Level Using Morphological and Molecular Data, Carmen M. Cheung
RpoS Regulon Modulation by Environmental Selection, Sarah M. Chiang
EFFECTS OF AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE ON THE WATER QUALITY OF LOW-ORDER STREAMS IN THE BEAVER VALLEY WATERSHED, Catherine M. Dieleman Ms.
Characterization of the BTB/POZ protein ZBTB4 as a transcriptional regulator of cyclin D1, Patrick W. Doherty
CHARACTERIZATION OF ANTIVIRAL PROPERTIES OF TRAPPIN-2 AND ELAFIN AGAINST HIV-1 AND HSV-2 IN THE FEMALE GENITAL MUCOSA, Anna Drannik
Tay-Sachs Disease: Mechanisms of Neuropathology and Potential Therapeutic Strategies Utilizing Human Lysosomal Sialidase, David A. Egier
Importance of Hydrologic Connectivity for Coastal Wetlands to Open Water of Eastern Georgian Bay, Amanda Fracz
Biochemical analysis of telomeric repeat binding factor 1, Kajaparan Jeyanthan
CADMIUM AND CALCIUM TRANSPORT ALONG THE GASTRO-INTESTINAL TRACT OF RAINBOW TROUT: MORE THAN “GUT FEELINGS” ON MECHANISMS OF UPTAKE, Joel S. Klinck
CAN NUTRITIONAL GEOMETRY MODULATE THE EFFECTS OF DIETARY RESTRICTION IN ACHETA DOMESTICUS?, Zillon K. LeBlanc
Development of biomarkers for evaluating phosphate stress in Thellungiella salsuginea, John F P Mansbridge
Gene profiling v-Src transformation in primary avian cells and the identification of the novel Src-responsive gene DAPK1 as a mediator of apoptosis in Src-transformed cells with repressed AP-1 activity, Bart M. Maślikowski MSc, OCT
Aspects of metabolism and energy use in aging as impacted by a complex dietary supplement., Sarthak Matravadia
Assessing change in fish habitat and communities in coastal wetlands of Georgian Bay, Jonathan D. Midwood
Competitive Behaviours In Response To Neighbours Of Two Woodland Plant Species, Guillermo P. Murphy
Lateral Gene Transfer in Operons and Its Effects on Neighbouring Genes, Asher Pasha
Anatomical Characterization and Cellular Physiology of Rat Aortic Body Chemoreceptors, Nikol A. Piskuric
FUEL USE AND METABOLIC ADAPTATIONS TO HIGH ALTITUDE IN SMALL MAMMALS, Marie-Pierre Schippers
Filopodial Activity of the Cardioblast Leading Edge in Drosophila, Qanber Raza Syed
ISAAC: AN IMPROVED STRUCTURAL ANNOTATION OF ATTC AND AN INITIAL APPLICATION THEREOF, Judith C. Szamosi
THE EFFECT OF PB, ZN, CU AND NI ON THE EMBRYONIC AND LARVAL STAGES OF S. PURPURATUS, Margaret S. Tellis
DIFFERENTIAL REGULATION OF HIF-1alpha IN HUMAN TAY-SACHS NEUROGLIA, Rosemarie Venier
RNA extraction protocol development for the assay of temporal gene expression in batch-cultured Escherichia coli K-12, Jan Wasniewski
THE EFFECTS OF HYPOMORPHIC SIALIDASE EXPRESSION ON ATHEROSCLEROSIS, Abraham E. Yang
Warped Ideas: Geometric Morphometrics as a Complementary Technique for Studying Gastropod Shell Morphology, Mariam Yousif
DEVELOPMENT OF ROBUST ANIMAL MODELS FOR VITAMIN C FUNCTION, Rosemary Yu
Integrative microbial contamination assessment for water quality monitoring in the Great Lakes, Wenjie Zheng
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Characterization of ERK2 as a Transcriptional Repressor of Growth Arrest Specific Genes, Mohammad S. Athar Mr.
INVESTIGATIONS OF THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN K+ AND Tl+ IN CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS LARVAE, Ryan F. Belowitz Mr
ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON THE ACCUMULATION OF ETHYNYLESTRADIOL IN MARINE TELEOSTS, Tamzin Blewett
CHAPLIN AMYLOID FIBER FORMATION AND THE ROLE OF THE CHAPLINS IN THE AERIAL DEVELOPMENT OF STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR, David S. Capstick
Identification of a Novel Interaction between Menin and the PAF Complex, Jennifer Erickson
REGULATION OF GROWTH ARREST SPECIFIC (GAS) GENE p20K IN HYPOXIA, Ben D. Fielding
FUNCTIONAL SCREENING OF CYTOCHROME P450 ACTIVITY AND UNCOUPLING BY CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS, James G. Harskamp Mr.
Transport and Metabolism of β-Glycosidic Sugars in Sinorhizobium meliloti, Katerine Kibitkin
Ancient DNA from permafrost: Beringian soil provides insights into PCR inhibition and antibiotic resistance, Christine E. King
Phylogenetic and in silico Functional Analyses of the Cytochrome P450 Families 2 and 4, Nina L. Kirischian
Analysis of the Role of TRF1 and SMG6 in Telomere Length Maintenance, Sichun Lin
The effects of low glucose on catecholamine secretion from neonatal adrenomedullary chromaffin cells, Simon Livermore
Accelerated evolution of tissue-specific modulation of gene expression in sibling species Drosophila simulans and D. sechellia, Madeline H. Loomer
SPECIES AND GENOTYPE DIVERSITIES OF YEASTS IN THE CLINICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS IN HAMILTON, Harinad Babu Maganti
Biological Activity of Natural Cleavage Products of Slit in the Developing Drosophila Heart, Tanya F. Mahmood Ms.
ASSEMBLY RULES: DETERMINISM vs. RANDOMNESS IN THE FORMATION COMMUNITIES, Juan Carlos Marquez Hoyos
Deletion Analysis of the Sinorhizobium meliloti Genome, Branislava Milunovic
Environmental Selection of Phenotypic Switching of the RpoS-dependent Response in Escherichia coli, Sharmila Sathiasothy
Genome-wide variation in the distribution of transposable and repetitive elements in the Western Clawed Frog (Silurana tropicalis), Jiangshan J. Shen
ASSESSMENT OF ORTHOLOGY IDENTIFICATION APPROACHES AND THE IMPACT OF GENE FUSION AND FISSION IN BACTERIA, Wilson WL Sung
BIOTECHNOLOGICAL INVENTION OF CALOXINS - A NOVEL CLASS OF ALLOSTERIC INHIBITORS SPECIFIC FOR PLASMA MEMBRANE CALCIUM PUMP ISOFORMS, Magdalena Maria Szewczyk
Spatial and temporal dynamics of Laurentian Great Lakes coastal marshes, Sarah Thomasen
Highly variable mitochondrial inheritance in intra- and inter-lineage crosses of Cryptococcus gattii, Amanda J. Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
STRUCTURE/FUNCTION ANALYSIS OF THE MINOR T-PILUS COMPONENT VIRB5 FROM AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS, Khaled Ahmed Aly
Analysis of the role of CARM1 in telomere maintenance, Talia Asa
ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION IN ROUND GOBY (NEOGOBIUS MELANOSTOMUS) FROM HAMILTON HARBOUR, LUCAS A. BOWLEY
THE ROLE OF dRanBPM IN THE DROSOPHILA LARVAL CNS AND ITS EFFECT ON FORAGING BEHAVIOUR, Alison Camiletti
The Role of Chromatin Remodeling and Signal Transduction In C. elegans and C. hriggsae Vulval Development, Philip Cumbo
Factors influencing coastal marsh water quality in Georgian Bay, Ontario, Rachel deCatanzaro
Studies on Mathematical Modelling of Influenza in Canada, Michael Jordan Delorme
Growth and Phospholipid Analysis of Thellungiella salsuginea Exposed to Varying Environmental Phosphate, Alicia DiBattista
EFFECTS OF SALT STRESS ON EPITHELIAL ION TRANSPORT IN DROSOPHILA, Wida Naikkhwaf
The Therapeutic Potential of Small Pharmacological Molecules in the Treatment of Sialidosis, Erin M. O'Leary
Enhancing antibiotic production through the genetic engineering of Streptomyces species, Patricia Pak
Quantifying Dispersal in a Metacommunity and Understanding Its Role in Local Community Structure, Luana Sciullo
Mitochondrial inheritance in haploid x non-haploid crosses in Cryptococcus neoformans, Irina Skosireva
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE MENIN AND TIP60 INTERACTION IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER, FLORA SUEN
Diversity in the regulation of metabolic fuel use in mice selected for high locomotor activity, Nicole M. Templeman
Drosophila Integrins Act in Conjunction with Robo to Establish Heart Cell Polarity, Luz de Lourdes Vazquez Paz
Analyzing the biological role of the Transcription Factor Kaiso in Breast Tumourigenesis, Sonali Weerawardane
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
The conflict of thermogenic responses in CD-l mice to chronic hypoxic and cold environments, Jacqueline Beaudry
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ROLE OF dRanBPM, dfmr1 AND THE MUSHROOM BODY DURING LARVAL LOCOMOTION IN DROSOPHILA, Aidan Dineen
DIR1 Movement During Long Distance Signaling in Systemic Acquired Resistance & Development of a Florescence Based Screen for Age-Related Resistance Mutants, Jennifer Faubert
Impact of catalases and superoxide dismutases on antibiotic-induced oxidative stress, Charlie Joyce
Movement of K⁺ across the Blood-Brain Barrier of the American Cockroach, Periplaneta americana, Andrea L. Kocmarek
LOCALIZATION OF SODIUM CALCIUM EXCHANGER & SARCO/ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM CALCIUM PUMP IN PORCINE CORONARY ARTERY SMOOTH MUSCLE, IWONA KUSZCZAK
Environmental effects on seedling identity recognition, Sinah K. Lee
Genetic Diversity of Dahongjun The Commercially Important 'Big Red Mushroom" From Southern China, Mochan Li
GERMLINE MUTATIONS AND REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS IN FATHEAD MINNOWS EXPOSED TO CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS FROM RANDLE REEF, HAMILTON HARBOUR, Jason Lawrence Miller
A Transgenic Model of Constitutive Kaiso Overexpression in the Mouse Intestines, Kryster K. Nanan
TESTING EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTAL HYPOTHESES WITH SEA URCHINS: A STUDY OF PLASTICITY AND HOMOLOGY, Lisa Marie Pinto
FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF ZEBRAFISH CYTOCHROME P450 1 AND 3A GENES USING HETEROLOGOUSLY EXPRESSED PROTEINS, Marcus L. Scornaienchi
Cytochrome P450 drug metabolism and protein induction and inhibition in fish liver microsomes, Emily M. Smith
Modeling Mitochondrial Population Genetics, Stephanie Sun
The Effect of Nitrogen Concentration on Compatible Solutes During Salinity Stress in Thellungiella salsuginea, Ashley Tattersall
Improving the Wetland Zooplankton Index for application to Georgian Bay coastal wetlands, Stephanie N. Yantsis
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Characterization of Transgenic Mouse Model of Humanized Sialidase, Ghada A. Tarbah