Harmful Algal Blooms: An Increasing Problem and Potential Solutions
By Rebecca Nauer ABSTRACT The expanding problem of harmful algal bloom outbreaks has caused the need for new research and advancements in predicting and controlling [...]
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Placebos: Their Effectiveness in Medicine and Implementation in Health Care
By Jordan Denk ABSTRACT Placebos are drugs that have no active therapeutic effect, yet they are often used in medicine. With a combination of physiological and [...]
Natural is the New Fluorescent: Shedding Light on the Way We Illuminate Our Spaces
By Natalie Campbell Have you ever heard the saying, ‘natural lighting is the best kind of lighting’? Well, science is proving it to be true, and I don’t just mean for [...]
Plasmodium falciparum 26S Proteasome Network: A Mystery Solved
By Christina Grogan Dr. O’Donnell’s Advanced Topics course on Regulated Protein Degradation One of the most devastating diseases that threatens the world [...]
Autophagy Inhibition in Pain: Role of a microRNA
By Andrea Stevens Dr. O’Donnell’s Advanced Topics course on Regulated Protein Degradation Abstract. Neuropathic pain caused by peripheral nerve injury (PNI) [...]
Hsp70 Conformational Plasticity Allows for Expansive Chaperone Role
By Megan Bean Dr O’Donnell’s Advanced Topics course on Regulated Protein Degradation The Hsp70 system is an essential component of chaperone activity in [...]
Spatiotemporal Regulation of Atg1 Kinase Activation in Selective Autophagy
By Ning Sun Dr. O’Donnell’s Advanced Topics course on Regulated Protein Degradation Abstract. Autophagy is a potent intracellular degradation system and thus [...]
The General Amino Acid Permease Gap1 is Regulated Differentially by TORC1 Activation and Inhibition
By Ray Bowman Dr. O’Donnell’s Advanced Topics course on Regulated Protein Degradation Abstract. How does cell signaling in response to extracellular stressors [...]
Farming Cities: the Potential Environmental Benefits of Urban Agriculture
By Natalie Campbell With urbanization being a common theme for the future, urban agriculture has long been considered a possible solution to growing food while also reducing [...]
