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Luna-Arvizu, Gabriel
(University of Oregon, 2024-08-07)
Cells sense their environment by detecting and responding to mechanical forces and chemical signals across their surface. Fluid flows, which can impart force and distribute chemicals, are critical for organ development, ...
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Caudill, Victoria
(University of Oregon, 2024-08-07)
Evolution between species and within specific environments has resulted in a diverse array of traits and genetic variation. These are the result of interactions that have occurred across space and throughout time. As ...
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Sattler, Nicholas
(University of Oregon, 2024-08-07)
Mice are the most commonly used mammal in systems neuroscience, yet the ability to implement large-scale neural recordings and behavioral monitoring in freely moving conditions has remained methodologically challenging. ...
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Plowman, Caitlin
(University of Oregon, 2024-08-07)
There is growing evidence that chemosynthesis-based ecosystems in the deep sea influence the benthic and pelagic habitats around them, though the extent of these connections is unknown. Bathymodiolin mussels are among the ...
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Bush, Zachary
(University of Oregon, 2024-08-07)
Meiosis is a specialized cell division used by sexually reproducing organisms to generate haploid gametes, such as sperm and eggs. During meiosis, cells must repair DNA damage and accurately segregate parental copies of ...
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Orlandi, Kona
(University of Oregon, 2024-08-07)
The innate immune system is our first line of defense against pathogens as well as our interface with our commensal microbiota. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and calprotectin are two innate immune proteins that are tightly ...
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Irons, Zoe
(University of Oregon, 2024-08-07)
The spine is the core of the vertebrate body axis, providing structural support and playing a role in establishing body shape. The linearity of the spine is essential for proper function. Scoliosis, or curvature of the ...
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Beyeler, Sarah
(University of Oregon, 2024-08-07)
Sufficient breathing is essential to maintaining homeostatic blood gases, yet stressors early in life undermine neural circuits controlling breathing in neonates, leading to potentially life-threatening respiratory ...
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Shaw, Ethan
(University of Oregon, 2024-08-07)
RNA modifications affect stability, structure, and interactions with other molecules. They are important for the optimal functioning of RNA, and without them RNA can be degraded more easily and translation can become less ...
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Rodrigues, Murillo
(University of Oregon, 2024-08-07)
Evolutionary processes impact patterns of genetic variation, so there is an opportunity to reverse this relationship and use genetic data to learn about past evolutionary events. Traditional evolutionary inference from ...
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Evens, Kayla
(University of Oregon, 2024-08-07)
The host-microbiome is essential to many aspects of host health and function, and acts as a useful model system in which to investigate broader questions of community assembly. Since the composition of host-microbiomes is, ...
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Le Bleu, Heather
(University of Oregon, 2024-08-07)
Organs “know” how to develop to a specific size and shape conferring optimal function. In humans, very few organs and appendages show a natural ability to repair. Exemplifying this fundamental mystery, adult zebrafish fins ...
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Fan Brown, Jesse
(University of Oregon, 2024-08-07)
Bumble bees (Bombus spp.) are the most effective pollinator group in temperate and boreal regions, but habitat loss and disease are contributing to steep declines of several forest-associated species. Forest bumble bees ...
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Munroe, Jordan
(University of Oregon, 2024-08-07)
Neural diversity generated during development is required to produce a fully functioning nervous system. Thousands of neurons precisely target their axons to the relevant post-synaptic partners to create neural circuits ...
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Nakata, Nicole
(University of Oregon, 2024-03-25)
Despite the ubiquity and known impacts of transitions in developmental pattern in marine invertebrates, many taxa have been insufficiently analyzed. In Chapter II, I report the effects of larval feeding in an undescribed ...
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Stevenson, Zachary
(University of Oregon, 2024-03-25)
The fitness effects of new mutations are one of the central drivers of evolutionary change. Mutation is the ultimate source of novel genetic diversity, yet only a small fraction of new mutations provides an adaptive ...
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Shavlik, Michael
(University of Oregon, 2024-03-25)
How do the underlying biophysical properties of proteins dictate the “rules” that govern molecular evolution? Understanding the principles and mechanisms that determine which evolutionary trajectories proteins take is ...
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Vargas, Elizabeth
(University of Oregon, 2024-03-25)
Cell polarity is a crucial factor in enabling a cell to carry out its specialized functions during animal development and homeostasis. It involves the organized distribution of cellular components into distinct regions, ...
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Ngo, Julia
(University of Oregon, 2024-03-25)
Host-microbe interactions within the gastrointestinal tract have long been recognized as pivotal for maintaining physiological balance. However, the intricate mechanisms underlying these interactions remain enigmatic. This ...
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Spencer, Max
(University of Oregon, 2024-01-10)
Microbial communities are integral to many ecosystem functions, including functions of interest to humans such as nutrient cycling and pathogenic infection. However, the influence of management intensity on microbial ...
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