The Division of Biological Sciences Senior Honors Theses Program (BISP 196) is open to undergraduate biology majors who have an overall, and major, GPA of 3.7 or higher, have senior standing, and commit to three... Read More
The transition from recreational cocaine use to drug addiction is thought to be a result of the dysregulation of brain reward and stress systems. This study examined the participation of κ-opioid receptor (KOR) activity in... Read More
by Allison Bray | BS/MS Candidate | SQ Vol. 10 (2012-2013) The risk of predation can affect foraging by honey bees (Apis mellifera) even when predators do not succeed in killing the bee, through a... Read More
BACKGROUND Gene therapy has grown in popularity as a potential treatment strategy for a variety of human diseases.¹ Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors have been shown to be effective gene delivery candidates based on their safety... Read More
INTRODUCTION Do you remember your dream last night? Was it bizarre, weird, or random? Researchers have always been fascinated by the connection between sleep and dreaming. Sleep has been divided into two broad stages: rapid... Read More
CIRCADIAN RHYTHM 101 The circadian clock is in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the brain.¹ This cluster of nuclei sits atop the optic chiasm, and it receives light input from the retina to time activities... Read More
INTRODUCTION Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric illness characterized by intrusive thoughts, designated as obsessions, and repetitive compulsions, such as motor-related fixations.¹ Symptoms of OCD include checking behavior–compulsive interactions with switches or locks–and fixation on... Read More
EXTRACELLULAR ELECTRON TRANSFER AND MICROBIAL NATURAL PRODUCTS Oxygen is an essential part of the electron transport chain, functioning as the terminal electron acceptor in aerobic respiration.¹ Without oxygen, an aerobic cell is unable to complete... Read More
INTRODUCTION Tuberculosis (TB), a disease which primarily targets the lungs, is caused by the human pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). TB spreads when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or speaks, passing the bacteria onto someone else.... Read More