SURB Undergraduate Honor's Theses

Jones, C. 2016. Carbon Black-induced Death in Human Lung Cells. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Heckle, T. 2015. Sympatholysis of Rat Soleus Feed Arteries. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Manes,B. 2015. Nanoparticle-induced Stress Signaling in Lung Cells. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Smith, H. 2015. Comparison of Downstream Cell Survival Responses in HUVEC's and HLEC's during VEGF Signaling. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Stucky, T. 2015 Linkage between Leaf Mechanical Strength and Physiological Traits in California Chaparral. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Candelore, T. 2013. The Effect of ER stress on GAPDH Activity. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Scholl, A. 2013. Moderate Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) Stress Induces a Unique Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) and an ITPR Dependent Apoptosis. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Hwang, C. 2011. Investigating mechanisms of Color Polymorphism in Pacific Tree Frog (pseudacris regilla). Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Murphy, L. 2011 Stress-induced proteolysis of FKBP10: Mutational analysis and functional implications. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Helms, A.M. 2009. The effect of severe drought on xylem water transport in two chaparral species in the San Gabriel and Santa Monica Mountains. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Heffner, M.S. 2009. Influence of freezing on Ceanothus distribution in the Santa Monica Mountains. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Smith, B. 2009. Genetic and Morphological Variation in Island and Mainland populations of the Chaparral species, Ceanothus megacorpus. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Rowan, N.R. 2008. Comparative hydraulic transport properties between two different life history types of southern California chaparral. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Merwin, L. 2008. Correlating genetic divergence and life history type in two species of Santa Monica and San Gabriel Chaparral. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Esch, E. 2008. Cellular stress activates the proteolytic destruction of FKBP65. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Scott, J. 2008. IRE1 signaling between the endoplasmic reticulum and the nucleus. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Jang, J. 2008. The mysterious destruction of HERP, an orphan proteasome-associated protein. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Johnson, P.B. 2007. Microsatellite and morphological investigation of an apparently disjunct northern population of California grunion, Leuresthes tenuis. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Osborne, J.B. 2007. Differences in the hydraulic properties of stem xylem between post-fire resprouts and pre-fire adults of Ceanothus spinosus. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Matsumoto, J. 2006. Effects of altered salinity during incubation on the California grunion: Leuresthes tenuis. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Watson, K.A. 2006. Relationship between minimum leaf conductance and life history type in chaparral seedlings. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Moravek, C. 2006. Early development in the grunion: a comparison of phenotypes from northern and southern California populations. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Griswold, S.L. 2004. Cell death and rescue pathways induced by abnormal phospholipid biosynthesis and stress in the endoplasmic reticulum. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Gettings, J. 2004. Analysis of cytochrome C release in cells experiencing ER stress. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Flannery, J. 2003. The Influence of Incubation Temperature on Egg Development in California Grunion. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Jacobsen, A. L. 2003. Tradeoffs among Xylem Safety, Efficiency, and Strength in Twenty-two Species of Chaparral shrubs. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Niederer, K. 2003. Inhibition of ER Stress-Induced Apoptosis by Cyclosporin A and Cypermethrin. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Evans, D. 2003. Why leaves turn red: the role of anthocyanin in leaves of a chaparral shrub during extreme drought. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Speer, T.M. 2002. Events at Hatching in Eggs of the California Grunion, Leuresthes tenuis. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Page, A.J. 2002. Analysis of the Native Body Wall and Recombinant Neural Tissue Hemoglobins of Cerebratulus lacteus. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

McElwain, K.A. 2001. Susceptibility of Root and Stem Xylem to Cavitation in Sprouting and Non-sprouting Chaparral. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Oltmann, M. 2001. Accumulation of the Extracellular Fragment of Forms of Mutant Notch Associated with the Disorder CADASIL. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Runner, V. 2001. The Isolation of Seven Osmoregulation Genes in Yeast. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Buchholz, K. 2001. The Anti-Apoptotic Role of Dad1 in Murine Fibroblasts. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Drais, J.E. 2000. Exercise and emersion effects on lactate concentration in red and white muscle and the heart of the California grunion, Leuresthes tenuis. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Powell, N.J. 2000. Characterization of mutant forms of Notch associated with Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Bowen, T.J. 1999. Interactive effects of water-stress and freezing on xylem embolism in Ceanothus chaparral. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Crocker, M. 1999. In the chaparral shrub Heteromeles arbutifolia, which is more susceptible to water stress: leaf tissue or stem xylem? Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Youngman, E.M. 1999. A functional analysis of DAD1 in NIH3t3 fibroblasts. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Griem, J.N. 1999. A unique environmental trigger for hatching in the California grunion, Leuresthes tenuis (Osteichthyes: Atherinidae). Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Walz, C.M. 1998. Photolyase mRNA is present throughout all stages of early development in Hyla regilla. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Millhouse, C.M. 1998. Cloning of photolyase c DNA fragment and binding activity of photolyase in Hyla regilla. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Pratt, Robert B. 1998. Evidence for a red light photoreceptor in guard cells of Vicia faba that is not associated with Photosystem II. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Goodsell, J.A. 1997. Effect of introduced mosquitofish on pacific treefrogs (Hyla regilla). Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

McClure, M. 1997. Muscular activity is necessary for hatching success in the grunion fish, Leuresthes tenuis. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Ayres-Ruud, C. 1993. Behavior and respiratory oxygen consumption by the intertidal shore crab, Pachygrapsus crassipes, in water and air. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California

Jarbeau, J.A. 1993. The mechanism of water stress-induced xylem dysfunction in two species of chaparral shrubs. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Langan, S. 1994. Differential susceptibility of xylem embolism caused by freezing and water stress in two species of chaparral shrubs. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Breeding, J.A. 1994. Larval refuge use in response to conspecific chemical cues in Taricha torosa torosa. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Vanrheenen, N.T. 1994. Movement, activity, and body temperature patterns of gopher snakes (Pituophis melanoleucus ) in the Santa Monica Mountains. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Luck, A.S. 1994. Aerial respiration and evaporative water loss in an intertidal fish, Hypsoblennius gilberti (Family: Blenniidae). Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Bishop, J. 1996. Characterization of hemoglobin from the cephalochordate Branchiostoma californiese. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Wagner, K.R. 1996. Tradeoff between hydraulic efficiency and mechanical strength in the stems of four co-occurring chaparral shrubs. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Asche, S. 1995. The use of hydrogen isotope analysis (dD) to estimate functional rooting depth in three species of chaparral shrubs: Ceanothus megacarpus, C. spinosus and Malosma laurina. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Barton, K. 1995. Re-establishment of Adenostoma fasciculatum and A. sparsifolium chaparral after the Malibu wildfire of 1993. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California

Gamradt, C.S. 1995. The effect of introduced crayfish and mosquitofish on California newts (Taricha torosa). Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Armitano, S. 1995. Systematics of the Patagonian chinchilla mouse genus Euneomys as analyzed by RFLP. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Rogers,. M.S. 1990. Maturation and capsaicin induced degeneration of spiral ganglion cells in the hamster: in-vitro and in-vivo cochlear preparations. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Dodge, S.M. 1990. Variation in rates of oxygen consumption and evolution by guard cell protoplasts from Nicotiana glauca with open or closed stomata. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Poffenroth, M.G. 1990. Sugar production in guard cells of Vicia faba illuminated with red or blue light: analysis by high performance liquid chromatography. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Marsh, P.B. 1989. Variation in rates of red light-induced alkalinization and blue light-induced acidification by guard cell protoplasts from leaves of Nicotiana glauca with open or closed stomata. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Thomas, C. 1987. Differential recovery patterns of three species of chaparral shrubs following wildfire. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California

Hendrix, T. W. 1987. Neuroanatomical features of the postnatal guinea pig cochlea. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Stoddard, R.J. 1987. Comparative photosynthesis and water relations of burned, unburned, and hand-cleared Rhus laurina. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Swift, K.L. 1986. Oxygen consumption of Bobwhite Quail (Colinus virginanus) embryos under normoxic and hyperoxic conditions. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California

De Souza Jr., J. 1985. Comparative physiology of burned and unburned chaparral shrubs (Rhus Laurina) after wildfire. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Crum, B.G. 1985. Can tritiated water dilution space accurately predict total body water in Chukar Partridges? Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California

Yera, R.E. 1985. Responses of abaxial and adaxial stomates of normally-positioned and inverted leaves of Vicia faba L. to increasing light levels under controlled environmental conditions. Honors Thesis. Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

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