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Biochemical Analysis of the Regulation of Vesicle Fusion, Peroxisomal Protein Import and Proteolytic Processing in Eukaryotes.
(2008)
My dissertation research provides major contributions to the current understanding of intracellular protein trafficking in two important areas: vesicular fusion and peroxisome biogenesis.
I began with a study of SNAREs, ...
Investigation of Biological Systems Using Synchrotron X-ray Light Sources.
(2007)
In this thesis metals were studied in several biological systems using XRF microscopy and XAS spectroscopy. In chapter two, I examined the budding yeast Sacchromyces cervisiae using XRF microscopy. Using fluorescent ...
Remote Entanglement of Trapped Atomic Ions.
(2007)
Since the development of quantum mechanics almost a century ago, there has been considerable controversy over the interpretations and predictions of quantum theory. Owing to the counterintuitive predictions of quantum ...
Herpesvirus Infection Augments the Response to a Subsequent Fibrotic Challenge in the Lung Via the Recruitment of Fibrocytes and the Induction of Pro-fibrotic Factors.
(2009)
No effective treatment currently exists for pulmonary fibrosis. The cause of pulmonary fibrosis is unknown, and little is known about its pathobiology. While pulmonary fibrosis is likely multifactorial, evidence is ...
On the Realization of Line Arrangements as Multiplier Ideals.
(2008)
We study the question of whether the ideal$I_r subset mathcal{O}_{C^3}$ of $r$ very general lines passing through the origin can be realized as a multiplier ideal. We show that when $r leq 10$,$I_r$ is a multiplier ideal. ...
Tuning the Electronic and Magnetic Phases in CaB , PtSb , and Yb Pt .
(2009)
Enabled by the design and synthesis via flux growth of appropriate high quality single crystals, the origins of novel electronic and magnetic phenomena in systems that contain both itinerant carriers and local magnetic ...
Structural Characterization of Protein Glycosylation Utilizing Fragmentation from Gas Phase Ion-Electron Reactions and Vibrational Excitation.
(2008)
Glycosylation is one of the most common post-translational modifications found in eukaryotes. Glycan structural characterization is a difficult undertaking, because full characterization demands knowledge of saccharide ...
Mapping the Neural Mechanisms by which Leptin Regulates Distinct Physiological Functions.
(2010)
Body fat stores are essential to provide energy for physiological functions. When body adiposity is extremely low (as in starvation, lipodystrophy and anorexia), energy-sparing changes in physiological functions are ...
Thermoelectric Property Studies on Lead Chalcogenides, Double-filled Cobalt Tri-Antimonide and Rare Earth-Ruthenium-Germanium.
(2008)
Motivated by the energy applications of thermoelectrics (TE) such as power generation
and refrigeration, my research goal is to develop novel materials with high dimensionless
figure-of-merit ZT. Thermoelectric materials ...
Gas-Phase Nucleic Acid Ion-Electron Reactions: Implementation, Characterization, Fragmentation Pathways, and Mechanistic Aspects.
(2007)
Traditional tandem mass spectrometry, including collision activated dissociation (CAD) and infrared multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD), is valuable for nucleic acid characterization, particularly for chemically modified ...