Browsing by Author "Schwartz, Elizabeth"

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Assessing stress physiology of cane toads in Florida: tradeoffs with dispersal

Gardner, Steven (2021-04-08)

Physiological tradeoffs occur in organisms coping with their environments, which are likely to increase as populations reach peripheries of established ranges, potentially due to stress. Invasive species offer opportunities ...

Branched Amphiphilic Peptide Capsules (BAPCs): A promising platform for mRNA therapeutics delivery.

Kunte, Nitish Sunil (2023-12-11) ETD File Embargoed

mRNA therapeutics represent an emerging and powerful strategy for the treatment and prevention of infectious and genetic diseases. However, mRNA molecules are large anionic polymer that necessitate a delivery vector to ...

Characterization of the global regulatory network of trans-translation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Li, Bingyu (2017-07-25)

Recycling stalled ribosomes is a bioenergetically important process for survival and propagation of bacteria. The primary ribosome rescuing mechanism in bacteria is trans-translation which is catalyzed by transfer messenger ...

Developing omics and cell culture resources in non-model organism for their application in elucidating complex trait evolution in natural populations.

Clark, Amanda (2022-08-15)

In the past, researchers chose models organisms to answer research questions based on their simplicity in morphology, domestication, and/or life history traits. Now, with high throughput sequencing (HTS) rapidly becoming ...

Development of functional capacity and bactericidal activity in myeloid cells during GM-CSF driven differentiation

Olatunde, Adesola (2018-07-18)

Dendritic cells (DC) form an interface between the innate and adaptive immune systems. DC respond to infection or inflammatory signals by orchestrating other immune cells to perform protective functions. These include ...

Effects of dietary protein intake on fecal and milk microbiota

Warren, Matthew (2016-08-03)

Microorganisms in milk have traditionally been assumed to be contaminants, but recent data suggest that these microbial communities naturally reside in milk and may contribute to vital maternal effects. Investigators have ...

Evolution of deuterostome immune systems

Tassia, Michael (2021-09-10)

Contemporary theory on the evolution of metazoan immune systems is primarily derived of work on a few historically established model species (including Drosophila, human, and mouse). Though these species have provided ...

Exploring the role of carotenoid pigments in physiological function and color signals

Koch, Rebecca (2017-04-26)

The study of carotenoid-based coloration, particularly in bird species, is a large and growing literature that is increasingly defined by the framework of a single overarching concept, the resource tradeoff hypothesis. ...

Identification and isolation of five developmental stages in GM-CSF-stimulated murine bone marrow culture.

Rogers, Peter (2018-04-24)

Dendritic cells (DCs) are highly potent cells that link the innate immunity with the adaptive. However, these cell types (and their precursors) are extremely rare in vivo. Considerable work has been done to map the development ...

The Phage Behind the Curtain: Determining the Role of Bacteriophage in the Restructuring of Microbiomes During Disease

Hallowell, Haley (2021-11-30)

The gut microbiome is a dynamic microbial ecosystem inhabited by all domains of life and is essential for the homeostatic function of almost all organ systems within the host. Additionally, the mammalian intestine is home ...

Sex Differences in the Drosophila Immune Response: Evolution & Molecular Mechanisms

Khan, MD Mursalin (2023-12-01) ETD File Embargoed

Sex dimorphism is a common fundamental characteristic of sexually reproductive organisms, exerting influence over nearly all aspects of life history and reproduction. The pervasiveness of sexually dimorphic traits is also ...

Survival of LIsteria monocytogenes on Ready-to-Eat Roast Beef During Refrigeration Storage

Broady, Johnathan (2014-10-10)

Listeria monocytogenes (LM) is a psychrotrophic bacterium with serious consequences to human health. Listeriosis causes an estimated 1600 sicknesses and 260 deaths annually in the United States with the primary source of ...

Taxonomic Profiling of the Lumen and Epimural Surface of the Duodenum, Rumen and Ileum Using a Cannulated Bovine Model

Stockler, Ricardo (2021-04-16)

The gut microbiome provides important metabolic functions for the host animal. Bacterial dysbiosis as a result of bacterial, viral, and parasitic gastrointestinal infections can adversely affect the metabolism, productivity, ...