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2014-05-29

Soltis, Douglas E., Maia, Vitor H. , Wong, Gane K., Gitzendanner, Matthew A. , Soltis, Pamela S.

Spring 2016

Lin, Zhen

Analysis and interpretation of next generation sequencing data has posed a significant challenge to researchers, especially to those who are not equipped with expertise in bioinformatics. In this thesis, I investigated three different biomedical questions using NGS and bioinformatic approaches,...

Fall 2016

Hasing Rodriguez, Maria E

Norovirus (NoV) is recognized as the leading agent causing gastroenteritis among individuals of all ages. Historical data of NoV outbreak surveillance in Alberta, Canada, from the period July 2000 to June 2008 demonstrated a biennial pattern of NoV outbreak activity, in which peaks of high...

Spring 2015

Reza, Md Salman

Metagenomics is an emerging discipline to explore microbial diversity in clinical samples, independent of the limitations of cell cultures. This method is widely accepted as a modern technique to detect novel viruses in clinical and environmental samples and has the potential to contribute to the...

2014-11-21

Aquilar, M., Glücksman, E., Bass, D., Dacks, J.B.

The Alberta oil sands provide a major benefit to the province as an economic driver. At the same time, their responsible exploitation, particularly in mitigating the environmental impact of oil extraction stands as a significant challenge to be addressed. One of the most contentious aspects is...

2012-12-23

Quideau, S., Richardson, E., Dacks, J.B., MacIntyre, G., Adl, S., Walker, G.

Soil plays a central role in the functioning of all terrestrial ecosystems. Among the many ecosystem services to which soil contributes are: purification and storage of water, sequestration of organic matter, nutrient cycling for plant growth, and conservation of healthy faunal and microbial...

Spring 2017

Narasimhan, Ashok

Cancer cachexia (CC) is a multifactorial syndrome characterized by severe depletion of skeletal muscle, with or without fat loss. A majority of cancer patients with incurable cancer are affected with cachexia and it remains an unmet medical need. Gene expression changes at the transcriptional...

Fall 2016

Krishnan, Preethi

Breast cancer (BC) continues to be one of the leading causes of cancer related death among women. Despite continuous progress in screening, diagnosis and treatment of BC, a subset of patients experience recurrence and/or death. Optimal management of BC has remained a challenge due to these...

Spring 2017

Galindo González, Leonardo M

Transposable elements (TEs) are DNA sequences that can move in the genome (transpose) via a DNA or a RNA intermediate. TEs are abundant in plant genomes and can be activated by stress. Their activity can result in structural and gene expression alterations that increase diversity within and among...

2014-01-01

Ojeda, Dario I., Dhillon, Braham, Tsui, Clement K. M., Hamelin, Richard C.

Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are rapidly becoming the standard markers in population genomics studies; however, their use in nonmodel organisms is limited due to the lack of cost-effective approaches to uncover genome-wide variation, and the large number of individuals needed in the...