MBB Theses, Class of 2017


Taiga Abe, Neurobiology, A computational study of adaptive behaviors in a mouse model of motor control (advisor Naoshige Uchida, Molecular and Cellular Biology/FAS & Alexander Mathis, Molecular and Cellular Biology/FAS & Mackenzie Mathis, Molecular and Cellular Biology/FAS)

Nicasia Beebe-Wang, Computer Science, Predicting promoter sequences in transcription start sites using deep learning (advisor Sean Eddy, Molecular and Cellular Biology)

Enchi Chang, Neurobiology, Characterizing CDKL5-mutant mouse models of Rett syndrome-like disorders (advisor Michela Fagiolini, HMS)

Katie Cohen, History and Science, Resiliency through instability: Reframing the histories of Edward Adamson and British art therapy (advisors Nadine Weidman, History of Science/FAS & Anne Harrington, History of Science/FAS)

Micah Sivitz Gellman, Neurobiology, Investigating the relationship between L2 acquisition and white matter integrity: A diffusion tensor imaging study (advisor Gigi Luk, GSE)

Caroline Gentile, Neurobiology, The effects of MR-guided focused ultrasound on P-glycoprotein expression in the blood-brain barrier (advisor Nathan McDannold, HMS)

Meghan Hind, Neurobiology, Longitudinal deep phenotyping of the individual: Dynamics associated with real-world stress (advisor Randy Buckner, Psychology/FAS)

Eleni Kovatsis, Neurobiology, Developing silencing strategies for unmyelinated mechanoreceptors and assessing the behavioral implications (advisors Amanda Zimmerman, HMS & David Ginty, HMS)

Hannah Leverson, Human Evolutionary Biology, Self-deprecatory humor as a costly signal of status (advisors Bethany Burum, Psychology/FAS // Joseph Henrich, Human Evolutionary Biology/FAS)

Julia Lord, Neurobiology, Role of microglia in the regulation of synapse development and survival of adult-born neurons in the olfactory bulb (advisor Venkatesh Murthy, Molecular and Cellular Biology/FAS)

Cynthia Okamoto, Neurobiology, Sensory gating: From elevators to schizophrenia (advisor Robert Stickgold, HMS)

Udodiri Okwandu, History and Science, Violence and the (Black) brain: Law and order politics and the biomedicalization of urban rioting and violence 1960-1975 (advisor Miriam Rich, History of Science/FAS)

Halie Olson, Neurobiology, Early biomarkers for anxiety: An event-related potential study on emotional face processing and internalizing traits in three-year olds (advisor Charles Nelson, HMS and GSE)

Shivangi Parmar, Human Evolutionary Biology, An analysis of non-kin male-female relationship dynamics in the Kibale olive baboon troop (advisor Zarin Machanda, Tufts)

Justin Sanchez, Neurobiology, What’s normal anyway? Day to day variation in brain structure and behavior of healthy individuals (advisor Randy Buckner, Psychology/FAS)
 

Emma Satterthwaite Muresianu, Neurobiology, The impact of maternal stress and neighborhood socioeconomic status on infant neurodevelopment at two and six months (advisor Charles Nelson, HMS and GSE)

Layla Stahr, Neurobiology, The impact of increased dorsolateral prefrontal cortex activity on impulsivity (advisor Joshua Buckholtz, Psychology/FAS)

Georgia Stirtz, Neurobiology, Modeling and preventing inclusions that result from alpha-synuclein dyshomoeostatis (advisor Dennis Selkoe, HMS)

Noemi Urquiza, Neurobiology, ERs as markers for later social behavior (advisor Charles Nelson, HMS and GSE)

Yi Zhang, Neurobiology, Regulating inhibitory interneuron circuits through the choroid plexus: A potential therapeutic target for Rett syndrome (advisors Takao Hensch, Molecular and Cellular Biology/FAS and HMS & Michela Fagiolini, HMS)