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Localized correlation analysis and genetic association with cardiovascular disease	Intercellular signaling pathways in the initiation of mammalian forebrain development

Patho-genetic characterization of the muscular dystrophy gene myotilin	Using nucleic acids to repair beta-globin gene mutations

The contribution of horizontal gene transfer to the evolution of fungi	Evolutionary genetics of immune system genes in a wild primate population

The Drosophila gustatory receptor genes: The molecular basis of taste perception and coding	Use of comparative genomics for non-coding RNA prediction and investigation of DNA introgression in yeast

RacGap50C is a novel negative regulator of Wnt pathway	Development of novel antidote controlled antithrombotic aptamers

Using genetic analysis and the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans to identify bacterial virulence factors and innate immune defenses against pathogens	Sex in Cryptococcus: Signaling, mating-type locus evolution and gene silencing

Unraveling the etiology of familial interstitial pneumonia: Genetic investigations of a complex disease	Unfolded protein response genes regulated by CED-1 are required for Caenorhabditis elegans innate immunity

Sexual reproduction and signal transduction in the Candida species complex	Epigenetic gene regulation: Linking early developmental environment to adult disease

Translational repression and growth regulation in Drosophila	Genomic convergence in Alzheimer disease

Metabolic pathways of type 2 diabetes: Intersection of genetics, transcriptomics, and metabolite profiling	The influence of the serotonin transporter gene and environmental pathogens on self-esteem during adolescence and early adulthood

The effects of dispersal on macroecological patterns	Characterization of Drosophila Ctr1A: New roles for Ctr1 proteins and copper in physiology and cell signaling pathways

Molecular evolution of anthocyanin biosynthesis in morning glories	Evolution of floral color patterning in Chilean Mimulus

The role of nuclear position and locus conformation in regulating V(D)J recombination of the Tcrb locus	Novel applications of RNA aptamers for enhancement of immune responses

Nitric oxide synthase genes, environmental factors, and complex interactions in families with Parkinson's disease	The genetic architecture of hybrid male sterility in the Drosophila pseudoobscura species group

Evolutionary implications and genetic basis of peroxide survival in Saccharomyces cerevisiae	Regulation of global transcription dynamics during cell division and root development

Inhibition of nucleolar proteins in Caenorhabditis elegans confers enhanced resistance to Salmonella enterica through a p53/cep-1-dependent mechanism	In vivo analysis of the consequences and the repair mechanisms of azacytidine-induced DNA-protein crosslinks

Investigation of the molecular mechanism for cerebral cavernous malformations	Characterization of gene interaction and assessment of LD matrix measures for the analysis of biological pathway association

The molecular biology of lichen symbiosis and development	Genetics analysis of standing variation for floral morphology and fitness components in a natural population of Mimulus guttatus (common monkeyflower)

Dengue virus host factors	Establishment and regulation of silenced chromatin in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Pumilio-mediated repression of mRNAs in the early Drosophila melanogaster embryo	Recording information into DNA

Imaging alternative splicing in vivo	Sensing cell shape: How does S.cerevisiae regulate Hsl1p

A search for novel transcriptional regulators of plant disease resistance	Regulation of the morphogenesis checkpoint in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Cha-Cha-Cha: Variable adhesive activity of the Haemophilus cryptic genospecies trimeric autotransporter Cha	Gene duplication and the evolution of silenced chromatin in yeasts

Integrating genetics, geography, and local adaptation to understand ecotype formation in the yellow monkeyflower, Mimulus guttatus	Investigation of the roX RNAs and the RNA helicase MLE in dosage compensation in Drosophila melanogaster

The mechanism of mitotic recombination in yeast	Tel1p and Mec1p regulate chromosome segregation and chromosome rearrangements in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Studies of spontaneous oxidative and frameshift mutagenesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae	Bayesian model uncertainty and prior choice with applications to genetic association studies

Seed dispersal, gene flow, and hybridization in red oak	The role of threshold size in insect metamorphosis and body size regulation

The spatial and temporal regulatory code of transcription initiation in Drosophila melanogaster	A systems-level view of mammalian sex determination

The elucidation of the mechanisms of CD8+ T cell-mediated suppression of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 replication	Coevolution of the Ipomoea-Coleosporium natural plant-fungus pathosystem

A molecular phylogenetic study of historical biogeography and the evolution of self-incompatibility RNases in Indian Ocean Coffea (Rubiaceae)	Genetic and environmental contributions to baseline cognitive ability and cognitive response to topiramate

Competing RNA Structures and Their Effects on HDV Antigenomic RNA Self cleavage and mRNA Processing	Examination of the Molecular Epidemiology, Expansion, Population Structure, and Virulence of the Emerging Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus gattii in the United States

The Evolution and Genetics of Reinforcement in Phlox Drummondii	Mechanisms of eukaryotic copper homeostasis

Chromatin Determinants of the Eukaryotic DNA Replication Program	Genomic Signatures of Disease and Environmental Exposure in the Peripheral Blood

Electrical Coupling Between Cardiomyocytes and Unexcitable Cells: The Effect of Cardiac Fibroblasts and Genetically Engineered HEK-293 Cells on Cardiac Action Potential Shape and Propagation	Use of Human Blood-Derived Endothelial Progenitor Cells to Improve the Performance of Vascular Grafts

Phenotypic and Genetic Diversity in the Sea Urchin Lytechinus Variegatus	Computational Methods For Functional Motif Identification and Approximate Dimension Reduction in Genomic Data

Dissecting the Genetic Basis of Convergent Complex Traits Based on Molecular Homoplasy	SR proteins in microRNA/mRNA biogenesis

A Genomic Definition of Centromeres in Complex Genomes	Genomic Insights Into the Lichen Symbiosis: Cladonia grayi as a Model Lichen

Genome-Wide Analyses of HIV-1 Host Genetics	Hybrid Sterility and Segregation Distortion in Drosophila pseudoobscura and Drosophila persimilis

Epigenetic Response to Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation	Elucidating the Genetic Basis of Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy

The Evolution of the Deacetylase Sir2 in Yeast	High-Resolution Mapping of Mitotic Recombination in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae

Genetic and Environmental Constraints on Developmental Systems: Towards Predicting Genetic Responses to Climate Change in Sea Urchins