{"id":68,"date":"2025-01-21T15:50:35","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T15:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk\/groups\/wschafer\/student-theses\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T16:50:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T16:50:33","slug":"student-theses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk\/groups\/wschafer\/student-theses\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Theses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PhD students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eva Kaulich (Cambridge, 2021)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk\/groups\/wschafer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/EvaKaulich.pdf\">Functional and behavioural characterisation of <em>C. elegans<\/em> acid-sensing DEG\/ENaCs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Laura Grundy (Open Univ, 2018)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk\/groups\/wschafer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/Laura_Grundy_thesis.pdf\">The automatic tracking of <em>Caenorhabditis elegans<\/em> and its use in determining genetic function<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rhianna Knable (Cambridge, 2017)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk\/groups\/wschafer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/RhiannaKnable.pdf\">Sensory functions of transmembrane channel-like (TMC) proteins<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Barry Bentley (Cambridge, 2016)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk\/groups\/wschafer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/BarryBentley.pdf\">Connectomics of extrasynaptic signalling: applications to the nervous system of <em>Caenorhabditis elegans<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Buyun Zhao (Cambridge, 2015)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk\/groups\/wschafer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/BuyunZhao.pdf\">Investigations into the neural system of <em>Caenorhabditis elegans<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tadas Jucikas (Cambridge, 2013)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk\/groups\/wschafer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/tjucikas_phd_thesis.pdf\">An online database for behavioural phenotypes of the nematode <em>Caenorhabditis elegans<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ev Yemini (Cambridge, 2012)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk\/groups\/wschafer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/EvYemini.pdf\">High-throughput, single-worm tracking and analysis in <em>Caenorhabditis elegans<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Victoria Butler (Cambridge, 2012)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk\/groups\/wschafer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/VictoriaButler.pdf\">Molecular and neuromuscular mechanisms underlying locomotion and proprioception in <em>Caenorhabditis elegans<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Marina Ezcurra (Karolinska, 2011)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk\/groups\/wschafer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/MarinaEzcurra.pdf\">Feeding state modulates nociception in <em>Caenorhabditis elegans<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Marios Chatzigeorgiou (Cambridge, 2011)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk\/groups\/wschafer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/MariosChatzigeorgiou.pdf\">Neural and molecular mechanisms underlying mechanotransduction, thermosensation, and nociception in <em>Caenorhabditis elegans<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">James Cregg (UCSD, 2010)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk\/groups\/wschafer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/Cregg_thesis.pdf\">Pharmacological analysis of the cholinergic and serotonergic signaling systems in <em>Caenorhabditis Elegans<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mi Zhang (UCSD, 2007)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk\/groups\/wschafer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/MiZhang.pdf\">Functional characterization and theoretical modeling of the <em>Caenorhabditis elegans<\/em> egg-laying circuit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Andy Huang (UCSD, 2008)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk\/groups\/wschafer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/AndyHuang.pdf\">Tracking and analysis of <em>C. elegans <\/em>behavior using machine vision<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Katie Kindt (UCSD, 2006)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk\/groups\/wschafer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/KatieKindt.pdf\">Monoamines, Mechanosensation and Memory in the <em>Caenorhabditis elegans<\/em> Nervous System<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wei Geng (UCSD, 2004)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk\/groups\/wschafer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/WeiGeng.pdf\">Machine Vision and Statistical Learning System for Studying <em>C. elegans<\/em> Phenotypes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stanley Shyn (UCSD, 2003)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk\/groups\/wschafer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/StanleyShyn.pdf\">Cameleon reveals a physiologic correlate for alternative behavorial states in <em>Caenorhabditis elegans<\/em> egg-laying<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jinah Kim (UCSD, 2002)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk\/groups\/wschafer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/JinahKim.pdf\">Regulation of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in <em>Caenorhabditis elegans<\/em>: insights into the molecular basis of behavior<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rex Kerr (UCSD, 2002)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk\/groups\/wschafer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/RexKerr.pdf\">Imaging Excitable Cell Activity in <em>C. elegans<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tobey Tam (UCSD, 2001)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk\/groups\/wschafer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/TobeyTam.pdf\">Neuronal migration in <em>Caenorhabditis elegans<\/em>: insights into the molecular basis of migration<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Laura Waggoner (UCSD, 1999)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk\/groups\/wschafer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/LauraWaggoner.pdf\">Genetic <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk\/groups\/wschafer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/LauraWaggoner.pdf\">a<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk\/groups\/wschafer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/LauraWaggoner.pdf\">nalysis of egg-Laying in <em>Caenorhabditis elegans<\/em>: insights into the molecular basis of behavior<\/a><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Masters students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anna Jansson (Cambridge, 2024)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk\/groups\/wschafer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/AnnaJansson.pdf\">Characterisation of monoamine G-protein coupled receptors in <em>Octopus vulgaris<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Greeshma Soorambail (Leuven, 2024)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk\/groups\/wschafer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/GreeshmaSoorambail.pdf\">Functional and anatomical characterization of neuropeptidergic signaling in PVQ neurons of <em>C. elegans<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lotte Hoydongs (Leuven, 2023)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk\/groups\/wschafer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/LotteHoydongs.pdf\">Discovering biological functions of <em>Caenorhabditis elegans<\/em> two-pore domain potassium ion channels in egg-laying behaviour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lore Devriendt (Leuven, 2023)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk\/groups\/wschafer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/LoreDevriendt_MSc_thesis_2023.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"535\">The efferent neuropeptidergic circuit underlying arousal and sensitization in <em>C. elegans<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Majdulin Istiban 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