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Theses/Dissertations from 2026
The Role of Autophagy in Intestinal Infection in Mice and C. elegans, Gowri Kalugotla
Mass Spectrometry Profiling and High-Throughput Sequencing of HDACi-Induced Histone Modification Changes, Rashmi Karki
A ‘Don’t Eat Too Much’ Signal in Phagocytes via the SIRP⍺-SHP2 Axis Tunes Efferocytosis of Apoptotic Cells, Shannon Kelley
Harlem on Probation: The Uprising of 1943, Black Self-Determination, and the Rise of Probationary Citizenship, Bridget Laramie Kelly
Reprogramming of Myeloid Cells for Anti-Tumor Immunity, Darya Khantakova
Essays in Macroeconomics, Sihyun Kim
Essays in Labor and Macroeconomics, Dain Lee
3ω Thermal Transport in Atomically Thin Materials, Yiwei Le
Essays on Empirical Search and Matching, Jiangheng Lin
Assumption-lean Inference for Network-Linked Data, Wei Li
Learning Sequence Constraints Governing Conformational Ensembles and Function in Intrinsically Disordered Proteins, Jeffrey Lotthammer
Essays in the Political Economy of Non-Democracies, Mate Malashkhia
Nonlinear Ultrafast Vibrational Spectroscopy of Cryogenically Cooled Molecular Ions, Zifan Ma
Volcanoes, Islands, and Cities: Ecopoetics of the Transnational Avant-Gardes in the Americas, 1910-1950s, Sarah María Medina Pérez
Complexity of the Zero Set of a Matrix Schubert Ideal, Cesar Julian Meza
Development and Applications of Optical Imaging Approaches for the Tumor Microenvironment, Megan Suzanne Michie
Macroevolutionary Innovation and the Genomic Basis of Convergent Adaptation in Anolis Lizards, Aryeh Hershel Miller
Deep Mutational Scan of Hsp104 NBD1 Uncovers Substrate Selective Variants, Karlie Roxanne Miller
Three Papers on the Impacts of Electoral Rules on the Behavior of Politicians, Jordon Tyler Newton
Supporting the next generation: bHLH TF complexes regulating maize anther development, Lily Elizabeth O'Connor
Molecular Mechanism of WDFY4-Mediated Cross-Presentation by Type 1 Conventional Dendritic Cells, Ray Andrew Ohara
Essays on The Economics of Criminal Justice, Hannah O'Neil
Molecular Circuits in Dendritic Cell Development, Feiya Ou
Essays in Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Styliani Papadokonstantaki
Contextual Coding in the Prefrontal Cortex, Jeong Jun Park
Essays on Talent Allocation, Innovation, and Growth, Jinhyeok Park
Spontaneous Blood Oxygen Level Dependent Signals in Glioblastoma-bearing and Aging Brains, Ki Yun Park
Convergent RNA Pathophysiology in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Hunter Lee Patterson
Evolving Heavy Noble Gas Isotope Compositions of the Ancient Mantle and Atmosphere, Samuel Patzkowsky
Risk factors for alcohol and substance use disorders: Evidence from two genetically informed, developmental samples, Sarah Emily Paul
The Role of Interactions in Moiré Quantum Materials, Liangtao Peng
Synaptic enrichment and diagnostic potential of circular RNA in Alzheimer’s Disease, Bridget Mattie Phillips
Essays on Industrial Organization, Gengbin Piao
Uncovering Hidden Features of Copyback Viral Genomes, Sarah Pye
Understanding p53 Regulation on Transposable Elements in Cancer, Xuan Qu
X-Ray Polarization and Gamma-Ray Studies of High-Frequency-Peaked BL Lacertae Objects, Pazit Liviya Rabinowitz
Astrocyte Circadian Regulation in Neurodegeneration: In Vivo BMAL1 Occupancy Mapping Using MACS-Calling Cards, India Reiss
From Imperial Spectacle to Commercial Luxury: France, Egypt, and the Material Culture of Orientalism, 1869–1922, Eve Rosekind
Queering the Stettheimer Circles, Lauren Ann Johnson Rus
Entangled Landscapes and Political Projects: Germans and Americans in Networks of Ecology, Economy, and Ideology in the Long Eighteenth Century, Josiah William Schmidt
Development of a Quantitative Top-Down Proteomics Platform for Arginylated Proteoform Analysis, Richard Myer Searfoss
Multiplex Functional Assessment of Variant Effect in the Retinal Transcription Factor CRX, James Lewis Shepherdson
MTHFD2 is a selective metabolic vulnerability in AML, Judith Obiageli Sokei
BPTF-Dependent Regulation of Vaccine-Induced B Cell Responses, Alexandria Sturtz
Update Mechanisms in Event Models: Boundary Effects and Dimensional Influences, Xing Su
Negotiating the Steppe: The Interplay of Hunting and Pastoralism through Central Asian Prehistory (ca. 12000-1000 BCE), Zhuldyz Tashmanbetova
Beyond Attachment: Endolysosomal Determinants of New World Arenavirus Entry and Fusion, Cassandra E. Thompson
Bacterial Colonization of Medical Devices in the Urogenital Tract, Morgan Rose Wilt Timm