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Theses/Dissertations from 2026
The defining role of AGO4 and its catalytic activity during de novo RNA-directed DNA methylation, Tianyi Li
Probing the Emergent Dynamics of Quantum Matter with Solid-State Spin Sensors, Zhongyuan Liu
Assumption-lean Inference for Network-Linked Data, Wei Li
Learning Sequence Constraints Governing Conformational Ensembles and Function in Intrinsically Disordered Proteins, Jeffrey Lotthammer
Global Kinetic Dynamics of Black Hole Magnetospheres and Accretion, Martin Luepker
Essays in the Political Economy of Non-Democracies, Mate Malashkhia
Understanding brain borders, Tornike Mamuladze
Disclosing Metabolic Sex Differences in Brain Cancer: Optimization of Amino Acid, Purine, and Pyrimidine Metabolism as a Targetable Sex Difference, Camryn Tyler Marquez
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
Synthetic Siderophores as Biological Probes and Medical Imaging Agents, Collin Earl Merrick
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
Molecular Regulation of the Tcf7-Prdm1 Axis in CD8+ T Cells, Maegan Katherine Murphy
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
X-ray Emission from V1674 Her (Nova Her 2021) and Characterization of CeBr3 Detectors for Gamma-ray Spectrometry, Tekeba Olbemo
The Gut-Bladder Axis: How Symbiont Microbes Alter Urinary Tract Infections, Benjamin S. Olson
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 Poetics of Home: Relation and Repatriation in Caribbean Literature, Crystal Payne
The Role of Interactions in Moiré Quantum Materials, Liangtao Peng
Weighted Estimates for One-Sided Calderón-Zygmund Operators and Discrete Harmonic Analogs, Ljupcho Petrov
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
Uncovering the Effects of Surface Features on Nanoscale Photocatalysts Using Single-Molecule Fluorescence Imaging, William Rackers
Defining Replication-Driven Vulnerabilities in High Grade Serous Ovarian Cancers, Natasha Maya Ramakrishnan
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
Ideals Defining Components of Two-row Springer Fibers, Maria Cristina Sabando Alvarez
CpsA-dependent remodeling of host lysosomal trafficking in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Jully Jitendra Sadadiwala
Epigenetic Mechanisms of Response and Resistance to Therapy in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Reilly Sample
Programming of the Pre-B Cell Checkpoint and Maintenance of B Cell Development by DNA Damage Responses, Haley Schmidt
Entangled Landscapes and Political Projects: Germans and Americans in Networks of Ecology, Economy, and Ideology in the Long Eighteenth Century, Josiah William Schmidt