Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Montane β-diversity: Biodiversity through Space and Time in Earth’s Most Biodiverse Regions, Ethan Ray Abercrombie
Mitochondrial Calcium Uniporter Regulates ITAM-Dependent Platelet Activation, Jehiel Abigail Ajanel Gomez
Exploring DDR2’s role in CAF extracellular matrix production and tumor progression, Favour Ayomide Akinjiyan
Defining B cell responses to emerging viral pathogens, Wafaa Al Soussi
Defining B cell responses to emerging viral pathogens, Wafaa Al Soussi
A Subset of Senescent Myofibroblasts Orchestrates Immunosuppression in Pancreatic Cancer., Jad Belle
Exploring the Structure, Dynamics, and Pharmacology of Opioid Receptors, Sarah Maria Bernhard
Single-Cell Analysis of Clonal and Transcriptional Dynamics During Direct Reprogramming, Brent Biddy
Structure and function of type 1 pilus assembly machinery in uropathogenic Escherichia coli, Ryan Bitter
Biomarker and age at onset endophenotypes offer new insights into the genetic etiology of Alzheimer’s Disease, Joseph Bradley
Targeting Cyst(e)ine Dependence and Redox Metabolism in Genetically Distinct Sarcomas, Caitlyn Brook Brashears
Parapinopsin: a Photoswitchable Inhibitory GPCR for Two-photon Optogenetics, Bobbie J. Brown
Circuit-specific vulnerability in a mouse model of Alzheimer's Disease, Samuel Brunwasser
Effects of ANGPTL3 Deficiency on the Regulation of Hepatic Lipoprotein Production and Lipid Metabolism, Kendall Helene Burks
Targeting Nonsense-Mediated RNA Decay in Splicing Factor Mutant Myeloid Malignancies, Claudia Cabrera
Dissecting Macrophage Metabolism in Metabolic Liver Disease, Mandy Mei-Ying Chan
Disrupting NRF2-Driven Cancer Biology through One-Carbon Metabolism Inhibition, Julius Chembo
A Role for the Actin Cytoskeleton and Plastin-3 in Osteoblast Mineralization and Mechanosensation, Samantha Meagan Chin
A Role for the Actin Cytoskeleton and Plastin-3 in Osteoblast Mineralization and Mechanosensation, Samantha Meagan Chin
Diverse Cell Types Establish a Pathogenic Immune Environment in Peripheral Neuropathy, Julie Choi
Understanding the role of E1OGDH1 in Root System Architecture and Nitrogen Response in Maize, Michelle Sungkyung Cho
BCLAF1 is a Novel Regulator of Hematopoietic Stem Cells, Stephanie Crowley
Induced CD8a Identifies Enhanced Human NK cell IL-15-induced Proliferation and Metabolism and Modulates NK cell Activation, Celia Cubitt
Functional and Structural Connectivity as Predictors of Long-term Motor Development in Very Preterm Children with and without Brain Injury, Peppar Elizabeth Pei-pei Cyr
Tank to Bedside: How insights from zebrafish inform our understanding of human melanoma drug resistance, Sophia Noah DeGeorgia
Mutant-Specific Analysis of Tumor Cell Heterogeneity in Glioblastoma, Patrick DeSouza
Understanding Strain-level Dynamics in Gut Commensal-Pathogen-Host Interactions, Anna Louise DeVeaux
APOBEC3A Promotes the Metastatic Progression of High-grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma by Altering Epithelial-mesenchymal Trajectories, Jessica Merritt Devenport
Emergence and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance in the Built Environment, Luke Diorio-Toth
Sex, Stress and Hormones : The Role of Modifiable Risk Factors in the Kinetics of Alzheimer’s Disease, Hannah Marie Edwards
The Role of the cGAS-STING Sensing Pathway in HIV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 Infections, Jenna Eve Eschbach
Understanding host-pathogen interactions using the Caenorhabditis elegans – Orsay virus experimental model, Chika Fujii
Characterizing PIEZO1 Mechanotransduction in Articular Chondrocytes, Jaquelin Marlen Garcia Castorena
Roles of CpsA and SLAMF1 in the innate immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Steven Grigsby
Biophysical insights into emerging virus-host interactions, Paige Danielle Hall
Parsing Heterogeneity in Depression, Kayla Hannon
JARID2-mediated Reprogramming of Human Hematopoietic Progenitors for Stem Cell Transplantation, Wentao Han
DNA-damaging chemotherapy reshapes the immune landscape of the heart, Ruijun He
Barriers and Breakthroughs in the Evolution of Aggregative Multicellularity, Israt Jahan
Barriers and Breakthroughs in the Evolution of Aggregative Multicellularity, Israt Jahan
Novel Therapeutics for Alzheimer's Disease, Nimansha Jain
Lysosomes as Gatekeepers: How LIC1-Mediated Trafficking Regulates Angiogenesis and Vascular Morphogenesis, Dymonn Johnson
Multiclass Liquid Biopsy Assessment of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Associated Nerve Sheath Tumors, Paul Andrew Jones
Defining the Roles of cDCs in Antigen Presentation: from Tumor to mRNA Vaccines, Suin Jo
Functional Diversification of Rice AGO1 Proteins, Rachel Elie Jouni
Mechanisms of Protective Humoral Immunity and Pathogenesis in Alphavirus Infection, Natasha Monir Kafai
Examing the Role of Complement Signaling in Viral Neuroinflammatory Responses, Marlene Kanmogne
Investigating Molecular Mechanisms of Meiosis and Mitosis in Cryptosporidium parvum, Abigail Kimball
Action-as-Language: Using AI to Model Behavioral Patterns and Context from EHR Workflows, Seunghwan Kim
Examining Light-Circadian Interactions in Regulation of Amyloid Plaque Pathology, Melvin William King
Novel Therapeutics for Myeloid Malignancies, Tim Kong
Dissecting the Contribution of STMN2 to ALS Pathogenesis, Kelsey Krus
New Paradigms in E. coli Hemolysin Function and Pathogenesis, Hunter Winston Kuhn
Mechanistic insights into human neuronal reprogramming and vulnerability in Huntington’s disease, Ji-Sun Kwon
Effects of Pharmacologic and Genetic Manipulation of GABA-A Receptors on Network Activity, Peter Michael Lambert
The Gene Regulatory Landscape of Proximal Tubule Sub-populations in Kidney Disease, Nicolas Ledru
Examination of protective mucosal immune responses to viral sexually transmitted infections, Aisha Lee
The 3D Genome: Investigating CO2 Driven Chromatin Dynamics and Epigenetic Reprogramming in Arabidopsis thaliana, Scott Lewis
Humoral Immune Responses following Immunization with SARS-CoV-2 Variant Vaccines, Chieh-Yu Liang
Pan-Cancer Universal Targets for Immunotherapy Resulted from Transposable Elements Activation, Yonghao Liang
Mechanisms of Voltage Gating in the Cyclic Nucleotide Binding Domain Channel Family, Jenna L. Lin
PILRα Sustains Microglial Capacity to Process Myelin in a Mouse Model of Demyelination, Kent Lin
Understanding the Effects of Genetic Variation on Maize and Pennycress Root System Architectures and Their Interaction with Nitrogen, Alexander Euway Liu
Chaperone-Usher Pathway Pili Adhesin Conformations and Inhibitors in Urinary Tract Infections, Edward Lopatto
Mechanisms of Antibody-Mediated Protection in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection, Samantha Mackin
Understanding Pancreatic Islet Stress Responses and Developing Strategies to Improve Transplantation Grafts, Marlie Maria Maestas
Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase Activating Polypeptide and Its Receptor as Novel Therapeutic Targets for Opioid Induced Hyperalgesia, Elizaveta Mangutov
Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase Activating Polypeptide and Its Receptor as Novel Therapeutic Targets for Opioid Induced Hyperalgesia, Elizaveta Mangutov
Elucidating Pathways in Lung Monocytes, Macrophages, and Dendritic Cells that Impact Mtb Pathogenesis, Michael Eric McNehlan
Expanding the druggable proteome by integrating deep learning with molecular simulations to predict cryptic pockets, Artur Meller
Mechanisms of MLL-rearranged Infant Leukemogenesis, Jonny Mendoza-Castrejon
Engineering Dendritic Cells with a Chimeric Antigen Receptor for Enhanced Antitumor Function, Shelby Namen
Investigating the Roles of SOX10 and ETV4 in Melanocyte and Melanoma Development, Catherine Marie Newsom-Stewart
Single-cell and spatial immunogenomics to dissect immune mechanisms in inflammatory bowel diseases and the central nervous system, Khai Mac Nguyen
Predicting, culturing, and characterizing beneficial and detrimental strains associated with plant phenotypes., Anastasiia Onyshchenko
Mechanism of unconventional IL-33 release in airway disease, Omar Osorio
Elucidating the Role of PBAF Chromatin Remodeling Subunit Arid2 in B Cell Development, Rachel Paolini
Understanding Outer Membrane Vesicle Biogenesis in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, Evan J. Pardue
Understanding Loss of Beta-cell Identity and Progression of Diabetes in Polygenic Mouse Models of T2DM, Sumitkumar Patel
Leveraging Biomolecules to Illuminate the Landscape of RNA in Cells and Tissues, Alexandria Quillin
The role of the poly-N repeat in the Plasmodium falciparum histone acetyltransferase protein, PfGCN5, Kely Johana Rubiano Cardona
Characterization of Long-Noncoding RNAs in Prostate and Pancreatic Cancer Through Single Cell Transcriptomics, Debanjan Saha
Exploring the Thermal Physiology Evolution Across Mountain Slopes, Jhan Carlos Salazar Salazar
Robust Embeddings of Genetics, Anatomy, and State Decoded from a Neuron’s Activity, Aidan Schneider
Optimizing Massively Parallel Reporter Assays for In Vivo Neurogenomics: Tools to Decode Enhancer Function in the Brain, Din Selmanovic
Mechanisms of ssDNA Gap Resection in BRCA1-proficient and -deficient Cells, Isabelle Seppa
ACLY Is Required for NK Cell Effector Function by Regulating the Epigenome, Stacey Sohn
Depalmitoylation regulates metabolism and mitochondrial function, Sarah Lilly Speck
Needle in the Z-stack: Mapping the 3D Transition to Malignancy, Erik Storrs
Parental Guidance Suggested: Genetic, Epigenetic, and Environmental Factors Shape Allele-Specific Gene Regulation in Metabolic Traits, Celine Louise St. Pierre
Plant-Microbe Interactions Across Scales: Diversity, Disease, and Stress in Herbaceous Plant Communities, Philippa Tanford
Oxycodone Self-Administration Modulates Ventral Pallidal Neuron Activity and Plasticity, Jessica Tooley
The Role of IL-33 in Itch, Anna M. Trier