Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Early Pregnancy Loss: A Role For Glucose Utilization In The Endometrial Stroma, Antonina I. Frolova
Regulation of Hematopoietic Stem Cells by Bone Marrow Stromal Cells, Adam Greenbaum
Control of Neuroendocrine Cell Physiology by a Single Transcription Factor, Drosophila Basic Helix Loop Helix Regulator DIMMED, Tarik Hadzic
Identification and Characterization of Rare Variants in Cholinergic Nicotinic Receptor Genes and their Contribution to Substance Dependence, Gabriel Emanuel Haller
The Relationship Between Size, Growth Rate, and the Cell Cycle in Bacteria, Norbert Seabrook Hill
Phylogeography of Oryza rufipogon: History, Demography and Climate Change, Pu Huang
Post-Translational Regulation of FAS-Mediated PPARα Activation, Anne Patricia Louise Jensen-Urstad
Studies of Membrane Biophysics Using Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy, Yanfei Jiang
The Mechanism of the Gastric Epithelial Stem Cell Response to Metaplastic Injury, Shradha Sachin Khurana
Mechanisms of Recurrent Cyanogenesis Cline Evolution in Trifolium repens (White Clover), Nicholas John Kooyers
Selective Translational Control and Its Role in Cancer, Michael Kuchenreuther
Comprehensive Transcriptome Analysis of Utricle Hair Cell Regeneration in the Inner Ear, Yuan-Chieh Ku
The Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Effector YbcL Modulates the Innate Immune Response in the Urinary Tract, Megan Elizabeth Lau
A Role for the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor in the Development of IL-22 Producing Innate Lymphoid Cells, Jacob Lee
FXR1 Drives Oncogenic Transformation Through Regulation of Translation, Cory Lee Lewis
Identify and Characterize Novel Interferon-Stimulated Genes during West Nile Virus infection, Jianqing LI
The Diversity of Quantitative Trait Loci in Yeast Sporulation Efficiency, Kimberly Lorenz
The Roles of a Positively Selecting Self-peptide in the Thymus and in the Periphery, Wan-Lin Lo
Quantification of Conformational Heterogeneity and its Role in Protein Aggregation and Unfolding, Nicholas J. Lyle
Characterization of the Placenta-Specific 8.1 Gene Function during Zebrafish Embryogenesis, Haiting Ma
The Functions of Autophagy Genes and Interferon Regulatory Factor 1 in Interferon Gamma Mediated Control of Murine Norovirus Infection, Nicole Maloney
Batf3-Deficient Mice: Susceptibility to Toxoplasma gondii and Responses to IL-12 Treatment in vivo, Mona Mashayekhi
The Role of Melanocyte Differentiation in Uveal Melanoma Progression, Katie A. Matatall
Structural Mechanism of Orthopoxvirus Sabotage of MHCI Antigen Presentation, William Howard McCoy IV
Characterization of Human Gut Microbiota Dynamics Using Model Communities in Gnotobiotic Mice, Nathaniel Patrick McNulty
The Influence of Diet on the Mammalian Gut Microbiome, Brian David Muegge
Novel Mechanisms of G Protein-Coupled Receptors, Andrea Nichols
Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Progenitors in Murine Autoimmune Arthritis, Kwadwo Asare Oduro Jr.
Allele-Specific Effects of U2AF1 Mutations on Alternative Splicing, Theresa Okeyo-Owuor
Phospho-regulation of the Wnt/β-cat Pathway by VEGFR-1, Mei-Hsiu Pan
The Effects of Invasive Plants on Biodiversity Across Spatial Scales, Kristin Irene Powell
The Genomic Regulatory Architecture of Avian Inner Ear Hair Cell Regeneration, Nicole Ann Renaud
Glucosensing, Hypoglycemia, and the Brain, Candace Reno
Metagenomic Analyses of the Human Gut Virome, Alejandro Reyes
Cultured Gut Microbiota from Twins Discordant for Obesity Modulate Adiposity and Metabolic Phenotypes in Mice, Vanessa Khaterine Ridaura
The Molecular Basis of Antibody Mediated Neutralization of Hepatitis C Virus, Michelle Catherine Sabo
The Role of Dlg1 in Early B cell Development and Oncogenic Transformation, Gabriel Joseph Sandoval
The System I and System III Holocytochrome c Synthases in Cytochrome c Biogenesis, Brian San Francisco
Type 1 Diabetes and the Male Reproductive Axis, Erica Schoeller
Mutations of Pdd1 Chromo- and Chromoshadow Domains Reveal Critical Functions for Each During Development of Tetrahymena thermophila, Rachel Schwope
Mechanism of Action of Anti-Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Therapy Directed at Integration and Virus Assembly, Muhammad Esa Seegulam
Variation and Regulation of Phase-Specific Virulence Factors of Histoplasma capsulatum, Victoria Eugenia Sepúlveda Rico
Identification of Genetic Determinants of Metastasis and Clonal Relationships Between Primary and Metastatic Tumors, Gaurav Singhal
Mutant Prion Protein-induced Ion Channel Activity, Isaac Solomon
The Physiological and Morphological Responses of the Bladder Urothelium to Differential Injury, Kristina Marie Stemler
Identification and Characterization of Gastric Stem Cells in Drosophila, Marie Strand
Critical Roles of Legionella DotL in Effector Translocation by the Dot/Icm Type IV Secretion System, Molly Cuddy Sutherland
Dysfunctional Gene Regulation of the Meiotic Program in an Interspecific Yeast Hybrid, Devjanee Swain Lenz
Understanding CRX-Associated Retinopathies Using Animal Models, Nicholas Minh Abell Tran
On the Origin of Phenotypic Variation: Novel Technologies to Dissect Molecular Determinants of Phenotype, Francesco Vallania
Tumor Antigens Revealed by Exome Seqeuncing Drive Editing of Tumor Immunogenicity, Matthew David Vesely
Analyzing Reading Specialization Using fMRI, rs-fcMRI, and Development, Alecia Cristen Vogel-Hammen
Mechanisms of Protective Activity of West Nile Virus Anti-Envelope Antibodies In vitro and In vivo, Matthew Raymond Vogt
Usher Mechanics: Workings of an Escherichia coli Molecular Machine, Ender Volkan
Disparate Contribution of Endosomal and Cytosolic RNA-Sensing Pathways to Antiviral Immunity, Yaming Wang
Population Genetics and Phylogenetic Context of Weed Evolution in the Genus Amaranthus: Amaranthaceae), Katherine Waselkov
A Role for Interferon Stimulated Gene-15 (ISG15) During Chikungunya Virus Infection, Scott Werneke
The GH3 Family of Acyl Acid-Amido Synthetases: Structural and Biochemical Studies of Hormone-Amino Acid Conjugation, Corey Stephen Westfall
The Role of MicroRNA-124 in the Development and Differentiation of Photoreceptors, Natecia L. Williams
Division Ring Placement, Osmotic Stress Response, and Plant Development: The Many Roles of Membrane Tension in the Life of a Plastid, Margaret E. Wilson
Development of Polarizable Force Field Models for Transition Metal Ions, Jin Yu Xiang
Identification of a Novel PARP Pathway for Antiviral Defense, Noah Yoo
Genetic and Epigenetic Interactions in in vivo and in vitro Reprogramming, Margaret Ashley Young
The Cerebral Structural Abnormalities in Very Preterm Children: A Surface-based Study, Yuning Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
The Importance of Glucose Transport in Reproductive Events, Katie Adastra
ITAM-Dependent Regulation of MHC Class II Antigen Presentation and CD4+ T cell Priming, Holly Marie Akilesh
Bioinformatics for High-throughput Virus Detection and Discovery, Adam Allred
Isoform-Specific Roles of Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinases in Pain, Benedict Alter
A Structural Perspective of Antibody Neutralization of Dengue Virus, Stephen Kyle Austin
Adaptive Cognitive Control in Schizophrenia: Neural Correlates of Error- and Conflict- Processing Beyond the Anterior Cingulate Cortex, Karla Becerril
Processing of Exogenous Hen Egg-White Lysozyme for Presentation on Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I and II Molecules, Roger Belizaire
The Role of the Intestinal Microbiota in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Seth Bloom
Movement Function Follows Spatial Form: Coordinate System Implications for Online Visual Feedback Control of the Hand, Justin Brooks
The Human Cytomegalovirus Protein pUL21a Binds to and Degrades Cyclin A via the Proteasome, Nicolas Caffarelli
The Role of Meis1 in Hematopoietic Development, Mi Cai
The Functional Consequences and Therapeutic Potential of Iron Uptake-Associated Systems in Escherichia coli, Kaveri S. Chaturvedi
Taspase1 is a Non-oncogene Mediator of Tumorigenesis and Maintenance, David Chen
From Bacteria to Human: Biophysical Studies of Inward Rectifying Potassium Channels, Wayland Cheng
Evolution and Regulation of Polymyxin B Resistance in Enteric Bacteria, Huiwen Deborah Chen
A Ranksum Statistics Based Framework to Decipher Transcription Regulation, Iuan-bor Chen
Determining the Roles that DICER1 and Noncoding RNAs Play in Endometrial Tumorigenesis, Katherine Chiappinelli
A Molecular Rheostat Coupling Cell Size to Nutrient Availability in Bacteria, Anchun Chien
Identification of Deleterious and Disease Alleles in a General Population and Preterm Labor Patients, Sung Gook Chun
Identification of Novel Fluid Biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease, Rebecca Craig-Schapiro
Mechanisms Mediating Adaptive Presynaptic Muting Induction, Devon Christine Crawford
Evolution and Ecology During Domestication in the Neotropical Fruit Tree, Byrsonima crassifolia (Malpighiaceae), Genevieve Kerry Marie Croft
Characterization of Rac GTPase Function in the Osteoclast, Monica Croke
The Convergence of Metabolism and Virulence Factor Regulation on Streptococcus pyogenes Pathogenesis, Zachary Thomas Cusumano
The Role of Autophagy and IL-17 in Bone Resorption, Carl DeSelm
Joint Functions of METT-10 and Dynein in the Caenorhabditis elegans Germ Line, Maia Dorsett
Mechanisms of Induction and Maintenance of Constitutive Ptgs2 Expression in Colonic Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Monica Drylewicz
Cell Signaling Components of the Drosophila Circadian Pacemaker, Laura B. Duvall
The Phenotypic Effects of Non-Neutral Sequence Evolution in FZF1 and ZRT1, Elizabeth Engle
Role of the Secreted Kinase ROP18 in Toxoplasma gondii Pathogenesis, Sarah Fentress
Investigation of Genes Important to the Zymogenic Lineage in Mammalian Gastric Mucosa, Jessica Harrison Geahlen
Activation of SIRT1 by an N-terminal Regulatory Domain, Fiorella Ghisays
The Role of Snail Homolog 1 in Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation, Jennifer Gill
Functional Synonymous SNVs: Novel Methodology and Framework for Identification, Keryn Gold