Theses/Dissertations from 2011
A DLK And JNK Dependent Axon Self-Destruction Program Promotes Wallerian Degeneration, Bradley Miller
The Functions of Autophagy Genes in Lymphocytes and Osteoclasts, Brian Miller
Causes of rarity in glade-endemic plants: Implications for responses to climate change, Nicole Miller-Struttmann
Dynamic Characterization of the IKK:κBα:NFκB Negative Feedback Loop Using Real-Time Bioluminescence Imaging, Britney Moss
The Role of dsRNA in Nuclear Differentiation and Remodeling in the Ciliate, Tetrahymena thermophila, Jason Motl
The Role of the Complement System in Mousepox Infection, Elizabeth Moulton
EGFR signaling regulates synaptic connectivity via Gurken, Sarah Naylor
The Role of IKKβ in Osteoclastogenesis and Inflammatory Osteolysis, Jesse Otero
The Expression Pattern and Localization of Linc Complex Components During Mouse Retina Development, Gregory Peebles
Identification of the Molecular Basis of Morphological Variation in Avian Beaks, Kara Powder
Dominant Suppression of Early Innate Immune Mechanisms by Yersinia pestis, Paul Price
Acute and Anamnestic B cell Responses to West Nile Virus Infection, Whitney Elayne Purtha
Perceptual and Neural Correlates of Expectation, Vinod Rao
The Role Of Inflammation In Pathogenesis And Treatment Of Globoid-Cell Leukodystrophy, Adarsh Reddy
Analysis of Zinc Transporters in C. elegans, Hyun Cheol Roh
Genetic and Chemical Genetic Approaches to Shiga Toxin Inhibition, Jose Saenz
Interactions between BMP and Canonical Wnt Signaling Regulate Critical Stages of the Osteoblast Lifecycle, Valerie Salazar
Dynamic Measurement Of Soluble Human Aβ In A Combined Microdialysis-Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury Mouse Model, Katherine Schwetye
Using visual feedback to guide movement: Properties of adaptation in changing environments and Parkinson's disease, Jennifer Semrau
A Molecular Basis for Divergent, Unstable Actin Filaments in Toxoplasma gondii, Kristen Skillman
The Role Of The Membrane Proximal Region Of The M2 Cytoplasmic Tail In Virus Replication, Shaun Stewart
Molecular Genetic Analysis of Non-Catalytic Pol IV and V Subunits, Ek Han Tan
Digital Protein Analysis: Technologies for Protein Diagnostics and Proteomics through Single-Molecule Detection, Lee Tessler
Investigating the Role of the Prion Protein Polybasic Domain in PrPSc Formation and Neuroprotection, Jessie Aleksandra Turnbaugh
Establishment, Growth and Regeneration of Zebrafish Fins, Shu Tu
Targeting and activity of the AAA+ ATPase torsinA within the endoplasmic reticulum, Abigail Vander Heyden
Suprachiasmatic nuclei development: A characterization of transcription factors and the influence of retinal innervation and VIP signaling, Cassandra VanDunk
Development Of Thymic Natural Killer Cells From Double Negative 1 Thymocyte Precursors, Claudia Vargas
The Role of Schwann Cell Mitochondrial Metabolism in Schwann Cell Biology and Axonal Survival, Andreu Viader
Opposing Crosstalk between Rho1 and Cdc42 in Epithelial Morphogenesis, Steve Warner
Role of the ARF Tumor Suppressor in Osteoclasts, Crystal Winkeler
The Gut Microbiome In Healthy And Severely Malnourished Humans, Tanya Yatsunenko
Specific Roles Of Macaque Parietal Regions In Making Saccades And Reaches, Eric Yttri
The Role of Fas with Fas Ligand Interaction in Herpetci Stromal Keratitis (HSK), Hamideh Zakeri
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Regulation of peripheral nerve regeneration by the mTOR pathway, Namiko Abe
Elucidating the Trafficking and Function of the Class III Glucose Transporters GLUT8 and GLUT12, Lauren Blair Vlaich Aerni-Flessner
Entry, Capture and Presentation of Blood-Borne Antigens and Effects of TCR Ligand Density on Negative Selection and Treg Induction of CD4SP Thymocytes, Danielle Françoise Atibalentja
Impact of Second Messenger Modulation on Activity-Dependent and Basal Properties of Excitatory Synapses, Chun Yun Chang
Regulation of Human T-cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 Infection and Replication, Gunjan Choudhary
The Hematopoietic Compartment Regulates Osteoblast Differentiation And Apoptosis During Cytokine Treatment, Matthew Christopher
Role of the Ajuba LIM Proteins in Epithelial Growth Regulation, Meghna Das Thakur
P38 Phoshporylates RB On SER567 By A Novel, Cell Cycle-Independent Mechanism That Triggers RB-HDM2 Interaction And Apoptosis, Rachel Delston
Local and Systemic Consequences of Reducing Notch Signaling in Skin Keratinocytes, Shadmehr Demehri
Distinct Functions for Type I and Type II Interferon in Cancer Immunoediting, Mark Diamond
Brain Insulin Action Regulates Hypothalamic Glucose Sensing and the Counterregulatory Response to Hypoglycemia, Kelly Diggs-Andrews
Use-Dependent Plasticity Regulates Sleep Need in Drosophila Melanogaster, Jeffrey Donlea
The Role of the ERK-MAPK Pathway and Stathmin in T Cell Development and Activation, Erin Lindsay Filbert
Dact Family Molecules In Wnt Signaling In Mouse Development, Daniel Fisher
Mitotic cell cycle progression and differentiation of germline stem cells in Caenorhabditis elegans, Paul Fox
Mechanism of Cytochrome c Biogenesis by the Integral Membrane System II Synthetase CcsBA, Elaine Roseanne Frawley
Structural And Functional Studies On Thrombin Allostery, Prafull Gandhi
Mechanisms of Copper-Dependent Notochord Formation in Zebrafish, John Gansner
Discovery and Characterization of Wu Polyomavirus, A Novel Virus Detected in Pediatric Respiratory Tract Infections, Anne Margaret Gaynor
Regulation of the Lytic Switch Gene 50 in Murine Gammaherpesvirus 68, Megan Marie Goodwin
Inbreeding Depression and Competition in the square-stemmed monkey-flower (Mimulus ringens), Nicholas Griffin
Roles Of Inhibitory Interneurons In Cerebellar Cortical Processing For Oculomotor Control, Shane Heiney
Lateral Inhibition Shapes Neuronal Selectivity for Natural Stimuli in Mouse Accessory Olfactory Bulb, Rebecca Hendrickson
Destruction of Cdc25A Phosphatase during Interphase and in Response to Genotoxic Stress, Yuchi Honaker
A Search For Genetic Modifiers Responsible For Congenital Heart Disease Variability In The Presence Of Nkx2-5 Haploinsufficiency, Julia Brandeis Winston Honold
Analysis of DNA-binding Proteins in Yeast Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Su-Wen Ho
The Role of Pax6 in Lens Placode Formation, Jie Huang
Transcriptional Regulation of Zymogenic (Chief) Cell Differentiation and Maintenance in Adult Mouse Stomach, Won Jae Huh
Genetic Analysis of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR Signaling Pathway, Janna Hutz
Genetic and Phenotypic Differentiation between Winemaking and Wild Strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Katie Hyma
The convergence of PDF signaling and CRYPTOCHROME in the neuronal network underlying Drosophila circadian behavior, Seol Hee Im
FCS Analysis of Pore Formation by the Human Protein Bax in Lipid Membranes, Olena Ivashyna
The Function of Hedgehog Signaling in Embryonic and Postnatal Bone Development, Kyu Sang Joeng
Mechanism of yeast prion portein aggregation and strain formation, Tejas Baba Kalastavadi
Catabolite Sensing Regulatory Pathways in Group A Streptococcus Control Virulence and Host-Pathogen Interactions, Colin Christopher Kietzman
The role of the novel Drosophila gene Ema for endosomal maturation and autophagy, Sungsu Kim
Novel Algorithms for Structural Alignment of Non-coding RNAs, Diana Kolbe
Transcriptional Regulation of Neuronal Differentiation in the Drosophila Central Nervous System, Haluk Lacin
The Role of TCR Specificity in the Regulation of the Immune Response to Self and Commensal Antigens, Stephanie Lathrop
Phylogenetic Illumination of Escherichia coli by Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Interrogation, Shana Leopold
Role of Sua5 in tRNA modification and translational regulation, Changyi Adeline Lin
LRP6 in Wnt Signaling and Breast Cancer Tumorigenesis, Chia-Chen Liu
Mechanisms of Copper Deficiency in the Zebrafish Embryo, Erik Madsen
Characterization Of Streptolysin O As The Translocator For The Cytolysin-Mediated Translocation Process In Streptococcus Pyogenes, N'Goundo Magassa
Functional Genomic Examinations Of Interactions Between Common Members Of The Human Gut Microbiota, Michael Mahowald
Unique Features of PTB RRMs: Insight into Protein Motions and RNA Binding, Caroline Maynard
The Role of MDA5 and TLR3 in Response to dsRNA and Viral Infection, Stephen McCartney
The Role of Actin Depolymerizing Factor in Regulating Actin Dynamics in Toxoplasma gondii, Simren Mehta
Advances in Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy with Applications to Studies of Macromolecular Interactions and Folding of RNA Hairpins, Artem Victorovich Melnykov
The Impact Of Interferon Regulatory Factor 3 On The Immune Response To Herpes Simplex Virus Type I Infection, Vineet Menachery
Nutrtional Genetics during Zebrafish Development, Bryce Abram Mendelsohn
Small Nucleolar RNAs U32a, U33, and U35a Are Critical Mediators of Liptoxic and Oxidative Stress, Carlos Michel
Assessing effects of symmetry on motif finding, lala Motlhabi
OmpA of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Promotes Intracellular Pathogenesis, Resistance to Cathelicidin, and an IL-17/IL-23 Based Inflammatory Response Permissive for Persistent Infection, Tracy Felicia Nicholson
The Genetic Architecture and Developmental Bases for Long Bone Length Quantitative Trait Loci in Mice, Elizabeth A. Norgard
Mechanisms of Adult Neovascularization Nediated by Epithelial HIF-1 Activation, Sunday Samson Oladipupo
Elucidation of Nucleophosmin Translational Regulation, Mary Elizabeth Olanich
An Examination of Oxysterol Effects on Membrane Bilayers Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Brett Olsen
The Function and Regulation of Senescent Stromal-Derived Osteopontin, Ermira Pazolli
Genetic Influences on Preterm Birth, Jevon Plunkett
Characterization Of The Role For NMNAT, Kinase Cascades, And Purines In Axonal Degeneration, Craig Press
The Role of the Clock Gene Bmal1 in Female Fertility and Parturition, Christine Ratajczak