Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Leveraging protein dynamics to drug filovirus protein-nucleic acid interactions using simulations and experiments, Matthew Alberto Cruz
Leveraging protein dynamics to drug filovirus protein-nucleic acid interactions using simulations and experiments, Matthew Alberto Cruz
Single-molecule Spectroscopy of the SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Protein, Jasmine Cubuk
Cardiovascular SARS-CoV-2 Tropism and Immunopathology, Oleksandr Dmytrenko
A Quantum Physics-Based Force Field for Biomolecular Simulation, Roseane dos Reis Silva
The Evolution of Transposable Elements as Cis-Regulatory Elements in Mammals, Alan Y. Du
Genetic and Pharmacological Factors Control Aging in Caenorhabditis elegans., Brian McNally Egan
Investigating Cassava Susceptibility to Xanthomonas Induced Bacterial Blight Using Disease Phenotyping and Genome Engineering Strategies, Kiona Rajene Elliott
Distinct Roles for LTα3 and LTα1β2 Produced by B cells Contribute to their Multi-Faceted Impact on Ileitis, Emma Claire Erlich
Wild Plant–Pathogen Interactions Across Gradients of Urbanization and Latitude, Quinn N. Fox
Iterative Machine Learning of a Cis-Regulatory Grammar, Ryan Z. Friedman
Understanding the Chemical Context of Interactions in Intrinsically Disordered Proteins, Garrett Ginell
TRPM5's Role in Vascular Development, Megan Goeckel
Role of Copyback Viral Genomes in Activating Cellular Stress Responses During Pneumovirus and Paramyxovirus Infection, Lavinia Jose Gonzalez Aparicio
Circumventing Drug Resistance with Small Molecule Inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Gregory Alexander Harrison
A Dynamic Duo: Investigating the Interactions between Xanthomonas citri pv. malvacearum and Pseudomonas syringae, Taylor Harris
Function and Regulation of Virulence-Associated Siderophores in Uropathogenic Enterobacterales, James Robert Heffernan
Function and Regulation of Virulence-Associated Siderophores in Uropathogenic Enterobacterales, James Robert Heffernan
Biotic Interactions and the Maintenance of Biodiversity across a Tropical Elevational Gradient, David Henderson
Investigating the Role of BHLHE40 in Host Responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection and Myeloid Cell Development, Skyler Hendrix
The Role of Phenylacetic Acid (PAA) Catabolism in Acinetobacter Physiology, Anna Josephine Hooppaw
Individual and Social Influences on Cigarette Smoking During Pregnancy, Alexandra Noel Houston-Ludlam
DFCP1 Regulates Lipid Droplet Catabolism in an NTPase-Dependent Manner, Victoria Anne Ismail
Heterogeneity of Human Tissue-Resident Lymphocytes, Natalia Jaeger
Fluorescent-based Approaches for Quantifying Bacterial Transcription Initiation Kinetics, Drake Jensen
Zebrafish Swim Capacity, Gait, and Posture During Innate Spinal Cord Repair, Nicholas Oliver Jensen
Uncovering the genetic basis underlying the Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato strain DC3000’s response to IAA and its role in regulating PtoDC3000 biology, Joshua Michael Brian Johnson
Inter-areal Communication in Posterior Parietal Cortex Supporting Eye-hand and Bimanual Coordination, Jung Uk Kang
Ribosomes as Sensors: How Cells Utilize the Translational Process to Monitor Cellular Conditions, Kyusik Q. Kim
Ca2+ Dynamics and Genome Protection, Lingzhen Kong
Identification and Characterization of Targets of Metastasis in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer, Emilee Nicole Kotnik
Identification and Characterization of Targets of Metastasis in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer, Emilee Nicole Kotnik
TAFopathies Result from Derangements in Transcriptional Regulation of Metabolism, Jamison Maxwell Leid
Construction of a Human Pangenome Reference to Improve Structural Variation Detection, Wen-Wei Liao
Mechanisms of Immunopathology and Protection in Genital Herpes Simplex Virus 2 Infection, Ying Shiang Lim
Uncovering the Determinants of Compositionally Distinct, Coexisting Biomolecular Condensates, Andrew Zijia Lin
Histamine production by airway resident Haemophilus species induces rhinitis, Michael Lint
Single-nuclei Resolution Kidney Profiling in Physiological And Disease Settings, Ruiyang Liu
Biophysically-informed Models of Heterogeneity in Transcription Factor Activity, Kaiser Loell
A Mechanistic Study of ERR α/γ Agonists for Treatment of Metabolic Dysfunction in Heart Failure, Mckenna Lael Losby
Discerning the roles of novel glycosyltransferases in the pathogenic yeast Cryptococcus neoformans, Liza Loza
Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity Alters Sensory Network Connectivity, Adalee Lube
The Sperm-Specific K+ Channel SLO3, a regulator of human fertility and new target for contraception, Maximilian Daniel Lyon
TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS AS PROMOTERS IN CANCER AND NORMAL CELLS, Ju Heon Maeng
Understanding and Combating the Spread of Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms, Bejan Mahmud
The Role of MAVS and Interferon-Lambda in Regulating Astrovirus and Norovirus Infections, Heyde Makimaa
The Effect of Oxytocin Receptor Genetic Variants on Oxytocin Response, Manasi Malik
Examining Therapeutic Targets for Central Nervous System Autoimmune Disease, Sindhu Manivasagam
Shining a Light through a Multiomic Lens on Germline Variants: Patterns and Functional Implications Across Cancer Types, Fernanda Martins Rodrigues
Function of Deubiquitinase MYSM1 in Attenuation of DNA Damage Responses, Brendan Mathias
Understanding Thermotolerance in Photosynthetic Cells: From Green Algae to Land Plants, Erin Marie Mattoon
tRNA Methyltransferases Mediate Acinetobacter baumannii Pathobiology, Jenna McGuffey
Circadian Protein BMAL1 Regulates Astrocyte Activation and Protein Degradation in Health and Disease, Celia Augusta Mckee
Evaluating the Utility of S100A8/A9 as a Non-Invasive Biomarker, Leah Mellett
Mass Spectrometry-Based Discovery of Tumor Antigens for Cancer Immunotherapy, Wei Meng
The role of Gardnerella in bacterial vaginosis and facilitating colonization by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Sydney Rose Morrill
Development of Myelin in Wolfram Syndrome, Olga Reine Neyman
The Painful Problem: Improving Preclinical Pain Assessment to Probe Locus Coeruleus Noradrenergic Adaptations During Chronic Pain, Makenzie Norris
Roles of the Transcription Factors Bcl6, IRF2, and Notch2 in Myeloid Development, Kevin William O'connor
Dynamics of Epithelial Differentiation Following Intestinal Villus Injury, Takahiro Erick Ohara
Following the Paper Trail: An Ethnoecology of Hand Papermaking Traditions, James Ojascastro
Effect of Age at Injury on Neuroinflammatory Response, Microstructural Outcomes, and Function Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Sydney J. Oswalt Reitz
The Regulation of Innate Lymphoid Cells, Vincent Peng
An Investigation of Second-Site Non-Complementation among Motile Cilia Genes in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Gervette M. Penny
An Investigation of Second-Site Non-Complementation among Motile Cilia Genes in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Gervette M. Penny
Examining the Role of Microglia in Diabetic Retinopathy: Phenotypes, Mechanisms, and Therapies, Charles W. Pfeifer
Characterizing the Significance of polyA tracks in Gene Regulation and Disease, Geralle Norlene Powell-Rodgers
Sources and consequences of cell-to-cell variability in gene expression, Avinash Ramu
Unraveling the Molecular Basis of Zinc Cluster Transcription Factor Specificity: A Comprehensive Study of Half-Site Promoter Binding Interactions and their Role in Gene Expression Regulation, Pamela Samantha Recio
Investigating Novel Neoantigen Sources for Personalized Cancer Vaccines, Megan Richters
Identifying Molecular Targets of ADAR1 Dependency in Breast Cancer, Sua Ryu
Influence of Environmental Gradients on Genomic Variation in Pediatric Commensals and Pathogens, Sanjam Sawhney
Cancer Immunogenomics Approaches to Characterizing and Treating Malignant Brain Tumors, Maximilian Oswald Schaettler
Context Dependence, Cheating, and Long-term Conflict in Social Interactions, Trey Scott
Development of computational and experimental approaches for RNA virus serology, Brittany Kaye Smith
Automated Processing of Metabolomics Data for Population-scale Studies, Ethan Stancliffe
Apolipoprotein E Adopts an Antiparallel Dimer in Discoidal Lipoproteins, Michael Ray Strickland
A Human STAT3 GOF Variant Alters T Cell Function to Drive Skin Inflammation, Kelsey Adele Toth
Mapping Brain Development and Decoding Brain Activity with Diffuse Optical Tomography, Kalyan Tripathy
A Thesis on the Human Genetic Basis of Severe Pneumococcal Infection in Papua New Guinea, Emma Catherine Walker
Charting the Landscape of Ventral Stream Neural Code on Generative Image Manifolds, Binxu Wang
The Role of NS1 in Flavivirus Immunity and Pathogenesis, Alex W. Wessel
The influence of the gut microbiota on asthma in school-aged children and adults, Naomi Grace Wilson
Immunity to Emerging RNA Viruses, Emma Winkler
T-bet and Eomes Are Required for Mature NK Cell Homeostasis and Function, Pamela Wong
Improving Neoantigen Prioritization Methods for Personalized Cancer Vaccines, Huiming Xia
TFEB degradation is regulated by an IKK/β-TrCP2 phosphorylation-ubiquitination cascade, Yan Xiong
Physiological Heterogeneity and Pain-Associated Plasticity in Human Sensory Neurons, Jiwon Yi
Structural Basis of Gating in MSL Channels, Jingying Zhang
Mechanisms of transcription regulation by CarD in Mycobacterium, Dennis Xiaoqian Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
The Effects of NMDA Antagonism on Neuronal Activity and Neurovascular Coupling in Non-Human Primate Cortex, Benjamin Thomas Acland
System shock: Using -omics data to characterize biological remodeling in the microbiome, resistome, and transcriptome of bacteria, Winston Eugene Anthony