Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Molecular and Computational Methods for Cellular State Control, Drew Groves Michael
Endogenous Protection in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Eric Milner
Transcriptional Regulation of the Endoplasmic Reticulum in Dedicated Secretory Cells, Benjamin David Moore
Spinal k-Opioid Receptor Activation Attenuates Itch by Inhibiting Gastrin-releasing Peptide Receptor Function, Admire Munanairi
Behavioral and fMRI-based Characterization of Cognitive Processes Supporting Learning and Retrieval of Memory for Words in Young Adults, Binyam Nardos
Molecular Basis of the Biogenesis and Function of the Enterococcus faecalis Endocarditis- and Biofilm-Assiciated Pilus, Hailyn Nielsen
Characterizing Regulatory T Cell Differentiation to Bacterial Antigens in the Gut, Katherine Nutsch
HIV Neurodegeneration in the HAART Era, Mario Ortega
Adaptive Mechanisms of Niche Remodeling in Streptococcus pyogenes, Elyse Paluscio
Neural Mechanisms of Working Memory Cortical Networks, Charalampos Papadimitriou
Distribution and Dissemination of Antibiotic Resistance Genes between Microbiota in Antibiotic-Naïve and Resource-Poor Settings, Erica Courtney Pehrsson
Functional Consequences of CD4+ T Cell Receptor Ligation in the Immune Response to Listeria monocytogenes, Stephen Phillip Persaud
β-Lactamase Gene Exchange within the Enterobacteriaceae, Mitchell William Pesesky
Differential Encoding of Spatial Information among Retinal ON Cone Bipolar Cells, Robert Joseph Purgert
Characterizing Rare Genetic and Epigenetic Variation in Complex Phenotypes, Enrique Ivan Ramos
DNA Damage Responses Regulate Macrophage Function During Innate Immune Responses, Abigail Rodriguez Morales
Viral and Innate Immune Factors Controlling Disease Susceptibility During Chikungunya Virus Infection, Anjali Rohatgi
Senescent Fibroblasts Drive Tumorigenesis Through the Establishment of an Immunosuppressive Microenvironment, Megan Kiel Ruhland
Habitat Size Mediates the Effects of Environmental Factors on Species Richness, Matthew Scott Schuler
Understanding Escherichia coli Urinary Tract Infection: A Niche Perspective, Drew Joel Schwartz
Escherichia coli Iron Acquisition Paradigms and Host Responses in the Human Urinary Milieu, Robin Reid Shields-Cutler
Dissecting Intracellular Signaling and Affective Behavior Using Optically Active GPCRs, Edward Ryszard Siuda
Identifying the Functions of ILC3 in Intestinal Immunity, Christina Song
Mitochondrial Dynamism and Mitochondrial Quality Control in the Heart, Moshi Song
Impaired Gut Microbial Community Development in Undernourished Children, Sathish Subramanian
Flap Endonuclease 1 Promotes Telomere Replication and Stability by Distinct Mechanisms on the Leading and Lagging Strands, Daniel Cole Teasley
Excessive Complement Activation Due to Genetic Haploinsufficiency of Regulators in Multiple Human Diseases, Michael Triebwasser
Transmission Dynamics of Antibiotic Resistance Genes Between Human-associated and Environmental Microbial Communities, Pablo Tsukayama
Mechanisms Underlying Memory Deficits Following West Nile Virus Neuroinvasive Disease, Michael John Vasek
A Gnotobiotic Mouse Model for Studying the Effect of Human Gut Community Ecology on a Pathobiont, Bacteroides fragilis, Vitas Wagner
BTB-ZF Regulators of Long-Term Antibody Responses, Yinan Wang
Mechanisms of High Zinc Tolerance, Sensing, and Homeostasis in C. elegans, Kurt Warnhoff
Single-chain RANKL Provides Insights into RANK Receptor Oligomerization and a Novel Approach to Osteoclast Inhibition, Julia Therese Warren
Molecular Mechanisms of Axon Growth and Regeneration, Dana Watt
The U1A/U2B"/SNF Family of RNA Binding Proteins: Evolution of RNA Binding Specificity and Contributions of Heterotropic Linkage to snRNP Protein Partitioning, Sandra Gisela Williams
Retinoids and Mitochondrial Effects on Enteric Nervous System Development, Structure, and Function, Elizabeth Copeland Wright-Jin
Factors Contributing to Yeast Prion Generation and Propagation, Siyao Xing
The Mechanism and Regulation of Mammalian Photoreceptor Dark Adaptation, Yunlu Xue
Genetic and Cellular Studies of The Podocyte in Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, Haiyang Yu
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Novel Role of CHK2 in the Intrinsic and Extrinsic Apoptosis Pathway, Anurag Agarwal
The Role of GRA7, a Component in the ROP18 Protein Complex, in Toxoplasma gondii, Aditi Alaganan
Genetic and Epigenetic Determinants of Transcription in the Divergent Eukaryote Leishmania major, Britta Anderson
Failsafe Mechanisms Coordinate Cell Division and the Initiation of DNA Replication in Bacteria, Heidi Ann Arjes
Genetic Architecture of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, Ruteja A. Barve
Modulating Amyloid Beta Clearance by Altering Cellular and Whole Brain Apolipoprotein E Metabolism, Jacob Martin Basak
Defining the Peripheral and Thymic Niche of Regulatory T Cells, Jhoanne Lynne Bautista
PUMA and BIM Are Required for Oncogene Inactivation-Induced Apoptosis and Anoikis, Gregory Bean
Dynamic Responses at the Barrier Epithelium, Katherine Beebe
Axonal Damage in Repetitive Concussive Traumatic Brain Injury: Characterization and Contributing Factors, Rachel Bennett
Oxygen Polarography in the Awake Macaque: Bridging BOLD fMRI and Electrophysiology, William Joseph Bentley
The Role of Oxysterol-Membrane Effects on Cholesterol Activity and Homeostasis, Agata Agnieszka Bielska
Transcriptional Analysis of Reciprocal Tumor-Microenvironment Interactions in Glioblastoma, Michael Brooks
Genomic Analysis of Human Spinal Deformity and Characterization of a Zebrafish Disease Model, Jillian Gwen Buchan
An Exported Malaria Protein Regulates Glucose Uptake During Intraerythrocytic Infection, Tamira K. Butler
Characterization of the Role of R7-RGS Proteins in Mammalian Retina and Vision, Matthew D. Cain
Structural Elucidation of [RNQ+] prions Transmissible Infectivity, Donell Carey
Murine Cytomegalovirus Encodes Proteins that Regulate Viral Late Transcription, Travis Chapa
Mechanisms Regulating the Self-Renewal and Differentiation of Nephron Progenitors, Shuang Chen
Regulation of Fluid-phase Uptake in Podocytes by Albumin-associated Lipids, Jun-Jae Chung
The Role of FGF Signaling in the Regulation of Adult Murine Cardiomyocyte Contractility and Pathologic Hypertrophy, Sarah Nicole Cilvik
Antisense Reduction of the Protein Tau Attenuates Neuronal Hyperexcitability and Permits Clearance of Intraneuronal Tau Accumulations in vivo, Sarah Lorraine DeVos
Modulation of NMDA Receptor Activity During Physiological and Pathophysiological Events, Christine Marie Emnett
Manipulation of Inflammatory Processes by a Poxvirus-Encoded Decoy Receptor, Megan Leigh Epperson
The Regulation of Glucose Metabolism during Osteoblast Differentiation, Emel Esen
Serotonergic Signaling Pathways that Suppress Amyloid Beta in Mouse Models of AD, Jonathan Robert Fisher
Identification and Characterization of Novel Caenorhabditis Nematode Viruses, Carl Joseph Franz
Merlin Regulation of Mouse Spinal Cord Neural Precursor Cell Function, Cynthia Garcia
Influenza Induces Chronic Inflammatory Disease, Michael Edward Hinojosa
LIA4 and HP1-like Proteins Facilitate DNA Elimination During Tetrahymena Macronuclear Development, Scott Horrell
Negative Regulation of the Hippo Pathway by the Ajuba LIM Proteins, Radhika Jagannathan
The Genetic Basis of Susceptibility to Therapy-related Leukemia in Mice, Megan Janke
snoRNA U17 as a Novel Regulator of Cholesterol Homeostasis, Sarah Jinn
Identification of Functional Variants in Alzheimer's Disease-Associated Genes, Sheng Chih Jin
Rare, De Novo, and Common Variants in CARD14 in Psoriasis, Catherine Teresa Jordan
DAPK3 Suppresses Mammary Acini Morphogenesis and is Required for Mouse Development, Brandon Kocher
Studies on the Mislocalized Exonuclease TREX1 that Causes a Systemic Vasculopathy, Parul Harish Kothari
MicroRNAs in ALS: Defining Cell-Type Specific Expression, Developing Methods to Modulate MicroRNAs in vivo, and Identifying Novel Therapeutic Targets, Erica Danielle Koval
The Role of Hspa9 in Mouse Hematopoiesis and IL-7 Receptor Signaling, Kilannin Krysiak
cis-Regulation in the Mammalian Rod Photoreceptor, Jamie C. Kwasnieski
Imaging of Cancer Immunoediting, Siu Kit Lam
Cold Shock Domain Proteins in Normal and Leukemic Hematopoiesis, Cheng Li
Processing Submillisecond Timing Differences in a Model Electrosensory System, Ariel Maia Lyons-Warren
Primary Structure and Solution Conditions Determine Conformational Ensemble Properties of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins, Albert Hsuan-Han Mao
The Nrl Photoreceptor Cell Fate Switch: Endogenous Regulation and Therapeutic Applications, Cynthia Montana
Host-Microbial Interactions that Modulate Luminal IgA, Clara Moon
Dual Roles of Interferon Stimulated Gene-15 During Respiratory Virus Infection, David James Morales
Broad Ligand Specificity in the Small Multidrug Resistance Transporter EmrE, Emma Antonina Morrison
Computational Tools to Expand the Coverage of Metabolite Profiling via LC-MS/MS, Igor Nikolskiy
How CD4+ T Cells Recognize Allostimulatory Peptide-MHC, Peggy Pei-wen Ni
The Role of ERK1/2 Signaling in the Peripheral Nociceptive Circuit, Daniel Edward O'Brien
Regulation and inhibition of pro-tumorigenic microenvironments, Elise Oster Alspach
Mechanisms of Autophagy Protein Mediated Goblet Cell Secretion in the Intestinal Epithelium, Khushbu K. Patel
Neural Correlates of Reach Planning and Execution, Thomas Pearce