Theses/Dissertations from 2015
The Collagen Receptor Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 is Critical for Breast Cancer Metastasis, Callie Corsa
Ketone Body Metabolism Preserves Hepatic Function during Adaptation to Birth and in Overnutrition, David Graham Cotter
Contributions of the Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Response to Glioblastoma Cell Viability, David Yaw Amoah Dadey
Host Immune Signals Regulate Blood-Brain Barrier Function During Central Nervous System Infection and Autoimmunity, Brian Daniels
Defining the Roles of Outer Membrane Proteins and Host Cathelicidins in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Infection, Elizabeth Sarah Danka
The Role of Tmem178 in Regulation of Osteo-Immune Activation and Inflammatory Bone Loss, Corinne Elaine Decker
High-throughput 2-hydroxyglutarate Assays for Biological Screening in IDH Mutant Cells, Adnan Elhammali
Complex Genome Regulation Characterized by Atypical Signatures in DNA Methylation, GiNell Elliott
Functional Identification and Characterization of cis-Regulatory Elements, Christopher Michael Fiore
Mechanisms of Cell-Autonomous Immunity to Toxoplasma gondii, Elizabeth Mae Selleck Fiore
A Novel Cholesterol-Independent Mode of Binding Promotes Cytolysin-Mediated Translocation and Pore Formation by Streptolysin O, Cara Mozola Forsberg
The Diversity, Ecology, and Clinical Implications of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Uncultured Soil Microbial Communities, Kevin J. Forsberg
Role of the Flagellum Throughout the Leishmania Life Cycle, Tiffanie Janae Fowlkes
Characterizing and Modeling Antibiotic Resistance Dynamics in Diverse Microbial Communities, Molly Krisann Gibson
Programming the Myocardium: the Notch-Wnt Axis, Benjamin S. Gillers
Assessing Vascular Inflammation with Bioluminescence Imaging, Reece Joseph Goiffon
Dissemination, Suppression, and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance in Human Pathogens, Patrick Rolland Gonzales
Variation and Plasticity of DNA Methylation in Genome Regulation, Junchen Gu
Evolutionary Developmental Leaf Morphology of the Plant Family Araceae, Claudia Liliana Henriquez
Gene Expression and Enhancer Discovery in the Neural Crest, Charles Higdon
Melittin-Derived Peptides for siRNA Delivery: Mechanisms of Efficient Cytoplasmic Release, Kirk Kohwa Hou
The Attentional Control of Reading: Insights from Behavior, Imaging and Development, Sarah Ihnen
Molecular and Epigenetic Regulation of Stem Cell Radiosensitivity, Keith Michael Jacobs
The Roles of MIST1 and RAB26 in Zymogenic (Chief) Cell Differentiation and Subcellular Organization, Ramon Jin
The Role of Myc and AP-1 Transcription Factors in the Development and Function of the Dendritic Cell Lineage, Wumesh K.C.
The Identification of Alkaloid Pathway Genes from Non-Model Plant Species in the Amaryllidaceae, Matthew B. Kilgore
Investigating Auxin Signaling Through AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR Interactions and Stability, David Korasick
Guanine Nucleotide Synthesis and The Enteric Nervous System, Jonathan Ian Lake
Neural Basis of Functional Connectivity MRI, Jingfeng Li
The Role of BMP Signaling in Embryonic Limb Development and Postnatal Bone Formation, Joohyun Lim
Cell-Size Control in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Dianyi Liu
BNIP3 Phosphorylation is a Switch that Regulates Autophagy and Cell Death, Katherine Liu
Essential Roles of Stat3 in Zebrafish Development, Yinzi Liu
The Intrinsic Apoptotic Cascade in Hematopoiesis and Susceptibility to Therapy-Related Leukemia, Elise Peterson Lu
How Gains and Losses Influence the Brain and Behavior: Relations to Age, Risk for Depression, and Individual Differences, Katherine R. Luking
Spatial and Epigenetic Regulation of T-Cell Receptor Beta Gene Assembly, Kinjal Majumder
The Role of Reversible Palmitoylation in Regulating Diverse Biological Processes, Mohammad H. Maktabi
Molecular Mechanisms of Plasmodium Red Blood Cell Invasion, Brian Michael Malpede
Mechanisms for Colonic Mucosal Wound Repair, Nicholas Andrew Manieri
Dissection of Affective Catecholamine Circuits Using Traditional and Wireless Optogenetics, Jordan Gary McCall
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