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All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)

This collection compiles theses and dissertations from all schools and departments at Washington University in St. Louis. Public access policies vary by school.

Theses/Dissertations from 2024 2024

Bivalent Agents for Inhibiting and Degrading Tetracycline Destructase Enzymes, Emily Williford

Bivalent Agents for Inhibiting and Degrading Tetracycline Destructase Enzymes, Emily Williford

Integrating DNA Methylation and 3D-genome Architecture to Identify Functional Regulatory Sequences in IDH-mutant AML, Elisabeth Wilson

Low Impedance, Durable, Self-Adhesive Hydrogel Epidermal Electrodes for Electrophysiology Recording, Naiyan Wu

Functions of cDC1 in Mediating CD4+ Help for CD8+ T cells, Renee Wu

Medicine on the March: Military Institutions, Medical Networks, and the Qing Empire, 1644-1800, Chang Xu

A Low-cost Microvascular Phantom for Photoacoustic Imaging Using Loofah, Jinhua Xu

Exploring Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Water and Wastewater Management Systems, Yanran Xu

Sleep Restores an Optimal Computational Regime in Cortical Networks, Yifan Xu

Essays in Economic Theory, Kohei YAMAGATA

Enhancing Ammonium and Bicarbonate Tolerance in Chlorella sorokiniana Through EMS-Induced Mutagenesis, Wentao Yang

Recording Transcription Factor FoxA1 and Hnf4a Binding at Single-Cell Resolution During iEP Direct Reprogramming, Xue Yang

Essays on Censorship and Public Opinion in Authoritarian Regimes, Zirui Yang

Neuroepigenetic Mechanisms of Brain Development: From Technology to Biological Insights, Allen Yen

Next-Generation Compositional and Chronological Sample Analysis of Lunar Low-Ti Basalts and Volcanic Glasses, Christopher Yen

Lineage tracing of twins and families using massively parallel sequencing, Christopher Jongsoo Yoon

Design and characterization of 3D-printed hydrogel lattices with consistent structural and mechanical anisotropy, Daniel Yoon

Functional genomics approaches to understanding the impact of common and rare risk variants on microglia function in neurodegenerative diseases, Shih-Feng You

Designing Behavior-Aware AI Systems to Influence Human Decision-Making, Guanghui Yu

Inferring Mind Wandering from Perceptual Decision Making, Cathy Zhang

Mechanisms of Electrical Substrate Reprogramming after Cardiac Radiotherapy, David Meng Zhang

Investigating Catalytic Conversion of Lignin to Valuable Products, Jialiang Zhang

Investigating Catalytic Conversion of Lignin to Valuable Products, Jialiang Zhang

Likelihood Ratio Test for Markov Switching Parameters, Li Zhang

Assessing Taxonomic and Functional Diversity of Drinking Water Microbiomes Across Household and City Scales, Lin Zhang

Assessing Taxonomic and Functional Diversity of Drinking Water Microbiomes Across Household and City Scales, Lin Zhang

Dropwise Dynamics and Heat Flux Mapping during Dropwise Condensation on Various Surfaces, Ruikang Zhang

Recollective Features in the Natural Language Used to Justify Memory Decisions, Xinran Zhang and Ian G. Dobbins

Topics in Financial Accounting, Xin (Sheryl) Zhang

Transnational Poetics and Its Discontents: The Question of Untranslatability and Ezra Pound’s Making of Anglophone Modernist Poetry, Xuela Zhang

Leveraging arginine catabolism to treat metabolic complications, Yiming Zhang

Design, Synthesis, Self-Assembly, and Applications of Functional Bottlebrush Architectures through Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization, Yipei Zhang

Flavor Equilibration in Neutron Star Mergers, Ziyuan Zhang

Soft Electronics and Systems for Display and Healthcare Applications, Junyi Zhao

Investigating the Role of Circular RNAs in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Progression, Sidi Zhao

Transcriptional precision in photoreceptor development and diseases - Lessons from the retinal transcription factor CRX, Yiqiao Zheng

Human-aware Motion Planning for Aerial Robots, Beichen Zhou

Legitimacy and integrity of the DPA regime: a new perspective on the US from the UK, Yuan Zhou

Deconstructing China's family law for LGBTQ non-traditional families through a comparative lens of sexuality, Tiantian Zhu

Dihydroceramide Desaturase Governs Endoplasmic Reticulum and Lipid Droplet Homeostasis to Promote Glial Function in the Nervous System, Yuqing Zhu

Engineering Mussel Foot Protein 5 (MFP5) for Enhanced Adhesive Performance in Tendon and Bone Repair, Ziyue Zhu

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Experimental Investigation of Non-Hermiticity in Quantum Systems, Maryam Abbasi

The Forest and the Factory: Debt, Development, and Community in the Amazon Delta, Matthew Abel

Investigation of Metabolic and Molecular Pathways that Promote Gastric Parietal Cell Regeneration, Mahliyah Lenore Adkins-Threats

Grasping Type Affects Configural Encoding in Visual Working Memory, Shinhae Ahn

Rethinking Investor-State Dispute Settlement Reforms, Saad Abdulaziz Alotaibi

Will New Regulations Enhance The Mediation Process And The Work Of Mediators In Saudi Arabia?, Abdullah Ahmad Alshallali

Combining Simulations and Single Molecule Spectroscopy To Understand SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Protein-RNA Interactions, Jhullian Jamille Alston

The New Bankruptcy law of Saudi Arabia: An Overview and a Comparative Study of Approaches to Small Businesses Bankruptcy, Rasha Alsugair

Solo Dance in Greek and Roman Comedy, Marleigh Anderson