Heersink School of Medicine ETDs
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Elucidating Non-Canonical Interactions Of Mcl1 With The P53 Family Of Tumor Suppressors, Alexus Marie Acton
Reelin Regulation Of Striatal Physiology And Cocaine Reward, Kasey Lynn Brida
Elucidating the Proteolytic Determinants of Flavivirus Infection, Lochlain C. Corliss
Targeting the Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Receptor (TSHR) in Thyroid Cancer, Grayson Robert Gimblet
The Role Of Aquaporin-3 Lysine 282 Acetylation In Renal Water Balance, Nha Van Huynh
The Antiviral Treatment Of Bk Polyomavirus, Peter Alexander Kaul
Endothelial Cell Cd36 In Alzheimer’S Disease And Breast Cancer Progression, Atul Kumar
Molecular Imaging Of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Characterization And Modulation Of The Tumor Microenvironment, Shannon E. Lynch
Reducing stress: The role of the rcl operon in bacterial stress response to hypothiocyanite, Julia Meredith
Maternal Immune Activation Causes Oligodendrocyte Deficits in the Hypothalamus, Kate Miller
Therapeutic Implications Of Fractionated Radiotherapy And Marcks’ Regulation Of Tunneling Nanotubes In Glioblastoma, Lauren Catherine Nassour-Caswell
Exploration Of Exhausted Cd8+ T Cell Subset Diversity During Chronic Viral Infection And Cancer: A Role For Gfi1, Oluwagbemiga Abiodun Ojo
Uncovering The Role Of Heparanase-Armed Extracellular Vesicles In Sepsis-Associated Vascular Endotheliopathy, Robert Patrick Richter
Examining Replicative Capacity Of Hiv-1 Cell-To-Cell Spread And Correlates With Antibody Neutralization And Molecular Determinants In Env Glycoprotein, Yash Jatin Shah
The Role Of Altered Cell-Cell Communication Between Glia And Neurons In Alzheimer’S Disease, Tabea Marga Soelter
Sex Differences In The Development Of T-Bet+ B Cells In Lupus, Kathryn A. Sullivan
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
The Impact Of O-Glcnac Signaling On Dna Hydroxymethylation In Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Rudhab Bahabry
Phosphate Drives Pulmonary Inflammation Through Fgfr1, Erk, And Akt Signaling, Seth Bollenbecker
Novel Roles Of Rab35 In Development And Disease, Kelsey Ruth Clearman
The Multifaceted Role Of Neutrophil Heterogeneity In Covid-19 Pathogenesis, Marcus Darrell Davis
The Role Of Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptors In Inflammatory Airway Diseases, Molly Easter
Oncolytic Viral Therapy Reshapes The Anti-Glioma Cd4 T Cell Response And Their Tcr Repertoire, Jeffrey Grimes
The Modification Of Single Domain Antibody Framework And Variable Regions To Impart Novel Pharmacodynamic And Pharmacokinetic Properties, Lucinda Ann Hall
Diagnostic Imaging Approaches: Pet Imaging In Monitoring Immune Responses In Oncology And Tuberculosis, Chanelle Hunter
Investigating Hiv-1 Transmission To Human Cervix Using Reporter Virus Technologies, Dana Frances Indihar
Unmasking Molecular Mechanisms Of Multiple Maladies Through Multiomic Methodologies, Luke Potter
Catecholamines And Catecholamine Resistance In Animal Models Of Metabolic Syndrome, Robert Follett Rosencrans
Non-Catalytic Regulators Of The Secretory Pathway, Peyton VanWinkle
Associations Between Grit, Life Satisfaction, And Academic Outcomes In Elementary And Middle School Students, Charles Jaylon Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Epigenetic Aberrations in Systemic Sclerosis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Peter C. Allen
Macrophage IPLA2ß-Derived Lipid Signaling Contributes to Type 1 Diabetes Development, Abdulaziz Saad Almutairi
Characterizing a Unique OPRM1 Expressing Neuronal Population in the Rat Nucleus Accumbens, Emma Andraka
Dact1, The “Super-Crosslinker”: Regulation Of Non-Canonical Wnt Signaling During Vertebrate Convergent Extension By Modulating Dishevelled Oligomerization, Allyson Angermeier
Sialylation of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor by the Sialyltransferase ST6GAL1 Modulates Receptor Activity and Downstream Signaling, Katherine Ankenbauer
Crucial Role Of T Follicular Helper Cell-Derived Ifn-Γ In Lung Resident Memory B Cell Responses, Nicole Michelle Arroyo-Diaz
Pharmacologic Proteasome Activators Ameliorate Alzheimer's-Like Pathology in Ad Fly Models, Mehar Bano
Impact of Streptococcus Parasanguinis-Generated Reactive Nitrogen Species on Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Virulence and the Host Response, Joshua J. Baty
Chronic Circadian Disruption Increases Risk for Cardiovascular Disease, Jazmine Benjamin
Novel role for ST6Gal1 sialyltransferase as a tumor driver in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, Nikita Umakant Bhalerao
Regulatory Elements of Polyphosphate Biosynthesis, Marvin Qortez Bowlin
Reduction of Sphingomyelinases Associated with Progranulin Deficiency and Frontotemporal Dementia, Nicholas R. Boyle
Investigation into the Structure and Function of Tyrosyl-DNA Phosphodiesterase I's N-Terminal Domain, Evan J. Brettrager
Modular Regulation and Function of the Polypyrimidine Tract Binding Protein 1 (PTBP1), Christine Carico
Role Of Proteoglycan Forms Of The Type Iii Tgf-Β Receptor/Betaglycan In Tgf-Β Signaling In Ovarian Cancer Models, Alex Kwon-Bowers Choi
Impact of Arthroplasty Surgery on the Local Immune Composition of the Knee Joint and Implications for the Periprosthetic Joint Infection, Kyle H. Cichos
Neutrophil Heterogeneity and Alternative Granulopoiesis in Chronic Inflammatory Conditions, Ashley N. Connelly
Strategies for HER2 Targeted PET Imaging, Maxwell Adams Ducharme
Spatial/Temporal Zonation, Diversification, and Evolutionary Conservation of Kidney Resident Macrophage Subpopulations in Mice and Humans After Kidney Injury, Elise Nicole Erman
