Heersink School of Medicine ETDs

Heersink School of Medicine ETDs

 
Electronic versions of theses and dissertations from graduates of the School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Regulation of the Regulatory T Cell-Immunoglobulin A Pathway, Katie Lynn Alexander

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Transient-State Kinetic Analysis of the RNA Polymerase I Nucleotide Incorporation Mechanism, Francis Dean Appling

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Transcriptional Regulation Of The Human Ribosomal Rna Gene, Blake L. Atwood

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The I507-ATC→ATT silent codon change contributes to the misfolding of ∆F508 CFTR, Vedrana Bali

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The Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitor Acarbose as a Calorie Restriction Mimetic to Modify Metabolic Outcomes in Mice, Rachel Ann Brewer

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Protumorigenic role of cathelicidin-related antimicrobial peptide in chemotaxis and differentiation of myeloid lineage during prostate cancer progression, Ha-Ram Cha

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Tau-SH3 Interactions: Implications for Alzheimer's Disease, Jesse Nicholas Cochran

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Metabolic and Oxidative Regulation of Neuronal Autophagy and Survival, Matthew Dodson

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Robust Production of Mature Ribosomal RNA is Directly Influenced by Multiple Steps within the Transcription Cycle, Krysta Engel

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The Effect Of Thioredoxin-Interacting Protein Induced Microrna-200 Family Members On Pancreatic Beta Cells, Stephen Filios

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The Characterization of Human Cytosolic Sulfotransferase 1A1: Interactions with 17α-Ethinylestradiol, Katie Jo Glowacki

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Role Of Macrophages In The Cardiomyopathy Associated With Obesity And Type 2 Diabetes, Mehak Goel

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Functional Role Of Mepe In Tooth Mineralization: Mediation By Tgf-Beta1, Angela Gullard

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G protein-coupled inwardly-rectifying potassium (GIRK) chanels mediate entrainment of circadian rhythms, Lauren Marie Hablitz

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Obesity Weighs Down Memory: Emerging Insights Into The Epigentic Basis Of Obesity-Induced Memory Impairment In Adult Mice, Frankie Darryn Heyward

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Caenorhabditis Elegans Sperm Chemotaxis, Hieu Dinh Hoang

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Decoding Nf1 Intragenic Copy-Number Changes, Meng-Chang Hsiao

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Mechanisms Of Heme Oxygenase-1-Mediated Protection Against Tissue Injury, Travis David Hull

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Zebrafish wnt9b Patterns the First Pharyngeal Arch into D-I-V Domains and Promotes Anterior-medial Outgrowth, Henry Jackson

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Mechanisms Of Resistance To Oncolytic Herpes Simplex Viruses In Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors, Joshua Douglas Jackson

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Changes In Gene Expression During Nitrogen Starvation Are Mediated By Targeted Degradation Of Translation And Mrna Decay Factors In Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Shane Patrick Kelly

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Bioenergetics As A Biomarker Of Health And Disease, Philip Kramer

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Defining the Role of Trps1 in Phosphate Mediated Mineralization, Maria Kuzynski

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An nphp-4 enhancer mutagenesis screen for modifiers of cilia phenotypes reveals novel MKS alleles, uncovers, a specific genetic interaction between osm-3 and nphp-4, and a novel ciliary calcium channel., Dawn Landis

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Gene Replacement Therapy For Sickle Cell Disease, Chao Li

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The Jak/Stat Pathway In Neuroinflammatory Diseases, Yudong Liu

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Synaptic and Neurochemical Profiles of the Nucleus Accumbens in Postmortem Schizophrenia, Lesley McCollum

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A new form of rod photoreceptor light adaptation, Alex S. McKeown

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Stat4 Regulates Multiple Pathogenic Mechanisms Of Cd4 T Cells In Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis, A Model Of Multiple Sclerosis, Ian Lee McWilliams

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DNA Methylation Regulates Neuronal Synaptic Scaling and Intrinsic Membrane Excitability, Jarrod P. Meadows

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Innate Immunity Mechanisms In Parkinson Disease, Mark Moehle

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Structural Implications of P22 Bacteriophage Coat Protein A-domain Modifications, David Samuel Morris

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GABA(A) Receptor Trafficking and Localization in Schizophrenia, Toni Marie Mueller

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Norepinephrine Circuits in Mediating Stress-Elicited Behavior, Hyungwoo Nam

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NADPH Oxidase-Derived Superoxide: A Potentiator of Autoimmune Responses in Type 1 Diabetes, Lindsey E. Padgett

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The MspA nanopore as a sensor for DNA sequencing, Mikhail Pavlenok

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The role of C-reactive protein in acute kidney injury, Melissa A. Pegues

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Energy Metabolism Of Platelets During Activation, Oxidative Stress And Storage, Saranya Ravi

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Glutamate and the Biology of Malignant Glioma, Stephanie Marie Robert

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Bcla As An Adjunct To Current Bacillus Anthracis Vaccination And Therapy Protocols, Juan Bosco Rodriguez Barrantes

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Investigating The Role Of Myristoylated Alanine Rich C Kinase Substrate'S (Marcks'S) Effector Domain In Lung And Brain Cancer Biology, Timothy D. Rohrbach

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The mechanism of small molecule viral fusion inhibitors, Michael Joseph Rowse

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Role Of Vapb/Als8 Signaling Through Lar Receptor, Jessica Lindsey Winek Schultz

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The sialyltransferase ST6Gal-I promotes a cancer stem cell phenotype, Matthew Jonathan Schultz

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The Multifactorial Roles of the Cytokines IL-21 and IL-22 in Mediating Host Defense against Enteropathogenic Infection, Daniel James Silberger

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Exploiting the Glioblastoma Tumor Microenvironment for Enhanced Oncolytic Herpes Simplex Virus Therapy, Tyrel Talbert Smith

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Exploiting Novel Interactions With Parp1 In Dna Repair Proficient Human Breast Cancers, Jennifer Anne Stanley

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The role of ribosome biogenesis in exercise-induced skeletal muscle anabolism in aging, Michael Stec

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Hepatocyte Clock and Alcohol-Dependent Disruption in Glycogen Metabolism, Uduak Sunday Udoh

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A novel role for USP14 in regulating non-proteolytic ubiquitin signaling, Jada Hallengren Vaden