Heersink School of Medicine ETDs
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Qualitative Analysis of HIV-1-Specific CD8 T Cell Responses, Olusimidele Tolulope Akinsiku
A Recombinant Myeloid-Binding Adenovirus For Targeted Pulmonary Gene Therapy, Michael O. Alberti
The Role of Protease-Activated Receptor-1 in Synaptic Plasticity and Memory, Antoine Gabriel Almonte
Significance and Regulation of CD68 Expression in the Osteoclast, Jason Waid Ashley
The effect of sulfasalazine on functional recovery and neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury, Kelly Dunham Atkins
Pediatric Obesity and Traumatic Lower Extremity Long Bone Fracture Outcomes, Ian Charles Backstrom
Sensitization of glioma to death receptor 5-mediated apoptosis through genotoxic stress and cell cycle disruption: A study of mechanism, Michael L. Belenky
Exopolysaccharide: A Multi-faceted Role in Mycoplasma pulmonis, Jeffrey R. Bolland
Mechanisms and Consequences of Thy-1 Shedding, John Edwin Bradley
Mitochondrial Genetics and Function in Cardiovascular Disease Susceptibility, Jessica L Fetterman Brenneman
Role of Ras Proteins in Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors, Nicole Marie Brossier
Identification and characterization of novel adenosine cleavage enzymes in mycobacteria, Kajal Buckoreelall
Pathophysiology of Dyt1 Dystonia: Targeted Mouse Models, Chad Christopher Cheetham
Analysis of the Structural and Kinetic Properties of SULT2A1 Induced by the Binding of 3'-Phosphoadenosine-5'-Phosphosulfate, Ian Thomas Cook
Understanding Molecular Mechanisms of Breast Cancer Metastasis using Genetically-engineered Mice, Leah M. Cook
Differential contributions of c-Kit activating mutations to promotion of AML1-ETO associated neoplasia, Heidi Jean Nick Coppersmith
Structural and mechanistic studies on ER UPR sensor PERK and mitochondrial translocon element Tim44, Wenjun Cui
Characterization of TBX20 isoforms and protein interactions in heart development, Paige Debenedittis
Role of the Cardiomyocyte Circadian Clock in Modulating Myocardial Physiology and Pathophysiology, David Joseph Durgan
Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Caenorhabditis elegans Sperm Migration, Johnathan Wesley Edmonds
Biological Characterization of Transmitted Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1, Tara Grant Edmonds
The role of the classical NF-kB pathway in HSC self-renewal and acute myeloid leukemia, Robert Jason Flynn
The Study of Intracellular Signaling Pathways in Schizophrenia, Adam Funk
Intracellular Distribution of Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3beta in the Brain, Johanna C. Gandy
The Role of TGF-ß Receptors in the Induction of Mucosal Tolerance, Rebekah Sims Gilbert
Human Cytomegalovirus Ul97 Kinase Activity Modifies Cell Cycle Checkpoint Regulators, Rachel Brooke Gill
Oxidative Stress And Xanthine Oxidase In Acute And Chronic Cardiac Volume Overload In Rats, James Douglas Gladden
The Sodium-Potassium-Chloride Cotransporter In Glioma Biology, Brian R. Haas
Determining the functional role of TREM-like transcript 2 in the innate immune response, Matthew Martin Halpert
AMPA Receptor Trafficking in Schizophrenia, John Hammond
Bone Morphogenetic Protein Signaling Pathways during Mouse Heart Development: Roles for CHD7 and MYCN, Cristina Harmelink
The Role of Mitochondrial Oxidative Stress in Cardiovascular Disease Development, Corey Michael Harrison
The role of LL-37 in prostate cancer and its potential as a therapeutic target, Jonathan Adam Hensel
In vivo analysis of the natural diversity of the IGR IRES family and characterization of the role of ribosomal protein S25 in IRES-mediated translation, Marla Ilene Hertz
Protein Modifications and the Response to Oxidized Lipids in Cardiovascular Cells, Ashlee Higdon
Pax5 controls B lineage specific gene expression program through association with the nuclear matrix, Sang Yong Hong
The Intestinal Extracellular Matix as an Innate Regulator of Effector T-cell Responses, Kayci Renee Huff
Low and high LET irradiation of human aortic endothelial cells induces dose and time dependent adhesion of monocytes which is mediated by chemokines expressed by the irradiated endothelium., Saman Fatima Khaled
Structural analyses of Streptococcus agalactiae sortases, Baldeep Khare
Broad and Potent Neutralizing Antibody Responses Elicited in Natural HIV-2 Infection, Rui Kong
Sox2/PARylated Parp1 complexes regulate pluripotency, Yi-Shin Lai
The Role of TRIB3 in Insulin Resistance: Its Action as Nutrient Sensor and Regulator of Insulin Action, Jiarong Lamiquiz
Elucidation of the Elongated Fibrillar Structure of Streptococcus mutans Antigen I/II, Matt Rodney Larson
Structural and Functional Studies on Group A Streptococcal Bacteriophage Hyaluronidase, Joo Hyoung Lee
In vivo interactions between virus genomes and host proteins for members of the order Picornavirales, Erik Michael Lenarcic
Post-Transcriptional Control Of Type I Interferon Genes By Ksrp In The Innate Immune Response Against Viral Infection, Wei-Jye Lin
ERYTHROPOIESIS IN THE ABSENCE OF ADULT HEMOGLOBIN, Shanrun Liu
The effects of simvastatin on learning and memory mechanisms in mice, Robert Mans
GABAergic signaling to adult-generated neurons in hippocampus, Sean Markwardt