ETDs from Heersink School of Medicine
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Challenges and Opportunities in Glioblastoma and Immunovirotherapy with Oncolytic Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1, Dagoberto Estevez-Ordonez
Application of Machine Learning and Network Approaches to Prioritize Safe and Efficacious Drug Repurposing Candidates, Jennifer L. Fisher
Molecular Influences of Racial Disparities in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors, Brendon Herring
Molecular Determinants of Retroviral Gag Targeting to the Plasma Membrane for Assembly, Dominik Herrmann
Unveiling the Molecular Features of Cancer Health Differences Through Multi-Omics Data Analysis, Fengyuan Huang
Investigating Regulatory Mechanisms of Transcription by RNA Polymerase I, Abigail Kate Huffines
The Long Non-Coding RNA NEAT1 Mediates Astrocyte Gene Expression and Hippocampus-Dependent Memory in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease, Ashleigh Burns Irwin
Biochemical Characterization of RNA Polymerases I, II, and III and Its Therapeutic Implications, Ruth Qian Jacobs
Understanding Molecular Mechanisms of Glioblastoama Resistance to Design Novel Combinatorial Therapies, Amber B. Jones
Impact Of Exercise On Antioxidative-Stress Induced Endoplasmic Reticulum Dysfunction And Cardiac Remodelling, Arun Jyothidasan
Optimization of Progranulin Gene Therapy, a Potential Treatment for Frontotemporal Dementia, Shreya Natesh Kashyap
The Critical Period Of Long-Term Plasticity In Adult-Born Granule Cells Is Mediated By T-Type Calcium Channels, William Michael Kennedy
The Molecular and Structural Basis of B Cell Epitope Targeting in Transplant Rejection, John T. Killian Jr
Characterizing The Role Of Mapk Phosphatases In Age-Dependent Macrophage Dysfucntion And Increased Suceptiblity To Pneumonia In A Tnf-Dependent Manner, Katherine Lauren Kruckow
Plasticity Characteristics of CXCR5+ CD4+ T Memory Cells and CXCR5- Non-TFH Memory Cells, Ching-En Lee
Structural Characterization of Autoreactive IgG Fabs in the Context of IgA Nephropathy, Jordan Lingo
Time-Restricted Feeding Attenuates Obesity-Induced Muscle Dysfunction Through Energy Metabolism And Microbiota Modulation, Chris Livelo
Time-Restricted Feeding Modulates Dgat2 Expression In Cardiac And Skeletal Muscle, Yiming Guo Livelo
Molecular imaging to evaluate tumor heterogeneity and guide treatment of breast cancer, Yun Lu
Molecular Mechanisms of Amphetamine Abuse, Samuel James Mabry
Investigating the Effects of Immune Checkpoint Inhibition and Combined Treatment with Evofosfamide on the Tumor Microenvironment Through Hypoxia Imaging, Kaytlyn Carter McNeal
Early Life Stress and Endothelin Receptor Type A: Separate Roles in Mediating Colitis, Rachel Q. Muir
Imaging Nanoscale Plasma Membrane Dynamics Reveals Diversity in Clathrin-Coated Vesicle Formation, Tomasz Jacek Nawara
Manipulation and Dependence on Host Cell Cycle by Human RNA and DNA Viruses: Human Coronavirus OC43 and BK Polyomavirus, Jason M. Needham
Chronic HIV Infection Influences the Immune Response to SARS-COV-2, Skye Opsteen
Cd151+ T Cell Frequencies As An Immunological Clock That Identifies Premature Immunological Aging In People With Hiv, Mildred Perez
A Tale of Two Waves: The Role of Genomic Enhancers in Regulating Transcriptional and Epigenetic Responses to Neuronal Activitiy, Robert A. Phillips III
Understanding the Dual Role of the Oncolytic Viruses and Natural Killer Cells in Targeting Neuroblastoma, Colin Harrington Quinn
T-BET Regulates the Maintenance and ASC Differentiation Potential of the Lymph Node and Lung Memory B Cell Compartments, Christopher A. Risley
CIS-Regulatory Elements: Relevance for Alzheimer's Disease, Brianne Brazell Rogers
Investigating The Electrostatics Of Mucins As Key Contributors To Mucus Stasis In Cystic Fibrosis, Elex Skylar Rose
Transcriptional Regulation in Early Stage CD4+ T Cell Activation and Differentiation, Andrew Ray Schroeder
The Effects of Cannabidiol on Brain Temperature in Treatment-Resistant Epilepsy, Ayushe A. Sharma
Expression of ST6GAL1 Imparts Stem-Like Cell Behaviors, Thereby Promoting Neoplasia, Sejal Sanjay Shinde
Exercise-Driven Epigenetic and Transcriptomic Changes in an Experimental Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Silvienne C. Sint Jago
The Influence Of Proximity On Patient Outcomes For Differently Structured Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Wendy Michelle Smith
Interactions Between Pseudomonas Aeruginosa and the Oral Commensal Streptococcus Salivarius, Sara Noelle Stoner
Sex-Stratified Genetic Analysis of Gout and Comorbidities, Nicholas Andrew Sumpter
Neuropeptide Y Overexpression In The Presence Of P23H Rhodopsin Mutation, Jean Sun
Aberrant Signal Transduction of Neuronal Injury: Trauma and Toxicology, Alan Umfress
Select Lipid Signaling. Derived From T-Cells Is An Important Contributor To Type 1 Diabetes Development, Tayleur White
The Role of Tissue- and Cell-type-specific Expression and Regulation in SETBP1-associated Diseases, Jordan Hailey Whitlock
Regulating Cancer Cell Metabolism During Hypoxia-Reoxygenation: Examing the Interplay of Gasotransmitters and Glutaminolysis, Dianna L. Xing
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Distinct Clinical Manifestations Associated with Autoantibodies and Cytokines in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Fatima K. Alduraibi
Elucidating the Role of STAT4 in CD4 T Cell Mediated Pathogenicity, Ashlyn E. Anderson
The Role of the Bone Marrow Microenvironment in FLT3-ITD Acute Myeloid Leukemia Stem Cell Resistance to FLT3 Inhibition, Nicholas R. Anderson
Induction of Antibiotic Activity Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in Small Molecules Through Zinc Activation, Rachel Michaela Andrews
Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Resistance Training-Induced Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophic Response Heterogeneity in Older Adults, Margaret Bell
NOX2-Derived Superoxide and MDA5-Dependant Responses Contribute to Autoimmune Diabetes, Samuel Isaac Blum
