ETDs from Heersink School of Medicine
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Defining Genetic Underpinnings of Cellular Diversity and Vulnerability in the Context of Parkinson's Disease, Stephanie M. Boas
The Role of Mitochondrial Genetic Background in Cellular Function, Response to Cell Stress and Disease Susceptability, Jamelle A. Brown
IL-22 Mediated Host Defense During Attaching-Effacing Pathogen Infection, Baiyi Cai
Grainyhead-Like 2 (GRHL2) Has Anti-Oncogenic Potential in Glioblastoma, Rachel M. Carnes
Comprehensive Characterization of Structural Variations Using Long-Read Sequencing Data, Yu Chen
The Role of Complement C3 in IgA Nephropathy, Sarah Elizabeth Coffee
IL-2-Mediated STAT3 Activation Controls Effector T Regulatory Cell Development, Emma C. Dean
Integrated Phenotypic and Molecular Expression Circuits in End-Stage Osteoarthritis, Devin J. Drummer
Determining the Impact of Immune Dysregulation on CD4 T Cell Responses to HIV-1 and SARS-COV-2, Jacob K. Files
Transcriptional Regulation of Metabolism and Synaptic Function in Neurons, Stephanie N. Fox
Understanding the Protumorigenic Functions of ST6GAL1 in Glioblastoma Stemness and Metabolism, Sajina GC
Characterizing the Role of Tissue-Specific Retinol Dehydrogenases, Kelli Rae Goggans
Cell Type-Specific Diurnal Variation in Hippocampus Physiology, Lacy Kathryn Goode
Epigenetic Regulation of Gene Expression in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Rebecca Mary Hauser
Restoring the Sphingolipid Balance in Glioblastoma, Cyntanna C. Hawkins
Three Heads are Better Than One: A Structural Look at Staphylococcal Bacteriophage Capsids, N'Toia Chivon Hawkins
Hedgehog Signaling Rewires M2 Macrophage and Regulatory T Cell Metabolism Within the Tumor Microenvironment of Breast Cancer, Dominique C. Hinshaw
A Gastrointestinal-Specific Antibiotic as an Experimental Treatment for Anxio-Depressive Disorders, Yuang-Tai Huang
Elucidating PGC-1α and ERRγ Gene Regulation in Neurons, Kathlene Lanphear Joyce
The Role of Protein Translation and Degradation in Aging and Alzheimer Disease Pathogenesis, Harper S. Kim
Driving Anger and Aggression in Persons With and Without ADHD, Maria T. Lechtreck
Impact of Nontypeable Haemophilus Influenzae and Pseudo Aeruginosa Polymicrobial Infections on the Cystic Fibrosis Lung, Natalie R. Lindgren
Roles of Chemokine Receptors in T Cell Accmulation in Omental Tumors, Mingyong Liu
Study of the Effects of Contusion Spinal Cord Injury and Optogenetic Stimulation on Lower Urinary Tract Function, Salvador A. Lopez
Regulation of Stromal Cells Through Inflammatory Signalling, Victoria Matkins
Synergy Between Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa During Polymicrobial Airway Infections, Melissa Skye McDaniel
Analysing the Structural Dynamics of Retinoid X Receptor Using Hydrogen Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry, Nathalia Melo
The Roles of Repressive and Activating Epigenetic Factors in Vertebrates Neural and Neural Crest Development, Saeid Mohammad Parast
Disease and Diet-Induced Disruption of Effector T Cell Homeostasis, Patrick Axel Molina
The Identification and Phenotypic Characterization of Circulating Flagellin Antigen-Specific CD4+ T Cells in Crohn's Disease Patients, Nadine N. Morgan
Molecular Imaging of Cancer for Detection and Monitoring of Response to Combination Therapy, Tiara S. Napier
Effects of Exercise on Cerebral Oxygen Extraction Fraction, Hippocampal Subfields, and Cognition in Older Women, Amani M. Norling
Characterization of the Phenotype and Functional Properties of Myeloid Subpopulations in Chronic Inflammatory Conditions, Krystle Leandra Ong
Applying PET Imaging to Cancer Immunotherapy to Improve Clinical Outcomes, Kirsten M. Reeves
The Role of DOCK3 In Normal Skeletal Muscle Function and Metabolism, Adrienne Samani
Targeting the Frataxin Transcriptional Defect as a Therapeutic Approach for Friedreich's Ataxia, Anna Maria Schreiber
Molecular Mechanism and Impact of SOX2 Regulation by the Transforming Growth Factor-ß Members in Ovarian Cancer Survival and Metastasis, Zainab Shonibare
The Role of Nitric Oxide and Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate Signaling in Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation, Maheshika S. Somarathna
Study of Microrna-23A Cluster in Bone Formation, Revati Suryawanshi
The Requirement of Transcriptional Lim Complex Co-Regulators for Pancreatic Endocrine Cell Development and Function, Eliana Davi Toren
Alterations in Synaptic Structure and Tau Phosphorylation in Alheimer's Disease, Courtney K. Walker
Epigenetic Regulation by O-GlcNAc Alters Anti-Fibrotic Gene Expression in IPF Fibroblasts, Qiuming Wu
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Characterization of RNA Polymerase I Trigger Loop Mutations, Collin Ainslie
A Novel In Vitro Model To Study Immune Interactions In Glioblastoma, Hasan Alrefai
The Pathomechanistic Role of Neuropeptide Y in the Skin: Overexpression of NPY Induces Chronic Inflammation and Skin Pathology, Zoya Tatiana Anderson
Suppressing Islet Graft Rejection With Antioxidant-Based Encapsulation Materials, Jessie Marie Barra
Structural changes to desmosomal architecture during assembly and maturation, Reena R. Beggs
Novel Roles For Classic And Predicted Cilia Genes, Melissa Bentley
Characterization of Cellular and Viral Factors that Define the Stability of the Latent HIV-1 Reservoir, Eric Carlin
