ETDs from Heersink School of Medicine
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Production and Purification of Titanium-45 for Imaging of PSMA+ Prostate Cancer, Ivis Francis Chaple
TGFβ Provides the Backbone of Embryogenesis: Elucidating the Role of TGFβ Signaling and its Downstream Effectors on Spinal Column Development, Sade Williams Clayton
Stress And Neuropeptide Y: Hippocampal Crossroads, Mariana Andrea Cortes
Hyperphosphatemia Contributes To Functional Iron Deficiency And Skeletal Muscle Wasting, Brian Anthony Czaya
Targeting Oncogenic microRNA in Lung Cancer, Mackenzie Lauren Davenport
Use-Dependent, Post-Critical Period Structural Plasticity in Primary Visual Cortex Following Central Vision Loss, Matthew Defenderfer
The HOCl response of Escherichia coli., Rhea Marie Derke
The Impact of Blimp1 on eTreg Stability and the Tumor Microenvironment, Michael Dixon
Regulation of Nitric Oxide Syntahse 3 By Histone Deacetylase, Luke S. Dunaway
Experience-Dependent Plasticitiy of Functional Connectivity in Human Visual Cortex Following Central Vision Loss, Leland Lanelle Fleming
Diurnal Variation in Hippocampal Neurophysiology and Pathophysiology, Allison R. Fusilier
Upregulation Of Somatostatin Receptor 2 In Neuroendocrine Tumors Using Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors, Rachael Elizabeth Guenter
Identifying Novel Therapeutics And Therapeutic Entry Points For The Treatment Of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Through Regulation Of Gene Expression, Rylie Maria Hightower
Studies on Nontypeable Haemophilus Influenzae Biofilm Persistence & Redox Homeostasis in Chronic Bacterial Diseases, Benjamin C. Hunt
Transcriptional Regulation and Islet Transplantation Advantages of Brown Adipose Tissue, Jessica D. Kepple
Analysing the Contribution of SNARE-Dependent Exocytosis From Astrocytes to Huntinton's Disease Pathogenesis Using the BACHD Mouse Model, Annesha C. King
Heads Or Tails? Structural Studies Of Host Interaction And Molecular Piracy In Bacteriophages, James Lewis Kizziah
Inducible T Cell Costimulator Stabilizes Regulatory T Cell Phenotype And Controls Host-Microbiota Interactions To Reduce Susceptibility To Intestinal Inflammation, Ashley Elizabeth Landuyt
Mucus Matters: Mucociliary Physiology In Chronic Lung Diseases, Jacelyn Emily Peabody Lever
Implications of Genetic Variation on Patient Disease and Therapeutic Options, Ashlee Long
The Role of PIM3 Kinase in Promoting Tumorigenesis, Tumor Metastasis, and Cancer Cell Stemness in Human Hepatoblastoma, Raoud Marayati
Investigating pathological features of TDP-43 in neurodegeneration, Joshua Mathew Marcus
Understanding the Role of Biomechanics in Ovarian Cancer Biology, Alba Martinez Diaz
Delineation Of B Cell Follicle Associated Cd4+ T Cell Subsets, Ryan James McMonigle
The Role Of The Β-Catenin Signaling Pathway In Modulating The Nucleolar Proteome Of Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Shannon E. Meier
Investigation into the Structure and Function of Streptococcal Antigen I/II Family of Proteins, Joshua L. Mieher
Omics Discovery For Cardiometabolic Traits In African Americans, Bre Ashanti Minniefield
Neonatal Murine Cytomegalovirus Infection Disrupts Synapse Remodeling During Development, Jerome Moulden
Combining MEG and FMRI to Examine Dynamic Task-Related Brain Activity with High Spatio-Temporal Resolution, Sangeeta Nair
Alternative splicing of ANXA7 dictates receptor tyrosine kinase fates in glioblastoma, Sindhu Nair
Effeccts of HIV-1 Tat on TSPO, a Biomarker of Neuroinflammation, Nguyen Thuy Nhu Nguyen
Glycolytic Myeloid Cells Protect the Host in Tuberculosis, Hayden Thomas Pacl
Mechanism of STAT3 mediated Drug Persistence in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Stem Cells, Sweta B. Patel
A Role for INF-ɣ-Inducble Transcription Factors in Antibody Secreting Cell Differentiation, Jessica N. Peel
The Psychological, Social, and Bioinformatic Considerations for the Return of Continental Genetic Ancestry Estimates and Other Secondary Sequencing Results, Jaimie Leighan Richards
Characterizing The Role Of Necroptosis Of Airway Epithelial Cells In The Immune Response To Respiratory Pathogens, Ashleigh Nichole Riegler
Biomarker and Target Discovery in Cancer, Alyncia Dominique Robinson
Tau-SH3 Interactions and Alzheimer's Disease, Jonathan Roth
Cns Antigen Presentation And Immune Cell Infiltration In An Α-Syn Model Of Parkinson Disease, Aubrey Michelle Schonhoff
Assesing The Degree Of Intereron Gamma Induced Stat1 Activation On Peripheral Lymphocytes In Patietns With Rheumatoid Arthritis, Vishal Sharma
Beyond Apoptosis: Insight into the Complex Intracellular Networks that Govern Cell Fate, Hayley Neal Widden
The Role of CD38 in Anti-Tumor Immunity and Tumor Immune Evasion, Panpan Yuan
Biological Pathways And Processes Underlying The Cardiac Regenerative Response Post-Injury In Small And Large Mammals, Eric Yang Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
The Role Of Neutrophils In Chronic Heart Failure, Sergey Antipenko
Molecular Regulation Of Glioblastoma Spatial Heterogeneity And Therapeutic Resistance, Soniya Bastola
Lim Transcriptional Complexes That Impact Endocrine Pancreas Development And Function, Maigen Bethea
Dna Methylation: A Mechanism For Sustained Alteration Of Kir4.1 Expression Following Central Nervous System Insult, Jessica Boni
CD8 T-Cell Responses to a Diverse Virus: Adaptation and Cross-Reactivity in HIV Vaccination, Sushma Boppana
Transcriptional, Translational, And Enzymatic Metabolic Regulation By L-2 Hyroxyglutarate, Garrett Brinkley