Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Development of Long-Acting Antiviral and Antimicrobial Prodrug Nanoformulations, Srijanee Das
A Tale of Two Proteins: An Investigation of Recruitment of Eukaryotic Proteins FLI1 And LRRF1 to the Chlamydial Inclusion Membrane, Natalie Sturd
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
The Interface between Host and Bacterial Metabolism during Staphylococcus aureus Prosthetic Joint Infection, Blake P. Bertrand
Investigating Transcriptional Anomalies During Persistence in Chlamydia trachomatis, Nathan D. Hatch
Mechanisms of Mutated Myosin Vb Mediated Cholestasis in Microvillus Inclusion Disease, Melissa S. Holzapfel
Investigating Host Cell Transcriptional Heterogeneity and Metabolism in Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Infections, Christopher M. Horn
Targeting the CXCR1/2 Axis in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Caitlin Molczyk
Synergetic Signaling Between the Chlamydia Secreted Effectors TarP and TmeA Regulates Actin Kinetics and Efficient Entry, Matthew Romero
Investigating Plasmodial Proteostasis Mechanisms to Counter Artemisinin Resistance, Melissa Rosenthal
Understanding the Effect of Chikungunya Virus Infection on Bone Homeostasis, Enakshi Roy
Towards a Mode of Action for the Anti-Schistosomal Aryl Hydantoins, Thomas Schulze
Investigating and Targeting Iron Metabolism in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa and Klebsiella Pneumoniae, Zachary Scott
A Critical Assessment Of The Role Of ClpXP-Mediated Proteolysis In The Development and Differentiation Of Chlamydia trachomatis, Nicholas A. Wood
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Leukocyte Subsets in the Peripheral Blood and Spleen of Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients, Kathryn E. Cole
Exploring Host-Pathogen Interactions of the Ebola Virus Ribonucleoprotein Complex, M. Jane Morwitzer
Investigating the Role of Sphingosine Kinases During Alphavirus Infection, Opeoluwa Oyewole
Investigating the Role of Sphingosine Kinases During Alphavirus Infection, Opeoluwa Oyewole
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Role and Regulation of Staphylococcal Cell Death, Abdulelah Ahmed Alqarzaee S
Metabolic heterogeneity and the roles of CodY and CcpA in central metabolism and S. aureus biofilm formation., Logan L. Bulock
The Staphylococcus Aureus lrgAB Operon Encodes a Holin-Like Protein Involved in Pyruvate Transport, Jennifer L. Endres
Neutrophils in Pancreatic Cancer Progression, Paran Goel
Understanding the Impact of Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection on Host Vesicular Trafficking, Lisa M. Jorgenson
Gene Expression Profiling of MAPK Pathway Inhibitor Resistance in Cutaneous Melanoma: Can Bioinformatics Be Used to Select Better Melanoma Cell Lines?, Stephen Luebker
Humanized Mice for Brain Infection of Emerging Viruses, Edward Makarov
Marinopyrrole Derivatives as Putative Antiparasitic Molecules Promoting Initiation of Programmed Cell Death in Toxoplasma gondii, Matthew C. Martens
Role Of Endocytic Machinery Regulators in EGFR Traffic and Viral Entry, Insha Mushtaq
Immunological Factors Associated with SIV/ SHIV Persistence in Diverse Tissue Niches, Omalla A. Olwenyi
Characterization of Di-Aryl Urea Compounds Against Acute and Chronic Toxoplasma Gondii, Austin Sanford
Molecular Pathogenesis of a Novel Subgroup of Peripheral T-cell Lymphomas, Jiayu Yu
The Role of VGLL4 and MARK2-HDAC axis in Mitosis and Cancer, Yongji Zeng
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Fundamental differences in the B cell locus, V(D)J repertoire, and Marburg virus epitope recognition of the Egyptian rousette bat that may allow for asymptomatic presentation, Maggie Linn Bartlett
Flavonoid and Cannabidiol Neural Glyoxalase Pathway Enhancement Against Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease, Joel R. Frandsen
Multistrain HIV-1 Elimination: A CRISPR-Cas9 and Theranostics-based Approach, Jonathan Herskovitz
Arginine Biosynthesis in Staphylococcus aureus, Itidal Reslane
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
The CXCR2-dependent role of cancer-associated fibroblasts in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, Mohammad Awaji
Molecular Insights into Major Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma Entities with Advances in a Representative Model System, Tayla B. Heavican
Mechanism of Bax/Bak Activation in Apoptotic Signaling, Kai Huang
Role of Rac1-Pak pathway in aggressive b-cell lymphoma, Tian Tian
IL-17-CXCR2 Axis Promotes Breast Cancer Metastasis and Therapy Resistance, Lingyun Wu
Monocyte Anti-Inflammatory Activity Is Dictated by Metabolic Status during Staphylococcus Aureus Biofilm Infection, Kelsey J. Yamada
Targeting Oncogenic Protein Sythesis in MYC-driven B Cell Lymphoma, Xuan Zhang
Acid Resistance Mechanisms in Staphylococcus aureus, Chunyi Zhou
The Role of Zyxin and LIMD1 in Mitosis and Cancer, Jiuli Zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Francisella tularensis Insertion Sequence Elements Contribute to Differential Gene Expression, Amanda M. Bartling
The Role of Hippo Pathway in Mitosis and Cancer, Xingcheng Chen
Transcriptional regulation of icaADBC by IcaR and TcaR in Staphylococcus epidermidis, Tramy Hoang
MicroRNA expression and disease correlation in a Hispanic Lupus cohort, Thandiwe Jere
Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Regulate Mammary Tumor Growth and Metastasis by Modulating Tissue Microenvironments, Saraswoti Khadge
Elucidation of the functions of Neuropilin 2 in osteoclasts in promoting prostate cancer bone metastasis., Navatha S. Polavaram
Regulation of Canonical and Non-Canonical Hippo Pathway Components in Mitosis and Cancer, Seth Stauffer
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Focus: A Graph Approach for Data-Mining and Domain-Specific Assembly of Next Generation Sequencing Data, Julia Sommer
Redirection of the immune response to Staphylococcus aureus biofilm infection, Anna G. Staudacher
Functional Importance of Proline Transporters in Staphylococcus aureus, Dianne L. Wellems
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Genetic Predisposition and M1 Macrophage Polarization Created by Elastin-Derived Peptides Drive Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Formation, Matthew A. Dale
The Role of Inflammatory Monocytes in Post-Influenza Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia, Karl J. Fischer
Amino Acid Catabolism in Staphylococcus aureus, Cortney Halsey
Role of Stemloop D in Terminally Deleted Coxsackievirus B3 Replication, Lee K. Jaramillo
The Pathogenesis of Natural Killer/T Cell Lymphoma, Bei Jiang
Spatiotemporal Control of Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Development, Derek E. Moormeier
Recurrent Mutations of T-Cell Receptor and CO-Stimulatory Signaling Proteins in Peripheral T-Cell Lymphomas, Joseph Rohr
Mutations Affecting Epigenetic Regulators and Their Role in Peripheral T-Cell Lymphomas, Chao Wang
Regulation of cid-mediated cell death in Staphylococcus aureus, Ian H. Windham
The Role of CBL Family of E3 Ubiquitin Ligases in Intestinal Epithelial Homeostasis, Neha Zutshi
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
The cruicial role of the endocytic recyling regulator EHD1 in mammalian development, Sohinee Bhattacharyya
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells contribute to the subversion of innate immunity during Staphylococcus aureus biofilm infection, Cortney E. Heim
Pax5 negatively regulates B lineage cell proliferation through inhibition of D cyclin expression, Dallas Jones
Molecular mechanism of LytSR signal transduction during biofilm formation, McKenzie Kristine Lehman
Role of Macrophages in Muscle Transfection with pDNA/PLURONIC Formulation, Vivek Mahajan
The Role of CXCR2 in Pancreatic Cancer Development and Progression, Abhilasha Purohit
Characterization of the Replication of Coxsackievirus B3 with a Mutationally Disrupted CRE(2C) and the use of Creatinine-Hydrochloride as an Antibacterial Agent, Shane E. Smithee
Identification of novel autoantibodies for lupus nephritis, Yinshi Yue
Role of Hippo-YAP signaling in Mitosis and Prostate Cancer, Lin Zhang
The Role of Genetic Alterations in Tumor Initiation, Progression and Transformation, Weiwei Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Detection of enteroviruses persistence in pancreas, spleen and heart, Abdulaziz Alhazmi
Life or death: maintaining bacterial homeostatis, Casey Matthew Gries
Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm infection induces an anti-inflammatory response, Yenis Gutierrez-Murgas
TP73 in non-hodgkin lymphoma pathogenesis and therapy, Hesham M. Hassan
Characterization of influenza hemagglutinin vaccine immunogenicity and identification of novel anti-influenza therapeutics, Tess Kuenstling
Analyses of the functional antibody repertoire in chronic HIV-infected individuals, Hongyan Liao
Study of plasma cell repertoire in systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis, Song Li
Study of competence for DNA transformation in Staphylococcus aureus, Katherine Leanna Maliszewski
Arginine Biosynthesis of Staphylococcus aureus, Austin S. Nuxoll
Mechanistic insights into the metabolic basics of therapy resistance in pancreatic cancer, Vinee Purohit
Contribution of Aap to Staphylococcus epidermidis virulence, Carolyn R. Schaeffer
Aberrant microglia and inflammasome function in juvenile Batten Disease, Juan Xiong
Novel phosphorylation of hippo-yap signaling pathway controls its oncogenic activity, Shuping Yang
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Regulation of rag-mediated V(D)J recombination and aberrant BCL2 to IGH translocation, Jirong Bai
A conceptual framework for capture, retention and utilization of pathologist knowledge using whole slide imaging, Walter Scott Campbell
On the identification of biologically relevant structures in aging and disease using systems biology and advanced network analysis, Kathryn M. Dempsey
The ribonuclease RnpA is a novel target for antimicrobial development, Tess Marie Eidem
Development and application of novel proteomic approaches for studying protein s-nitrosylation, Miao Liu
Molecular regulation of bacterial genes by small RNA molecules during cellular growth phases, Eric W. Miller
CXCR2 in breast cancer metastasis and therapy resistance, Bhawna Sharma
CXC chemokines in melanoma resistance to chemotherapy, Sheng Wu
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Tissue-reactive autoantibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus, Charles Hay
Role of T cells during CNS bacteria infection, Monica Holley