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Dissertations from 2024 2024.

DEVELOPMENT OF ACIDIFIED OIL-BASED ANTIMICROBIALS FOR DRY CLEANING AGAINST SALMONELLA ENTERICA AND STUDYING THE EVOLUTION OF ITS ACID ADAPTATION , Mrinalini Ghoshal, Microbiology

Dissertations from 2023 2023

A Biochemical Approach to Characterize a Divergent Trypanosoma brucei Mitochondrial DNA Polymerase, POLIB , Stephanie B. Delzell, Microbiology

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI: DRUG TESTING, ASSAY DEVELOPMENT, AND THE ROLE OF SERUM-MEDIATED KILLING IN THE INFECTIVITY PHENOTYPE , Patrick Pearson, Microbiology

A SHIFT IN RNA FATE: INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF C19ORF66 DURING KSHV LYTIC REPLICATION , William Rodriguez Jr., Microbiology

Dissertations from 2022 2022

Community Assembly and Stress Response of Grassland Phyllosphere Bacteria , Emily Bechtold, Microbiology

THE SOS RESPONSE IN ESCHERICHIA COLI K12: AN EXPLORATION OF MUTATIONS IN LEXA AND RECA USING FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY , Steven Van Alstine, Microbiology

Dissertations from 2021 2021

PHYSIOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS, MECHANISMS, AND MINERAL TRANSFORMATIONS OF IRON REDUCTION IN HYPERTHERMOPHILIC CRENARCHAEA , Srishti Kashyap, Microbiology

Mycobacterial Morphology and Cell Envelope: Construction and Maintenance , Emily Sarah Melzer, Microbiology

Dissertations from 2020 2020

STRUCTURE FUNCTION ANALYSIS OF MITOCHONDRIAL DNA POLYMERASE IC REVEALS MULTIPLE ROLES IN KINETOPLAST MAINTENANCE , Jonathan Miller, Microbiology

Dissertations from 2019 2019

BACTERIAL BIOTRANSFORMATION OF LIGNIN IN ANOXIC ENVIRONMENTS , Gina M. Chaput, Microbiology

The Influence of Amazon Deforestation in Brazil on the Soil Microbial Community Composition and Active Methane-Cycling , Marie Kroeger, Microbiology

THE SPATIAL ORGANIZATION OF MYCOBACTERIAL MEMBRANE , Julia Puffal, Microbiology

REGULATION OF LIPOMANNAN AND LIPOARABINOMANNAN BIOSYNTHESIS IN MYCOBACTERIA , Kathryn Rahlwes, Microbiology

NASCENT DNA PROTEOMICS ANALYSIS UNCOVERS DNA REPLICATION DYNAMICS IN THE HUMAN PATHOGEN TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI , Maria Rocha Granados, Microbiology

Protein Degradation Regulates Phospholipid Biosynthetic Gene Expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae , Bryan Salas-Santiago, Microbiology

Dissertations from 2018 2018

Dissecting regulatory mechanisms of ComA-dependent and ComA-independent quorum sensing pathways in Bacillus subtilis , Emily Roy, Microbiology

HYDROGEN STRESS AND SYNTROPHY OF HYPERTHERMOPHILIC HETEROTROPHS AND METHANOGENS , Begum Topcuoglu, Microbiology

Dissertations from 2017 2017

The Effects of Anthropogenic Stress on Nitrogen-Cycling Microbial Communities in Temperate and Tropical Soils , George S. Hamaoui Jr., Microbiology

Intracellular Membrane Organization in Mycobacteria , Jennifer Hayashi, Microbiology

Dissertations from 2016 2016

Conversion of Cellulose to Ethanol by the Biofuels Microbe Clostridium Phytofermentans: Quantification of Growth and Role of an Rnf-Complex in Energy Conservation , Jesús G. Alvelo-Maurosa, Microbiology

Expansion of and reclassification within the family Lachnospiraceae , Kelly N. Haas, Microbiology

Transcription Regulation of PHO5 Gene by the Ino2p and Ino4p bHLH Proteins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae , Ying He, Microbiology

Control of Proteolysis during the Caulobacter Cell Cycle , Joanne Lau, Microbiology

Dissertations from 2015 2015

Agricultural Waste Remediation and H2 Production by Hyperthermophilic Heterotrophs: Bioinformatics, Taxonomy, and Physiology , Sarah A. Hensley, Microbiology

Mechanisms for Extracellular Electron Exchange by Geobacter Species , Jessica A. Smith, Microbiology

Energetic Limitations Of Thermophilic Methanogens And Thiosulfate Reducers In The Subsurface Biosphere At Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents , Lucy C. Stewart, Microbiology

Dissertations from 2014 2014

Anaerobic Microbes and Communities In the Context of Soil and the Equine Digestive Tract , Amy Biddle, Microbiology

MICROBE-MINERAL RELATIONSHIPS AND BIOGENIC MINERAL TRANSFORMATIONS IN ACTIVELY VENTING DEEP-SEA HYDROTHERMAL SULFIDE CHIMNEYS , TZIHSUAN J. LIN, Microbiology

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS OF GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS AND DESULFOBACTER POSTGATEI TO UNDERSTAND URANIUM REMEDIATION IN SUBSURFACE SYSTEMS , Roberto Orellana, Microbiology

Dissertations from 2013 2013

Validation Of A Novel Vaccine Delivery System for Chlamydia Trachomatis Using Recombinant Gas Vesicles Derived From Halobacterium Salinarium , Tawanna Sabrina Childs, Microbiology

Analysis of the Spatiotemporal Localization of Mitochondrial DNA Polymerases of Trypanosoma brucei , Jeniffer Concepcón-Acevedo, Microbiology

Reca Dynamics & the SOS Response in Escherichia Coli: Cellular Limitation of Inducing Filaments , Shawn Christopher Massoni, Microbiology

Indentification of Metabolic Constraints in Clostridium Phytofermentans Using Experimental Evolution and Metabolic Flux Analysis , Supratim Mukherjee, Microbiology

Evidence of an Infectious Asthma Phenotype: Chlamydia Driven Allergy and Airway Hyperresponsiveness in Pediatric Asthma , Katir Kirit Patel, Microbiology

Microbial Community Composition and the Effects of Trace Elements on Methanogenesis Associated with Deep Subsurface Coal , Burcu Unal, Microbiology

Dissertations from 2012 2012

Universidade De Sao Paulo Centro De Energia Nuclear Na Agricultura: Soil Microbiota Related To Carbon, Nitrogen And Greenhouse Gas Cycles Across Different Land Uses In Southwestern Amazonia , Daniel Renato Lammel, Microbiology

Universidade de São Paulo Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura: Soil microbiota related to carbon, nitrogen and greenhouse gas cycles across different land uses in Southwestern Amazonia , Daniel Renato Lammel

Dissertations from 2011 2011

Investigation of a sulfur-utilizing perchlorate-reducing bacterial consortium , Teresa Anne Conneely

Investigation of a Sulfur-Utilizing Perchlorate-Reducing Bacterial Consortium , Teresa Anne Conneely, Microbiology

Discrete steps in the entry pathway and disassembly of SV40 , Dmitry Kuksin

Discrete Steps In The Entry Pathway And Disassembly Of SV40 , Dmitry Kuksin, Microbiology

Regulation Of The Saccharomyces Cerevisiae INO1 Gene: Novel Insights Into A Hallmark Of Eukaryotic Transcription Regulation , Ameet S Shetty, Microbiology

Regulation of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae INO1 gene: Novel insights into a hallmark of eukaryotic transcription regulation , Ameet S Shetty

Better, Faster, Stronger: Evolving Geobacter Species For Enhanced Capabilities , Zarath M Summers, Microbiology

Better, faster, stronger: Evolving Geobacter species for enhanced capabilities , Zarath M Summers

Growth Kinetics and Constraints Related to Metabolic Diversity and Abundances of Hyperthermophiles in Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents , Helene Chavanne Ver Eecke, Microbiology

Dissertations from 2010 2010

Role of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in the Attenuation of Acid Mine Drainage through Sulfate and Iron Reduction , Caryl Ann Becerra, Microbiology

Dissertations from 2009 2009

The SOS response in Escherichia coli: Single cell analysis using fluorescence microscopy , Jarukit E Long

The SOS Response In Escherichia Coli: Single Cell Analysis Using Fluorescence Microscopy , Jarukit E Long, Microbiology

Investigation of Fe(III) Reduction in Geobacter Sulfurreducens Characterization of Outer Surface Associated Electron Transfer Components , Xenlei Qian, Microbiology

Dissertations from 2008 2008

Genetic studies of replication restart in Escherichia coli , Ruethairat Boonsombat

Characterization of the carbon dioxide assimilation pathways in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrobaculum islandicum , Yajing Hu

Oxidative stress responses in Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Wanilada Rungrassamee

Dissertations from 2007 2007

Cellulose degradation and biofilm formation in the developmental life cycle of the cellulolytic actinomycete Thermobifida fusca , Almaris N Alonso

Dissimilatory iron reduction in the hyperthermophilic Archaea Pyrobaculum , Lawrence Frederick Feinberg

Patterns of community change of archaeal and bacterial populations colonizing extreme environments at Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii , Vicente Gomez-Alvarez

Microbial communities involved in the nitrogen cycle at the soil aggregate scale , Javier A Izquierdo

Evaluation of the transfer of Listeria monocytogenes: A study at the macroscopic and cellular level , Andres Rodriguez Lozano

Dissertations from 2006 2006

Investigation of electron transport proteins in the Geobacteraceae , Jessica Erin Butler

Evaluation of outer-surface proteins in the reduction of iron(III) oxide in Geobacter sulfurreducens , Teena Mehta

Influence of plant-associated microbial communities on heavy metal uptake by the aquatic plant Lemna minor , Lisa M Stout

Quantification of Vibrio vulnificus in shellfish by conventional *PCR and real time PCR , Shishan Wang

Dissertations from 2005 2005

Understanding genome structure, function, and evolution in the halophilic archaeon Halobacterium NRC-1 , Sean P Kennedy

Dissertations from 2003 2003

The significance of iron(III) reducing bacteria in uranium(VI) bioremediation and energy production by sediment fuel cells , Dawn Elena Holmes

Replication restart in Escherichia coli: Genetic studies at the interface of recombination and replication , Jesse Daniel McCool

Chlamydia-host cell interactions: Studies of lipid rafts, caveolin proteins, the glycolipid exoantigen (GLXA) and intermediate filament proteins , Wilmore Christopher Webley

Dissertations from 2002 2002

Novel anaerobic bioremediation strategies for organic and metal contaminants , Kevin Thomas Finneran

Mechanisms of iron(III) oxide reduction in the environment and in pure culture , Kelly Patricia Nevin

The role of notch signaling in regulating nuclear hormone receptor activity in mammalian T lymphocytes and Drosophila , Tanapat Palaga

Anaerobic metabolism of organic compounds by hyperthermophilic microorganisms , Jason M Tor

Serum xanthine oxidoreductase: Hydrogen peroxide production rates in mammalian sera , Andrew D. G Van Praagh

Phenotypic and genomic characteristics of members of the “Burkholderia cepacia complex” , Fude Yao

Characterization of the quorum -sensing system of a biocontrol strain Burkholderia ambifaria from maize rhizosphere , Hongwei Zhou

Dissertations from 2001 2001

Embryogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana: Mutant library construction and embryo mutant identification and characterization , Qi Hall

Degradation of naphthalene and phenanthrene in contaminated marine sediments under sulfate reducing conditions , Lory Ann Hayes

Gene products from Bacillus megaterium involved in the metabolism of polyhydroxyalkanoic acid (PHA) and the biogenesis of PHA inclusion -bodies , Gabriel J McCool

Immunoglobulin gene diversification and B-cell ontogeny in cattle , Saiju Pyarajan

Chitin degradation by the facultatively aerobic cellulolytic bacterium Cellulomonas uda , Gemma Reguera

Dissertations from 2000 2000

The bop gene regulon , Nitin S Baliga

Isolation and characterization of multicytochrome gene cluster from Shewanella putrefaciens MR-1 involved in iron and manganese reduction , Alexander S Beliaev

Regulation of the p53 tumor suppressor gene in the mammary gland and its role in tumorigenesis , Charlotte Kuperwasser

Flux of poly(hydroxyalkanoates) in photosynthetic benthic microbial mats , Mary M Rothermich

Expression and processing of xanthin dehydrogenase/oxidase cDNA from African cape buffalo , Jun Wang

Characterization of the sperm factor responsible for initiating [calcium (2+)](i) oscillations during fertilization in mammalian eggs , Hua Wu

Microtubule organization, movement and turnover in motile and non-motile cells , Anne-Marie C Yvon

Dissertations from 1999 1999

Development of a system for genetic exchange and studies of genome structure and fermentation pathways in Clostridium papyrosolvens C7 , Jiancai He

Bacterial production and extracellular degradation of polyesters , Robin Jeanne Quinteros

Dissertations from 1998 1998

Genetic analysis of two mutants altered with respect to formation of polyhydroxyalkanoic acid and identification of putative RNA helicase, nuclease and gas vesicle genes in Bacillus megaterium , Ning Li

Identification and characterization of a cryptic D-serine deaminase (DSD) gene from Burkholderia cepacia , Stacy O Montgomery

Dissertations from 1997 1997

Characterization of a novel baculovirus, gonad-specific virus, GSV , Hua Lu

Dissertations from 1996 1996

RNA-dependent RNA polymerase of turnip crinkle virus and the effect of coat protein on the replication of subviral RNAs , Jong-Won Oh

Dissertations from 1993 1993

Production and characterization of anti-idiotypic antibodies, biological mimicry of a glycolipid exoantigen of Chlamydia trachomatis in vivo , Ling-Ling An

Dissertations from 1926 1926

Physiological studies in cellulose fermentation , J. Raymond Sanborn, Microbiology

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Molecular Biosciences Theses and Dissertations

Theses/dissertations from 2023 2023.

Exploring strain variation and bacteriophage predation in the gut microbiome of Ciona robusta , Celine Grace F. Atkinson

Distinct Nrf2 Signaling Thresholds Mediate Lung Tumor Initiation and Progression , Janine M. DeBlasi

Thermodynamic frustration of TAD2 and PRR contribute to autoinhibition of p53 , Emily Gregory

Utilization of Detonation Nanodiamonds: Nanocarrier for Gene Therapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer , Allan E. Gutierrez

Role of HLA-DRB1 Fucosylation in Anti-Melanoma Immunity , Daniel K. Lester

Targeting BET Proteins Downregulates miR-33a To Promote Synergy with PIM Inhibitors in CMML , Christopher T. Letson

Regulated Intramembrane Proteolysis by M82 Peptidases: The Role of PrsS in the Staphylococcus aureus Stress Response , Baylie M. Schott

Histone Deacetylase 8 is a Novel Therapeutic Target for Mantle Cell Lymphoma and Preserves Natural Killer Cell Cytotoxic Function , January M. Watters

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Regulation of the Heat Shock Response via Lysine Acetyltransferase CBP-1 and in Neurodegenerative Disease in Caenorhabditis elegans , Lindsey N. Barrett

Determining the Role of Dendritic Cells During Response to Treatment with Paclitaxel/Anti-TIM-3 , Alycia Gardner

Cell-free DNA Methylation Signatures in Cancer Detection and Classification , Jinyong Huang

The Role Of Eicosanoid Metabolism in Mammalian Wound Healing and Inflammation , Kenneth D. Maus

A Holistic Investigation of Acidosis in Breast Cancer , Bryce Ordway

Characterizing the Impact of Postharvest Temperature Stress on Polyphenol Profiles of Red and White-Fruited Strawberry Cultivars , Alyssa N. Smith

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Multifaceted Approach to Understanding Acinetobacter baumannii Biofilm Formation and Drug Resistance , Jessie L. Allen

Cellular And Molecular Alterations Associated with Ovarian and Renal Cancer Pathophysiology , Ravneet Kaur Chhabra

Ecology and diversity of boletes of the southeastern United States , Arian Farid

CircREV1 Expression in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer , Meagan P. Horton

Microbial Dark Matter: Culturing the Uncultured in Search of Novel Chemotaxonomy , Sarah J. Kennedy

The Multifaceted Role of CCAR-1 in the Alternative Splicing and Germline Regulation in Caenorhabditis elegans , Doreen Ikhuva Lugano

Unraveling the Role of Novel G5 Peptidase Family Proteins in Virulence and Cell Envelope Biogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus , Stephanie M. Marroquin

Cytoplasmic Polyadenylation Element Binding Protein 2 Alternative Splicing Regulates HIF1α During Chronic Hypoxia , Emily M. Mayo

Transcriptomic and Functional Investigation of Bacterial Biofilm Formation , Brooke R. Nemec

A Functional Characterization of the Omega (ω) subunit of RNA Polymerase in Staphylococcus aureus , Shrushti B. Patil

The Role Of Cpeb2 Alternative Splicing In TNBC Metastasis , Shaun C. Stevens

Screening Next-generation Fluorine-19 Probe and Preparation of Yeast-derived G Proteins for GPCR Conformation and Dynamics Study , Wenjie Zhao

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Understanding the Role of Cereblon in Hematopoiesis Through Structural and Functional Analyses , Afua Adutwumwa Akuffo

To Mid-cell and Beyond: Characterizing the Roles of GpsB and YpsA in Cell Division Regulation in Gram-positive Bacteria , Robert S. Brzozowski

Spatiotemporal Changes of Microbial Community Assemblages and Functions in the Subsurface , Madison C. Davis

New Mechanisms That Regulate DNA Double-Strand Break-Induced Gene Silencing and Genome Integrity , Dante Francis DeAscanis

Regulation of the Heat Shock Response and HSF-1 Nuclear Stress Bodies in C. elegans , Andrew Deonarine

New Mechanisms that Control FACT Histone Chaperone and Transcription-mediated Genome Stability , Angelo Vincenzo de Vivo Diaz

Targeting the ESKAPE Pathogens by Botanical and Microbial Approaches , Emily Dilandro

Succession in native groundwater microbial communities in response to effluent wastewater , Chelsea M. Dinon

Role of ceramide-1 phosphate in regulation of sphingolipid and eicosanoid metabolism in lung epithelial cells , Brittany A. Dudley

Allosteric Control of Proteins: New Methods and Mechanisms , Nalvi Duro

Microbial Community Structures in Three Bahamian Blue Holes , Meghan J. Gordon

A Novel Intramolecular Interaction in P53 , Fan He

The Impact of Myeloid-Mediated Co-Stimulation and Immunosuppression on the Anti-Tumor Efficacy of Adoptive T cell Therapy , Pasquale Patrick Innamarato

Investigating Mechanisms of Immune Suppression Secondary to an Inflammatory Microenvironment , Wendy Michelle Kandell

Posttranslational Modification and Protein Disorder Regulate Protein-Protein Interactions and DNA Binding Specificity of p53 , Robin Levy

Mechanistic and Translational Studies on Skeletal Malignancies , Jeremy McGuire

Novel Long Non-Coding RNA CDLINC Promotes NSCLC Progression , Christina J. Moss

Genome Maintenance Roles of Polycomb Transcriptional Repressors BMI1 and RNF2 , Anthony Richard Sanchez IV

The Ecology and Conservation of an Urban Karst Subterranean Estuary , Robert J. Scharping

Biological and Proteomic Characterization of Cornus officinalis on Human 1.1B4 Pancreatic β Cells: Exploring Use for T1D Interventional Application , Arielle E. Tawfik

Evaluation of Aging and Genetic Mutation Variants on Tauopathy , Amber M. Tetlow

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Investigating the Proteinaceous Regulome of the Acinetobacter baumannii , Leila G. Casella

Functional Characterization of the Ovarian Tumor Domain Deubiquitinating Enzyme 6B , Jasmin M. D'Andrea

Integrated Molecular Characterization of Lung Adenocarcinoma with Implications for Immunotherapy , Nicholas T. Gimbrone

The Role of Secreted Proteases in Regulating Disease Progression in Staphylococcus aureus , Brittney D. Gimza

Advanced Proteomic and Epigenetic Characterization of Ethanol-Induced Microglial Activation , Jennifer Guergues Guergues

Understanding immunometabolic and suppressive factors that impact cancer development , Rebecca Swearingen Hesterberg

Biochemical and Proteomic Approaches to Determine the Impact Level of Each Step of the Supply Chain on Tomato Fruit Quality , Robert T. Madden

Enhancing Immunotherapeutic Interventions for Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia , Kamira K. Maharaj

Characterization of the Autophagic-Iron Axis in the Pathophysiology of Endometriosis and Epithelial Ovarian Cancers , Stephanie Rockfield

Understanding the Influence of the Cancer Microenvironment on Metabolism and Metastasis , Shonagh Russell

Modeling of Interaction of Ions with Ether- and Ester-linked Phospholipids , Matthew W. Saunders

Novel Insights into the Multifaceted Roles of BLM in the Maintenance of Genome Stability , Vivek M. Shastri

Conserved glycine residues control transient helicity and disorder in the cold regulated protein, Cor15a , Oluwakemi Sowemimo

A Novel Cytokine Response Modulatory Function of MEK Inhibitors Mediates Therapeutic Efficacy , Mengyu Xie

Novel Strategies on Characterizing Biologically Specific Protein-protein Interaction Networks , Bi Zhao

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Characterization of the Transcriptional Elongation Factor ELL3 in B cells and Its Role in B-cell Lymphoma Proliferation and Survival , Lou-Ella M.m. Alexander

Identification of Regulatory miRNAs Associated with Ethanol-Induced Microglial Activation Using Integrated Proteomic and Transcriptomic Approaches , Brandi Jo Cook

Molecular Phylogenetics of Floridian Boletes , Arian Farid

MYC Distant Enhancers Underlie Ovarian Cancer Susceptibility at the 8q24.21 Locus , Anxhela Gjyshi Gustafson

Quantitative Proteomics to Support Translational Cancer Research , Melissa Hoffman

A Systems Chemical Biology Approach for Dissecting Differential Molecular Mechanisms of Action of Clinical Kinase Inhibitors in Lung Cancer , Natalia Junqueira Sumi

Investigating the Roles of Fucosylation and Calcium Signaling in Melanoma Invasion , Tyler S. Keeley

Synthesis, Oxidation, and Distribution of Polyphenols in Strawberry Fruit During Cold Storage , Katrina E. Kelly

Investigation of Alcohol-Induced Changes in Hepatic Histone Modifications Using Mass Spectrometry Based Proteomics , Crystina Leah Kriss

Off-Target Based Drug Repurposing Using Systems Pharmacology , Brent M. Kuenzi

Investigation of Anemarrhena asphodeloides and its Constituent Timosaponin-AIII as Novel, Naturally Derived Adjunctive Therapeutics for the Treatment of Advanced Pancreatic Cancer , Catherine B. MarElia

The Role of Phosphohistidine Phosphatase 1 in Ethanol-induced Liver Injury , Daniel Richard Martin

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Changing the Pathobiological Paradigm in Myelodysplastic Syndromes: The NLRP3 Inflammasome Drives the MDS Phenotype , Ashley Basiorka

Modeling of Dynamic Allostery in Proteins Enabled by Machine Learning , Mohsen Botlani-Esfahani

Uncovering Transcriptional Activators and Targets of HSF-1 in Caenorhabditis elegans , Jessica Brunquell

The Role of Sgs1 and Exo1 in the Maintenance of Genome Stability. , Lillian Campos-Doerfler

Mechanisms of IKBKE Activation in Cancer , Sridevi Challa

Discovering Antibacterial and Anti-Resistance Agents Targeting Multi-Drug Resistant ESKAPE Pathogens , Renee Fleeman

Functional Roles of Matrix Metalloproteinases in Bone Metastatic Prostate Cancer , Jeremy S. Frieling

Disorder Levels of c-Myb Transactivation Domain Regulate its Binding Affinity to the KIX Domain of CREB Binding Protein , Anusha Poosapati

Role of Heat Shock Transcription Factor 1 in Ovarian Cancer Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Drug Sensitivity , Chase David Powell

Cell Division Regulation in Staphylococcus aureus , Catherine M. Spanoudis

A Novel Approach to the Discovery of Natural Products From Actinobacteria , Rahmy Tawfik

Non-classical regulators in Staphylococcus aureus , Andy Weiss

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

In Vitro and In Vivo Antioxidant Capacity of Synthetic and Natural Polyphenolic Compounds Identified from Strawberry and Fruit Juices , Marvin Abountiolas

Quantitative Proteomic Investigation of Disease Models of Type 2 Diabetes , Mark Gabriel Athanason

CMG Helicase Assembly and Activation: Regulation by c-Myc through Chromatin Decondensation and Novel Therapeutic Avenues for Cancer Treatment , Victoria Bryant

Computational Modeling of Allosteric Stimulation of Nipah Virus Host Binding Protein , Priyanka Dutta

Cell Cycle Arrest by TGFß1 is Dependent on the Inhibition of CMG Helicase Assembly and Activation , Brook Samuel Nepon-Sixt

Gene Expression Profiling and the Role of HSF1 in Ovarian Cancer in 3D Spheroid Models , Trillitye Paullin

VDR-RIPK1 Interaction and its Implications in Cell Death and Cancer Intervention , Waise Quarni

Regulation of nAChRs and Stemness by Nicotine and E-cigarettes in NSCLC , Courtney Schaal

Targeting Histone Deacetylases in Melanoma and T-cells to Improve Cancer Immunotherapy , Andressa Sodre De Castro Laino

Nonreplicative DNA Helicases Involved in Maintaining Genome Stability , Salahuddin Syed

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Microbiology and Molecular Biology Theses and Dissertations

Theses/dissertations from 2024 2024.

Characterization of Cellular Metabolism Regulation by the Transcription Factor Centromere Binding Factor 1 (Cbf1) , Spencer Ellsworth

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Elucidating the Architecture of the TclIJN Complex that Converts Cysteine to Thiazoles in the Biosynthesis of Micrococcin , Diana G. Calvopina Chavez

Manipulating and Assaying Chromatin Architecture Around Enhancer Elements in vivo , John Lawrence Carter

Halophilic Genes that Impact Plant Growth in Saline Soils , Mckay A. Meinzer

Characterizing Stress Granule Regulation by PAS Kinase, Ataxin-2 and Ptc6 and Investigating the Lifespan of Covid-19 Virus on Currency , Colleen R. Newey

Changes in RNA Expression of HuT78 Cells Resulting From the HIV-1 Viral Protein R R77Q Mutation , Joshua S. Ramsey

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Biofilm Characterization and the Potential Role of eDNA in Horizontal Gene Transfer in Hospital and Meat Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus and Their Biofilms , Ashley Lynne Ball

Novel Patterns for Nucleosome Positioning: From in vitro to in vivo , David Andrew Bates

The Effects of Polymorphisms of Viral Protein R of HIV-1 on the Induction of Apoptosis in Primary Cells and the Characterization of Twelve Novel Bacillus anthracis Bacteriophage , Jacob D. Fairholm

Analysis of the Cytopathogenic Effect of Different HIV-1 Vpr Isoforms on Primary Human CD4+ T Cells and a Model Cell Line , Jonatan Josue Fierro Nieves

The Role of Chitinase A in Mastitis-Associated Escherichia coli Pathogenesis , Weston D. Hutchison

Big Data Meta-Analyses of Transcriptional Responses of Human Samples to Orthohantavirus Infection and Shotgun Metagenomics From Crohn's Disease Patients. , John L. Krapohl

An Exploration of Factors that Impact Uptake of Human Papillomavirus Vaccines , David Samuel Redd

Genomic Analysis and Therapeutic Development of Bacteriophages to Treat Bacterial Infections and Parasitic Infestations , Daniel W. Thompson

The Use of Nucleotide Salvage Pathway Enzymes as Suitable Tumor Targets for Antibody-Based and Adoptive Cell Therapies , Edwin J. Velazquez

Comparative Sequence Analysis Elucidates the Evolutionary Patterns of Yersinia pestis in New Mexico over Thirty-Two Years , M. Elizabeth Warren

Regulation of T Cell Activation by the CD5 Co-Receptor and Altered Peptides, Characterization of Thymidine Kinase-Specific Antibodies, and Integrating Genomics Education in Society , Kiara Vaden Whitley

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Evolution and Selection: From Suppression of Metabolic Deficiencies to Bacteriophage Host Range and Resistance , Daniel Kurt Arens

Identifying Sinorhizobium meliloti Genes that Determine Fitness Outcomes , Alexander B. Benedict

Pushing the Limits of SARS-CoV-2 Survival: How SARS-CoV-2 Responds to Quaternary Ammonium Compounds and Wastewater , Benjamin Hawthorne Ogilvie

Mutations in HIV-1 Vpr Affect Pathogenesis in T-Lymphocytes and Novel Strategies to Contain the Current COVID-19 Pandemic , Antonio Solis Leal

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Staphylococcus aureus Metal Acquisition in Milk and Mammary Gland Tissue , Shalee Killpack Carlson

Antimicrobial Peptide Development: From Massively Parallel Peptide Sequencing to Bioinformatic Motif Identification , Alexander K. Erikson

A Comparison of Chikungunya Virus Infection, Dissemination, and Cytokine Induction in Human and Murine Macrophages and Characterization of RAG2-/-γc-/- Mice as an Animal Model to Study Neurotropic Chikungunya Disease , Israel Guerrero

The Effects of Immune Regulation and Dysregulation: Helper T Cell Receptor Affinity, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Cancer Risk, and Vaccine Hesitancy , Deborah K. Johnson

Identification of Genes that Determine Fitness, Virulence, and Disease Outcomes in Mastitis Associated Eschericia coli , Michael Andrew Olson

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Investigation of Thymidine Kinase 1 in Cancer Progression , Eliza Esther King Bitter

Ribosomally Synthesized and Post-Translationally Modified Peptides as Potential Scaffolds for Peptide Engineering , Devan Bursey

Bioaerosols Associated with Evaporative Cooler Use in Low-Income Homes in Semi-Arid Climates , Ashlin Elaine Cowger

PAS Kinase and TOR, Controllers of Cell Growth and Proliferation , Brooke Jasmyn Cozzens

Regulation of Immune Cell Activation and Functionby the nBMPp2 Protein andthe CD5 Co-Receptor , Claudia Mercedes Freitas

Characterizing Novel Pathways for Regulation and Function of Ataxin-2 , Elise Spencer Melhado

Interactions Between the Organellar Pol1A, Pol1B, and Twinkle DNA Replication Proteins and Their Role in Plant Organelle DNA Replication , Stewart Anthony Morley

SNFing Glucose to PASs Mitochondrial Dysfunction: The Role of Two Sensory Protein Kinases in Metabolic Diseases , Kai Li Ong

Characterizing the Function of PAS kinase in Cellular Metabolism and Neurodegenerative Disease , Jenny Adele Pape

Isolation, Characterization, and Genomic Comparison of Bacteriophages of Enterobacteriales Order , Ruchira Sharma

Isolation, Genetic Characterization and Clinical Application of Bacteriophages of Pathogenic Bacterial Species , Trever Leon Thurgood

Investigation of Therapeutic Immune Cell Metabolism , Josephine Anna Tueller

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Innate Immune Cell Phenotypes Are Dictated by Distinct Epigenetic Reprogramming , Kevin Douglas Adams

Bacteriophages for Treating American Foulbrood and the Neutralization of Paenibacillus larvae Spores , Thomas Scott Brady

Methods for Detection of and Therapy for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae , Olivia Tateoka Brown

The Diversity Found Among Carbapenem-Resistant Bacteria , Galen Edward Card

Exploration of Antimicrobial Activity in Natural Peptides and High-Throughput Discovery of Synthetic Peptides , Emma Kay Dallon

Gut Microbiota Regulates the Interplay Between Diet and Genetics to Influence Insulin Resistance , Jeralyn Jones Franson

The Antimicrobial Properties of Honey and Their Effect on Pathogenic Bacteria , Shreena Himanshu Mody

The Ability of Novel Phage to Infect Virulent Bacillus anthracis Isolates , Hyrum Smith Shumway

Galleria Mellonella as an Alternate Infection Model for Burkholderia Species and a Comparison of Suspension and Surface Test Methods for Evaluating Sporicidal Efficacy , Joseph D. Thiriot

The Clinical Significance of HPRT as a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Biomarker for Hematological and Solid Malignancies , Michelle Hannah Townsend

Biomarker Analysis and Clinical Relevance of Thymidine Kinase 1 in Solid and Hematological Malignancies , Evita Giraldez Weagel

Hospital and meat associated Staphylococcus aureus and Their Biofilm Characteristics , Trevor Michael Wienclaw

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Comparison of Cytokine Expression and Bacterial Growth During Periparturient and Mid Lactation Mastitis in a Mouse Model , Rhonda Nicole Chronis

Influence of Epstein-Barr Virus on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Development and the Role of Depression on Disease Progression , Caleb Cornaby

The Effects of Nucleosome Positioning and Chromatin Architecture on Transgene Expression , Colton E. Kempton

Phosphate Signaling Through Alternate Conformations of the PstSCAB Phosphate Transporter , Ramesh Krishna Vuppada

Acetobacter fabarum Genes Influencing Drosophila melanogaster Phenotypes , Kylie MaKay White

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

The Path to Understanding Salt Tolerance: Global Profiling of Genes Using Transcriptomics of the Halophyte Suaeda fruticosa , Joann Diray Arce

Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of the Micrococcin Biosynthetic Pathway , Philip Ross Bennallack

Characterizing Interaction Between PASK and PBP1/ ATXN2 to Regulate Cell Growth and Proliferation , Nidhi Rajan Choksi

The Activity of Alkaline Glutaraldehyde Against Bacterial Endospores and Select Non-Enveloped Viruses , Justen Thalmus Despain

The Role of Viral Interleukin-6 in Tumor Development of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Lymphomas , Rebecca A. Fullwood

The Role of the Transcriptional Antiterminator RfaH in Lipopolysaccharide Synthesis, Resistance to Antimicrobial Peptides, and Virulence of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis and Yersinia pestis , Jared Michael Hoffman

A CryAB Interactome Reveals Clientele Specificity and Dysfunction of Mutants Associated with Human Disease , Whitney Katherine Hoopes

The pmrHFIJKLM Operon in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Enhances Resistance to CCL28 and Promotes Phagocytic Engulfment by Neutrophils , Lauren Elizabeth Johnson

Characterization of Five Brevibacillus Bacteriophages and Their Genomes , Michael Allen Sheflo

Analysis of Nucleosome Isolation and Recovery: From In Silico Invitrosomes to In Vivo Nucleosomes , Collin Brendan Skousen

Human Herpesvirus 6A Infection and Immunopathogenesis in Humanized Rag2 -/-γc-/- Mice and Relevance to HIV/AIDS and Autoimmunity , Anne Tanner

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Identifying and Characterizing Yeast PAS Kinase 1 Substrates Reveals Regulation of Mitochondrial and Cell Growth Pathways , Desiree DeMille

The Detection and Molecular Evolution of Francisella tularensis Subspecies , Mark K. Gunnell

Isolation and Host Range of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteriophages and Use for Decontamination of Fomites , Kyle C. Jensen

The Antioxidant and DNA Repair Capacities of Resveratrol, Piceatannol, and Pterostilbene , Justin Ryan Livingston

High Salinity Stabilizes Bacterial Community Composition and Activity Through Time , Tylan Wayne Magnusson

Advancing Phage Genomics and Honeybee Health Through Discovery and Characterization of Paenibacillaceae Bacteriophages , Bryan Douglas Merrill

Specialized Replication Operons Control Rhizobial Plasmid Copy Number in Developing Symbiotic Cells , Clarice Lorraine Perry

Gene Networks Involved in Competitive Root Colonization and Nodulation in the Sinorhizobium meliloti-Medicago truncatula Symbiosis , Ryan D. VanYperen

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Snf1 Mediated Phosphorylation and Activation of PAS Kinase , Bryan D. Badal

Studies of PhoU in Escherichia coli: Metal Binding, Dimerization,Protein/Protein Interactions, and a Signaling Complex Model , Stewart G. Gardner

Pharmacologic Immunomodulation of Macrophage Activation by Caffeine , Ryan Perry Steck

Analysis of Nucleosome Mobility, Fragility, and Recovery: From Embryonic Stem Cells to Invitrosomes , Ashley Nicolle Wright

Enhancing Protein and Enzyme Stability Through Rationally Engineered Site-Specific Immobilization Utilizing Non-Canonical Amino Acids , Jeffrey Chun Wu

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Thymidine Kinase 1: Diagnostic and Prognostic Significance in Malignancy , Melissa Marie Alegre

Promoter Polymorphisms in Interferon Regulatory Factor 5 , Daniel N. Clark

Modulators of Symbiotic Outcome in Sinorhizobium meliloti , Matthew B. Crook

Evidences for Protein-Protein Interactions Between PstB and PhoU in the Phosphate Signaling Complex of Escherichia coli , Kristine Dawn Johns

Identification of the Binding Partners for HspB2 and CryAB Reveals Myofibril and Mitochondrial Protein Interactions and Non-Redundant Roles for Small Heat Shock Proteins , Kelsey Murphey Langston

A Quadruplex Real-Time PCR Assay for the Rapid Detection and Differentiation of the Burkholderia pseudomallei Complex: B. mallei , B. pseudomallei , and B. thailandensis , Chinn-woan Lowe

The Role of Nuclear BMP2 in the Cell Cycle and Tumorigenesis , Brandt Alan Nichols

Nuclear BMP2 and the Immune Response , Daniel S. Olsen

Hypersaline Lake Environments Exhibit Reduced Microbial Dormancy , Joshua Christopher Vert

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Characterization of the Cellular and Organellar Dynamics that Occur with a Partial Depletion of Mitochondrial DNA when Arabidopsis Organellar DNA Polymerase IB is Mutated , John D. Cupp

Effect of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress on Different Cancer Cell Types , Gaytri Devi Gupta Elera

Effects of Chemical Stimulation and Tumor Co-Incubation on Macrophage Activation and Aggressiveness, Measured Through Phagocytosis and Respiratory Burst , Bo Marcus Gustafsson

Loss of the Lipopolysaccharide Core Biosynthesis rfaD Gene Increases Antimicrobial Chemokine Binding and Bacterial Susceptibility to CCL28 and Polymyxin: A Model for Understanding the Interface of Antimicrobial Chemokines and Bacterial Host Defense Avoidance Mechanisms , Cynthia S. Lew

Partial Characterization of the Antimicrobial Activity of CCL28 , Bin Liu

Characterizing the Role of HspB2 in Cardiac Metabolism and Muscle Structure Using Yeast and Mammalian Systems , Jonathan Paul Neubert

Humanized Mice as a Model to Study Human Viral Pathogenesis and Novel Antiviral Drugs , Freddy Mauricio Sanchez Tumbaco

Transgene Delivery via Microelectromechanical Systems , Aubrey Marie Mueller Wilson

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

Antioxidants in Cancer Research and Prevention: Assay Comparison, Structure-Function Analysis, and Food Product Analysis , Andrew Robert Garrett

Characterization of the Role Nuclear Bmp2 (nBmp2) Plays in Regulating Gene Expression , Fialka Grigorova

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

Effects of Diabetic State and Gender on Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Secretion by Human Macrophages Infected with Burkholderia pseudomallei , Annette J. Blam

Organellar DNA Polymerases Gamma I and II in Arabidopsis thaliana , Jeffrey M. Brammer

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Theses/dissertations from 2024 2024.

AZITHROMYCIN ALCHEMY: A JOURNEY FROM PRECISION IMMUNOMODULATION TO TARGET EXPLORATION AND BEYOND , Hodaossadat Saghaeiannejad Esfahani

THE ROLE OF INTRACELLULAR GROWTH DURING THE SYSTEMIC SPREAD OF LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES , Jamila S. Tucker

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Investigation of Key Mechanisms of Contact Dependent Growth Inhibition Systems in Burkholderia cepacia Complex Species , Zaria K. Elery

Investigating the relationship between metabolic reprogramming and peripheral CD4+ T-cell inflammation in human type 2 diabetes pathogenesis , Gabriella Kalantar

SUBSTRATE SELECTION AND EFFECTOR GATING IN THE HELICOBACTER PYLORI CAG TYPE IV SECRETION SYSTEM , Mackenzie E. Ryan

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

APPLICATION OF GENETIC TECHNIQUES TO INVESTIGATE CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS TYPE III SECRETION EFFECTOR BIOLOGY , Gabrielle Keb

CHARACTERIZING THE PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS OF CONTACT DEPENDENT GROWTH INHIBITON SYSTEMS IN BURKHOLDERIA SPECIES , Alice Elizabeth Oates

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Elucidating the Complex Signaling Events Driving Intestinal Stem Cell Plasticity Following Injury , Evan Lynch

MAST CELLS AS NOVEL EFFECTOR CELLS IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF CHRONIC GRAFT-VERSUS-HOST DISEASE , Ethan Strattan

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

THE ROLE OF CD8 T CELL IMMUNODOMINANCE AND REGULATORY T CELLS IN NEONATAL IMMUNITY TO INFLUENZA VIRUS , Luke Heil

EVOLUTION OF THE ZHX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FAMILY AND ANALYSIS OF ZHX2 TARGET GENES CYP2A4 AND CYP2A5 IN MOUSE LIVER , Alexandra Nichole Nail

FUNCTIONAL ANALYSES OF THE DNA- AND RNA-BINDING PROTEIN SPOVG IN BORRELIA BURGDORFERI , Christina R. Savage

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

INSIGHTS INTO KEY GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS IN BORRELIA BURGDORFERI , William Kenneth Arnold

THE ROLE OF PRO-INFLAMMATORY MEDIATORS IFNβ AND PROSTAGLANDIN E2 IN SUPPRESSION OF INNATE IMMUNITY TO LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES , Michelle G. Pitts

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

SUPPRESSION OF ANTI-TUMOR IMMUNITY IN CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA VIA INTERLEUKIN-10 PRODUCTION , Sara Alhakeem

ANTISENSE AFP TRANSCRIPTS IN MOUSE LIVER AND THEIR POTENTIAL ROLE IN AFP GENE REGULATION , Maria S. Dixon

IMMUNE EVASION BY DIVISION OF LABOR: THE TROPHIC LIFE CYCLE STAGE OF PNEUMOCYSTIS MURINA SUPPRESSES INNATE IMMUNITY TO THIS OPPORTUNISTIC, FUNGAL PATHOGEN , Heather M. Evans

ROLE OF INTRACELLULAR GROWTH DURING THE GASTROINTESTINAL STAGE OF LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES INFECTION , Grant Steven Jones

NOVEL ROLE OF PROSTATE APOPTOSIS RESPONSE-4 TUMOR SUPPRESSOR IN B-CELL CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA , Mary Kathryn McKenna

THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL OF TARGETING REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES (ROS) STRESS IN MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME (MDS) , Karine Z. Oben

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Expression of Zinc Fingers and Homeoboxes 2 (Zhx2) and Zhx2 Target Genes in Multiple Tissues of Wild-Type and Zhx2 Knockout Mice , Minen Al-Kafajy

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

THE ROLE OF BATF2 IN LPS/IFNγ POLARIZED MACROPHAGES , Marie A. Gehman

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

ON T CELL FATE DECISIONS: RETINOL, METABOLISM AND ITREG DIFFERENTIATION , Gavin I. Ellis

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Role of the Immune System and Bioactive Lipids in Trafficking Bone Marrow-Derived Stem Cells in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease , Ahmed Abdel-Latif

INSIGHTS INTO HEPATIC ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN GENE REGULATION DURING LIVER DEVELOPMENT AND DISEASE , Erica Leigh Clinkenbeard

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This collection contains theses and dissertations from the Department of Microbiology & Immunology, collected from the Scholarship@Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

Theses/Dissertations from 2024 2024

Contribution of Streptolysin O and Streptolysin S to Streptococcus pyogenes Infections in HLA-Transgenic Mice , Blake A. Shannon

Investigating the role of two-component regulatory systems in regulating FnBP-A of Staphylococcus aureus , Yunqi Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

The Effect of Kidney Preservation at 10°C with Hemopure and Hydrogen Sulfide Donor, Sodium Thiosulfate, in a Syngeneic Model of Rat Renal Transplantation , Maria Abou Taka

Mechanisms of lactic acid bacteria secretions as anti-Helicobacter pylori agents , Daelyn Carroll

Investigating the clinical and microbial factors contributing to calcium-containing kidney stone disease , John A. Chmiel

Elucidating the Biomechanics of MERTK-Mediated Efferocytosis , Brandon Hayato Dickson

SARS-CoV-2 infectivity potential in municipal wastewater: Implications for public health & water treatment , Justin Donovan

Development of a high-throughput approach for testing optimal fecal microbiota transplant material , Shaeley Jae Gibbons

The Role of Mucosa-Associated Invariant T Cells in an Autochthonous Mouse Model of Bladder Cancer , Inbar A. Habaz

Evaluating the role of GraS and FadXDEBA in promoting Staphylococcus aureus adaptation to host-derived fatty acids encountered at sites of colonization and infection , Robert C. Kuiack

The Effects of Cell Envelope Localization of FnBP-A on Staphylococcus aureus FnBP-A Dependent Phenotypes , Camille LeBlanc

The Role of the MEK1/2-ERK-RSK Signalling Axis in Innate Immune Memory , Rachel Low

Identification of a PU.1-regulated repressive region in Aicda gene locus , Allanna MacKenzie

Evolution of overlapping reading frames in virus genomes , Laura Muñoz Baena

Molecular Characterization of the Antiviral Properties of the Small HERC Family of Proteins , Ermela Paparisto

Effect of pharmacological inhibition of endogenous hydrogen sulfide production on bladder cancer progression , Sydney Relouw

Exploration of the Immune Landscape of EBV-associated Gastric Cancers , Mikhail Salnikov

Novel Roles of PACS-1 Within the Nucleus and the Regulated Secretory Pathway , Steven Trothen

Characterization of T-Cell Responses to Homocitrulline in a Mouse Model of Rheumatoid Arthritis , Sofya Ulanova

Inflammation in the Neovaginal Microenvironment of Transfeminine Individuals , Hannah M.J. Wilcox

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Investigation of the Binding and Outside-In Signalling Mechanisms of Anti-CD11d Acute Neurotrauma Therapy , Eoin N. Blythe

TetR family regulator FarR variation controls antimicrobial fatty acid efflux in Staphylococcus aureus , Camryn M. Bonn

The Role of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcal Secreted Products on Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus lugdunensis Infections , Denny Chin

Characterizing the Function of B Cells that Accumulate in the Inflamed Central Nervous System in Anti-Myelin Autoimmunity , Lika Chowdhury

The Streptococcus pyogenes hyaluronic acid capsule prevents neutrophil clearance, and greater insights into the streptococcal M protein as a vaccine candidate and driver of heart dysfunction , Jacklyn Hurst

In Vitro and In Vivo Characterization of the Metallodrug BOLD-100 as an Inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 Replication , Daniel S. Labach

Regulation of MHC II Trafficking and Expression by Host and Viral Factors , Alex Lac

Design and Synthesis of Nef:SFK Interaction Inhibitors for Application in an Immune-directed HIV-1 Cure , Antony Lurie

Immunophenotyping and Functional Assessment of Antiviral CD8+ T Cells in a CLP Mouse Model of Immunosuppression , Alex R. Michaud

Herbicide Mediated Selection of Sulfonamide Resistant E. coli , Laura P. Muntz

Campylobacter jejuni Capsular Heptose: Moderation of Host Macrophages and Substrate Channeling During Synthesis , Matthew Myles

The role of reactive oxygen species in the accumulation of driver mutations in B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia , Mia P. Sams

The Effect of Oral and Topical Antibiotics on Foreskin Inflammation and HIV Target Cells in Ugandan Men. , Zhongtian (Eric) Shao

Screening for purine transporters in S. aureus , Tothong Sonpaveerawong

The Expanding Roles of PACS-1 and PACS-2 in Cellular Physiology: Beyond Vesicular Protein Trafficking , Rong Xuan Zang

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Mucosa-Associated Invariant T Cells Undergo Phenotypic Changes Following Fecal Microbiota Transplantation , Jenna M. Benoit

Microbial innovations for disease management in honey bees , Brendan A. Daisley

Investigating the in vivo mechanism behind fibronectin binding protein-mediated hypervirulence of Staphylococcus aureus , Jaclyn A. Diamond

21°C is the emerging ideal temperature for kidney preservation in the presence of hydrogen sulfide , Smriti Juriasingani

Fishing for the right probiotic: Investigating the mechanism of mucosal-bacterial interactions at the interface of health and productivity in salmonid aquaculture , Luana Langlois

Testing a Novel Peptide-Infused Cream for Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis in DR4tg Mice , Alisha J. Moynahan

HIV-1 Drug Resistance to Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitors in HIV-1 non-B Subtypes , Emmanuel Ndashimye

Metabolic Reprogramming By DNA Tumour Viruses , Martin Prusinkiewicz

Metabolic origins of urogenital malodour in women and their relationship with their microbiota: can probiotics help? , Scarlett Puebla Barragan

The E26 Transformation-Specific-Family Transcription Factor Spi-C is Dynamically Regulated by External Signals in B Cells , Hannah L. Raczkowski

Generation and Characterization of an In Vitro Organotypic Foreskin Model for Future Study of the Penile Microbiome , Geoffrey J. Rempel

The impacts of psychological stress on innate-like invariant T cell survival, phenotype, and function , Patrick Rudak

A Workflow to Analyze ETHcD Mass Spectrometry Data for Studying HIV gp120 Glycosylation , Yingxue Sun

Meningeal B cells in central nervous system autoimmunity: Their phenotype and susceptibility to therapeutic depletion , Yodit Tesfagiorgis

Characterization and Discovery of Short Linear Motifs Mediating Protein Nuclear Import , Tanner M. Tessier

The Ability of Lactobacillus spp. to Limit Extracellular ATP Release by Urogenital Bacteria , Hannah Wilcox

Differential Effects of KIM-1 in Subcutaneous and Orthotopic Renca Models of Kidney Cancer , Demitra M. Yotis DY

Protective benefits of sodium thiosulfate-supplemented UW solution against prolonged cold ischemia-reperfusion injury during renal transplantation. , Max Y. Zhang Mr.

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Characterizing the Role of the Microbiome in Kidney Stone Disease , Kaitlin F. Al

Targeting CD5 to enhance immune T cell activation and function in treatment of solid tumours , Faizah Alotaibi

HPV Mediated Antagonism of the IL-18 Proinflammatory Pathway in Head and Neck Cancer , Wyatt W. Anderson

Investigation of the growth and survival of Staphylococcus aureus in CFTR-deficient macrophages , Bita Azad

Staphylococcus aureus small colony variants use heme and staphyloferrin B for iron acquisition , Izabela Z. Batko

Understanding Neonicotinoid Related Immunosuppression: A Potential for Beneficial Bacterial Intervention , John A. Chmiel

Exploiting the immunomodulatory potentials of iNKT cells in sepsis and cancer. , Joshua Choi

Optimizing Fecal Microbiota Transplantations For Therapeutic Use Beyond Clostridioides difficile Infection , Laura J. Craven

Cell-free DNA Release During Programmed Cell Death in Kidney Ischemia Reperfusion Injury , Alexander Dionne

The development of bacterial magnetic resonance imaging for microbiota analyses , Sarah C. Donnelly

Inducing DNA-Mismatch Repair Deficiency In Tumours: A Strategy To Enhance Anti-Tumour Immunity , Mikal El-Hajjar

Investigating the Regulation of Fatty Acid Efflux Pump FarE by TetR Family Regulator FarR in Staphylococcus aureus , Katherine A. Ferguson

Elucidating the Role of Host Tim-1 in Anti-tumour Immunity , Ingrid Hon

Kidney Injury Molecule-1 Mediated Phagocytosis and Its Therapeutic Application in Ameliorating Renal Transplant Ischemia Reperfusion Injury , Ji Yun Lee

B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia is Driven by Activating Janus Kinase Mutations Cooperating with Spi1 and Spib Deletions in a Murine Model , Michelle Lim

Development and evaluation of a heterogenous virus-like particle (VLP) formulation to achieve HIV-1 latency reversal and cure. , Joshua P. Pankrac

Designing a Novel HIV-1 Candidate Vaccine , Rahul Pawa

Identification of the Signalosome and Signaling Pathway of the Efferocytic Receptor MERTK , Tarannum Tasnim

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Potential role of extracellular ATP released by bacteria in bladder infection and contractility , Behnam Abbasian

Brain-specific and systemic inflammatory response following repetitive concussive impact in a mouse model , So Young Eo

The Group A Streptococci Bacteriocins Facilitate a Competitive Advantage During Nasopharyngeal Infection , Lana Estafanos

The Epigenetic And Immune Landscapes Of HPV+ Tumor Microenvironments , Steven F. Gameiro

Utilizing FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus) to develop a novel animal model to study HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) , Ankita Suryakant Kambli

Designing An Optimal HIV-1 Env Immunogen For The Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Vaccine Platform And Elucidating The Role Of HIV-1 Nef In Env Trafficking , Jason Knapp

Novel insights into the genomic integration site landscape of HIV-1 and other retrovirus genera , Hinissan P. Kohio

The role of kidney injury molecule-1 in the metastasis of renal cell carcinoma , Jasper Lee

Encountering Lectins In The Recipient Mucosa: Implications Of N-linked Glycosylation On HIV-1 Transmission , Adam Meadows

Endogenous, controlled expression of anti-HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibody , Darshit Patel

Role of the fibronectin-binding, collagen-binding, T-antigen region during nasopharyngeal infection by Streptococcus pyogenes , Akshay Sule

HIV-1 Group M Subtype Fitness, Disease Progression, and Entry Efficiency , Colin M. Venner

Mucosa-Associated Invariant T Cell Roles And Local Responses In Cell-Mediated Immunity To Influenza A Virus , Christine Marie Wardell

Metabolomic and Genomic Analysis of Lactobacillus crispatus Vaginal Isolates , Emiley Watson

Virally Packaged RNA in Virus-Like Particle Vaccines Enhances Antigenicity and Augments Latency Reversal of HIV-1 , Chanuka Wijewardhana

Determining the Relative Transmission Fitness of HIV-1 Subtypes A, B, C, and D , Spencer Yeung

The Role of Defective Macrophage Efferocytosis During Early Atherosclerosis in Humans , Charles Yin

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Characterization of Urinary Microbiome and Their Association with Health and Disease , Yige Bao

Characterization of interleukin (IL)-1β regulatory elements and chromatin conformation in macrophage activation , Woohyun Cho

Determining the Molecular Mechanisms of PACS-1-mediated Protein Sorting , Brennan S. Dirk

19F-MRI to Monitor Therapeutic Cell Migration and Distribution , Corby Fink

Inhibition of NK cell-mediated Cytotoxicity by Tubular Epithelial Cell Expression of Clr Proteins , Benjamin B. Fuhrmann

Interferon-induced HERC5 is a novel and potent inhibitor of Ebola virus-like particle production , Nina Hunt

Immunization With Recombinant Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Identifies Autoreactive T Cells As A Limiting Factor In Autoreactive Germinal Center Maintenance , Rajiv William Jain

Understanding the impact of HIV-1 genetic diversity on the function of Nef and its role in SERINC5 antagonism , Aaron Leslie Johnson

Functional and Structural Mimicry of A-Kinase Anchoring Proteins by Human Adenovirus E1A , Cason R. King

Identification and Characterization of HIV-1 antagonists to the antiviral protein, HERC5 , Divjyot S. Kochar

Iron and Copper Homeostasis in Staphylococcus aureus , Holly A. Laakso

Counteracting Roles for the Related E26 Transformation Specific Transcription Factors Spi-B and Spi-C in Regulating Antibody-Forming Responses , Anne-Sophie Laramee

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The Impact of a PGYM Variant on Myophosphorylase Deficiency in Red Angus Composite Cattle and Changes in the Skeletal Muscle Transcriptome Due to the Intramuscular Administration of Lidocaine in Wether Lambs , Mackenzie Christin Batt

Consequences of the Megafauna Extinction: Changes in Food Web Networks on the Edwards Plateau Across the Pleistocene-Holocene Transition , Quentin A. Smith Jr.

The Developmental Process for Adenoviral Vectored Canine Influenza Vaccines , Nicholas Jeanjaquet

Exploring The Interactions Between SARS-CoV-2 and Host Proteins. , Sojan Shrestha

Evaluating Assessment Score Validity and Characterizing Undergraduate Biology Exam Content , Crystal Uminski

Discovering Novel Polyextremotolerant Fungi, and Determining their Ecological Role Within the Biological Soil Crust Consortium , Erin Carr

METHANOGEN METABOLIC FLEXIBILITY , Sean Carr

A Tale of Two Genomes: The Complex Interplay Between the Mitochondrial and the Nuclear Genomes , Abhilesh S. Dhawanjewar

Transcriptome Assembly and Characterization of Chemoreceptors for Corn Rootworms , Bailee Egan

Mitochondrial Functions are Major Targets of Isocyanide Activity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae , Morgan A. Siemek

Access to Online Formative Assessments in Introductory Biology Courses: Investigating Barriers to Student Engagement , Allison Upchurch

Characterization of a novel glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GPD2) in the alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii , Itzela A. Cruz Powell

Mitochondrial Genome Structure and Double Strand Break Repair in Arabidopsis thaliana , Sterling Ericsson

Characterization of Novel Chlorovirus Glycosyltransferases That Synthesize Atypical Glycans , Eric Noel

Studies of the dUTPase of the Western Corn Rootworm , Carlos Riera-Ruiz

BIOINFORMATIC ANALYSIS OF THE GUT MICROBIOTA DERIVED FROM THE OIL FLY HELAEOMYIA PETROLEI FROM THE LA BREA TAR PITS , Brian Dillard

Functions of Vocal Mimicry in the Complex Song of the European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris , Maria Goller

POLEROVIRUS GENOMIC VARIATION AND MECHANISMS OF SILENCING SUPPRESSION BY P0 PROTEIN , Natalie Holste

The Relationship Between the Cervical Microbiome and Cervical Cancer Risk in Sub-Saharan Africa , Cameron Klein

Identification of the Kaposi's Sarcoma-associated Herpesvirus (KSHV) Surface Glycoprotein Targets of Human KSHV-specific Neutralizing Antibody Responses , Yasaman Mortazavi

Prey Selection by Birds of Prey , Anisha Pokharel

Metagenomic, Viral and Host Genetic Analyses of Congenital Tremor in Pigs , Kylee Sutton

DGTS Production as a Phosphate Starvation Response in the Human Fungal Pathogen Candida albicans , Caleb Wehling

Regulation of Vaccinia Virus Replication: a Story of Viral Mimicry and a Novel Antagonistic Relationship Between Vaccinia Kinase and Pseudokinase , Annabel T. Olson

Plant mitochondrial genome evolution and structure has been shaped by double-strand break repair and recombination , Emily Wynn

Contributions of the gp120 Variable Loops to Envelope Glycoprotein Trimer Stability in Primate Lentiviruses , Dane Bowder

CONDITION-DEPENDENT LIFE HISTORY STRATEGIES , Shivani V. Jadeja

EVALUATION OF A HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS GENOTYPING ASSAY FOR CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING IN TANZANIA , kandali kapie

Influenza D Virus M2 Protein Exhibits Ion Channel Activity in Xenopus laevis Oocytes , Evan Daniel Kesinger

Establishing Benchmark Criteria for Single Chromosome Bacterial Genome Assembly , Timothy Krause

Behavioral Plasticity Across Non-Social Contexts in Female Green Swordtails, Xiphophorus Hellerii , Lindsey M. Coit

Resource allocation for acorn production: A comparison across species pairs of oaks with contrasting acorn production patterns and water use strategies , Kyle A. Funk

Variation in Density Dependent Seedling Survival Across Forests of Different Successional Age and Hunting Protection Status , Nohemi Huanca-Nunez

Phytohormone signaling in Chlorella sorokiniana: perspectives on the evolution of plant cell-to-cell signaling , Maya Khasin

Small RNA-Dependent Gene Silencing in the Green Alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii : Functions and Mechanisms , EUN JEONG KIM

Nitrogen Addition and Ecosystem Functioning: Changes in Species Composition Leaf Traits Amplify Increases in Leaf Area Index and Canopy Chlorophyll , Anna R. Tatarko

Examination of Contribution of Pentose Catabolism to Molecular Hydrogen Formation by Targeted Disruption of Arabinose Isomerase ( araA ) in the Hyperthermophilic Bacterium, Thermotoga maritima , Derrick White

The Roles of Biotin in Candida Albicans Physiology , Nur Ras Aini Ahmad Hussin

The Plasticity of Functional Traits in the Dipterocarps of Borneo , Ju Ping Chan

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POPULATION AND MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN AMERICAN KESTRELS THROUGH SPACE AND TIME , Teresa E. Ely

Evaluation of the Effects of Radiation on the Positioning of Histones and Other Proteins , Ashley Elizabeth Foster

THE JOINT EFFECT OF PHENOTYPIC VARIATION AND TEMPERATURE ON PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTIONS , Jean P. Gibert

Sequencing and Comparative Analysis of de novo Genome Assemblies of Streptomyces aureofaciens ATCC 10762 , Julien S. Gradnigo

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Identification and Characterization of Ion Channel Activity of the M2 Protein from Influenza Virus D (DM2) , Jianing Liu

No Nonsense: The Protection of Wild-Type mRNAs From Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay in Saccharomyces cerevisiae , Krista Patefield

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Observational Learning in the Jumping Spider Phidippus audax , Robert M. Adams

Kaposi’s Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Transmission and Infection among Young Zambian Children , Landon Olp

Expansion of the Chlorovirus Genus by Studies on Virus Natural History and Chlorella Host Metabolism , Cristian F. Quispe

A Lipidomics Approach to the Viral-Host Dynamics of the Unicellular, Eukaryotic Alga Chlorella variabilis and its Viral Pathogen, PBCV-1 , Suzanne Rose

Plasticity in Female Mate Choosiness: A Result of Variation in Perceived Predation Risk and the Interaction of Female Age and Male Density , Ashley Atwell

Placental HPV Infection in HIV Positive and HIV Negative Zambian Women , Chrispin Chisanga

Stress Responses and Energy Storage in Drosophila melanogaster Selected for Resistance to a Gram-Positive Bacillus cereus Spores , Zhen Hu

FUNCTIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE BAF-B1 AXIS DURING THE VACCINIA VIRUS LIFE CYCLE , Nouhou Ibrahim

Costs of Female Mating Behavior in the Variable Field Cricket, Gryllus lineaticeps , Cassandra M. Martin

Chlorovirus Skp1 and Core Ankyrin-Repeat Protein Interplay and Mimicry of Cellular Ubiquitin Ligase Machinery , Eric Andrew Noel

The equitable contributions of environment, management and restoration status on grassland diversity and composition , RaeAnn C. Powers

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Biosorption of Heavy Metals onto the Surface of Bacteriophage T4 , Zheng Huan Tan

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Trade-offs in Male Lek Behavior , Sarah A. Cowles

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THE ORIGIN AND MOLECULAR EVOLUTION OF TWO MULTIGENE FAMILIES: G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTORS AND GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASE FAMILIES , Seong-il Eyun

Analysis of Human Papillomavirus Capsid Proteins: Insights into Capsid Assembly , Willie A. Hughes

Coccidia of Gerbils from Mongolia , Ethan T. Jensen

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Small Interfering RNA-Mediated Translation Repression Alters Ribosome Sensitivity to Inhibition by Cycloheximide in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii , Xinrong Ma

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Telomere-Related Factors and Human Papillomavirus Genome Maintenance , Adam Rogers

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A literature review is a body of text that aims to review the critical points of current knowledge on a particular topic. Most often associated with science-oriented literature, such as a thesis, the literature review usually proceeds a research proposal, methodology and results section. Its ultimate goals is to bring the reader up to date with current literature on a topic and forms that basis for another goal, such as the justification for future research in the area. (retrieved from  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literature_review )

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The literature review is the section of your paper in which you cite and briefly review the related research studies that have been conducted. In this space, you will describe the foundation on which  your  research will be/is built. You will:

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