Open Access full-text copies of the UT GSBS dissertations from 2009 onwards. Topics include all aspects of the biomedical sciences.
Older UT GSBS dissertations (approximately 1979-1999) are available in print-format only and are available in the HAM-TMC Library. They're listed in the Library Catalog under the subject heading: "Dissertations, Academic--University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences."
Some older full-text dissertations are also available via ProQuest but access to this database is restricted to the TMC community.
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
INTERACTION BETWEEN BRK AND HER2 IN BREAST CANCER, Midan Ai
GENOME-WIDE PROFILING UNVEILS CRITICIAL FUNCTIONS OF p53 IN HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS, Kadir C. Akdemir
Novel Imaging-Based Techniques Reveal a Role for PD-1/PD-L1 in Tumor Immune Surveillance in the Lung, Todd Bartkowiak
Galectin-3 Enhances the Malignant Melanoma Phenotype by Regulating Autotaxin, Russell R. Braeuer
INVESTIGATING THE ROLES OF THE p63 ISOFORMS IN THE MICRORNA BIOGENESIS PATHWAY, Deepavali Chakravarti
Comparison of Tumor Shrinkage and Cumulative Dose Distribution for Lung Cancers, Yi Pei Chen
Behavioral responses to methylphenidate: correlations with neuronal activity in the caudate nucleus, Catherine M. Claussen
Inflammatory Breast Cancer: The Immune Perspective, Evan N. Cohen
ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES OF GENETIC COUNSELORS IN PROVIDING PREDICTIVE TESTING TO MINORS AT RISK FOR LI-FRAUMENI SYNDROME, Allison Copeland
ATTITUDES TOWARD AND UTILIZATION OF NON-INVASIVE PRENATAL TESTING FOR CHROMOSOME ANEUPLOIDY AMONG OB/GYNS, Jessica Davis
Mismatch Repair Deficient Tumors Lacking Known Sporadic Causes: Are They All Due to Lynch Syndrome?, Katherine M. Dempsey
MOLECULAR AND GENOMIC BASED INSIGHTS INTO THE EVOLUTION OF ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM FROM COMMENSAL TO HOSPITAL-ADAPTED PATHOGEN, Jessica R. Galloway-Pena
STIMULATION THROUGH TLR4 INCREASES FVIII INHIBITOR FORMATION IN A MOUSE MODEL OF HEMOPHILIA A, Claire K. Holley
Radiomics of NSCLC: Quantitative CT Image Feature Characterization and Tumor Shrinkage Prediction, Luke Hunter
INTERACTION OF BACILLUS ANTHRACIS EXOSPORIUM PROTEIN BCLA WITH COMPLEMENT FACTOR H AND SPORE PERSISTENCE IN THE LUNG, Sarah A. Jenkins
Molecular Mechanisms of Vascular Disease in Patients with Rare Variants in MYH11, Callie Kwartler
CHARACTERIZATION OF TCL1-Tg:P53-/- MICE THAT RESEMBLE HUMAN CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA WITH 17P-DELETION, Jinyun Liu
Targeting Histone deacetylases (HDAC) for the treatment of soft tissue sarcoma, Gonzalo Lopez
Knowledge and Expectations of Support People in Prenatal Genetic Counseling Sessions, Michelle A. McDougle
THE IMPACT OF FAMILY HISTORY ON MEDULLARY THYROID CANCER IN MEN2A PATIENTS, Nicole D. Mohrbacher
Acceleration of the PanIN Development in Mice Expressing Oncogenic K-Ras Due to a High Fat Diet, Bincy Philip
αvβ8 Integrin Interacts with RhoGDI1 to Regulate Rac1 and Cdc42 Activation and Drive Glioblastoma Cell Invasion, Steve Reyes
OXIDATIVE STRESS BASED STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCING THE EFFICACY OF HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITORS (HDACi), Nilsa Rivera-Del Valle
AN ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES OF GENETIC COUNSELING SERVICES IN U.S. HTCs, Brad Rolf; Deborah Brown; Miguel Escobar; Syed Hashmi M.D., Ph.D; Aroub Ayham Khleif; Sarah Noblin; and Marianna Raia
Structure-function analysis of human Integrator subunit-4, Anupama Sataluri
NOVEL THERAPEUTIC TARGETS IDENTIFIED BY HIGH-THROUGHPUT TECHNOLOGIES FOR TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER, Christine Shiang
The Role Of IL-8-Mediated Src Family Kinase Activation In Tumor-Tumor And Tumor-Stromal Interactions In Metastasis Of Prostate Cancer, Lynnelle Thorpe
INTEGRATIVE BIOMARKER IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION USING HIGH THROUGHPUT ASSAYS, Pan Tong
Mechanisms Underlying the Heterogeneous Sensitivities of Cancer Cells to Proteasome Inhibitors, Matthew C. White
The Role of Nucleolin in B-cell Lymphomas and Fas-Mediated Apoptotic Signaling, Jillian F. Wise
The Influence of Immunization Route on the Adjuvant Effect of alpha-Galactosylceramide, Ameerah M. Wishahy
CHARACTERIZATION OF DIFFERENTIATION AND PROGNOSTIC BIOMARKERS ON CD8+ TUMOR-INFILTRATING LYMPHOCYTES IN METASTATIC MELANOMA, Richard C. Wu
THE NATURAL AND ORTHOGONAL INTERACTION (NOIA) MODELS FOR QUANTITATIVE TRAITS (QTs) AND COMPLEX DISEASES, Feifei Xiao
PIM KINASE INHIBITION: SINGLE AGENT AND COMBINATION APPROACHES IN B-CELL LYMPHOMA, Qingshan Yang
DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL METHODS TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF SEQUENCING ERRORS IN THE NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING DATA ANALYSIS, Xiaofeng Zheng
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ROLE OF CARMA3 IN ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM STRESS-INDUCED NF-κB ACTIVATION, Zhicheng Zhou Mr
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
DETERMINING THE GENOTYPE-PHENOTYPE CONNECTION IN SYNTHETIC INDUCIBLE GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEMS, Rhys M. Adams
Design and Optimization of Four-dimensional Cone-beam Computed Tomography in Image-guided Radiation Therapy, Moiz Ahmad
Chronic stress promotes tumor growth through increased BDNF production and neo-innervation, Julie K. Allen
Fibulin-2 stabilizes tumor extracellular matrix and drives malignant progression of lung adenocarcinoma, Brandi N. Baird
INDUCTION OF STRONGER AND LONG LASTING VACCINE IMMUNITY TO TUBERCULOSIS, Pearl Bakhru
Regulation of Protein Degradation in the Heart by AMP-Activated Protein Kinase, Kedryn K. Baskin
Regulation of Protein Degradation in the Heart by AMP-Activated Protein Kinase, Kedryn K. Baskin and Kedryn K. Baskin
Role of TRP Channels in Mediating the Calcium Signaling Response of Brain Endothelial Cells to Mechanical Stretch, Jonathan Berrout
THE HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITOR, MS-275, SENSITIZES METASTATIC OSTEOSARCOMA TO FASL-INDUCED CELL DEATH: A ROLE FOR C-FLIP, Krithi R. Bindal
Design, Calibration, and Evaluation of Depth-of-Interaction-Capable PET Detector Modules, Chad J. Bircher
Effects of thymus size and involution on the contribution of recent thymic emigrants to the peripheral T cell pool, Michelle L. Bolner
Platelets and Anti-Angiogenic Resistance in Ovarian Carcinoma, Justin N. Bottsford-MIller
CHARACTERIZATION OF SELECTIVE INHIBITION OF ADENYLYL CYCLASE ACTIVITY BY SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITOR NKY80, Cameron S. Brand
Identifying and Targeting Molecular Deregulations in Uterine Leiomyosarcoma: A Role for mTOR Inhibition-Based Combination Therapies, Kari Jo Brewer Savannah
TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION OF PROFILIN IS REQUIRED FOR DROSOPHILA LARVAL WOUND CLOSURE, Amanda Brock
EFFECTS OF THE ACTA2 R258C MUTATION ON VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELL PHENOTYPE AND PROPERTIES, Katerina L. Byanova
Bayesian Adaptive Designs for Early Phase Clinical Trials, Chunyan Cai
PHENOTHIAZINES INDUCE ABORTIVE AUTOPHAGY LEADING TO CANCER CELL DEATH, Catherine T. Charles
PHENOTHIAZINES INDUCE ABORTIVE AUTOPHAGY LEADING TO CANCER CELL DEATH, Catherine T. Charles
Targeting AKT/mTOR Signaling Pathways During Murine Skin Tumor Promotion and the Impact of Dietary Energy Balance Manipulation, Laura A. Checkley
The regulation of mTORC2 kinase activity and complex integrity, Chien-Hung Chen
Functional Analysis of Drosophila Integrator Complex in snRNA 3' End Processing, Jiandong Chen
PROSTATE CANCER STEM CELLS: DRUG TOLERANCE, EXPERIMENTAL RECONSTITUTION AND CASTRATION RESISTANCE, Xin Chen
FZD6, MATN2 AND SLC25A32, POSSIBLE CANDIDATE GENES IN NONSYNDROMIC CLEFT LIP AND PALATE, Nevena Cvjetkovic
Control of the master virulence regulatory gene atxA in Bacillus anthracis, Jennifer L. Dale
REGULATION OF TOXIN SYNTHESIS BY CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE, Charles Darkoh
THE FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION OF SYNAPTIC VESICLE POOLS IN A RETINAL BIPOLAR NEURON, Proleta Datta
Development and Characterization of Novel Ras Inhibitors, LaKiesha DeBose
GENETIC PREDICTORS OF HYPERGLYCEMIA DUE TO HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE THERAPY, Jorge L. Del Aguila
Characterization of a Novel Role for the Tousled- like Kinase in Kinetochore Assembly and Function in Caenorhabditis elegans, Jessica M. De Orbeta
Novel Use of Dual Anti-Inflammatory Therapy to Overcome Drug Resistance and Improve Functional Recovery Following Spinal Cord Injury, Jennifer Dulin
ANTI-TUMOR EFFECTS OF THE NOTCH PATHWAY IN GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS, Amaury G. Dumont
LMW-E MEDIATES MAMMARY TUMORIGENESIS BY DEREGULATING ACINAR MORPHOGENESIS & GENERATING CANCER STEM CELLS, MyLinh T. Duong
ALLERGEN SENSITIZATION AND IMMUNOMODULATION BY SYNTHETIC LIGANDS, PUL-042, IN AN ALLERGEN-INDUCED ASTHMA MURINE MODEL, Maryann A. Edwards
Cellular Trafficking of Single and Multistage Vectors, Silvia Ferrati
IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS OF A NOVEL ROLE FOR THE TOUSLED-LIKE KINASE IN REGULATING MITOTIC SPINDLE DYNAMICS, Jason R. Ford
ACCURACY OF THE BRCAPRO RISK ASSESSMENT MODEL IN MALES PRESENTING TO MD ANDERSON FOR BRCA TESTING, Carolyn Garby; Banu Arun M.D; Michelle Jackson M.S., CGC; Jennifer Litton M.D; Syed Hashmi M.D., Ph.D; Sharon Giordano M.D, MPH; and Claire Singletary M.S, CGC
REGULATION OF ALTERNATIVE CARBON METABOLISM IN CANDIDA ALBICANS, Arely Y. Gonzalez
ROLE OF SOX9 IN UTERINE GLAND DEVELOPMENT AND DISEASE INITIATION, Gabriel Gonzalez
INDUCED-PLURIPOTENT STEM-DERIVED NEURONAL PROGENITOR CELLS AS A NOVEL TREATMENT FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES, Dennisse A. Gonzalez-Romero
Deciphering the C-Type Lectin Receptor Signaling Pathway in Macrophages in Response to Candida albicans, Sara Gorjestani
MUTATIONS IN STAT3 ASSOCIATED WITH HUMAN HYPER IgE SYNDROME ENHANCE NFκB AND MAPK-MEDIATED GENE EXPRESSION, Nathaniel Greeley
Increased geranylgeranylated K-Ras contributes to antineoplastic effects of farnesyltransferase inhibitors., Mandy A. Hall
Functional Characterization of AtxA, the Bacillus anthracis Virulence Regulator, Troy G. Hammerstrom
POPULATION CODING IN LAMINAR CORTICAL CIRCUITS, Bryan J. Hansen
Exploring the Impact of Decreased AMPK Pathway Activity on Brain Injury Outcome, Julia L. Hill
Elucidating the IGFBP2 signaling pathway in glioma development and progression, Kristen M. Holmes
Homology Cloning, Heterologous Expression and Characterization of a New Channelrhodopsin, Sing-Yi Hou
DIRECT EFFECTS OF METFORMIN ON PI3K AND RAS SIGNALING IN ENDOMETRIAL CANCER, David A. Iglesias M.D.
TET1: A UNIQUE DNA DEMETHYLASE FOR MAINTENANCE OF DNA METHYLATION PATTERN, CHUNLEI JIN
NOVEL PHANTOMS AND POST-PROCESSING FOR DIFFUSION SPECTRUM IMAGING, Vaibhav Juneja