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 2012
The Role of the Arched Helicases in Exosome-Mediated Function, A. Alejandra Klauer
Post-transcriptional Regulation of Mammalian Gene Expression in Non-coding Region of Target RNA, Jing Lin
MicroRNA Regulation of Prostate Cancer Stem/Progenitor Cells and Prostate Cancer Development, Can Liu
IKKalpha mediated NOTCH1 Activation Promotes Tumorigenesis via FOXA2 Suppression, Mo Liu
GENETIC ANALYSIS OF THE HIPPO PATHWAY IN MOUSE LIVER, Li Lu
Cellular Uptake of Neutrohpil Elastase Links Inflammation to Adaptive Immunity, Elizabeth A. Mittendorf
Regulation of Net1A subcellular localization by the small GTPase Rac1, Christopher A. Morris
Targeting TRAF6 for Cancer Therapeutical Development, John K. Morrow
Long Term Follow-up of Morbidity and Quality of Life Associated with Isolated Gastroschisis, Roya M. Mostafavi
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Utilization of BRCA Testing Among Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Salma Nassef
COMPREHENSIVE CALCULATION-BASED IMRT QA USING R&V DATA, TREATMENT RECORDS, AND A SECOND TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEM, Jared D. Ohrt, Peter Balter, Michael Gillin, Court Laurence, Issac Rosen, and Valen Johnson
DEVELOPMENT OF A BEAM-SPECIFIC PLANNING TARGET VOLUME AND A ROBUST PLAN ANALYSIS TOOL FOR PROTON THERAPY, Peter Park
Evaluation of Knowledge Regarding Diagnostic Strategies for Genetic Diseases in Select Residents, Samantha Penney
A STUDY ON THE FUNCTION OF 14-3-3SIGMA IN REGULATING CANCER ENERGY METABOLISM, Liem M. Phan and Liem M. Phan
EVIDENCE OF HUMAN ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUS K INVOLVEMENT IN HUMAN CANCER, Joshua B. Plummer
A Pre-Clinical Assessment of Minocycline for Treatment of Chronic Neuropathic Pain after Spinal Cord Injury, Alissa R. Poteete
Genetic Predictors of Clinical Outcomes in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients, Xia Pu
ROLE OF STAT3 IN KERATINOCYTE STEM CELLS DURING SKIN TUMORIGENESIS, Dharanija Rao
CHEMOSENSITIZATION OF HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA TO GEMCITABINE BY NON-INVASIVE RADIOFREQUENCY FIELD-INDUCED HYPERTHERMIA, Mustafa Raoof
CHARACTERIZATION AND TREATMENT OF A NOVEL MOUSE MODEL OF TSC-ASSOCIATED AUTISM, Rachel Michelle Reith
EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ANISOTROPIC ANALYTICAL ALGORITHM IN FLATTENED AND FLATTENING-FILTER-FREE BEAMS FOR HIGH ENERGY LUNG DOSE DELIVERY USING THE RADIOLOGICAL PHYSICS CENTER LUNG PHANTOM, Roman Repchak and David Scott Followill
BIM MEDIATES IMATINIB-INDUCED APOPTOSIS OF GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS: TRANSLATIONAL IMPLICATIONS, David Reynoso
Potential REST Targets in Neural Stem Cells and Glioblastoma-Derived Stem Cells, Frederick Scott Robinson
Attitudes About Predictive MEN1 Genetic Testing in Minors, Katherine Rock
HUMAN ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUS K AS A NOVEL TUMOR-ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF AN OVARIAN CANCER VACCINE, kiera rycaj
TAZ AS A REGULATOR OF MESENCHYMAL TRANSFORMATION AND CLINICAL AGGRESSIVENESS IN GLIOMAS, Katrina Salazar
Understanding the Influence of Photon Energy on 6MV Non Reference Dosimetry and CT Dosimetry using TLD and OSLD, Sarah B. Scarboro
Metabolic Regulation of mTOR Activation and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in the Heart, Shiraj Sen
REGULATION OF FOXC2 EXPRESSION AND FUNCTION DURING EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION BY GSK-3β, Maryam Shariati
Pathologic Markers of Prognosis in Ampullary Carcinoma, Rachna T. Shroff
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE COUNT RATE PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF HIGH COUNT RATES ON MODERN GAMMA CAMERAS, Michael S. Silosky
Predictors of Contralateral Breast Cancer in BRCA Negative Women, Ann E. Simmons
TRANSCRIPTIONAL AND POST-TRANSLATIONAL MECHANISMS CONTRIBUTE TO MAINTENANCE OF REST IN NEURAL TUMORS, Akanksha Singh
Understanding the roles of Non-homologous end joining and p53 after DNA damage, Omid Tavana
Systems Biology Approaches to Probe Gene Regulation in Bacteria, Diogo F. Troggian Veiga
Verification of the clinical implementation of the respiratory gated beam delivery technique with synchrotron-based proton irradiation, Yoshikazu Tsunashima
BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF BINDING PARTNERS OF TWO HSP70 CO-CHAPERONES IN SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE, Jacob Verghese
Evaluation of Polymer Gel Dosimeters for Measurements of Dose and LET in Proton Beams, Kevin M. Vredevoogd
GENETIC INTERACTIONS OF FACTORS THAT REGULATE ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING IN THE MALE GERM LINE OF DROSOPHILA, Shanzhi Wang
Regulation of the heat shock response by thiol-reactive compounds in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Yanyu Wang
FANCM AND FAAP24 MAINTAIN GENOMIC STABILITY THROUGH COOPERATIVE AND UNIQUE FUNCTIONS, Yucai Wang
IDENTIFYING GENETIC VARIANTS AND CHARACTERIZING THEIR ROLE IN CLUBFOOT, Katelyn S. Weymouth
ADHERENS JUNCTIONS AND THE ACTOMYOSIN NETWORK REGULATE ORGAN GROWTH BY MODULATING HIPPO PATHWAY ACTIVITY IN DROSOPHILA, Chih-Chao Yang
EXPRESSION AND IMMUNOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF HERV-K TRANSMEMBRANE ENVELOPE PROTEIN IN HUMAN BREAST CANCER, Bingnan Yin
TRIM24-REGULATED ESTROGEN RESPONSE IS DEPENDENT ON SPECIFIC HISTONE MODIFICATIONS IN BREAST CANCER CELLS, Teresa T. Yiu
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
ATM Signaling to TSC2: Mechanisms and Implications for Cancer Therapy, Angela Alexander
UNDERSTANDING NANOG'S ROLE IN CANCER BIOLOGY, Mark D. Badeaux
Expression and Regulation of Human Cytochrome P450 4F Isoforms in Tissue Samples and Under TNF-Alpha Challenges, Jordan C. Bell
MODIFICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RPC HETEROGENEOUS THORAX PHANTOM FOR VERIFICATION OF PROTON THERAPY TREATMENT PROCEDURES, Anthony Blatnica
BMP-SIGNALING REGULATES A COMMON TRANSCRIPTIONAL PROGRAM TO CONTROL FACIAL FORM AND SKELETAL MORPHOGENESIS, Margarita Bonilla-Claudio
PURINERGIC SIGNALING REGULATES FILOPODIA-INDUCED ZIPPERING, Jessica Lynn Bowser
Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 is Required for Optimal AKT Activation, Debora S. Bruno
Enforced expression of Tbx1 in fetal thymic epithelial cells antagonizes thymus organogenesis, Kim T. Cardenas
Evaluation of deformable image registration for improved 4D CT-derived ventilation for image guided radiotherapy, Richard Castillo
ROLE OF PROSTAGLANDIN E2 IN THE REGULATION OF PANCREATIC STELLATE CELLS HYPER ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH PANCREATIC CANCER, Chantale Charo
CELL POLARITY REGULATES ORGAN GROWTH THROUGH THE HIPPO PATHWAY, Chiao-Lin Chen
Dual Targeting of Tumor Angiogenesis and Chemotherapy by Endostatin- Cytosine Deaminase-Uracil PhosphoribosylTransferase, Chun-Te Chen
THE ROLE OF E2F1 IN THE RESPONSE TO DNA DOUBLE STRAND BREAKS, Jie Chen
ROLE OF THE GCN5 HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE IN SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA TYPE 7 AND IN IMMATURE NEURONS, Yi Chun Chen
Gene Discovery in Nonsyndromic Cleft Lip with or without Cleft Palate, Brett T. Chiquet
Altered Responses to Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Pancreatic Cancer, Jennifer H. Choe
COP 9 SIGNALOSOME SUBUNIT 6 STABILIZES COP1, A NOVEL E3 UBIQUITIN LIGASE FOR 14-3-3σ, Hyun Ho Choi
ΔNp63 REGULATES A COMPLEX NETWORK OF TARGET GENES IN LIMB AND EPIDERMAL DEVELOPMENT, Min Soon Cho
BRAIN ACTIVATION AND CONNECTIVITY IN NON-DISABLED MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS PATIENTS, Rene A. Colorado
Development of a Bayesian Joint Logistic Model to Better Study the Association between Haplotypes and Disease, Anthony M. D'Amelio Jr
Uptake And Metabolism Of 5’-AMP In The Erythrocyte Play Key Roles In The 5’-AMP Induced Model Of Deep Hypometabolism, Isadora Daniels
CLINICAL TRIAL ENROLLMENT IN A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROSTATE CANCER, Delora A. Domain
Dissecting the Interaction between p53 and TRIM24, Aundrietta D. Duncan
LDOC1, A NOVEL BIOMARKER OF PROGNOSIS IN CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA, Hatice Duzkale
Change Detection Memory in Rhesus Monkeys and Humans, Lauren C. Elmore
Investigating the Effects of Silencing EphA2 in Metastatic Breast Cancer Cells, Stephanie Erzinger
ROLE OF VITAMIN-D3 AND RETINOIC ACID IN A HUMAN THP-1 MACROPHAGE MODEL OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION, Jaymie L. Estrella
MULTIPLE POSTTRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATORY FEATURES CONTROL EXPRESSION OF ETHANOLAMINE UTILIZATION GENES IN ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS, Kristina A. Fox
Prevalence of Premature Ovarian Failure in Women with Tuberous Sclerosis, Emily Gabitzsch
PREDICTION OF DNA METHYLATION BASED ON GENOMIC ARCHITECTURE AND APPLICATIONS OF POSITIONAL WEIGHT MATRICES, Juan Gallegos
REGULATION OF HGF EXPRESSION BY ΔEGFR-MEDIATED C-MET ACTIVATION IN GLIOBLASTOMA CELLS, Jeannine Garnett
The Role of Cell Sterilization in Population Based Studies of Radiogenic Second Cancers Following Radiation Therapy, Annelise Giebeler
STUDY OF REST AS A NEGATIVE REGULATOR OF P16INK4A, Monica B. Gireud
The Role of Cortisol in the Cycle of Violence, Joshua Leigh Gowin
Delineating the mechanism(s) of BDNF/TrkB mediated proliferation in Neuroblastoma, Timothy C. Graham
DEVELOPMENTAL AND CELLULAR FUNCTIONS OF DELTA-CATENIN, Dongmin Gu
A NOVEL FUNCTION FOR AURORA B KINASE IN THE REGULATION OF P53 BY PHOSPHORYLATION, chris p. gully
Significance of Increased Tissue Transglutaminase in Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer, Amy L. Han
ROLE OF SYNAPSIN IN LONG-TERM SYNAPTIC FACILITATION IN APLYSIA, Anne Hart
Physician perceptions of risk regarding mood disorders and pharmacological management during pregnancy: What is current practice?, Laura G. Hendon
Knowledge and Perception of the Role of Targeted Ultrasound in Detecting Down Syndrome Among a High Risk Population, Ashley M. Henriksen
Mechanisms regulating the p120-catenin/Kaiso pathway, JI YEON HONG
CROSSTALK BETWEEN R1175 METHYLATION AND Y1173 PHOSPHORYLATION NEGATIVELY MODULATES EGFR-MEDIATED ERK ACTIVATION, Jung-Mao Hsu
APPLICATIONS OF EPHB4 RECEPTOR SPECIFIC PEPTIDES IN TARGETED CANCER IMAGING AND THERAPY, Miao Huang
Prognostic significance of xCT polymorphisms and expression in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer treated with chemotherapy, Tzu-chuan Jane Huang MD
FUNCTION OF ZNF668 IN CANCER DEVELOPMENT, Ruozhen Hu
Cell Cycle Regulatory Roles of Estrogen Receptor alpha (ERα) in Breast Cancer Cells, Sonia JavanMoghaddam