Digital dissertations from 1966-2009. Free access is limited to the HAM-TMC community; others may be able to access them through their own libraries or purchase them from ProQuest. For remote access click here.
Dissertations from 2009-current are available open-access here
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."
Submissions from 2009
11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases as regulators of pulmonary corticosterone during the granulomatous response to trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate, April Nicole Abbott
The role of IL-25 in allergic lung disease, Pornpimon Angkasekwinai
Src takes center stage in chronic stress-induced tumor growth, Guillermo Nicolas Armaiz-Pena
Identification of a conserved cluster in the RH domain of GRK critical for activation by GPCRs, Faiza Baameur
Why does low dose morphine augment fentanyl analgesia?, Katherine Elaine Barker
Molecular consequences of the loss of 3'→5' exonuclease activity of DNA polymerases delta and epsilon, Rina Bhagat
Mechanisms by which nonsense codons downregulate T-cell receptor transcripts, Angela Bhalla
Identification and characterization of virulence determinants in the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, Douglas John Botkin
A dual oxidase generates a protective oxidative burst during infection in C. elegans, Violeta Chavez
Roles of PI3K/Akt activated MDM2 and p21 in mammary development and tumorigenesis, Xiaoyun Cheng
Role of ovarian cancer antigen CA125/MUC16 in development and cancer, Dong-Joo (Ellen) Cheon
The role of AKT-mediated phosphorylation in suppression of MAD1 and the development of new approach in protein complex detection, Chao-Kai Chou
Establishment of a complex inflammatory and protumorigenic microenvironment in mouse pancreas through cyclooxygenase-2 overexpression, Jennifer Kay Long Colby
Involvement of lipocalin 2 in leukemia and breast cancer, Tian Ding
The role of ATM in the cell cycle control of V(D)J recombination, Melanie Elizabeth Dujka
Roles of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 in gastrointestinal stromal tumors, Jheri J Dupart
A systematic analysis of INO80 in DNA replication, Karina Beatriz Falbo
The effects of antipsychotic medications on eye movements in schizophrenia, Shelby Babin Fontenot
Mechanisms of transcription inhibition by 8-amino-adenosine, Jennifer Frey
The eukaryotic cellular stress response: Biochemical and genetic analyses in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Patrick Allen Gibney
E2F1's role in ultraviolet-induced DNA damage response, Ruifeng Guo
Dynamic population coding in primary visual cortex, Diego Gutnisky
The transcriptional repressor Delta EF1 controls resistance to the EGFR inhibitor erlotinib in human HNSCC lines, Yasmine Haddad
Identification and characterization of an optimal three-dimensional dosimetry system for remote auditing by the RPC, Malcolm P Heard
Effects of treatment on orienting in Parkinson disease, Ashley Jagar Hood
Nonsense-mediated decay: A branched and regulated pathway, Lulu Huang
From protein microarray to biology: The discovery of epigenetic regulatory molecules, Aimee Nicole Iberg
The INO80 chromatin remodeling complex is involved in the nucleotide excision repair pathway, Yingjun Jiang
Spatial and temporal aspects of synaptic plasticity, Georgios Kalantzis
Trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate promotes the survival of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in murine macrophages, Celestine Wing-Wah Kan-Sutton
Elucidating the role of mesenchymal stem cell participation in the tumor microenvironment, Shannon Michelle Kidd
Role of activation of the protein tyrosine kinase, Src, in colorectal cancer chemoresistance, Edmund Scott Kopetz
ARD1 stabilization of TSC2 suppresses tumorigenesis via the mTOR signaling pathway, Hsu-Ping Kuo
The role of reactive astrocytes in the resistance of melanoma brain metastasis to chemotherapy, Qingtang Lin
Coordination of murine limb muscle, skeleton and connective tissue development by Lmx1b, Ying Li
Organization of the inferotemporal cortex in the macaque monkey: Connections of areas PITv and CITvp, Evelyn McClendon
Caspase 8: Mediating the effects of a novel proteasome inhibitor, NPI-0052, Claudia Patricia Miller
Membrane trafficking from lysosomes to the plasma membrane regulates phosphatidylserine externalization during apoptosis, S. Banafsheh Mirnikjoo
NHERF1 recruits the tumor suppressors PTEN and PHLPP to synergistically inhibit the PI-3K pathway, Jennifer Rosario Molina
Organization and function of platelet glycoprotein Ib-IX complex, Xi Mo
DNA methylation inhibits p53 mediated survivin repression in cancer cells, Nancy H Nabilsi
The survival role and the potential therapeutic targeting of MET in multiple myeloma, Cornel Phillip
Alterations in cell adhesion and migration are transcriptionally regulated by the tumor suppressor, TP53, Nicole Lynn Pinaire
Alternative carbon metabolism: Virulence and regulation in Candida albicans, Melissa Ann Ramirez
Anti-glomerular basement membrane glomerulonephritis: Characterization of an epitope, antibody response, and the potential role of IL-4Ralpha in disease progression, Julie Milayna Robertson
Regulation of two P450 isoforms: CYP2D6 and CYP4F11, Daniel J Ryder
Antigen-specific proteolytic antibodies, Gopal Sapparapu
The role of plasmacytoid dendritic cells in the regulation of adaptive immunity, Joanne Louise Shaw
Mechanism of methylation gene reactivation in human cancer cells, Jiali Si
Transcriptional and translational regulators of gene expression in germ cell development, Hye-Won Song
Investigating the pathogenicity of mutations in two ubiquitously expressed housekeeping genes that cause autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa, Catherine Jean Spellicy
In vivo longitudinal studies of spinal cord injury and vascular endothelial growth factor treatment, Laura Michelle Sundberg
The role of beta-arrestin 2 in lysophosphatidic acid-induced NF-kappaB activation, Jiyuan Sun
Regulation of chromatin structure, Smad binding and AFP expression by the Forkhead box transcription factor: Foxa1, Joseph Harvey Taube
The cellular and molecular responses to a novel nucleotide analogue, GS-9219, Cheng-Yu Tsai
Molecular mechanisms by which p53/LSD1 and ERalpha/Trim24 complexes mediate gene regulation, Wen-Wei Tsai
Protease-activated receptor-1 signaling plays a major role in melanoma growth and metastasis, Gabriel Jose Villares
Therapeutic potential of p53 restoration in spontaneous tumors, Yongxing Wang
Identification of essential apoptotic genes in Drosophila, Dongbin Xu
Polycomb repressive complex 2 and induced basal-like breast cancer phenotype mediated by cyclin E/Cdk2, Chen-Chieh Yang
A new fork for clinical application: Targeting forkhead transcription factors in cancer therapy, Jer-Yen Yang
Transcriptional regulation of lung tumor suppressor GPRC5A in malignant and normal cells, Xiaofeng Ye
Submissions from 2008
Emerging roles for the double strand break repair protein 53BP1 in transcriptional regulation, Melissa Marie Adams
Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus adhesins important for respiratory tract infection, Elena Magdalena Barbu
Diversity in T cell costimulation by alpha4beta1 integrin, Matthew John Billard
EphA2 expression is regulated by EGFR and KRAS and promotes non-small cell lung cancer progression, Jennifer Mary Brannan
Acetate metabolism and the control of environmental pH in Candida albicans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Aaron J Carman
SFRP4 regulation of Wnt7a signaling and cellular proliferation in the endometrium, Kendra S Carmon
Beta-catenin in testicular development and tumorigenesis, Hao Chang
Glioma-specific alternative RNA splicing: A role for polypyrimidine tract binding protein-1, Hannah Chung-yan Cheung
Role of telomere dysfunction, DNA damage response and p53 mutations in tumorigenesis and aging, Wilfredo Cosme-Blanco
The molecular mechanisms of sensing nucleoside analogue-induced DNA damage, Brett J Ewald
Proton therapy versus intensity modulated x-ray therapy in the treatment of prostate cancer: Estimating secondary cancer risks, Jonas David Fontenot
Anticancer activity of OSW-1: Induction of apoptotic pathway in leukemia and autophagic death in pancreatic cancer through a calcium mediated mechanism, Celia Garcia-Prieto
CARMA3 serves as a critical mediator of NF-kappaB in multiple signal transduction pathways, Brian Chandler Grabiner
The mechanism of action of a novel benzo[c]phenanthridine alkaloid, NK314 and the cellular responses, Lei Guo
An integrated molecular biology and computational approach to CYP1A1 expression in human brain, Jade Michelle Hatley
Identification and analysis of novel mitotic inhibitors of the Caenorhabditis elegans Aurora B kinase, Todd Ryan Heallen
Ligand-stimulated internalization of a Dictyostelium discoideum G protein-coupled cAMP receptor, Mark Richard Hickman
CARD9 functions as a key regulator in monocyte homeostasis and pathogen clearance, Yen-Michael Sheng Hsu
Downstream targets of the Rhox5 homeobox gene, Zhiying Hu
Forebrain-cerebellum interactions revealed by trace eyelid conditioning, Brian Edward Kalmbach
Mechanotransduction pathway activation in familial thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections, Andrea Lee Lafont
Involvement of HMGB1 in the repair of DNA adducts and the responses to DNA damage in mammalian cells, Sabine Sue Lloyd Lange
Role of IkappaB kinase beta in inflammation-mediated breast cancer development, Dung-Fang Lee
Analysis of the E1-ubiquitin activating enzyme, Uba1, in cell death and tissue growth in Drosophila, Tom Van Lee
Dissecting the role of LIM-homeobox gene LMX1B in the development of the ocular anterior segment, Pu Liu