UT GSBS Dissertations (via ProQuest)
Digital dissertations from 1966-2009. Free access is limited to The TMC Library's academic-level users; other users may be able to obtain them through their own libraries or purchase them from ProQuest. For remote access click here.
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Older UT GSBS dissertations (dating approximately 1979-1999) are available at The TMC Library in print format. Check the Library Catalog. For best results, search using the subject heading: "Dissertations, Academic--University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences."
Submissions from 2006
Developmental programming of tumor suppressor gene penetrance, Jennifer DeAnn Cook
Subcellular targeting of and protein -protein interaction within the bacterial cell division complex, Brian Dale Corbin
Generation of an hTERT-restricted, CMV-augmented oncolytic adenovirus capable of tumor-specific transgene expression: Development, characterization, and optimization, John Joseph Davis
Nuclear functions of dynein light chain 1 in hormone action, Petra den Hollander
Non B-DNA structures and genomic instability associated with myotonic dystrophy type 2 (CCTG).(CAGG) repeats, Sharon Patricia Fernandez Edwards
Mechanisms of heterosynaptic modulation of transmission in Aplysia, Diasinou Fioravante
Identifying the roles of the Escherichia coli FtsZ-associated proteins by minimizing the requirements for division, Brett Lawrence Geissler
A novel role for neural crest cells in thymus organogenesis, Ann Venables Griffith
Hypersensitive granulomatous response to mycobacterial glycolipid trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate, Tera Vale Guidry
Transcriptional upregulation of the p21Cip1 promoter by STAT3 and nuclear ErbB2, Valerie Stone Hawthorne
Radical S -adenosyl methionine domain containing-1 (rsad1): A novel gene essential for cell survival during vertebrate development, Raegan D Hunt
Lactoferrin: An adjuvant to enhance the efficacy of the BCG vaccine, Shen-An Hwang
Novel molecular insights into human tooth agenesis, Hitesh Kapadia
Whole genome analysis of Fusobacterium nucleatum, Rickettsia typhi and Francisella tularensis, Sandor Ervin Karpathy
The transcription factor nuclear factor kappa B (NFkappaB) maintains TRAIL resistance in human pancreatic cancer cells, Sanaz Khanbolooki
Modifiers of mammary tumorigenesis in p53 heterozygous mice, Joanna Gail Koch
Monte Carlo and analytical dose calculations for ocular proton therapy, Nicholas Corey Koch
Requirement of GCN5 histone acetyltransferase in mouse neural tube closure and skeletal patterning, Wenchu Lin
Analysis of Wnt/beta-catenin signaling in kidney tubulogenesis, Jon P Lyons
The genetic contribution of the major histocompatibility complex to bleomycin-induced lung injury, Suneil Singh Malhotra
Regulation of T cell function by complement C5A in mice during mycobacterial infection, Mary Anne Mashruwala
Investigation of the molecular mechanisms of endometrial hyperplasia, Adrienne Williams McCampbell
Abnormal expression of E2F1 and E2F4 results in hyperproliferation of the ependyma and lethal hydrocephalus, Diana R Medrano
T cell adhesion regulation from clustering GM1 lipid rafts, Jason Sterling Mitchell
The role of adenosine in pulmonary angiogenesis, Amir Mohsenin
Ligand-directed targeting of malignant gliomas, Catherine Moya
Proactive aggression: A two part study, Sylvain Olivier Nouvion
Diversity of neuronal connexins in the mammalian retina, Jennifer Jane O'Brien
Image -guided adaptive radiotherapy for prostate and head-and-neck cancers, Jennifer C O'Daniel
The role of deregulated E2F1 expression in brain tumors, Melissa Vinores Olson
Mechanism of IFN-induced apoptosis and sensitization by the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib in bladder cancer cells, Paraskevi Angeliki Papageorgiou
The p120-catenin/Kaiso signaling pathway, Jae-il Park
Negative regulation of Drosophila Transformer2 by SR splicing factors, Junlin Qi
Insights into the biology of lymphatic metastasis, Robert B Rebhun
The effects of proteasome inhibition in chronic lymphocytic leukemia and prostate cancer, Stacey Lynn Ruiz
Caenorhabditis elegans germinal center kinase (Gck-1) is a p-body component that inhibits precocious ectopic MAP kinase dependent meiotic maturation, Katherine Roeder Schouest
Biochemical and genetic characterization of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Hsp110 molecular chaperone Sse1, Lance Mercer Shaner
The in vivo and in vitro formation of sticky DNA and the GAA.TTC trinucleotide repeat associated with Friedreich's ataxia, Leslie Spitz Son
Tp53-dependent repression of cell cycle target genes: Global and mechanistic analysis, Kevin Bradford Spurgers
Investigations of stress responses in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Transcriptional control and heat shock protein function, Amy Elizabeth Trott
New cytochromes P450: Tale of two variants, Cheri Marie Turman
Dysregulation of alternative splicing of coagulation factor V results in bleeding disorder, east Texas type and other disorders of hemostasis, Lisa Marie Vincent
The role of ecto -5' -nucleotidase (CD73) in lung injury, Jonathan Barnard Volmer
A mechanism of insulin-like growth factor binding protein 2-induced cell mobility in glioma, George K Wang
Chimpanzee: A predictive model for the human cytochrome P450 3A subfamily, Eric Trey Williams
Integrating sequence information in microarray data analysis by free energy modeling, Chunlei Wu
p21 activated kinase 5 links multiple GTPase signaling pathways at mitochondria, Xiachong Wu
Lipid-dependent topogenesis and function of membrane proteins, Jun Xie
The role of coactivator associated arginine methyltransferase 1 (CARM1) in nuclear receptor mediated transcription, Neelu Hariram Yadav
Metastatic lung cancer in a new mouse model inheriting p53 and latent K-ras mutations, Shuling Zheng
Submissions from 2005
Respiratory rhythm generation: A modeling study of the respiratory central pattern generator and the phrenic motor neuron, Behrang Amini
Female-specific regulation of cytochrome P450 3As and their response to xenobiotic stress, Sayeepriyadarshini Anakk
Targeted cancer diagnosis with radiolabeled endostatin, Ali Azhdarinia
Cellular and molecular mechanisms of hippocampus-dependent long -term memory, Sonja Blum
An Sp1/Sp3 site polymorphism associated with hypermethylation of the candidate tumor suppressor gene RIL in cancer, Yanis A Boumber
Mitochondrial defects in primary leukemia cells: Biological consequences and therapeutic implications, Jennifer Sue Carew
Assessment of cone beam computed tomography techniques for imaging lung damage in mice in vivo, Dawn Cavanaugh
Breast cancer -specific activation of topoisomerase IIalpha and its application in the tumor -targeting gene therapy, Chi-Ping Day
Xp95 is phosphorylated within the proline rich domain during Xenopus oocyte maturation, Robert Edward Dejournett
Esx1 dosage impacts reproductive fitness: Effects on viability and fertility, Laurel E Fohn
Immune restoration of patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia in complete cytogenetic remission, Hui Gao
Defective antitumor function of monocyte -derived macrophages from epithelial ovarian cancer patients, Ilyssa Okrent Gordon
A conditional Mdm2 allele shows the importance of Mdm2 in heart development, Jason Dwain Grier
Role of entorhinal cortical plasticity in spatial and contextual memory, April Ethel Hebert
DNA incisions stimulate genetic instability of triplet repeat sequences related to human hereditary neurological diseases, Micheal Lee Hebert
Effect of thiazolidinedione, a class of anti-diabetic drugs, on the mouse skin tumorigenesis, Guobin He
The function of the murine complement *C3a and *C5a anaphylatoxin receptors in endotoxemia, bacteremia and septic shock, Travis J Hollmann
Analysis of Agrobacterium tumefaciens VirB6 and VirB9 of the VirB /D4 type IV secretion system, Simon Jan Jakubowski
Characterization of cytochrome P450 4F subfamily: Functional role and response in inflammation, Auinash Kalsotra
p16-induced apoptosis in Ewing's sarcoma, Geoffrey Sumithran Kannan
Upregulation of VEGF through p70S6K in ErbB2 -mediated angiogenesis and inhibition by combined herceptin plus taxol therapy, Kristine Sue Klos
Analyzing the function of myogenin in adult satellite cells through the construction of a myogenin conditional allele, Jennifer Rebecca Knapp
Tackling ErbB2: ErbB2-targeting peptide therapy and combination therapy with trastuzumab plus PI3K inhibitors, Keng-Hsueh Lan
Bortezomib modulates TRAIL sensitivity in human bladder and prostate cancer, Laura Michelle Lashinger
DNA vaccination against the novel tumor antigen, MUC18, for the therapy of metastatic melanoma, Michael Clinton Leslie
Expression regulation of AP -2 gamma gene, Mei Li
Cellular mechanisms of operant and classical conditioning, Frederick D Lorenzetti
POU domain transcription factor Brn3b is critical for the normal development and survival of retinal ganglion cells, Suzanna Elizabeth Martin
The biologic and signaling effects of Tiam1 overexpression in colorectal carcinoma, Meghan Elizabeth Minard
Elucidation of the role of 53BP1 in DNA double strand break (DSB) repair and tumor suppression, Julio Cesar Morales
IL -24; a glycosylated dimeric cytokine affecting monocytes and cytotoxic to melanoma cells, John Mumm
Molecular genetic analyses of extracellular signaling pathways during murine retinal development, Deepa Murali
Induction of endoplasmic reticular stress by bortezomib: A novel therapeutic strategy for pancreatic cancer, Steffan Todd Nawrocki
Mechanisms involved in suppression of the elicitation of immune responses by ultraviolet light, Dat Xuan Nghiem
Molecular mechanism of the relaxin signaling pathways: Activation of cAMP, PI3K, and PKCzeta, Bao The Nguyen
The role of interleukin-6 in the angiogenesis of ovarian carcinoma, Monique Boagni Nilsson
Roles of Alix in regulating cell morphology, Shujuan Pan
Multiple gradient echo propeller (MGREP) MRI: Technical development and potential applications, Aziz Hatim Poonawalla