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Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Absolute Quantification of Tc-99m Activity Distributions Using a Planar Molecular Breast Imaging Commercial System, Benjamin P. Lopez
A MICROFLUIDICS-BASED APPROACH FOR ISOLATION OF ANTIGEN-SPECIFIC CD8+ T CELLS, Meredith Frank
Analysis of Huntington Disease Caregiver Quality of Life Using the Enroll-HD Population, Emilyn Banfield
Analysis of the Distributed Representation of Operant Memory in Aplysia, Renan Murillo Costa
An Investigation of Epigenetic Mechanisms Driving the Biology of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Scot Carson Callahan
Assessing the Impact of Camp PHEver on Blood Phenylalanine Levels, Michelle Zelnick
ATR-MEDIATED CD47 AND PD-L1 UPREGULATION RESTRICTS RADIOTHERAPY-INDUCED IMMUNE PRIMING AND ABSCOPAL RESPONSES IN COLORECTAL CANCER, Cheng-En Hsieh and Cheng-En Hsieh
Bayesian Adaptive Designs for Proof-of-Concept Trials and Platform Trials, Yujie Zhao
BHLHE40: Required for Tumor Microenvironment Remodeling and Immune Checkpoint Therapy Efficacy, Avery Salmon and Avery J. Salmon
Body temperature and diet as drivers of obesity development, Jessie Morrill
Cell-free DNA Sequencing in Multiple Myeloma, Russell Irwin
Clinical Impact of a Highly Sensitive Next-Generation Sequencing Measurable Residual Disease Assay in Patients with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Nicholas Short
Decoding Copy Number Substructure and Evolution from Single Cell Genomics, Darlan Conterno Minussi
Decoding the Tumor and Immune Microenvironment in PDAC and Breast Cancer by Single Cell Sequencing., Aislyn Schalck
DEFINING THE COOPERATION BETWEEN MHC-I AND MHC-II NEOANTIGEN-DRIVEN T CELL RESPONSES TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE PERSONALIZED IMMUNOTHERAPIES, Charmelle Williams
Development and Characterization of B7-H3-Targeted Radioimmunotherapies for the Treatment of Solid Tumors, Sarah Glazer
Development of Advanced MR-Guided Adaptive Radiation Therapy Methods for Head & Neck Cancers on the 1.5T MR-Linac, Brigid McDonald
Development of Graphical Models and Statistical Physics Motivated Approaches to Genomic Investigations, Yashwanth Lagisetty
DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARK ASSAY FOR QUANTITATING DNA- PROTEIN CROSSLINK ACCUMULATION AND FANCONI ANEMIA PATHWAY INVOLVEMENT IN THE REPAIR PROCESS, Naeh Klages-Mundt
EFFICACY OF DUAL CD19-CD79b CAR IN B-CELL MALIGNANCIES, Xiaoyun Cheng
EXPERIENCES OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY PATIENTS WITH GENETIC COUNSELING, Emile Moura Coelho da Silva
EXPLOITING CHEMOGENETIC AND GENETIC INTERACTIONS IN HUMAN CELLS AS AN AVENUE FOR NEW THERAPEUTIC OPPORTUNITIES, Medina Colic
Genomewide CRISPR/Cas9 Screen Identifies Network of Protein Complexes that Regulate TRIM24, Lalit Patel
GRK3 CONNECTS ANGIOGENESIS AND NEUROENDOCRINE DIFFERENTIATION IN PROSTATE CANCER BY ACTIVATING HDAC2 THAT EPIGENETICALLY REPRESSES TSP1 AND REST, Samira Naderinezhad
HAPLOTYPE-INFORMED ALLELIC IMBALANCE DETECTION FROM RNA IN CANCER, Zuhal Ozcan
HDAC6 INHIBITION REVERSES LONG-TERM DOXORUBICIN-INDUCED COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION BY RESTORING MICROGLIA HOMEOSTASIS, Blake McAlpin
Impact of brain state on visual and prefrontal population coding in behaving animals, Russell Milton
Innate lymphoid cell characterization and ILC2s in neuroinflammation in aging and sex differences, Alexis Mobley and Alexis S. Mobley
INTEGRATION OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND TRANSLATIONAL APPROACHES FOR MANAGEMENT OF HEAD AND NECK CANCER, Abdallah Mohamed and Abdallah Mohamed
Integrin-Mediated Mechanotransduction Controls Activation of YAP and Invasive Growth of Breast Cancer, Xiaobo Wang
Investigating the Attitudes of the d/Deaf Community Towards Genetic Counseling and the Utilization of Genetic Services, Katie Baudoin, Jennifer Czerwinski, Laura Farach, Malorie Jones, Rebecca Lunstroth, Caitlin Mauer, and Chelsea Wagner
INVESTIGATING THE ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF NORMAL BREAST TISSUES AND BREAST CANCER WITH SINGLE CELL GENOMICS, Tapsi Kumar and Tapsi Kumar
Investigation of Genomic Instability Induced by G-Quadruplexes in the Absence of Functional Topoisomerase 1 in Yeast, Alexandra Berroyer
Invisible Disabilities, Academic Capital and Competitiveness of Genetic Counseling Applicants, Natalie E. Stoner, Meagan Choates, Carla McGruder, Debra Murray, Theresa Wittman, Sara Wofford, and Claire N. Singletary
Leveraging single cell technologies for the characterization and treatment of refractory pancreatic cancer, Maria Monberg
Lipid composition and configuration drive biophysical properties of the mammalian plasma membrane, Jessica L. Symons
Mechanism of Rare Variant in Acta2, p.Arg149Cys, Driving Diverse Vascular Disease, Kaveeta Kaw
Modeling of CNS Cancer with a Focus on the Immune Component, Daniel Zamler
Modulation of KRAS Structure and Dynamics by KRAS Ubiquitination and Membrane Depolarization, Vinay Nair
Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications, Joseph Kim
NOVEL REGULATORS OF CELLULAR SECRETION ALTER THE TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT TO DRIVE METASTASIS, Rakhee Bajaj
Parental Stress in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Jenny Do
Perceptions and Roles of Genetic Counselors in Perinatal Palliative Care: Where Are We Now?, Amanda Chamberlain
Plant Homeodomain Finger Protein 20 (PHF20) and its Homolog PHF20 Like 1 (PHF20L1) Define Two Distinct Non-Specific Lethal (NSL) Complexes, Hieu Van and Hieu T. Van
Prenatal Testing Decisions and Motivations in Pregnancies Conceived via In Vitro Fertilization, Michelle Appel
Roles of oxidative stress and DNA methylation in cigarette smoking-induced accelerated acute myeloid leukemia progression, Mary Figueroa
ROLES OF SMALL RNAS AND PARALOGOUS PROTEINS IN BACILLUS ANTHRACIS VIRULENCE GENE REGULATION, Ileana Corsi
Statistical Modeling of Longitudinal Medical Cost Data, Shikun Wang
Status of Abortion Curriculum in Genetic Counseling: Survey of Graduate Programs and Recent Graduates in the United States, Gina Sanchez
Targeting metabolic adaptations to anti-angiogenic therapy in ovarian cancer, Deanna M. Glassman and Deanna Glassman
THE EFFECT OF COGNITIVE STATUS AND RESIDENCY ON ORAL HEALTH IN PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA, Nicole Stephens
THE FUNCTIONAL ROLE OF ANATOMICAL FEEDBACK CONNECTIONS IN VISUAL ATTENTION, Samantha Debes
The Novel Role of Dnmbp in Kidney Development, Brandy Walker
THE ROLE AND REGULATION OF ID2 IN DENDRITIC CELLS, Rachel L. Babcock
The Role of the Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 2 in Pancreatic Cancer: Mechanisms of Tumor Immunosuppression and Intestinal Radioprotection, Carolina Garcia Garcia
The TCA cycle as a nexus of metabolic vulnerabilities in cancer, Sunada Khadka
TISSUE-SPECIFIC MATRIX CONTROL OF CELL COHESION AND MIGRATION SIGNALING COMPLEXES, Tristen Tellman
UNRAVELING THE EFFECTS OF AEROBIC EXERCISE AND ERK5 SIGNALING IN THE SOLID TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT USING MURINE MODELS, Hannah Savage
Yap and Taz are Required for Neural Crest-Derived Cardiovascular Development, Shannon Erhardt
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
4D EX VIVO CRISPR/CAS9 WHOLE-GENOME SCREEN TO IDENTIFY GENES REGULATING LUNG CANCER METASTASIS, Alexandria Plumer
ADVANCEMENT OF A 3D COMPUTATIONAL PHANTOM AND ITS AGE SCALING METHODOLOGIES FOR RETROSPECTIVE DOSE RECONSTRUCTION STUDIES, Aashish Gupta
A FULLY-AUTOMATED, DEEP LEARNING-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR CT-BASED LOCALIZATION, SEGMENTATION, VERIFICATION AND PLANNING OF METASTATIC VERTEBRAE, Tucker Netherton and Tucker James Netherton
Agonist-Induced Conformational Changes in the NMDA Receptor, Ryan Durham and Ryan Durham
A Novel Role for DYRK1A in Kidney Development, Alexandria Blackburn
Assessing Genetic Counselors' Clinical Approach and Practices Regarding Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic Variant Downgrades, Grant Bonesteele
Assessing the Outcomes of Blocking CCL2-CCR2 Signaling Axis on Breast Cancer Brain Metastasis, Yutao Qi
ATRX INACTIVATION AND IDH1-R132H DRIVE PREFERENTIAL SENSITIVITY TO PROTON VS. X-RAY RADIOTHERAPY IN GLIOMA STEM CELLS, Ángel Adrián Garcés
AUTOMATION OF RADIATION TREATMENT PLANNING FOR CERVICAL CANCER, Dong Joo Rhee
BIASES AND BLIND-SPOTS IN GENOME-WIDE CRISPR-CAS9 KNOCKOUT SCREENS, Merve Dede
Breast Cancer Risk for Female Relatives of Male Breast Cancer Patients with Negative BRCA1/2 Testing, Emily Martin
Characterization of a novel oncogenic miRNA inhibitor in cancer therapy, Iman Sahnoune
Characterizing the Role of UCHL5 in Metastatic Melanoma, Seenya Vincent
Combination of Oncolytic Adenoviruses, T-cell Activation, and Blockade of IDO Metabolic Circuitry for the Treatment of Glioma, Teresa Nguyen
Computational Approaches to Delineate Transcriptional and Functional Heterogeneity in Pancreatic Cancer, Sanjana Srinivasan
Conserved Non-Pocket Interactions Drive the Diversity of Peptide Presentation by MHC Class I Molecules, Kyle Jackson
Cortical Dynamics of Language, Kiefer Forseth
DECIPHERING THE ROLE OF HSP110 CHAPERONES IN DISEASES OF PROTEIN MISFOLDING, Unekwu M. Yakubu
Dermatological concerns for women and girls with Turner syndrome, Meaghan Mones, Siddharth K. Prakash, Kate Mowrey, Michelle Rivera-Davila, Melissa B. Aldrich, and David F. Rodriguez-Buritica
Development of Quantitative Molecular Photoacoustic Imaging for Noninvasive Cancer Diagnostics, Cayla Zandbergen
Development of Quantitative Ultrasound-Mediated Molecular Imaging of the Tumor Microenvironment, Trevor Mitcham
Disability Awareness Education and Implications for Genetic Counselor Training, Lauren Douglas, Chelsea Wagner, Jennifer Czerwinski, Myla Ashfaq, Rebecca Lunstroth, and Rose Vukoic
DISCOVERY OF NOVEL UBIQUITIN- AND METHYLATION-DEPENDENT INTERACTIONS USING PROTEIN DOMAIN MICROARRAYS, Jianji Chen
DISSECTING THE MECHANISMS OF VENETOCLAX RESISTANCE IN MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES, Shuaitong Chen
Dissecting Tumor Heterogeneity in Lung Cancer, Aparna Padhye
EFFECT OF LACTOFERRIN TO INCREASE DRUG PERMEABILITY OF PRIMARY PULMONARY MYCOBACTERIAL GRANULOMAS, Thao Nguyen and Thao KT Nguyen
Endogenous Mechanisms Regulating Myeloid Cell Mediated Inflammation During Acute Lung Injuries, Nathaniel Berg
Engineering B cells for use in immunotherapy and cancer, Emily Ensley
Evaluating Insurance Approval Rates of Exome Sequencing and its Effect on Minority Patients' Access to Genetic Care, Katlyn Frane
Exploring Motivational Factors to Pursue Genetic Counseling and Testing in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients, Megan Morand
FUNCTIONS OF DCP2 AND SKI7 IN MRNA DEGRADATION, Minseon Kim and Ambro van Hoof
Genetic Pathway Analysis of Abnormal Facial Development in Nonsyndromic Cleft Lip and Palate, lorena maili
Genetics in the NICU: Nurses’ Perceived Knowledge and Desired Education, Kathleen Shields
Genetic Testing in Pregnancies with Ultrasound Anomalies: Exploration of Factors that Influence Uptake, Lukas D. Kruidenier
Hypoxia Acts as an Environmental Cue for the Human Tissue-Resident Memory T-cell Differentiation Program, Farah Hasan