Open-access, full-text copies of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences dissertations from 2009 onwards. Topics include all aspects of the biomedical sciences.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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Adipocytes and Innate Immunity in Systemic Sclerosis, Nancy Wareing

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DeepHTLV: a Deep Learning Framework for Detecting Human T-Lymphotrophic Virus 1 Integration Sites, Johnathan Jia and Johnathan Jia

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FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF DAXX IN TUMORIGENESIS OF PANCREATIC NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS AND EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT, Chang Sun

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Gene Expression–Based Algorithms for the Identification of Drug Combinations in Personalized Medicine, Lon Fong

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Investigating the roles of lung epithelial STAT3 in therapeutically inducible resistance to acute bacterial pneumonia., Vikram V. Kulkarni and VIKRAM V. KULKARNI

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KIR-BASED INHIBITORY CARS OVERCOME CAR-NK CELL TROGOCYTOSIS-MEDIATED FRATRICIDE AND TUMOR ESCAPE, YE NMN LI

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Low molecular weight cyclin E deregulates DNA replication and damage repair to promote genomic instability in breast cancer, Mi Li

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P53 DIMERS ELICIT UNIQUE TUMOR SUPPRESSIVE ACTIVITIES THROUGH AN ALTERED METABOLIC PROGRAM, Jovanka Gencel-Augusto

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RECONSTRUCTING MUTATIONAL LINEAGES IN BREAST CANCER BY MULTI-PATIENT-TARGETED SINGLE CELL DNA SEQUENCING, Jake Leighton

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S-Acylation is a Key Regulator of Orai1/STIM1-Mediated Store-Operated Calcium Entry in T Cells, Savannah J. West Diaz

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The CX3CL1-CX3CR1 chemokine axis contributes to tumor immune evasion and its blockade enhances responses to anti-PD-1 immunotherapy, Apoorvi Chaudhri

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The Safe and Effective Clinical Deployment of Artificial Intelligence Tools, Kelly Nealon

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Uncovering Molecular Targets to Overcome Immunosuppression in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Acquired TKI Resistance, Sonia A. Patel

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Absolute Quantification of Tc-99m Activity Distributions Using a Planar Molecular Breast Imaging Commercial System, Benjamin P. Lopez

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A MICROFLUIDICS-BASED APPROACH FOR ISOLATION OF ANTIGEN-SPECIFIC CD8+ T CELLS, Meredith Frank

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A molecular and in vivo investigation of advanced prostate cancer: Deconstructing AMPK activity and developing an improved mouse model, Sandi Wilkenfeld

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Analysis of Huntington Disease Caregiver Quality of Life Using the Enroll-HD Population, Emilyn Banfield

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Analysis of the Distributed Representation of Operant Memory in Aplysia, Renan Murillo Costa

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An Investigation of Epigenetic Mechanisms Driving the Biology of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Scot Carson Callahan

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ANKYRIN DEPENDENT MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTION AND BIOENERGETICS IN THE HEART, Janani Subramaniam and Janani Subramaniam

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Assessing the Impact of Camp PHEver on Blood Phenylalanine Levels, Michelle Zelnick

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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

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Bayesian Adaptive Clinical Trial Design, Mengyi Lu

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Bayesian Adaptive Designs for Proof-of-Concept Trials and Platform Trials, Yujie Zhao

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BHLHE40: Required for Tumor Microenvironment Remodeling and Immune Checkpoint Therapy Efficacy, Avery Salmon and Avery J. Salmon

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Body temperature and diet as drivers of obesity development, Jessie Morrill

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Cell-free DNA Sequencing in Multiple Myeloma, Russell Irwin

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Clinical Impact of a Highly Sensitive Next-Generation Sequencing Measurable Residual Disease Assay in Patients with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Nicholas Short

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COMPUTATIONAL APPROACHES TO UNDERSTAND CHEMORESISTANCE & TUMOR EVOLUTION USING LONGITUDINAL CLINICAL DATA AND LINEAGE TRACING, Sahil Seth

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Concomitant inhibition of FLT3 and MCL-1 in FLT3 mutated Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Paul Panis

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Decoding Copy Number Substructure and Evolution from Single Cell Genomics, Darlan Conterno Minussi

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Decoding the Tumor and Immune Microenvironment in PDAC and Breast Cancer by Single Cell Sequencing., Aislyn Schalck

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DEFINING THE COOPERATION BETWEEN MHC-I AND MHC-II NEOANTIGEN-DRIVEN T CELL RESPONSES TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE PERSONALIZED IMMUNOTHERAPIES, Charmelle Williams

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Development and Characterization of B7-H3-Targeted Radioimmunotherapies for the Treatment of Solid Tumors, Sarah Glazer

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Development of Advanced MR-Guided Adaptive Radiation Therapy Methods for Head & Neck Cancers on the 1.5T MR-Linac, Brigid McDonald

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Development of Graphical Models and Statistical Physics Motivated Approaches to Genomic Investigations, Yashwanth Lagisetty

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DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARK ASSAY FOR QUANTITATING DNA- PROTEIN CROSSLINK ACCUMULATION AND FANCONI ANEMIA PATHWAY INVOLVEMENT IN THE REPAIR PROCESS, Naeh Klages-Mundt

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DOXORUBICIN-INDUCED CARDIOTOXICITY IS MEDIATED BY NEUTROPHILS THROUGH RELEASE OF NEUTROPHIL ELASTASE, Anchit Bhagat

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EFFICACY OF DUAL CD19-CD79b CAR IN B-CELL MALIGNANCIES, Xiaoyun Cheng

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EXPERIENCES OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY PATIENTS WITH GENETIC COUNSELING, Emile Moura Coelho da Silva

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EXPLOITING CHEMOGENETIC AND GENETIC INTERACTIONS IN HUMAN CELLS AS AN AVENUE FOR NEW THERAPEUTIC OPPORTUNITIES, Medina Colic

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Genetic analysis of RNA exosome complex cofactors, Luisa Orlando

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Genomewide CRISPR/Cas9 Screen Identifies Network of Protein Complexes that Regulate TRIM24, Lalit Patel

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GRK3 CONNECTS ANGIOGENESIS AND NEUROENDOCRINE DIFFERENTIATION IN PROSTATE CANCER BY ACTIVATING HDAC2 THAT EPIGENETICALLY REPRESSES TSP1 AND REST, Samira Naderinezhad

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HAPLOTYPE-INFORMED ALLELIC IMBALANCE DETECTION FROM RNA IN CANCER, Zuhal Ozcan

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HDAC6 INHIBITION REVERSES LONG-TERM DOXORUBICIN-INDUCED COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION BY RESTORING MICROGLIA HOMEOSTASIS, Blake McAlpin

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HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA IMAGE-GUIDED INTERVENTION: QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERIZATION OF REAGENTS FOR THERMOCHEMICAL ABLATION, Emily A. Thompson

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Impact of brain state on visual and prefrontal population coding in behaving animals, Russell Milton

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Individual differences in LPP amplitude and theta power predict cue-induced eating during a cued food delivery task, Kyla Gibney

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Induced Cytotoxicity in CREBBP/EP300mut Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Thomaia Pamplin

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INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FOR PERSONALIZED RISK PREDICTION TO REDUCE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD CANCER SURVIVORS, Suman Shrestha

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Innate lymphoid cell characterization and ILC2s in neuroinflammation in aging and sex differences, Alexis Mobley and Alexis S. Mobley

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INTEGRATION OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND TRANSLATIONAL APPROACHES FOR MANAGEMENT OF HEAD AND NECK CANCER, Abdallah Mohamed and Abdallah Mohamed

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Integrin-Mediated Mechanotransduction Controls Activation of YAP and Invasive Growth of Breast Cancer, Xiaobo Wang

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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

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INVESTIGATING THE ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF NORMAL BREAST TISSUES AND BREAST CANCER WITH SINGLE CELL GENOMICS, Tapsi Kumar and Tapsi Kumar

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Investigation of Genomic Instability Induced by G-Quadruplexes in the Absence of Functional Topoisomerase 1 in Yeast, Alexandra Berroyer

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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

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Leveraging single cell technologies for the characterization and treatment of refractory pancreatic cancer, Maria Monberg

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Lipid composition and configuration drive biophysical properties of the mammalian plasma membrane, Jessica L. Symons

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Mechanism of Rare Variant in Acta2, p.Arg149Cys, Driving Diverse Vascular Disease, Kaveeta Kaw

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MED12 Is A Critical Regulator of Neural Crest Lineage and Nervous System Myelination, FATMA BETUL AKSOY YASAR

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Modeling of CNS Cancer with a Focus on the Immune Component, Daniel Zamler

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Modulation of KRAS Structure and Dynamics by KRAS Ubiquitination and Membrane Depolarization, Vinay Nair

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Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications, Joseph Kim

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Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening (NIPS) Testing Motivations and Informed Decision Making in the Low-Risk Population, Jenna Lea

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Non-Photic Mechanisms of Entrainment in BMAL1 Deficient Conditions, Jamie Tran

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NOVEL REGULATORS OF CELLULAR SECRETION ALTER THE TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT TO DRIVE METASTASIS, Rakhee Bajaj

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Parental Stress in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Jenny Do

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Perceptions and Roles of Genetic Counselors in Perinatal Palliative Care: Where Are We Now?, Amanda Chamberlain

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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

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Prenatal Testing Decisions and Motivations in Pregnancies Conceived via In Vitro Fertilization, Michelle Appel

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Quantifying The Magnitude of Total Dose Deviation Caused by Various Sources of Error Among IROC Phantom Irradiation Results, Sharbacha S. Edward

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Redox sensing by yeast Hsp70 facilitates modulation of protein quality control and the cytoprotective response, Alec Santiago

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Regulation of systemic and cellular metabolism in prostate cancer by CAMKK2 and elucidation of ATGL’s role in disease progression, Dominik Awad

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Risk-Factor induced changes in the Breast Microenvironment facilitate Inflammatory Breast Cancer Progression and Lymphovascular Invasion, Wintana Balema and Wintana Balema

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Roles of oxidative stress and DNA methylation in cigarette smoking-induced accelerated acute myeloid leukemia progression, Mary Figueroa

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ROLES OF SMALL RNAS AND PARALOGOUS PROTEINS IN BACILLUS ANTHRACIS VIRULENCE GENE REGULATION, Ileana Corsi

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Statistical Modeling of Longitudinal Medical Cost Data, Shikun Wang

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Status of Abortion Curriculum in Genetic Counseling: Survey of Graduate Programs and Recent Graduates in the United States, Gina Sanchez

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Targeting metabolic adaptations to anti-angiogenic therapy in ovarian cancer, Deanna M. Glassman and Deanna Glassman

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The ADAR-MAVS pathway is a critical mediator of the innate immune system in pancreatic development and cancer, Dhwani Rupani

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THE EFFECT OF COGNITIVE STATUS AND RESIDENCY ON ORAL HEALTH IN PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA, Nicole Stephens

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THE FUNCTIONAL ROLE OF ANATOMICAL FEEDBACK CONNECTIONS IN VISUAL ATTENTION, Samantha Debes

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The Novel Role of Dnmbp in Kidney Development, Brandy Walker

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THE ROLE AND REGULATION OF ID2 IN DENDRITIC CELLS, Rachel L. Babcock

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The Role of the Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 2 in Pancreatic Cancer: Mechanisms of Tumor Immunosuppression and Intestinal Radioprotection, Carolina Garcia Garcia

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The TCA cycle as a nexus of metabolic vulnerabilities in cancer, Sunada Khadka

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TISSUE-SPECIFIC MATRIX CONTROL OF CELL COHESION AND MIGRATION SIGNALING COMPLEXES, Tristen Tellman

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Understanding and Targeting the Immunosuppressive Tumor Microenvironment, Li Cai and Li Cai

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UNRAVELING THE EFFECTS OF AEROBIC EXERCISE AND ERK5 SIGNALING IN THE SOLID TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT USING MURINE MODELS, Hannah Savage

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Yap and Taz are Required for Neural Crest-Derived Cardiovascular Development, Shannon Erhardt

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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4D EX VIVO CRISPR/CAS9 WHOLE-GENOME SCREEN TO IDENTIFY GENES REGULATING LUNG CANCER METASTASIS, Alexandria Plumer

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ADVANCEMENT OF A 3D COMPUTATIONAL PHANTOM AND ITS AGE SCALING METHODOLOGIES FOR RETROSPECTIVE DOSE RECONSTRUCTION STUDIES, Aashish Gupta

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A FULLY-AUTOMATED, DEEP LEARNING-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR CT-BASED LOCALIZATION, SEGMENTATION, VERIFICATION AND PLANNING OF METASTATIC VERTEBRAE, Tucker Netherton and Tucker James Netherton

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Agonist-Induced Conformational Changes in the NMDA Receptor, Ryan Durham and Ryan Durham

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A Novel Role for DYRK1A in Kidney Development, Alexandria Blackburn

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Assessing Genetic Counselors' Clinical Approach and Practices Regarding Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic Variant Downgrades, Grant Bonesteele

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Assessing the Outcomes of Blocking CCL2-CCR2 Signaling Axis on Breast Cancer Brain Metastasis, Yutao Qi

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ATRX INACTIVATION AND IDH1-R132H DRIVE PREFERENTIAL SENSITIVITY TO PROTON VS. X-RAY RADIOTHERAPY IN GLIOMA STEM CELLS, Ángel Adrián Garcés