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Theses/Dissertations from 2012
ROLE OF STAT3 IN KERATINOCYTE STEM CELLS DURING SKIN TUMORIGENESIS, Dharanija Rao
Role of TRP Channels in Mediating the Calcium Signaling Response of Brain Endothelial Cells to Mechanical Stretch, Jonathan Berrout
Systems Biology Approaches to Probe Gene Regulation in Bacteria, Diogo F. Troggian Veiga
Targeting AKT/mTOR Signaling Pathways During Murine Skin Tumor Promotion and the Impact of Dietary Energy Balance Manipulation, Laura A. Checkley
Targeting TRAF6 for Cancer Therapeutical Development, John K. Morrow
TAZ AS A REGULATOR OF MESENCHYMAL TRANSFORMATION AND CLINICAL AGGRESSIVENESS IN GLIOMAS, Katrina Salazar
TET1: A UNIQUE DNA DEMETHYLASE FOR MAINTENANCE OF DNA METHYLATION PATTERN, CHUNLEI JIN
THE FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION OF SYNAPTIC VESICLE POOLS IN A RETINAL BIPOLAR NEURON, Proleta Datta
THE HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITOR, MS-275, SENSITIZES METASTATIC OSTEOSARCOMA TO FASL-INDUCED CELL DEATH: A ROLE FOR C-FLIP, Krithi R. Bindal
The regulation of mTORC2 kinase activity and complex integrity, Chien-Hung Chen
The Role of the Arched Helicases in Exosome-Mediated Function, A. Alejandra Klauer
TRANSCRIPTIONAL AND POST-TRANSLATIONAL MECHANISMS CONTRIBUTE TO MAINTENANCE OF REST IN NEURAL TUMORS, Akanksha Singh
TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION OF PROFILIN IS REQUIRED FOR DROSOPHILA LARVAL WOUND CLOSURE, Amanda Brock
TRIM24-REGULATED ESTROGEN RESPONSE IS DEPENDENT ON SPECIFIC HISTONE MODIFICATIONS IN BREAST CANCER CELLS, Teresa T. Yiu
Understanding the Influence of Photon Energy on 6MV Non Reference Dosimetry and CT Dosimetry using TLD and OSLD, Sarah B. Scarboro
Understanding the roles of Non-homologous end joining and p53 after DNA damage, Omid Tavana
Verification of the clinical implementation of the respiratory gated beam delivery technique with synchrotron-based proton irradiation, Yoshikazu Tsunashima
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
ABERRATIONS OF A PUTATIVE TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE SEL1L IN PANCREATIC DUCTAL ADENOCARCINOMA, Qian Liu
A Cell Biological Determination of Integrator Subunit Localization, Sarah B. May
Altered Responses to Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Pancreatic Cancer, Jennifer H. Choe
Analysis of Band 4.1B in Integrin-Mediated Cell Adhesion and Signaling, Youngsin Jung
Annexin A5-Conjugated Polymeric Micelles For Dual SPECT and Optical Detection of Apoptosis, Rui Zhang
A NOVEL FUNCTION FOR AURORA B KINASE IN THE REGULATION OF P53 BY PHOSPHORYLATION, chris p. gully
APPLICATIONS OF EPHB4 RECEPTOR SPECIFIC PEPTIDES IN TARGETED CANCER IMAGING AND THERAPY, Miao Huang
ATM Signaling to TSC2: Mechanisms and Implications for Cancer Therapy, Angela Alexander
Autoimmune Responses to Atherosclerotic Lipids: A Study in Murine Models of Atherosclerosis and Obesity, hanjing wu
BAYESIAN PHASE I DOSE FINDING IN CANCER TRIALS, Lin Yang
BMP-SIGNALING REGULATES A COMMON TRANSCRIPTIONAL PROGRAM TO CONTROL FACIAL FORM AND SKELETAL MORPHOGENESIS, Margarita Bonilla-Claudio
BRAIN ACTIVATION AND CONNECTIVITY IN NON-DISABLED MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS PATIENTS, Rene A. Colorado
Cell Cycle Regulatory Roles of Estrogen Receptor alpha (ERα) in Breast Cancer Cells, Sonia JavanMoghaddam
CELL POLARITY REGULATES ORGAN GROWTH THROUGH THE HIPPO PATHWAY, Chiao-Lin Chen
Change Detection Memory in Rhesus Monkeys and Humans, Lauren C. Elmore
Clinical Impact of Couch Top and Rails on IMRT and Arc Therapy, Kiley B. Pulliam
CLINICAL TRIAL ENROLLMENT IN A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROSTATE CANCER, Delora A. Domain
COCAINE DEPENDENCE: THE ROLE OF SEROTONIN GENES IN, Lorena Maili
CONFORMATIONAL CHANGES IN THE EXTRACELLULAR DOMAIN OF GLUTAMATE RECEPTORS, Anu Rambhadran
Contribution of Ectodomain Mutations in Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor to Signaling in Glioblastoma Multiforme, Marta L. Rojas
COP 9 SIGNALOSOME SUBUNIT 6 STABILIZES COP1, A NOVEL E3 UBIQUITIN LIGASE FOR 14-3-3σ, Hyun Ho Choi
CROSSTALK BETWEEN R1175 METHYLATION AND Y1173 PHOSPHORYLATION NEGATIVELY MODULATES EGFR-MEDIATED ERK ACTIVATION, Jung-Mao Hsu
DEFINING THE ROLE OF EGFR ACETYLATION IN CELLULAR PROCESSES: CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS, Hui Song
DEFINITION OF THE LANDSCAPE OF CHROMATIN STRUCTURE AT THE FRATAXIN GENE IN FRIEDREICH’S ATAXIA, Eunah Kim
Delineating the mechanism(s) of BDNF/TrkB mediated proliferation in Neuroblastoma, Timothy C. Graham
Determining the roles of dendritic cells and ICAM-1 in the transpresentation of IL-15 to CD8 T cells, Spencer W. Stonier
Determining the roles of dendritic cells and ICAM-1 in the transpresentation of IL-15 to CD8 T cells, Spencer W. Stonier
DEVELOPMENTAL AND CELLULAR FUNCTIONS OF DELTA-CATENIN, Dongmin Gu
DEVELOPMENTAL DEREGULATION AND TUMORIGENESIS INHIBITION IN 14-3-3ZETA KNOCKOUT MOUSE, Jun Yang
Development of a Bayesian Joint Logistic Model to Better Study the Association between Haplotypes and Disease, Anthony M. D'Amelio Jr
Dissecting the Interaction between p53 and TRIM24, Aundrietta D. Duncan
DOWNREGULATION OF PAX2 SUPPRESSES OVARIAN CANCER CELL GROWTH, huijuan song
DUAL ENERGY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY FOR PROTON THERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING, Ming Yang
Dual Targeting of Tumor Angiogenesis and Chemotherapy by Endostatin- Cytosine Deaminase-Uracil PhosphoribosylTransferase, Chun-Te Chen
DYSREGULATION OF MEOX2 FOLLOWING WT1 MUTATION IN KIDNEY DEVELOPMENT AND WILMS TUMORIGENESIS, LaGina M. Nosavanh and LaGina Merie Nosavanh
ECHOGENIC LIPOSOMES FOR NITRIC OXIDE DELIVERY AND BREAST CANCER TREATMENT, Soo Yeon LEE Female
EFFECT OF ANCHORING ON PERCEIVED AMNIOCENTESIS RELATED MISCARRIAGE RISK WITHIN A LATINA POPULATION, Laura E. Panos
Eluding antibiotic resistance: capitalizing on antimicrobial peptides interaction with the lipid bilayer, danielle m. McGrath
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
EVALUATION OF INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY (IMRT) DELIVERY ERROR DUE TO IMRT TREATMENT PLAN COMPLEXITY AND IMPROPERLY MATCHED DOSIMETRY DATA, Jacqueline R. Tonigan
Evaluation of Recurrence Risks for Left-Sided Cardiac Lesions, Sarah Swain
Expression and Regulation of Human Cytochrome P450 4F Isoforms in Tissue Samples and Under TNF-Alpha Challenges, Jordan C. Bell
FUNCTION OF ZNF668 IN CANCER DEVELOPMENT, Ruozhen Hu
Gene by BMI Interactions Influencing C-Reactive Protein Levels in European-Americans, Sarah Tudor
Gene Discovery in Nonsyndromic Cleft Lip with or without Cleft Palate, Brett T. Chiquet
Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 is Required for Optimal AKT Activation, Debora S. Bruno
IDENTIFICATION OF FACTORS INVOLVED IN DNA METHYLATION OF CPG-ISLAND-PROMOTERS, Yan Zhang
IMMUNE MODULATION OF THE MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS GRANULOMATOUS RESPONSE, Kerry J. Welsh
Improving the accuracy of radiation pneumonitis dose response models, Yevgeniy Vinogradskiy
Investigating the Effects of Silencing EphA2 in Metastatic Breast Cancer Cells, Stephanie Erzinger
IN-VIVO CT DOSIMETRY DURING VIRTUAL COLONOSCOPY, Jonathon W. Mueller
Knowledge and Perception of the Role of Targeted Ultrasound in Detecting Down Syndrome Among a High Risk Population, Ashley M. Henriksen
LDOC1, A NOVEL BIOMARKER OF PROGNOSIS IN CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA, Hatice Duzkale
Mechanisms of Adenovirus-Mediated Autophagy, Erin White
Mechanisms of Adenovirus-Mediated Autophagy, Erin White
Mechanisms regulating the p120-catenin/Kaiso pathway, JI YEON HONG
MODELLING β2AR REGULATION, Sharat J. Vayttaden
MODIFICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RPC HETEROGENEOUS THORAX PHANTOM FOR VERIFICATION OF PROTON THERAPY TREATMENT PROCEDURES, Anthony Blatnica
Molecular mechanism by which the Escherichia coli nucleoid occlusion factor, SlmA, keeps cytokinesis in check, Nam K. Tonthat
MOLECULAR MECHANISMS UNDERLYING THE TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION OF T HELPER 17 AND REGULATORY T CELLS, Gustavo Javier Martinez
MULTIPLE POSTTRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATORY FEATURES CONTROL EXPRESSION OF ETHANOLAMINE UTILIZATION GENES IN ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS, Kristina A. Fox
Natural history study of arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, amyoplasia type, Trisha Nichols
NOVEL AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER-TARGETED RADIOTRACERS FOR BREAST CANCER IMAGING, FanLin Kong
NOVEL MECHANISMS OF ANTIGEN PROCESSING THAT ENHANCE BCG VACCINE EFFICACY, Christopher R. Singh
Patient Characteristics and Outcomes of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Patients Undergoing Imatinib Plasma Level Testing, Laura Nolden
Physician perceptions of risk regarding mood disorders and pharmacological management during pregnancy: What is current practice?, Laura G. Hendon
PREDICTION OF DNA METHYLATION BASED ON GENOMIC ARCHITECTURE AND APPLICATIONS OF POSITIONAL WEIGHT MATRICES, Juan Gallegos
Prevalence of Premature Ovarian Failure in Women with Tuberous Sclerosis, Emily Gabitzsch
Prognostic significance of xCT polymorphisms and expression in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer treated with chemotherapy, Tzu-chuan Jane Huang MD
PURINERGIC SIGNALING REGULATES FILOPODIA-INDUCED ZIPPERING, Jessica Lynn Bowser
REGULATION OF HGF EXPRESSION BY ΔEGFR-MEDIATED C-MET ACTIVATION IN GLIOBLASTOMA CELLS, Jeannine Garnett
Regulation of Set1-mediated methylation of Dam1, John A. Latham
Risk of Second Malignant Neoplasms Following Proton Arc Therapy and Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy for Prostate Cancer, Laura A. Rechner
ROLE OF PROSTAGLANDIN E2 IN THE REGULATION OF PANCREATIC STELLATE CELLS HYPER ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH PANCREATIC CANCER, Chantale Charo
ROLE OF SYNAPSIN IN LONG-TERM SYNAPTIC FACILITATION IN APLYSIA, Anne Hart
ROLE OF THE GCN5 HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE IN SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA TYPE 7 AND IN IMMATURE NEURONS, Yi Chun Chen