Dissertations and Theses (Open Access)
Open-access, full-text copies of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences dissertations from 2009 onwards. Topics include all aspects of the biomedical sciences.
Authors who expect to publish do have the option to withhold full text for a limited period of time. When that has been done, the reader will see a release date posted with the abstract.
Older GSBS dissertations (from approximately 1979-1999) are available, in print format only, at McGovern Historical Center. They can be found via OneSearch. Search by subject heading: "Dissertations, Academic--University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences" for the full list, click DigitalCommons@TMC, or use the main search box on the left navigation menu section to search for known individual dissertations.
Some older GSBS dissertations are also available online via ProQuest, but full-text access is restricted to TMC academic institutions affiliated with The TMC Library.
Theses/Dissertations from 2026
Investigating a Potential Source of Tumor Intrinsic Glucocorticoid Production in Ovarian Carcinoma, Pahul Hanjra
Investigating the immune effects of radiation dose enhancement using internalized gold nanoparticles, Bhoomika Muruvekere Lakshmisha
Lipid Regulation of Protein Functions, Thi Thu Trang Luu
Membrane Organization of Rheb and RhoA: Roles in Function and Allosteric Druggability, Chase M. Hutchins
Metabolic Disorders Rewire Systemic and Tumor Immunity to Shape Anti-Tumor Responses in Cancer Patients, Lisa A. Huang
Methods in Oxygen Imaging Applied to Cancer Systems and Cancer Modulating Therapies, Grace A. Murley
Necessity of Diagnostic Testing for ONTD Fetoscopic Surgical Candidacy, Jessica J. Scarlett
Novel strategy against AML by Rescuing Loss of Phase Separation of Pathogenic NPM1c, Runmeng Liu
Pam2ODN-Induced Epithelial Resistance Against Influenza A Requires STAT3 Activation, Zarmeen Khan
Pattern Dynamics and Stochasticity of Brain Rhythms and Spike Trains in a Tauopathy Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease, Clarissa M. Hoffman
Personal and Family Cancer Characteristics of Patients with RAD51C, RAD51D, and BARD1 Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic Variants, Kathryne Rojeck
Platelet Gαz Regulates Ovarian Tumor Growth and Mediates the Effects of Chronic Stress, María G. Torres Carrizalez
Preclinical Development and Biological Evaluation of Proton FLASH Radiotherapy for Pediatric Osteosarcoma, Zongsheng Hu
Technical Development, Optimization, and Clinical Implementation of Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Methods for Radiation Oncology, Lucas McCullum
Testing follow-up for patients with pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants in TP53, Erin E. Sharkey and Erin E. Sharkey
The Liver-Brain Axis in Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Shivi Garg
Understanding Epigenomic Landscapes in Cancer Progression and Immunotherapy Response, Jonathan Schulz
Visualizing Brain Pathology: Non-Invasive Imaging of Neuroinflammation, Taylor Brinson
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Achieving the Practice-Based Competencies: Are More Than 50 Cases Needed?, Farren Lopez
An Investigation into the Potential of Cell Therapies for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Treatment, Amanda Eckstrom
A Novel, Codon-Based Approach to Preserve On-Tumor Activity and Reduce Off-Tumor Toxicity of Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T Cells, Rolando Vedia
Artificial Intelligence (AI)-assisted Cardiotoxicity Management in Lung Cancer Radiotherapy, Xinru Chen