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.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2026
Localized Delivery of Combination Immunotherapy for Head and Neck Cancers, Andrea H. Molina
Lung fibroblast plasticity revealed by a BCL2-overexpression mouse model during lung development and asthma, Maria J. Gacha Garay
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
Molecular and Cellular Responses to Prion Strain Diversity: Single-Nucleus Transcriptomics and Laboratory Surveillance Approaches, Damian A. Gorski
Necessity of Diagnostic Testing for ONTD Fetoscopic Surgical Candidacy, Jessica J. Scarlett
Neuronal and Neuroimmune Responses to Sleep Deprivation Across Functionally Distinct Brain Regions, Lauren Harris
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
Regulation of Müllerian Duct Mesenchyme Transcription during Mammalian Sex Differentiation, Haowen Li, Richard R Behringer, and Rachel D Mullen
Synergistic Ferroptosis Induction To Maximize B7-H3-Targeted Ds-7300A Efficacy in TP53-Deficient Prostate Cancer, Javier Leo and Javier Leo
Systemic Modulation of Anti-Tumor Immunity Through Stromal Cell Reprogramming in Prostate Cancer, Pengju Gong
Targeting EGFL6 and VEGF-A to remodel the tumor microenvironment in ovarian cancer, Sujanitha Umamaheswaran
Technical Development, Optimization, and Clinical Implementation of Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Methods for Radiation Oncology, Lucas McCullum
Teratogen Training in Graduate Programs and Its Impact on Genetic Counselors’ Perceived Preparedness, Lamia Haque
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