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Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Clinical Significance of Homologous Recombination Deficiency Score Testing in Endometrial Cancer, Jean M. Hansen
CLL METABOLISM IS REGULATED BY PROGNOSTIC FACTORS, MODULATED BY STROMA AND ABROGATED BY PI3K INHIBITION, Hima Vangapandu
CONCOMITANT TARGETING OF THE MTOR/MAPK PATHWAYS: NOVEL THERAPEUTIC STRATEGY IN SUBSETS OF NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER, Dennis Ruder
¬¬DEFINE THE EPIGENETIC PROFILES AND SUBTYPE-SPECIFIC GENES OF BREAST CANCER, Wenqian Li
DEFINING THE FUNCTIONS OF USP22 AND USP44 IN REGULATION OF H2BUB1 LEVELS, xianjiang Lan
Determination of Thermal Dose Model Parameters Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Christopher James MacLellan
Determining Mechanisms of Response to Polo-like Kinase 1 Inhibition in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Ruchitha Goonatilake
Developing and using methyl-specific antibodies to study the biological roles of arginine methylation, Vidyasiri Vemulapalli
Development and Implementation of an Anthropomorphic Head & Neck Phantom for the Assessment of Proton Therapy Treatment Procedures, Daniela Branco
Development Of An In Silico Kir Genotyping Algorithm And Its Application To Population And Cancer Immunogenetic Analyses, Howard Rosoff
DEVELOPMENT OF RATIONAL COMBINATION THERAPY WITH PARP INHIBITORS AND KINASE INHIBITORS IN TNBC, Wen-Hsuan Yu
Effect of Photographs of Visible Genetic Conditions on Quality of Life Perceptions, Christina Falugi
EMPLOYING T CELLS FOR ANTIGEN PRESENTATION: ROLE OF NY-ESO-1+ T-APC VACCINE IN MULTIPLE MYELOMA, Krina K. Patel
Encapsulated Contrast Agent Markers for MRI-based Post-implant Dosimetry, Tze Yee Lim
Epigenetic modulation in BRAF mutated metastatic colorectal cancer, Van Morris
Ethnic Identity and Teratogenic Risk Perceptions, Katie M. Chan
Factors Influencing Uptake of Risk-Reducing Salpingo-Oophorectomy by BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers, Victoria E. Breen
FUNCTIONAL REGULATION OF YAP BY AURORA A KINASE IN TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER, Shih-Shin Chang
FUNCTION AND MECHANISM OF ALKBH5 IN N6-METHYL-ADENOSINE RNA MODIFICATION IN GLIOBLASTOMA, Sicong Zhang
GENOMIC DRIVERS OF CUTANEOUS SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA DEVELOPMENT, Vida Chitsazzadeh
GSK3BETA-MEDIATED EZH2 PHOSPHORYLATION SUPPRESSES METHYLATION OF H3K27 AND EZH2’S ONCOGENIC FUNCTIONS, How-Wen Ko
Her4 Promotes a Stem-like Phenotype in Osteosarcoma, Rocio K. RIvera-Valentin
Identifying Treatment Planning System Errors in IROC-Houston Head and Neck Phantom Irradiations, James Kerns
INSIGHTS INTO DETERMINANTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO COLONIZATION, VIRULENCE AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN ENTEROCOCCI, Maria Camila Montealegre
INTEGRATION OF MULTI-PLATFORM HIGH-DIMENSIONAL OMIC DATA, Xuebei An
INTERROGATING DUX4 MRNA 3′ END PROCESSING, Natoya J. Peart
Investigating Metastatic Lineage in Colorectal Cancer by Single Cell DNA Sequencing, Marco Leung
INVESTIGATING THE ROLES OF ΔNP63 AS A SUPPRESSOR OF MIGRATION, INVASION, AND METASTASIS, Ramon E. Flores Gonzalez
INVESTIGATION OF RADIATION INJURY IN THE ESOPHAGUS FROM DEFINITIVE CHEMORADIATION THERAPY USING NOVEL IMAGING BIOMARKERS, Joshua S. Niedzielski
In Vivo Kinome Screen Reveals Non-canonical CDK-driven Metabolic Adaptation in Brain Metastasis, Frank J. Lowery III
LIPOCALIN 2 PROMOTES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PRO-TUMORIGENIC MICROENVIRONMENT IN PANCREATIC CANCER, Sobeyda B. Gomez-Chou
LONG-TERM SURVIVAL IN METASTATIC MELANOMA PATIENTS WITH LEPTOMENINGEAL DISEASE TREATED WITH INTRATHECAL INTERLEUKIN-2, Isabella C. Glitza Oliva
MAGUK SCAFFOLDS ORGANIZE A KEY SYNAPTIC COMPLEX IN HORIZONTAL CELL PROCESSES CONTACTING PHOTORECEPTORS, Alejandro Vila, Ph.D.
Measurement of the Electron Return Effect Using PRESAGE Dosimeter, Gye Won Choi
MECHANISMS OF REGULATION OF TAU IRES MEDIATED TRANSLATION, Niza Nemkul
MECHANISTIC AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF B AND T LYMPHOCYTE ATTENUATOR (BTLA) IN CD8 TUMOR INFILTRATING LYMPHOCYTES, krit ritthipichai
MICROENVIRONMENT-INDUCED PTEN LOSS BY EXOSOMAL MICRORNA PRIMES BRAIN METASTASIS OUTGROWTH, Lin Zhang
Network Dynamics of Visual Object Recognition, Mehmet C. Kadipasaoglu
NIPT Results Indicative of Maternal Neoplasms: Genetic Counselors' Preferences and Attitudes, Meagan E. Giles
No Difference in Health Related Quality of Life Between Therapeutic Options for Type 1 Gaucher Disease, Victoria Wagner
NOVEL MECHANISMS OF β-ADRENERGIC SIGNALING IN PROSTATE CANCER PROGRESSION, Mohit Hulsurkar
Novel Simulation to Avoid Bias in Measurement of Hyperpolarized Pyruvate: Demonstrated in Phantom and In Vivo, Christopher M. Walker
NUCLEOTIDE EXCISION REPAIR, CROSSLINK REPAIR AND TRANSCRIPTIONAL FUNCTION OF XPA IN HUMAN CELLS, Mandira Mananadhar
ORGANIZATION AND REGULATION OF PROTEINS REQUIRED FOR INITIATION OF CELL DIVISION IN ESCHERICHIA COLI, Veronica W. Rowlett
ORGAN SPECIFIC VASCULAR RESPONSE TO FIBROSIS AFFECTS BREAST CANCER METASTATIC ORGANOTROPISM, Eliot S. Fletcher and Eliot S. Fletcher
Patient Perception of Negative Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing Results, Ann Theresa Wittman
POLY (ADP) RIBOSE POLYMERASE INHIBITORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF MALIGNANT PERIPHERAL NERVE SHEATH TUMOR, Christine M. Kivlin
Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Patient with Breast and Colorectal Cancer, Meghan S. Karuturi
PREECLAMPSIA: THE ROLES OF ACUTE INFLAMMATION AND INTRAUTERINE STRESS, Nicholas Parchim
REGULATION OF BREAST CANCER INITIATION AND PROGRESSION BY 14-3-3ZETA, Chia-Chi Chang
REGULATION OF THE ESCRT FUNCTION OF ALIX, Sheng Sun
REROUTING PRE-EXISTING HOST VACCINE-INDUCED IMMUNITY TOWARDS BREAST CANCER, Bharat Kumar Reddy Chaganty
Role of phosphorylation in the regulation of PRMT5, Alexsandra B. Espejo
TARGETING PD-1/PDL-1 SIGNALING IN THE TREATMENT OF OSTEOSARCOMA LUNG METASTASIS, Pooja Dhupkar 3012359
The Immune Microenvironment of Microsatellite Instable Endometrial Cancer, Janelle B. Pakish
The Impact of Cortical State on Neural Coding and Behavior, Charles Beaman
THE NOVEL REGULATION OF HISTONE MODIFICATION IN CANCER DEVELOPMENT, xian zhang
The Psychosocial Effects of the Li-Fraumeni Education and Early Detection (LEAD) Program on Indivdiuals with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome, Jessica L. Ross
THE ROLE OF 5-ALPHA REDUCTASE 3 IN STEROID METABOLISM, zahi mitri
THE ROLE OF AMP-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE (AMPK) IN TUMORIGENESIS, Fei Han
THE ROLE OF GDF15 IN OVARIAN CANCER, Daisy I. Izaguirre
THE ROLE OF PHOSPHORYLATION IN PAM2 MOTIF-CONTAINING PROTEINS MEDIATED MESSENGER RNA DEADENYLATION, KAI-LIEH HUANG
THE ROLE OF STREPTOCOCCUS GALLOLYTICUS SUBSPECIES GALLOLYTICUS IN COLON CANCER DEVELOPMENT, Jennifer L. Herold
The Role of Two Homologous E3 Ligases in Muscle Physiology, Gabrielle F. Gloston
THE ROLES OF MALT1 IN NF-κB ACTIVATION AND SOLID TUMOR PROGRESSION, Deng Pan
THE THIOREDOXIN TRX-1 REGULATES THE MAJOR OXIDATIVE STRESS RESPONSE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR, SKN-1, IN CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS, Katie C. McCallum
TNF SIGNALING DURING TISSUE DAMAGE-INDUCED NOCICEPTIVE SENSITIZATION IN DROSOPHILA, Juyeon Jo
TRIM24 orchestrates metabolic reprogramming and EMT in Breast Cancer, Kaushik Thakkar
Understanding the Mechanism and Extent of vlsE Recombination in Borrelia burgdorferi using Next-Generation Sequencing, Surabhi Tyagi
USING MOUSE MODELS TO DEFINE HOW THE P53 R72P POLYMORPHISM IMPACTS THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF DOXORUBICIN AND IONIZING RADIATION, Emily Dominguez
Utilizing Computed Tomography Image Features to Advance Prediction of Radiation Pneumonitis, Shane P. Krafft
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
ANKYRIN-B AND mTOR COMPLEX 1 IN THE REGULATION OF ELECTRICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE HEART, Henry C. Wu and Henry C. Wu
ASSESSMENT OF UNCERTAINTY IN PLANNING AND DOSE DELIVERY OF PROTON THERAPY IN AN IROC- HOUSTON QA PHANTOM DUE TO VARIABLE CT TECHNIQUE AND PROTON ENERGY, Mattie M. McInnis
ATP-citrate lyase links cyclin E to cellular metabolism in breast cancer, Kim Lucenay
CANCER ASSOCIATED FIBROBLAST DERIVED ANGIOGENIC FACTOR MFAP5 IN OVARIAN CANCER PROGRESSION, SZE LEE CECILIA LEUNG
Cancer Incidence in First and Second Degree Relatives of BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers, Haley Streff
CHARACTERIZATION OF ERBB4 EXPRESSION IN OSTEOSARCOMA, Nupur Lala
CHARACTERIZATION OF LOW DENSITY INTRACRANIAL LESIONS USING DUAL-ENERGY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY, Jessica L. Nute
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ROLES OF CARMA3 AND BCL10 IN VIRUS-TRIGGERED RIG-I/MAVS SIGNALING PATHWAY, Zhicheng Zhou Mr
COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF RNA-SMALL MOLECULE AND RNA-PROTEIN INTERACTIONS, Lu Chen
Correlation Matrix Analysis Identifies Gene Signatures of Immune Cell Subsets and Their Interactions in Follicular Lymphoma, Jason R. Westin
DEFINING THE MOLECULAR NETWORKS NECESSARY FOR THYMUS FATE AND ORGANOGENESIS, Kaitlin A. Reeh
Detection of Genes Influencing Chronic and Mendelian Disease via Loss-Of-Function Variation, Alexander H. Li
DETERMINING THE MECHANISMS GENERATING SOLUBLE IL-15 COMPLEXES, Scott Anthony
DEVELOPMENTAL ORIGINS OF RENAL CONNECTING TUBULE AND COLLECTING DUCT: ROLE OF AQP2+ PROGENITOR CELLS, Lihe Chen
DNA POLYMERASE θ (POLQ) AND THE CELLULAR DEFENSE AGAINST DNA DAMAGE, Matthew J. Yousefzadeh
EFFECTS OF PHARMACOLOGICAL AND GENETIC DISRUPTION OF CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CXCR4 IN B-CELL ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA, Shubhchintan Randhawa
Elucidating the role of Rumi and O-glucosylation in the Drosophila eye, Amanda Haltom
ENHANCEMENT OF HIV PERSISTENCE BY ADIPOSE TISSUE, Jacob Couturier
Evaluating the NCCN Clinical Criteria for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome Genetic Testing, Caiqian Wu
EVALUATION OF CURRENT KNOWLEDGE OF GENETICS AMONG DENTAL STUDENTS, RESIDENTS AND DENTAL HYGIENE STUDENTS, Carla McGruder
Ex Vivo Expanded Cord Blood Natural Killer Cells as a Novel Therapeutic for Multiple Myeloma, Nina Shah
Feasibility of Using Virtual Unenhanced Images to Replace Pre-contrast Images in Multiphase Renal CT Examinations, Dawn Olivia Popnoe
FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF SYNTHETIC GENE CIRCUITS CONTROLLING A PROTEIN PUMP IN YEAST, Junchen Diao
FUNCTIONAL IN VIVO SCREEN IDENTIFIES PYGO2 AS A PUTATIVE GENE TO PROMOTE PROSTATE CANCER, Xiaolu Pan
GATING MECHANISMS OF THE CANONICAL TRP CHANNEL ISOFORM TRPC4, Dhananjay P. Thakur
GENE SET ANALYSIS OF POST-LACTATIONAL MAMMARY GLAND INVOLUTION GENE SIGNATURES IN INFLAMMATORY AND TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER, Arvind Bambhroliya