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
Age- and Sex-Specific Roles of Sirtuin 1 on Hematopoietic Stem Cell Function and Lineage Determination, Michelle M. Winkler
Agent-Based Modeling of Cellular Dynamics in Adoptive Cell Therapies, Yujia Wang
Assessment of Clinical Quality Metrics for IROC Houston SRS Phantom Performance Evaluation, Derek M. Garcia, Dennis Mackin, Tucker Netherton, Stephen F. Kry, Ruitao Lin, and Mallory Glenn
A tractable nematode model for the emerging fungal pathogen, Candida auris, Melissa Martinez
A Urine-Induced Transcriptional Program Links Biofilm Formation to Conditional Fluconazole Resistance in Candida albicans, Shane Alan Cristy
Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Isolates from Deep Musculoskeletal Infections for an In Vitro Biofilm Model for Phage Therapy, Raquel C. Luna
Deciphering Somatic Evolution and Metastasis Through Single-Cell Copy Number Profiling, Junke Wang
Decipher the role of lipid metabolism in radiotherapy induced neurotoxicity, jiani xing
Decoding Breast Cancer Development Through Single Cell and Spatial Genomics, Siyuan He
Determinants driving myeloid-facilitated renewal and glial-mediated maintenance of myelin, Joseph A. Barnes Dr.
Developing an End-to-End Anthropomorphic Multi-Lesion Stereotactic Radiosurgery Phantom, Michael Yang
Development of Personalized MR Functional Brain Mapping in Clinical Patients, Jian Ming Teo
Diagnostic Yield of Genetic Testing in High-Risk Patients, Marissa B. Williams and Marissa B. Williams
Disordered Eating in Metabolic Patients: Examining Patient-Provider Dialogue, Sara Pickett
Do patients have preferences with regard to carrier screening panel size?, Jolie M. Bourek
Effect of anti-microbial immunizations in the progression of amyloid and neuroinflammatory pathologies in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, Catalina Maria Alejandra Valdes Bustamante
Effects of m6A DNA methylation by bacterial methyltransferase in colorectal cancer, Fabian Alejandro Mendoza Galvan
Expanding the genome editing toolbox for biomedical applications, Muhammad Waqas Luqman
From Antigen Presentation to Tumor Control: Mechanisms of Type I Conventional Dendritic Cell-Based Cancer Vaccines, Josue E. Pineda
Functional divergence of PAPS synthases uncovers selective dependency on PAPSS1 in cancer, Ko-Chien Chen
Genetic Counselor Perspectives and Shift of Practice Regarding Evolving CDH1 Gastric Cancer Risks, Michelle Luong