UT GSBS Dissertations (via ProQuest)
Digital dissertations from 1966-2009. Free access is limited to The TMC Library's academic-level users; other users may be able to obtain them through their own libraries or purchase them from ProQuest. For remote access click here.
Dissertations from 2009-the present are open-access here in DigitalCommons@TMC.
Older UT GSBS dissertations (dating approximately 1979-1999) are available at The TMC Library in print format. Check the Library Catalog. For best results, search using the subject heading: "Dissertations, Academic--University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences."
Submissions from 2001
Arabinosylguanine: Metabolism, action, and lineage-specific cytotoxicity in human leukemia cells, Carlos O. Rodriguez
A study in the molecular and cellular functions of GSK3beta in prostate adenocarcinoma, Thomas Ricardo Salas
Dielectrophoretic approaches to sample preparation and analysis, Jon Alexander Schwartz
Regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor expression in human pancreatic cancer, Qian Shi
Circumvention of cellular defense responses to DNA -directed nucleoside analogues by the protein kinase inhibitor, UCN-01, Zheng (Jane) Shi
Characterization of template switching and recombination during Moloney murine leukemia virus replication, Cynthia Ruth Skinner
Fast magnetic resonance temperature imaging for focused ultrasound thermal therapy, Roger Jason Stafford
Learning in the cerebellar nucleus is necessary for acquisition of Pavlovian eyelid conditioning, Philip Michael Steele
Temporal and spatial regulation of cell division by the nucleoid in Escherichia coli, Qin Sun
Identification and characterization of antigens and potential virulence factors in Enterococcus, Fang Teng
Role of cytochrome P450 in DNA damage produced by treatment of colon cells with 1,2-dimethylhydrazine, Hernan G Vasquez-Jaramillo
Evaluation of candidate genes for susceptibility to spina bifida, Kelly Ann Volcik
Dielectrophoresis-based analyte separation and analysis, Jody Valentine Vykoukal
An interferon-inducible protein, p202, in cancer gene therapy, Yong Wen
Physical and functional mapping of a novel tumor suppressor locus for prostate cancer within chromosome 10p12.31-q11, Patricia Eva Wong
PML tumor suppressor potentiates cell death through inhibition of the NF -kappa B survival pathway, Wen-Shu Wu
The utility of N5 for gene therapy of human cancer, Shenmin Yin
Submissions from 2000
Glucocorticoid alterations in the human type-1/type-2 cytokine balance and the role of CD28/B7 costimulation, Sandeep Krishna Agarwal
Tumor immunization strategies for enhancing the graft versus tumor activity of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, Larry Don Anderson
Constitutive expression of interleukin-6 in renal cell carcinoma is modulated by p53, Laura Searfoss Angelo
Expression cloning of a candidate prostate cancer oncogene, Jimmy Jarald Caudell
Modulation of replicative senescence of skeletal muscle satellite cells by insulin -like growth factor-I (IGF-I), Manu V Chakravarthy
A novel mechanism of regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3 -kinase: Tyrosine phosphorylation of p85 residue 688, Bruce Daniel Cuevas
Regulation of sex hormone dependent growth by a serum borne inhibitor, Jorge E. Moreno Cuevas
Cytochrome P450 4F isoforms in different species: Identification, gene regulation and putative roles in inflammation, Xiaoming Cui
Proteolytic mechanisms of cell injury following glucose -oxygen deprivation in primary neuronal cultures, Jennifer Kiersten Newcomb Fernandez
Is sensitization to stimulants time dependent and mediated via NMDA receptors?, Osvaldo Gaytan
Regulations of SOX9 activity during chondrogenesis, Wendong Huang
The role of p53 in skin cancer induction by UV radiation and as a potential tumor antigen in UV-induced murine skin tumors, Weidong Jiang
The antiapoptotic effect of overexpression c -erBb2 in breast cancer, Tong Jing
Enhanced in vivo angiogenesis within a model tissue engineered construct using biodegradable microspheres containing encapsulated VEGF, Timothy Wells King
Axl -Gas6 signaling counteracts adenovirus type 5 E1A-mediated cell growth suppression and proapoptotic activity, Wei-Ping Lee
Characterization of anti -sulfatide autoantibodies in demyelinating diseases, Bin Liu
Genetic and functional analyses of cell division proteins FtsZ and FtsA in Escherichia coli, Xiaolan Ma
A novel treatment planning methodology for high dose 166Ho-DOTMP therapy in patients with multiple myeloma, Steven Patrick McCullough
Cerebellar mechanisms for motor learning: Testing predictions from a large-scale computer simulation, Javier Francisco Medina
Identification and characterization of cellular genes differentially expressed in a subset of tumors with non -functional WT1, Hariyadarshi Pannu
Identification and characterization of virulence factors in Enterococcus faecalis, Xiang Qin
Dual role of interleukin-12 on ultraviolet -induced immune suppression, David Alan Schmitt
Genome -wide and locus -specific instability, Salina Victoria Spring
The localization and identification of candidate tumor suppressor genes involved in prostate cancer, Jonathan Daemon Stein
Variables affecting the stability of multiple cloning sites and hairpin structures in retroviral vectors, John Renn Su
Searching for the ideal DNA recognition code of covalent ligands, Gulshan Fram Sunavala
The role of erbB2 receptor in human breast cancer metastasis, Ming Tan
Characterization of recombinant class I MHC alloantigen action upon the survival of disparate heart allografts, Barton Wink Trawick
Functional requirements of histone deacetylases in Tup1-Ssn6 repression, Anjanette Dee Watson
Ovarian cancer angiogenesis, biology and therapy, Lei Xu
Biochemical and genetic analysis of two protein kinases JNKK2 and MEKK3, Jianhua Yang
The role of MAPK during the activation of NK cells, Tse-Kuan Yu
Global patterns of DNA polymorphism in noncoding regions in human populations, Zhongming Zhao
Submissions from 1999
In vivo definition of genetic and cellular aspects of mammalian sexual differentiation, Nelson Alexander Arango
Effects of butyrate on the colon cancer cell phenotype-chemosensitization and upregulation of proteins implicated in cancer progression, Philip John Bergman
Transcription factor SEF: Purification and functional characterization, Zhanyong Bing
Functional analysis of SOX9 in chondrogenesis by targeted gene inactivation, Weimin Bi
Behavioral effects of plasma tryptophan depletion in aggressive and nonaggressive men, James Matthew Bjork
The two -state model of receptor activation: The agonist and the efficacy, Tracy Lynn Blevins
The LPS O -antigen is required for Myxococcus xanthus social motility and multicellular development, Maria Gabriela Bowden
The role of conserved region 1 of Escherichia coli sigma-70 in transcription initiation, Christina Wilson Bowers
Immunology and HIV expression in skin, in vitro, and in response to ultraviolet light, Joan Nancy Breuer-McHam
The role of menaquinone in the nitrate reductase complex, Francisco R Brito
Potential roles for bcl-2 in the pathogenesis, progression, and treatment of prostate cancer, Elizabeth Mary Bruckheimer
Purification and cloning of the novel phosphoprotein copine III and characterization of its associated kinase activity, Eva Gisela Caudell
Transcriptional regulation of the human Fas (CD95) promoter, Henry Him Lei Chan
Analysis of Lim1 LIM domains in mouse development, Siew-Sim Cheah
Estrogen action during early mouse mammary gland development, Donna DiPaolo
Regulation of phosphatidylinositide turnover in the myometrium by cAMP: Implications for the control of uterine contraction, Kimberly Lynn Dodge
Diffusion tensor imaging of rat spinal cord in vivo, David Anthony Fenyes
A study of the biology of perlecan, Margaret McIntosh French
Analysis of primary Wilms tumors for WT1 RNA processing alterations, Kerry Bryce Gunning
ATXA -dependent gene expression in Bacillus anthracis, Alex R Hoffmaster
The cDNA cloning of murine HIP /L29 and the functional analysis of HIP/L29 domains, David Edmund Hoke
Functional analysis of GNA -1, a Galphai superfamily member found in the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa, Frank Douglas Ivey
The role of the amino terminus of Bacillus subtilis sigmaK in transcription initiation, Bradley Dan Johnson
Protein-protein interaction between phototaxis receptor sensory Rhodopsin I and its transducer HtrI, Kwang-Hwan Jung
NMR structural analysis of cardiac troponin C: Monitoring conformational changes induced by binding calcium, troponin I, and calcium -sensitizing drugs, Quinn Koos Kleerekoper
Behavioral and cellular analysis of classical conditioning of feeding behavior in Aplysia, Hilde Anna Elisabeth Lechner
The cGMP -PKG pathway is critical for inducing long-term sensitization of identified nociceptive sensory neurons, Matthew Robert Lewin
Signals underlying the induction and expression of long-term, injury-related plasticity in sensory neurons of Aplysia, Xiaogang Liao
The Shc adaptor protein and its role on Her -2 /neu oncogenesis, Kaiyi Li
Two prognostic factors in breast cancer: Novel functions of EGFR and beta-catenin, Shiaw-Yih Lin
Altered tumorigenic phenotype in mice with a hypomorphic p53 mutant allele, Geng Liu
Rapid effects of 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 on osteoblasts: Studies of membrane transducers that affect calcium signals, Riting (Allan) Liu
The effects of IL -10 producing monocytes on T-cell activation in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer, Amy Elizabeth Loercher
Developmental effects of estrogen and PCBs in the reproductive tract of BALB/C mice, Jeanelle M Martinez
Development of a protective vaccine against Helicobacter pylori, Bulent Ozpolat
The mechanism of the pharmacological actions of dexrazoxane on different tissue types, Michael Leslie Pearlman
Role of transducer proteins in photoaxis signaling of Halobacterium salinarum, Bastianella Perazzona
Tolerance of allografts across MHC barriers by allochimeric class I MHC proteins, Johnny Perez
Structural studies of proteinase entrapment by human alpha 2-macroglobulin using 3-D electron microscopy, Usman Abdul Aziz Qazi
Population and molecular evolution studies on the Melanocortin 1 receptor locus implicate its role in human pigmentation variation, Brinda Kawti Rana