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 1999
Transcriptional repression of serum amyloid A1 by AP -2 contributes to its liver -specific expression, Yongsheng Ren
New algorithms for automated phylogenetic reconstruction using artificial intelligence and data mining techniques, Andrew S Rodin
Characterization of osteopontin charge forms produced by osteoblasts, Jeffrey Bryan Safran
Identification and evaluation of candidate genes for inherited retinal -degenerative diseases, Melanie Michelle Sohocki
Effects of exogeneous p53 on growth suppression, apoptosis, and differentiation in oral cancer cell lines, Lisa Susanne St. John
Cytochrome P450 2D18 in the mammalian brain: Recombinant expression, purification, and characterization of xenobiotic and endobiotic metabolism, Chadwick Moore Thompson
New implications of E1A gene therapy in breast and ovarian cancer, Naoto Tada Ueno
Use of a hypomorphic allele of myogenin to analyze Myogenin-dependent processes in mouse development, Jay LaVerne Vivian
A novel DNA damage inducible inhibitor of p53, Sung-Ling Wang
Bcr: A conditional inhibitor of Bcr -Abl oncoprotein, Yun Wu
Modular organization of the cortical connections linking visual areas V1, V2 and V4 in Macaque monkeys, Youping Xiao
Functions of GCN5 and P /CAF acetyltransferases in mammalian development, Wanting Xu
Heterotrimeric G protein -mediated signal transduction in Neurospora crassa, Qi Yang
Interactions and structural analysis of the zinc -binding motif in decorin, a small leucine rich proteoglycan in extracellular matrix, Vivian Wei-Chung Yang
Submissions from 1998
The role of specific regions of ribosomal RNAs in translation termination, Alexey Leonovich Arkov
Growth regulatory role of R -PTPmu in normal and neoplastic epithelial cells, Pedro Jose Beltran
Regulation of angiogenesis by interferon-beta, Diane Renee Bielenberg
Linkage and association of candidate obesity genes in Mexican-Americans from Starr County, Texas, Molly Sue Bray
Autoregulation of TRA-2 pre -mRNA splicing, Dawn Suzan Chandler
Mechanisms of apoptosis in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), Joya Chandra
Identification and characterization of genes encoding phospholipid biosynthetic enzymes of {\it Saccharomyces cerevisiae\/}, Shao-Chun Chang
Study of retinoic acid signaling in cancer cells: Cloning and characterization of retinoic acid responsive genes, Yijun Cheng
Stability and potential application of spliced nuclear pre -mRNA introns, Jade Qiuyu Clement
Suppression of T lymphocyte activation in simulated microgravity, David Cooper
Analysis of VirB4, a membrane-associated ATPase subunit essential for T -complex transport in Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Tu Anh Tran Dang
Characterization of dermatan sulfate proteoglycan 3 (DSPG3) and cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP), Michelle Williams Deere
Mechanisms of adenovirus 5 E1A -mediated tumor suppression and E1A-mediated apoptosis, Jiong Deng
Redistribution of plasma membrane phosphatidylserine during erythroid development, Cecilia Diaz-Oreiro
Effects of galectin-1 and galectin-3 expression on prostate cancer cell adhesion, differentiation, proliferation, and tumorigenicity, Julie Ann Ellerhorst
Characterization of the interactions between two sites of plasticity engaged during eyelid conditioning, Keith Siamond Garcia
Cloning and genetic characterization of Skb1: A novel regulator of Shk1 and mitosis in Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Mary Alice Gilbreth
Expression of neuromuscular junction messenger RNAs and protein in aged rats, Ronald Richard Gomes
Modulating bioreductive drug activity with antivascular agents, Virginia Lynn Harrod
Inputs to parasol ganglion cells in the primate retina, Roy Alton Jacoby
Structural determinants of subunit -subunit interactions and subcellular localization of the calcium /calmodulin -dependent protein kinase II, Stephen James Kolb
Development of prostate cancer gene therapy, Song-Chu Ko
Peptide nucleic acids: Mechanism of tight binding and application in artificial nuclease, Larisa Anatolievna Kosynkina
Analysis of the mechanism of replication inhibition of the tumor suppressor gene p53, Eliyahu Kraus
Esx1 is an X-chromosome-imprinted regulator of placental formation and fetal growth, Yuanhao Li
Cost and power analysis of linkage disequilibrium methods for locating genes influencing quantitative traits in humans, Grier Philip Page
Studies of subcellular localization and complex formation of the Agrobacterium tumefaciens transport ATPase VirB11, Svetlana Lazarova Rashkova
Modulation of BCL-X$\sb{\rm L}$ is a critical determinant of c-myc induced apoptosis, Mona Sarkiss
Investigation of mechanisms involved in ultraviolet B radiation-induced, T cell -mediated immune suppression, Vijay Krishnarathnam Shreedhar
Aberrant regulation of the Src -FAK signaling pathway in the human colon adenocarcinoma cell line HT-29, Doris Rieko Siwak
The evolution of paired domains, Hongmin Sun
A genetically engineered, adherent smooth muscle cell lining for left ventricular assist devices, Christine Linn Tock
myogenin: Human candidate gene and knockout mouse effect, Brian Siang-Juh Tseng
The role of BCL-2 in regulation of apoptosis susceptibility by modulation of glutathione, David Ward Voehringer
Integrins in human T cell function: Transdominant regulation, conformational constraints, and intracellular effectors, Darren G Woodside
Integrin signaling in the regulation of lymphocyte morphology, David Kent Wooten
Molecular and genetic analysis of Myxococcus xanthus early *development, Di Xu
Involvement of a region of 23S ribosomal RNA of {\it E. coli\/} in decoding of termination codons, WenBing Xu
Functional analysis of histones H3 and H4 in Tup1 repression and in GCN5 activation, Wenzheng Zhang
Transcriptional regulation and functional analysis of the human Wilms' tumor 1 gene, Xiaohong Zhang
Phototaxis signaling by the membrane complex of archaeal sensory rhodopsins and their transducers, Xue-Nong Zhang
Functions and intramolecular interactions of ribosomal RNA in decoding of termination codons, Song Qing Zhao
Transcriptional regulation of the rat {\it mdr1b\/} gene, Ge Zhou
Submissions from 1997
Genetic predisposition to prostate cancer, Michael D Badzioch
Genes to blood pressure: The effects of variation in genes of the renin-angiotensin system on the hormonal and renal control of blood pressure, Alan Lee Biddinger
Radiolabeled human monoclonal IgM for intracompartmental cancer therapy, Paul Eric Borchardt
Targeting of {\it HER\/}-{\it 2\/}/{\it neu\/} with E1A gene therapy, Joe Yujiao Chang
Regulatory factors and control of anthrax toxin gene expression, Zhihao Dai
Osteopontin (OPN) and neoplastic disease: Circulating levels and tissue distribution, Robert Earl Devoll
drp, A novel cell density regulated protein, Jeffrey E Deyo
Mouse models and quantitative trait loci of susceptibility to bleomycin- and radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis, Christina Kathleen Haston
Role and regulation of c-KIT gene expression in tumor growth and metastasis of human melanoma, Suyun Huang
Inactivation and self -association of CaM kinase: Effects of ATP, substrate binding domains, and isozymic forms, Andy Hudmon
Mechanism of silica -induced apoptosis in human alveolar macrophages, Rashi Iyer
$\beta\sb2$-adrenergic receptor desensitization, internalization and phosphorylation in response to full and partial agonists, Bridgette Goodwin January
2-methylthio-N$\sp6$-dimethylallyl modification of adenosine 37 of tRNAs in {\it Escherichia coli\/} K-12, Hon-chiu Eastwood Leung
Evidence for the involvement of proximal chromosome 3P loci in the progression of Von Hippel-Lindau related tumors, Steven Trent Lott
Regulation of pyridoxal $5\prime$-phosphate biosynthesis in {\it Escherichia coli\/} K-12, Tsz-Kwong Man
Involvement of {\it p53\/} in PUVA-induced skin cancers, Arun Jayaraman Nataraj
Fibrillins: Sequence, phylogeny and carboxy terminal domain proteolytic processing, Timothy Mark Ritty
Functional studies of the homeobox gene {\it Goosecoid\/} during mouse embryogenesis, Jaime Antonio Rivera-Perez
Regulation of apoptosis during the pathogenesis of non -melanoma skin cancer, Julio Garcia Rodriguez-Villanueva
Role of {\it ERCC1\/} in DNA repair and genetic recombination, Rhonda Lynn Rolig
Regulation of phospholipid biosynthesis in {\it Saccharomyces cerevisiae\/} by CDP-diacylglycerol synthase, Haifa Shen
The volume effect in irradiated mouse colorectum, Mark William Skwarchuk
Genetic analysis of tumor progression susceptibility in the mouse skin model, Mariana Carla Stern
Structure-function analyses of {\it PAX6\/} and the molecular bases of aniridia, Hank Kejun Tang
The identification and regulation of a novel interaction occurring between $\beta$-catenin and the actin -bundling protein fascin, Ying-Shuang Tao
Accessing novel developmental mechanisms in the mouse by gene trapping, Daniel Scudder Wagner
Rescue from apoptosis in early (CD34 selected) versus late (CD34 unselected) human hematopoietic cells by VLA-4 and VCAM-1 dependent adhesion to bone marrow stromal cells, Wen-jung Michael Wang
Transcriptional regulation of the human {\it PAX6\/} gene, Zheng-Ping Xu
Long-term synaptic facilitation of tail sensorimotor connections in {\it Aplysia\/}, Fan Zhang
Antigenic variation in Lyme disease spirochetes by segmental recombination of VMP-like sequence cassettes, Jing-Ren Zhang
Molecular mechanisms of chondrocyte-specific expression on the mouse pro$\alpha$1(II) collagen gene, Guang Zhou
Submissions from 1996
Aggression, impulsivity and serotonin in drug dependence, Terry Jean Allen
{\it RAS\/} is required for the expression of interleukin-1$\beta$ in two diverse leukemic cell lines, Darrin M Beaupre