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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 1996 1996

Automatic quantitation of multiple sclerosis lesions on MR images, Barry Joseph Bedell

The effects of ultraviolet B radiation on immune responses to {\it Borrelia burgdorferi}, the causative agent of Lyme disease, Eric Luis Brown

Modulation of cytochrome P450 enzyme activity and PAH -induced skin carcinogenesis by naturally occurring coumarins, Yingna Cai

Cloning and characterization of the mouse ret finger protein (rfp), a B box zinc finger protein, Tongyu Cao

{\it In vivo\/} induction of cytotoxic T lymphocytes against human immunodeficiency virus type 1 by synthetic viral peptides, Kevin Sean Casement

Thermo -modulation of MuSVts110 splicing by inhibitory RNA sequences, Ian A D'Souza

Protein quaternary structure determination using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and chemical crosslinking, Terry Beck Farmer

Contribution of the genes of the renin-angiotensin system to interindividual differences in blood pressure levels in Caucasians from Rochester, Minnesota, Myriam Fornage

Neuromuscular disuse and atrophy: {\it In vivo\/} magnetic resonance studies of intramuscular lipid metabolism and fluid shift changes, Lovely Krishen Fotedar

Gene transfer by viral vectors, Siqing Fu

Transcriptional regulation of the mouse $\alpha$2(I) collagen gene, Lee Ann Garrett-Sinha

Expression, induction and regulation of the cytochrome P450 monooxygenase system in the rat glioma C6 cell line, Jun Geng

Experimental models for p53, hepatitis B and aflatoxin hepatocarcinogenesis, Nader Ramsis Ghebranious

Analysis of the mechanisms that maintain coordinate production of $\alpha$- and $\beta$-tubulin in mammalian cells, Manuel L Gonzalez-Garay

Models of DNA sequence evolution, Xun Gu

Specificity of somatostatin receptor and G -protein interactions as characterized by somatostatin receptor subtype specific antibodies, Yi-Zhong Gu

Glutamate and nitric oxide as regulatory transmitters in developing rabbit retina, Michael Frank Haberecht

REPSA: A method for determining the sequence specificity of DNA binding ligands, Paul Hardenbol

Identification of cadmium-induced mutations in a mammalian cell line, Caroline Akemi Heckman

Identification, purification, sequencing and characterization of human lung fibroblast motility -stimulating factor for human soft tissue sarcoma cells, Mei Hu

Cell surface $\beta$-1,4-galactosyltransferase function during invasion and metastasis, Faye Marie Johnson

Molecular evolution of primate immunodeficiency viruses and hepatitis delta virus, Julia Samuilovna Krushkal

Anatomical organization of the memory underlying sensitization in the siphon-withdrawal reflex circuit of {\it Aplysia californica}, James Robert Lieb

Regulation and function of {\it Xparaxis\/} during the development of paraxial mesoderm in {\it Xenopus laevis\/}, Keith Lloyd Ligon

Functional studies on DNA double-strand break repair proteins (MmRad51, Ku80) in mice, Dae-Sik Lim

Characterization of NARJ: A molecular chaperone involved in assembly of nitrate reductase, Xiaoling Liu

Defective pituitary function and gamete interactions in $\beta$1,4-galactosyltransferase null mice, Qingxian Lu

Functional analysis of the sea urchin {\it orthodenticle\/} -related gene, {\it SPOTX\/}, in aboral ectoderm-specific gene activation and aboral ectoderm cell fate specification, Chai-An Mao

Apoptosis and the molecular complementation of bcl-2, myc and p53 in multistep lymphomagenesis, Maria del Carmen Marin-Vieira

Molecular analysis of the human $\gamma$-chain T cell receptor genes, George Mathioudakis

The story of RP10: A positional cloning approach to the identification of an autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa gene, Rachel Elizabeth McGuire

Characterization of calcium signaling mechanisms in osteoblasts, Joseph Gary Meszaros

Liposome -mediated delivery of all-{\it trans\/}-retinoic acid, Ranjani Parthasarathy

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) produces cytoskeletal protein derangements within cortical neurons that can be attenuated by protease inhibition, Rand Marshall Postmantur

The p53 tumor suppressor pathway in culture and {\it in vivo\/}, Valerie Reinke

Cyclin D1 mediates epithelial proliferation and links {\it ras\/} activation to the cell cycle, Ana Ines Robles

Human TNF receptor p75/80 gene structure and promoter characterization, Sybil Marie Santee

Molecular interactions of the central conserved domain of p53, Ramaprasa Srinivasan

Phenotypic and genotypic analysis of mouse hepatitis virus (JHM) complementation group A temperature-sensitive mutants, Robin Parrish Stalcup

Biochemical characterization of PICK1, a PKC binding protein, Jeffrey Leonard Staudinger

The electrophysiology of glomerular mesangial cells, James David Stockand

Expression and hormonal regulation of Muc-1 at the apical surface of mouse uterine epithelial cells and its role in modulating embryo implantation, Gulnar Aspi Surveyor

Ras signaling in tumor necrosis factor-induced apoptosis, Jonathan C. Trent

Involvement of human chromosome 17 in the control of the metastatic phenotype in melanoma, Kenneth Louis van Golen

Metabolism and actions of 2 -chloro-2$\sp\prime$-fluoro-arabinosyladenine, Kevin Chunxi Xie

Signal transduction of {\it HER-2\/}/{\it neu\/} receptor tyrosine kinase, Youming Xie

Regulation of v-Mos kinase activity by phosphorylation, Yandan Yang

Studies on the adhesion properties of the liver-metastatic murine RAW117 large-cell lymphoma cells: Roles of $\beta\sb3$ integrin, Zhong Yun

Functional analysis of MRF4 during mouse embryogenesis, Wei Zhang

Functional studies of homeobox gene {\it Cart1\/} during mouse development, Qi Zhao

Submissions from 1995 1995

{\it cis\/} -acting determinants in the control of MuSVts110 RNA splicing, Jerry Rhodes Ainsworth

Mechanistic studies of mouse skin tumor promotion by chrysarobin, Michael St. John Battalora

Characterization of the cholesterol 7$\alpha$-hydroxylase promoter in hypercholesterolemia -resistant rabbits, Ruth Ann Buck

Cloning and molecular analysis of paraxis: A {\it trans\/}-acting factor required for somite maturation, Robert Marshall Burgess

Estimation of male-to-female ratios of mutation rate in primates and rodents, Hung-Junn Chang

G -rich oligodeoxyribonucleotides: Triplexes and transcription, Ann-Joy Cheng

Glutamate iontophoresis induces long-term potentiation in the absence of evoked presynaptic activity, Robert Joseph Cormier

Defining the regions of homology between human chromosome 16p12--13 and mouse chromosomes, Zuoming Deng

Development of automated image analysis tools for verification of radiotherapy field accuracy with an electronic portal imaging device, Lei Dong

Development of micro-electrospray mass spectrometry for ultra high sensitivity and application in the study of drugs of abuse on endogenous \lbrack Met\rbrack $\sp5$-enkephalin release, Mark Ralph Emmett

Evidence that lymphokine -activated killer (LAK) cell function is regulated by both serine and tyrosine kinase pathways, Mitchell Jay Frederick

Analysis of pp60$\sp{{\rm c}{-}src}$ and pp62$\sp{{\rm c}{-}yes}$ intracellular protein tyrosine kinase function in colon tumor cell growth regulation using herbimycin A, a tyrosine kinase specific inhibitor, Roy Garcia

Analysis of differential gene expression in nontumorigenic glioblastoma multiforme, Azra Hadi

Functional analysis of p53 phosphorylation and a p53 hot spot mutation, Mingming Hao

p75 receptor-mediated neurotrophism: A new mechanism of melanoma cell survival and invasion, John Leonard Herrmann

Transcriptional regulation and functional analysis of the Wilms' tumor gene WT1, Stephen Merrill Hewitt

{\it Hox\/} genes and specification of regional identity in the axial skeleton: Analysis of the individual and combined mutant phenotypes of the paralogous group 4 murine {\it Hox\/} genes; {\it hoxa\/}-4, {\it hoxb\/}-4 and {\it hoxd\/}-4, Gerald Scott Barden Horan

Calcium-dependent mechanisms and long-term potentiation: Role of NMDA receptors, voltage -dependent calcium channels and persistent protein kinase activity, Kimberly Michele Huber

Insulin-associated changes in carnitine palmitoyltransferase activity are mediated through the insulin-like growth factor I pathway in the cultured neonatal rat cardiac myocyte, Edgar Kent Hudson

The structural and functional relationship of the p53 tumor suppressor protein, Diana Lynn Hulboy

The unstable (CTG)$\sb{\rm n}$ trinucleotide repeat associated with myotonic dystrophy: What it does and where it came from, Ralf Krahe

Effects of variable Gs expression on $\beta\sb2$-adrenergic receptor stimulated adenylyl cyclase response, Andrejs Maris Krumins

Mitotic mapping of a novel tumor suppressor locus on human chromosome 3q important in osteosarcoma tumorigenesis, Russell Paul Kruzelock

The molecular and genetic characterization of the MADS box transcription factor {\it Drosophila\/} MEF2, Brenda Jean Lilly

Molecular mechanisms of Ca$\sp{2+}$ signal transduction from cardiac troponin C to troponin I, Xin Lin

cDNA cloning and expression of a novel cell surface-expressed \b heparan sulfate/heparin \b interacting \b protein (HIP) from human cell lines and functional studies of a synthetic HIP peptide, Shouchun Liu

Studies on the role of BCR in Philadelphia chromosome-positive leukemias, Dai Lu

Functional characterization of transcription factor USF, Xu Luo

Characterization of the human tissue transglutaminase gene promoter, Shan Lu

Gene therapy of cancer: Mechanisms of ``bystander effect'' killing in cells expressing the herpes simplex virus-thymidine kinase gene and its potential clinical applications, Frank C. Marini

Genetic analysis of factors regulating mesenchymal cell fates, James Francis Martin

A study of the {\it in vivo\/} role of myogenin, Julia Hsi Morris

Design, synthesis and cellular and molecular pharmacology of 2$\sp\prime$-bromo-4$\sp\prime$-epidaunorubicin (WP401): A novel non-cross-resistant anthracycline antibiotic with the intrinsic ability to circumvent P -glycoprotein-mediated drug resistance, Nouri Neamati

Regulation of sodium/glucose cotransporter expression in LLC-PK$\sb1$ cells, Hua Peng

Identification of two vitamin D response elements in the rat osteopontin gene, Amy Lee Ridall

Involvement of heparin-like glycosaminoglycans and expression of a novel heparan sulfate binding protein (p24) during human placentation and in a model for human implantation, Larry Herman Rohde

A study of reduced penetrance retinoblastoma, Elizabeth Lynn Schubert

Interactions between cyclosporin A, low-density lipoprotein and the low-density lipoprotein receptor, Robert Churchill Scott

Mechanism of subunit interaction and DNA binding of the heterotrimeric CCAAT binding factor CBF, Satrajit Sinha

Investigation of the deregulation of interleukin-6 in two non-Hodgkin's lymphoma cell lines, Marlene Grace A Street

The processing of human pro-tumor necrosis factor, Ping Tang

Integrin function in T cell activation recapitulated in tumor growth, Taturo Udagawa

Intracellular signalling by the insulin receptor, Bo Wang

Gene expression in sea urchin development: Study of {\it LpS1\/} gene regulation and cloning and characterization of the {\it SpKrox}-{\it 1\/} gene, Weiye Wang

The differential expression of the $\beta\sb2$-adrenergic receptor modifies agonist-dependent adenylylcyclase activation, Brenda Spears Whaley

Creation of a retinoblastoma mutant with dominant -negative activity, Laura Lee Whitaker

Regulation of the gastrin-releasing peptide/bombesin receptor, Barbara Yuno-Rhan Ho Williams

Regulation of XMyoDa transcription by the binding of XMEF2A to the TATA box, Mee Wa Wong

Expression and regulation of interleukins in human head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, Kendra Victoria Woods

The role of nitric oxide in apoptosis and cancer metastasis, Keping Xie

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