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Dissertations from 2024
Functions of the Minibrain Signaling Network in Brain Development, Melissa Brown
Conserved Transcription Factors Rewire the Hippo Pathway to Regulate a Binary Cell Fate Decision in Color Photoreceptors, Joseph Ralph Bunker
Molecular Impacts of Vitamin A Deprivation in the Drosophila Eye, Deepshe Dewett-Tuli
Multiple Pathways Promote Meiosis II Spindle Disassembly Independently from Cytokinesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Brian Seitz
Dissertations from 2023
Molecular Mechanisms Governing Symbiosis and Cell Cycle Progression: Analysis of DIVL/CCKA Suppressor Alleles in Sinorhizobium Meliloti, Hayden A. Bender
The Role and Regulation of EHMT-Family Proteins in Prostate Cancer Progression, Anna Besschetnova
Defective Replication Stress Suppression in Fallopian Tube Epithelial Cells is an Early Driver for High Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma (HGSOC), Pamoda Mahishi Galhenage
Genetic Regulation of Meiosis and Germ Cell Maintenance in Zebrafish, Kazi Nazrul Islam
Targeting Novel Oncogenic Activities of LSD1 in Prostate Cancer, Muqing Li
The Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Positional Plasticity During Axolotl Limb Regeneration, Michael James Raymond Jr.
LSD1-Mediated Epigenetic Reprogramming Driving Prostate Cancer Progression, Zifeng Wang
Control of Cell Fate Decisions and Tissue Growth by the Hippo Pathway, Heya Zhao
Dissertations from 2022
Discovery of Antibody-Based Immunotherapy and Applications for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Monir Ejemel
Dissertations from 2021
Urinary RNA Biomarkers Prognostic for Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastasis, Justin F. Cotellessa
Study the Role of Retinoblastoma Protein in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Progression and Treatment, Wanting Han
Regulation of Transcriptional Repressor Capicua by the ERK Signaling Pathway, Sayantanee Paul
Characterizing the Role of the DMRT Gene Family in Zebrafish Sexual Development, Jocelyn Sorell Steinfeld
Neurotrophic Control of Size Regulation During Axolotl Limb Regeneration, Kaylee Wells
CXCL12/CXCR4 Axis- Mediated Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Facilitates Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastasis, Alisa Zhilin-Roth
Dissertations from 2020
Severe Airway Epithelium Injury Regenerates from Distinct Stem Cell Pools, Jorge Villoria Crespo
Dissertations from 2019
Identifying Relevant Genes in Arabidopsis Thaliana the Modulate the Rhizosphere Microbiome, Daniel Acuña Hurtado
Dissertations from 2018
Dopaminechrome Tautomerase: A New Enzyme in the Eumelanin Biosynthetic Pathway, Hanine S. Barek
Identifying Regulators of Zebrafish Germ Cell Development and Gonadal Sex Differentiation, Kaitlyn A. Webster
Dissertations from 2017
Conservation and Variation of DNA Methylation in Lactuca sativa and Lactuca serriola, Trudi A. Baker
The Histidine Kinase MorA is a Regulator of Motility and Cell Cycle in Sinorhizobium meliloti, Jamie L. Dombach
Dissertations from 2016
Cytochrome P450 Member CYP702A6 from Arabidopsis Thaliana Enhances Tolerance to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Phenanthrene, Tsering W. Gesar
The Genetic Networks that Control Prospore Membrane Closure in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Scott M. Paulissen
Dissertations from 2015
The Role and Regulation of the Response Regulator CtrA in Sinorhizobium Meliloti Cell Cycle Regulation, Karla B. Schallies
Dissertations from 2014
Mechanisms of Translational Repression of the Sperm Mitochondria Associated-Cysteine Rich Protein (Smcp) mRNA in Round Spermatids, Danielle L. Cullinane
A Novel Kinesin, Arabidopsis Thaliana Centromere Associated Protein E2, is Necessary for the Progression of Mitosis and Meiosis, Kristophe J. Diaz
Roles of Arabidopsis Dioxygenases during the Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH)-Induced Stress Response, Juan C. Hernandez-Vega
Dissertations from 2013
Biochemistry of 1, 2-Dehydro-N-Acetyldopamine Derivatives, Adal T. Abebe
Regulation of Toll Signaling and Inflammation by Beta Arrestin and the Sumo Protease Ulp1, Saima G. Anjum
The Regulation of Prospore Membrane Shape in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Emily M. Parodi
The GCKIII Kinase Sps1 and the 14-3-3 Isoforms, Bmh1 and Bmh2, Cooperate to Ensure Proper Sporulation in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Christian John Slubowski
Dissertations from 2011
Archaeal Diversity and Potential Function in Soil Ecosystems, Emelia Anne DeForce
Signaling Functions of Beta-Arrestin Kurtz in Drosophila Development, Marla Tipping
Molecular Responses of Arabidopsis thaliana to Phenanthrene, David Weisman