Dissertations from 2020
Genomics and Population History of Black-headed Bulbul (Brachypodius atriceps) Color Morphs, Subir B. Shakya
Sexually Dimorphic Oxytocin Receptor-Expressing Neurons In The Anteroventral Periventricular Nucleus Regulates Maternal Behavior, Kaustubh Sharma
Investigating the Role of TORC1 and the Transcription Factor Sfp1p in the Regulation of HMO1 Gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Mathew Damien Smith
From Regulation of Secondary Metabolites to Increased Virulence under Sublethal Dosage of Antibiotics: An Unprecedented Role of Global Regulator, MftR, in Burkholderia thailandensis, Sudarshan Singh Thapa
Molecular Mechanisms of Boron Toxicity Tolerance in Plants, Guannan Wang
Functions of CDK/cyclin Complexes in Endoreplication Regulation by the CDK Inhibitor SIAMESE, Kai Wang
Dissertations from 2019
Characterizing the Roles of Nuclear Proteins DBC1, G9A, and GLP in Adipocyte Function and Metabolic Health, Ashley Ann Able
The Use of Geospatial Modeling and Novel Diagnostics to Detect and Map Risk Factors of Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Feira de Santana, Brazil, Ryan Harry Avery
The Drosophila Neuroblasts: A Model System For Human Ribosomopathies, Sonu Shrestha Baral
Insights into the Role of Vibrio PecS - a MarR Bacterial Transcriptional Regulator., Nabanita Bhattacharyya
Phylogeny and Evolution of Swallows (Hirundinidae) With a Transcriptomic Perspective on Seasonal Migration, Clare Elisabeth Brown
Composition and Ecology of Avian Communities Along Elevational Gradients in Borneo, Ryan Christian Burner
The Impact of Anthropogenic Noise on Fish Behavior, Communication, and Development, Julie Butler
Dynamical Modeling in Cell Biology with Ordinary Differential Equations, Renee Marie Dale
Iron-Sulfur Cluster Assembly; In vivo Analysis of the Methanogenic SUF System, Evan Dunkle
Characterization of Bunyamwera, Batai, and Ngari Viruses: Unrecognized Arboviruses of One Health Importance in Rwanda, Marie Fausta Dutuze
The Role of Chromatin State Transitions in Modulating Early Phosphate-deficiency Response Genes in Plants, Maryam Foroozani
NLRP6 in Gram-positive Pneumonia and Sepsis, Laxman Ghimire
A Case-study Approach to Investigate Transmission, Co-infection, and Clinical Sequelae During Epidemics of Dengue and Ebola Virus Disease, Jennifer Elizabeth Giovanni
High-Throughput Cultivation of Bacterioplankton from the Gulf of Mexico and Genomics of the First Cultured LD12 Representative, Michael Winslow Henson
Examining Spatial Patterns of Dominant Bunchgrass Species in Pine Savanna Groundcover Plant Communities, Katherine Anne Hovanes
Role of the Drosophila BEAF Protein in Chromatin Domain Insulator and Promoter Function, Mukesh Maharjan
Divergent Transcriptional Regulation of Suppressors of Cytokine Signaling Genes in Adipocytes, Paula Mota de Sa
Identification and Characterization of Novel Transporters Involved in the CO2 Concentrating Mechanism of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Ananya Mukherjee
Cellular and Viral Determinants of HSV-1 Entry and Transport, Farhana Musarrat
HSV-1 Live-Attenuated Vaccine Strain VC2 Confers Complete Protection in Mice Against Ocular Immunipathogenesis by the Human Clinical Strain HSV-1 (McKrae), Shan Krishnan Naidu
Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv.) in Louisiana: Cause and Consequence, Lorissa A. Radunzel-Davis
Infection Potential of Rickettsia felis via Ingestion, Matthew M. Schexnayder
Characterization and Amplification of Retrotransposable Elements Platy-1 and Alu in the Cebidae Lineage of Platyrrhine Primates, Jessica Storer
Electron Transfer Activity of Mitochondria Neet-Proteins, Yiming Wang
The Functional, Ecological, and Evolutionary Morphology of Sea Lampreys (Petromyzon marinus), Bradley Morgan Wood
Dissertations from 2018
Evolution of Alu Elements in the Saimiri and Papio Lineages of Primates, Jasmine Nicole Brown Baker
Cloning, Purification, and Preliminary DNA-binding and Unfolding Results for the DNA Polymerase I from the Psychrophile Psychromonas ingrahamii, John Tod Baker
Role of Neutrophils in the Modulation of Host Responses to Human Respiratory Pneumovirus Infection, Nagarjuna Reddy Cheemarla
Endocytosis and the Nitric Oxide-Dependent Release of Chloride, Vernon K. Dunn Jr
The Distinctive Regulatory Mechanisms of Bacterial Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase, Alexandra Leigh Evans
Characterization of the Interaction Between R. Conorii and Human Host Vitronectin in Rickettsial Pathogenesis, Abigail Inez Fish
Intraguild Predation: Interactions between Predators, Pathogens, and Their Shared Resources in Crop Pest Communities, Andrew Jason Flick
Evaluation of Oncolytic and Immunomodulatory Potential of the HSV-1 Live-Attenuated Vaccine Strain VC2 in an Immunocompetent Murine Melanoma Model, Natalie Wall Fowlkes
Computational Analysis of Papionini Evolution Using Alu Insertions, Vallmer Edward Jordan II
Exploring the Role of RNA Polymerase III Complex Assembly on Ribosomal DNA Silencing in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Kyle Thomas Kern
Phenotypic and Transcriptomic Characterization of Colonial Phase Variation in the Cholera Pathogen Reveals a Novel Smooth Biofilm-Defective Form, Bliss Nicole Lambert
Transmission Potential of Rickettsia felis through Cutaneous Inoculation of Infectious Flea Feces, Kelsey Porter Legendre
The Effects of Tree Plantations and Land Use on Natural Regeneration of Woody Plants in the Tropics: Diversity, Species Composition, Successional Dynamics, and Functional Traits, John Benjamin Longworth
Determining the Drivers of Anti-Tropical Distributions Across the Fish Tree of Life, William Benton Ludt
Role of Mucin 19 in the Respiratory Tract, Kaitlin McBride
Regulation of epithelial sodium channels in vasopressin neurons in the hypothalamus, Natalie Jean Mills
Data-Driven Computational Approach to Study Bio-Molecular Interactions, Misagh Naderi
Paclitaxel Enhances Oncolytic Potential of Herpes Simplex Virus Type-1 in Cancer Cells, misagh naderi
Breaking Conventions: OhrR, A Transcriptional Regulator from Burkholderia thailandensis, Anuja Rajiv Pande
R1 Retrotransposons in Drosophila melanogaster are Transcribed by RNA Polymerase I Upon Heat Shock, Himanshu Shekhar Raje
5-Lipoxygenase (5-LOX)-5-Lipoxygenase Activating Protein (FLAP)-Nanodisc Complex: A Model for the 5-LOX-FLAP Interaction, Erin Elizabeth Schexnaydre
Analysis of Chromatin Interactions of BEAF-associated Promoters Using 4C, Shraddha Shrestha
An Analysis of Alu Elements in Baboons, Cody James Steely
Iron-sulfur Cluster Biogenesis and Iron Homeostasis in Escherichia coli, Jing Yang
Theses from 2017
Quantitation of anti-Pythium insidiosum antibodies before and after immunotherapy in healthy dogs, Carmen Beatriz Arsuaga
Epigenetic Profiling of Mammalian Retrotransposons, Arundhati Bakshi
Epigenetic Response of Imprinted Domains during Carcinogenesis, Corey Lane Bretz
Microbial Distributions and Survival in the Troposphere and Stratosphere, Noelle Celeste Bryan
The Effects of Aerobic Exercise and Lipolytic Stimulation on Skeletal Muscle and Adipose Expression of Perilipin 3 (Plin3) in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes and Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Jeffrey Daniel Covington
Evaluation of Broad Anti-Herpesviral Activity with α-Hydroxytropolones, Shannon David Dehghanpir
Development of Mouse Models for the Study of Zika Virus Pathogenesis and Antibody Response, Anna Beatriz Kawiecki
Biased Genetic Screen Identifies Novel Genes Involved in Antiviral Defense, Tianyun Long
A Presynaptic Role for Nitric Oxide at a GABAergic Synapse, John Wesley Maddox
Structure-based Prediction of Protein-protein Interaction Networks across Proteomes, Surabhi Maheshwari
Pharmacokinetics of Micronized Progesterone Administration in Female Dogs, Raphael Anthony Malbrue
Evolutionary History of a Large-Genome Salamander Across Five Disjunct Regions of the Southeastern United States, Catherine Elizabeth Newman
The Characterization of Alpha-Carbonic Anhydrases Through Mutagenesis and Subcellular Localization in Arabidopsis thaliana, Lance E. Pounds
Patterns of Diversification in a Neotropical Radiation of Birds (Aves: Furnariidae), Glenn F. Seeholzer
Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 is a Novel Protein Sensor in Pregnancy, Elizabeth Frost Sutton
Evolutionary Interactions of Feather Molt in Birds, Ryan Scott Terrill
Functional And Structural Analyses Of A Bacterial Antifreeze Protein, Chen Wang
The Role of Histone H2A.Z Abundance in Modulating Responses to Phosphorus Deficiency in Rice, Sara Zahraeifard
Dissertations from 2016
Structure and Functional Potential of Microbial Communities in Subglacial Lake Whillans and at the Ross Ice Shelf Grounding Zone, West Antarctica, Amanda Marie Achberger
Biological Invasions: Biogeography and Multitrophic Interactions, Warwick Allen
Characterization of Boundary Element-Associated Factors BEAF-32A and BEAF-32B and Identification of Novel Interaction Partners in Drosophila Melanogaster, S. V. Satya Prakash Avva
Amblyomma maculatum Immunomodulation in Mammalian Models of Rickettsia parkeri Rickettsiosis, Kaikhushroo Hormazd Banajee
Metabolic Preconditioning of Mammalian Cells: Approaches for Increasing Biostability after Desiccation, Apurva Shrihari Borcar
Rickettsia felis, Transmission Mechanisms of an Emerging Flea-borne Rickettsiosis, Lisa Diane Brown
Gene Regulation by MarR Family Proteins that Responds to pH or Oxidative Stress., Dinesh Kumar Deochand
The Characterization of Alpha- and Beta-Carbonic Anhydrases of Arabidopsis thaliana, Robert John DiMario
Biogeography and Population Genetics on Sulawesi, Indonesia: Unrecognized Diversity in the Shrew Crocidura elongata, Ryan Andrew Eldridge
Ecological Assembly of Leaf-Litter Anuran Communities Across a Neotropical Land-Bridge Archipelago, Sandra Patricia Galeano Munoz
Chikungunya Virus Infection-Associated Bone and Joint Disease, Brad A. Goupil
The Role of Burkholderia thailandensis-Encoded MarR Homologs in Response to Host-Derived Signals, Ashish Gupta
Characterization of rickettsial infection dynamics within Dermacentor variabilis and Amblyomma maculatum, Emma Kate Harris
Reactivity of Iron-Sulfur Proteins with Nitric Oxide, Md Julkernine Julfiker
Dynamics of Resprouting and Forest Regeneration Following Anthropogenic Land Use in the Central Amazon Basin, Scott Lawrence Kosiba
Phylogeography of Oculina Corals and their Algal Symbionts: Insights into the Origin and Expansion of Oculina Patagonica in the Mediterranean, Karine Eliane Posbic Leydet
Use of Protein Crosslinking and Tandem Mass Spectrometry to Study the PsbO, PsbP and PsbQ Extrinsic Proteins of Higher Plant Photosystem II, Manjula Priyadarshini Mummadisetti
Linker Histone Functions of HMO1- Implications for DNA repair, Arvind Panday
The Role of NADPH oxidase 2 (NOX2) in High-Fat Diet-Induced Adiposopathy and Brain Dysfunction in a Mouse Model, Jennifer Kathleen Pepping
Yy1 Gene Dosage Effect and Allele-Specific Expression Analysis of Peg3, Bambarendage Pinithi Upekka Perera
Nucleobindin-2: A Novel Regulator of Immune-Metabolic Interactions, Anthony Ravussin
Systematics of targeted flat sedges (Cyperus, Cyperaceae) of the Americas, including a floristic analysis of an imperiled sedge-rich prairie community, Christopher Simon Reid