Dissertations from 2010
Mechanisms Promoting Spatial and Temporal Variability in Plant Defense, Alyssa Stocks Hakes
14-3-3 sigma interacts with liver X receptor beta, Emily Ann Jackson
Connections between individual dispersal behavior and the multi-scale distribution of a saproxylic beetle, Heather Bird Jackson
Functional characterization of a zinc finger protein AEBP2, Hana Kim
Evolutionary dynamics of bird populations in Southeast Asia, Haw Chuan Lim
Comparative studies of innate host defense mechanisms against virulent and avirulent species of microsporidia, Amber Lynn Mathews
Modulation of Cholinergic Signaling in Embryonic Zebrafish: Anatomical and Behavioral Consequences, Evdokia Menelaou
Retrotransposon-mediated genomic dynamism, Thomas Joshua Meyer
Ecological assembly of high-diversity plant communities: dispersal, competition, and environmental filtering in longleaf pine savannas, Jonathan Andrew Myers
The role of physical and ecological barriers in the diversification process of birds in the Guiana Shield, northern Amazonia, Luciano Nicolás Naka
Embyronic Nicotine Exposure and Its Impact on Spinal Neuron Development in Zebrafish, Latoya Telameca Paul
Urate responsive MarR homologs, Inoka Chinthana Perera
Patterns and mechanisms of the exploitation of mutualisms, Ellen McGrail Reid
Functional characterization of a non-cytoplasmically localized Dps protein from Deinococcus radiodurans, Brian Reon
Genetic and cytological investigation of Nucleostemin-1 in Drosophila melanogaster, Raphyel Ojomo Rosby
OspC in the pathogenesis of Borrelia burgdorferi, Sunita V. Seemanapalli
In vivo and in vitro pathogenesis of Francisella asiatica in tilapia nilotica (Oreochromis niloticus), Esteban Soto
The conserved dedA family of E. coli membrane proteins: genetic and topological analysis, Kandi Sheral Thompkins
Signaling of integrin lower leg and transmembrane domains, Wei Wang
Reproduction in female diploid and triploid eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica): comparison of gonadal changes correlated with prostaglandin E2, Esther Faith Young
Theses from 2009
Characterization of endoreplicated nuclei in Arabidopsis thaliana, Rasheed A. Ahmad
Biogenesis of iron-sulfur clusters and intracellular iron metabolism, Jacob Philip Bitoun
Collpas as activity hotspots for frugivorous bats (Stenodermatinae) in the Peruvian Amazon: underlying mechanisms and conservation implications, Adriana Bravo Ordonez
Investigations of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii ergosterol biosynthesis, Kristy Marie Brumfield
Comparative phylogeography of Neotropical birds, Curtis Wade Burney
Innate Immune Responses in the Central Nervous System Following Toll-Like Receptor (TLR) 7 and TLR9 Activation, Niranjan Babu Butchi
Influence of tick transmission on the host response to Rickettsial infection, Soma Chowdhury
Testicular toxicity and the potential for 1, 2 -ethlyene dichloride (EDC) to initiate epigenetic disruption of the paternal genome, Harold J. Daigle
The effects of geomorphology and primary productivity on neotropical leaf litter herpetofauna: implications for Amazonian rainforest conservation, Jessica L. Deichmann
Characterization of the 'glutamate effect' on the solution thermodynamics and function of the large fragments of the type I DNA polymerases from E.coli and T.aquaticus, Daniel J. Deredge
Functional implications of the neuromuscular transform in decapod crustacean locomotion, Richard Burkett Dewell
Detection of stress biomarkers in sperm, embryonic, and early larval states of aquatic invertebrates following pesticide exposure, Karen Perry Favret
Development and application of Dissociable Antibody Microarray (DAMA) staining technique, Guanyuan Fu
A systematic investigation into relationships within Mexican pocket gophers, Thomomys umbrinus (Rodentia Geomyidae), Amber Gates
Evidence that the Boundary Element-Associated Factors BEAF-32A and BEAF-32B affect chromatin structure in Drosophila melanogaster, Matthew Kenneth Gilbert
Benthic microalgae on the Louisiana inner continental shelf: biomass, distribution, and contribution to benthic food-webs, Mark Alan Grippo
DNA methylation analysis and identification of a novel antisense transcript in the Peg3 imprinted domain, Jennifer Marian Huang
DNA topoisomerases I from Pseudomonas aeruginosa and vaccinia virus and their use as drug targets, Teesta Jain
Genome-wide mapping of BEAF binding sites in Drosophila links BEAF to transcription, Nan Jiang
Effects of fuels, weather, and management on fire severity in a southeastern pine savanna, Mindy Claire McCallum
Evolution of vocal signals in a neotropical avian lineage, Brian J. O'Shea
Arthropod and vertebrate determinants for horizontal transmission of Rickettsia felis, Kathryn Elizabeth Reif
Nitric oxide cytotoxicity and functions of iron-sulfur enzymes in Escherichia coli, Binbin Ren
Expression of the Edwardsiella ictaluri type III secretion system and its relationship to the native plasmids, Matthew Lee Rogge
Antiviral chemotherapeutic agents against equine herpesvirus type 1: the mechanism of antiviral effects of porphyrin derivatives, Galena V. Rybachuk
Non-canonical retrotransposon insertions: alternative pathways to integration, Deepa Latha Srikanta
Characterizing the epidemiology of Isospora amphiboluri in captive bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps), Michael Robison Walden
Distribution, diversity and ecology of aerobic carbon monoxide-oxidizing bacteria in Hawaiian volcanic deposits, Carolyn Frances Weber
The effects of STAT activators in the crosstalk of gp130 cytokines in adipocytes, Ursula Antoinette White
DNA structural selectivity of binding by the Pol I DNA polymerases from Escherichia coli and Thermus aquaticus, Andy James Budiman Wowor
Function of IscA in biogenesis of Iron-sulfur clusters and repair of NO-modified iron-sulfur proteins, Juanjuan Yang
Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (QPCR) assay as a molecular tool to assess rickettsial replications in tick hosts, Andrea S. Zanetti
Dissertations from 2008
The Zinc Induction of Heme Oxygenase-1 Gene Promoter In Mouse Hepa Cells, Salim M. Alawneh
Evolutionary history and hybridization in Passerina buntings, Matthew D. Carling
Ecological genomics of high altitude adaptation in Rufous-collared sparrows (Zonotrichia capensis), Zachary A. Cheviron
Detection of rare TP53 and Kristen-Ras mutational frequencies in human sperm, Derek N. Cole
Chemotactic and inflammatory responses to and recognition of Encephalitozoon spp. of microsporidia, Jeffrey Lynn Fischer
The diet of saltmarsh consumers, Kari Ann Galvan
Species boundaries, biogeography, and intra-archipelago genetic variation within the Emoia samoensis species group in the Vanuatu Archipelago and Oceania, Alison Madeline Hamilton
Novel Oncolytic Herpesviruses for Breast Cancer Treatment, Anna Israyelyan
Phylogenetics and New Approaches to Vaccine Development for West Nile, Arun Venkatesh Iyer
Genetic and mechanistic analysis of heterochromatin spreading in the yeast S.cerevisiae, Nithya Jambunathan
Trophic control of saltmarsh invertebrates, David Samuel Johnson
Isolation and Characterization of Two siamese Phenotypic Modifiers and Their Role in Endoreplication and Trichome Development, Remmy Wekesa Kasili
Molecular determinants of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus tumorigenicity, Haixia Kong
Comparative roles of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) glycoproteins in cytoplasmic virion egress, HyunCheol Lee
Retrotransposon mediated genomic variation in the human and chimpanzee lineages, Jungnam Lee
Functional studies on the extrinsic proteins of Photosystem II, Haijun Liu
The effect of contamination, sediment source and salinity on the uptake, distribution, and excretion of metals by Spartina alterniflora, Sarahfaye Mahon
Transcriptional control of the adiponectin gene by STAT5A, Joel Maier
Avian diversification in the afrotropics, Ben D. Marks
A novel modulatory role for nitric oxide in retinal amacrine cells, Emily Ann McMains
Solution Conformations and Structural Thermodynamics of Type I DNA Polymerases from Escherichia coli and Thermus aquaticus, Allison Joubert Richard
Bile salts as olfactory and gustatory stimuli in the channel catfish, Shane Howell Rolen
Genetic Analysis of the Boundary Element Associated Factors-BEAF32A and BEAF-32B, Swarnava Roy
Retrotransposon-mediated instability in the human genome, Shurjo Kumar Sen
Phylogeogaphy of Nothoprocta Tinamous and the the Phylogeny of the Tinamidae, Thomas Valqui
Comparative aspects of the control of posture and locomotion in the spider crab Libinia emarginata, Andres Gabriel Vidal Gadea
Neonatal Respiratory Virus Infection Shapes Pulmonary Function in Adult Mice, Dahui You
Dissertations from 2007
DNA-binding and oligomerization properties of a functionally distinct Dps homolog, Dps-1 from Deinococcus radiodurans, Gargi Bhattacharyya
Floral traits, pollinator behavior, and plant reproduction: tests of natural and sexual selection in the hummingbird-pollinated herb Chrysothemis friedrichsthaliana, Jane Elizabeth Carlson
Isolation and characterization of the SIAMESE family: a novel class of cell cycle regulators in plants, Michelle Lynn Churchman
Influence of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and minocycline on microglia and macrophage activation during polytropic retrovirus infection, Meryll E. Corbin
Forest fragmentation effects on seed dispersal, seed fate, and fruit production of Duckeodendron cestroides and Bocageopsis multiflora in the Brazilian Amazon, Jennifer Mei Cramer
Receptor-mediated calcium entry in retinal amacrine cells, Scott Michael Crousillac
Depletion of 32-kbp circular plasmids from Borrelia burgdorferi, Amanda Paige DeRouen Polito
Sturctural studies of lipoxygenases: cloning, expression and purification of lipoxygenases from Anabaena and Fusarium, Pratik Dhar
Genetics of Herpes Simplex Virus Type-1 tegument proteins involved in virion morphogenesis and egress, Preston A. Fulmer
Acoustic tagging of black drum on Louisiana oyster reefs: movements, site fidelity, and habitat use, Gerald James George
Comparative phylogeography of four montane bird species in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, Cheryl Leigh Haines
The role of toll-like receptor 7 in the neuropathogenesis of retrovirus infection in neonates, Stephanie Diane Lewis
Watershed-scale patterns of seaward migration in Lentipes concolor, a Hawaiian stream goby, Mark Gordon McRae
Histone-like protein from Mycobacterium smegmatis has two DNA binding domains and is localized to the nucleoid in vivo, Anirban Mukherjee
Phylogenetic systematics, biogeography, and evolutionary ecology of the true crocodiles (Eusuchia: Crocodylidae: Crocodylus), Jamie Richard Oaks
Ecological factors affecting the diversity of tropical tree seedlings, C. E. Timothy Paine
Brucella melitensis: the evaluation of a putative hemagglutinin gene's effect on virulence in the caprine model, Quinesha Laticia Perry