Dissertations from 2006
Determinants of local calcium signaling in retinal amacrine cells, Madhumita Sen
Positional effects of tRNA genes: transfer RNA genes as chromatin boundaries in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Tiffany Anne Simms
Substrate utilization in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue, Lauren M. Sparks
Investigation of Protein-DNA Contacts in the Saccharomyces Cerevisiae RNA Polymerase III Recruitment Factor (TFIIIB) Complex and Effects of Promoter Topology on Transcription, Nick Dimitrios Tsihlis
SVA elements: hominid specific retrotransposons, Hui Wang
Residue coevolution: modeling and interpretation, Zhengyuan Wang
Studies of epigenetic instability in human normal and diseased vulva skin, Zhengyu Zhang
Theses from 2005
Geographic variation and speciation in Rough-winged swallows (Aves: Hirundinidae: Stelgidopteryx), M. Josephine Babin
The Role of Urease in the Pathogenesis of Edwardsiella ictaluri, Natha Joy Booth
Alu retrotransposition-mediated genomic variation within the primate order, Pauline Ann Callinan
An analysis of human Alu element lineages, Anthony Bronson Carter
Cytokines and aeroallergens in the pathogenesis of summer-pasture associated obstructive pulmonary disease: effects on endothelin production, neutrophil activation and chemotaxis, Lais Rosa Rodrigues Costa
V-ATPase expression and function in the brine shrimp, Artemia franciscana: role of proton gradients in anoxia-induced quiescence, Joseph Antonio Covi
Plasmid-mediated high-level gentamicin resistance in bacteria for the turtle farm environment in Louisiana, Maria Alejandra Diaz
Ecotoxicology of metal-hydrocarbon mixtures in benthic invertebrates, Kurt A. Gust
Amplification dynamics of primate retrotransposons, Dale James Hedges
Modulation of adipocyte genes by signal transducers and activators of transcription, Jessica C. Hogan
DNA supercoiling with a twist, Edwin Kamau
Host-parasite cophylogeny and rates of evolution in two rodent-louse assemblages, Jessica E. Light
Voluntary exercise in the C57B1/6J mouse: phenotypic effects of varying dietary fat levels and hippocampal gene expression differences between high-level and low-level exercisers, Leslie DeBardeleben McLaughlin
The 17 kDa protein in photosystem II, purification and interaction with the photosystem, Glen Meades
The genetics of speciation by reinforcement, Daniel Ortiz-Barrientos
A comprehensive analysis of human Pre-Ta LINE-1 and Ya-lineage Alu mobile elements, Anthony Canaan Otieno
Effects of hurricanes and fires on southeastern savanna-forest landscapes, Heather Alicia Passmore
Genetics and functions of the SARS coronavirus spike protein, Chad Michael Petit
Regulatory intricacies that confer temporal control of conjugation and antibiotic production functions in Streptomyces: new variations on old themes, Kevin Lee Schully
The evolution of prezygotic reproductive isolation in the Drosophila pseudoobscura subgroup, Sheri Dixon Schully
Isolation, characterization, and expression analysis of [beta]-1, 3-glucanase genes from strawberry plants, Yanlin Shi
Neural stem cells as a delivery vector for chemokine expression in the central nervous system, Mark Winston Stalder
The role of perturbation on biochemical systems: salt, pH, and microgravity effects on protein-ligand and small molecule interactions, Gregory S. Thompson
Regulation of the expression of photorespiratory genes of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Baran Tural
Ecology of disjunct cloud forest sugar maple populations (Acer saccharum subsp. skutchii) in North and Central America, Yalma Luisa Vargas-Rodriguez
Uric acid-mediated modulation of the transcriptional regulator HucR from Deinococcus radiodurans, Steven P. Wilkinson
Mobile elements and primate genomic variation, Jinchuan Xing
Dissertations from 2004
Molecular, genetic and physiological characterization of a Chlamydomonas reinhardtii insertional mutant, James Edward,IV Adams
A novel strategy of controlling bovine pneumonic pasteurellosis: transfecting the upper respiratory tract of cattle with a gene coding for the antimicrobial peptide cecropin B, Charles Mitchell Boudreaux
Thermodynamic characterization of DNA binding by type I DNA polymerases from Thermus aquaticus and Escherichia coli, Kausiki Datta
Isolation and characterization of carbonic anhydrase from Ostertagia ostertagi, Andrew Allan DeRosa
Transfer functions of Streptomyces plasmid pIJ101: insights into a novel bacterial conjugation system, Matthew John Ducote
Improved methods for the isolation and characterization of Flavobacterium columnare, Bradley Donovan Farmer
DNA binding properties of histone-like protein HU from Deinoccus radiodurans suggest involvement in DNA recombination, Sharmistha Ghosh
Investigations into DNA vaccination against Channel Catfish Virus, Heather C. Harbottle
Herbivore movement and spatial population dynamics in a heterogeneous landscape, Kyle Jonathan Haynes
Modulation of GABAergic signaling in retinal amacrine cells, Brian Kevin Hoffpauir
LINE drive: L1 element orthologous loci, Huei Jin Ho
Phylogenetic influence of complex, evolutionary models: a Bayesian approach, Neeraja M. Krishnan
Molecular genetics and functions of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus glycoproteins in viral entry and virus-induced cell fusion, Rafael E. Luna
Microhabitat distribution and demography of two Florida scrub endemic plants with comparisons to their habitat-generalist congeners, Satya Maliakal Witt
Chromosomal localization of a proinsulin transgene inserted with a transposon-based vector into Japanese quail, Coturnix coturnix, Lacey R. McNally
Genetics and functions of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 membrane proteins in virus-induced cell fusion, virion morphogenesis and egress, Jeffrey Michael Melancon
Evaluation of rough Brucella strains as vaccines for brucellosis and pseudorabies in swine, Lorraine Harrow Molin
Estimation of the effect of misclassifications on diagnostic test performance in two persistent bovine viral infections, Kimberly Orr
Molecular systematics of the cashew family (Anacardiaceae), Susan Katherine Pell
Early tissue migration of and host response to Brugia pahangi in gerbils, Kristina Houpe Porthouse
Analysis of bacterial diversity and biogeography at the Central Arizona-Phoenix Long Term Ecological Research (CAP LTER) site, Brian Anthony Rash
Adaptations by the locomotor systems of terrestrial and amphibious crabs walking freely on land and underwater, Jennifer Nuss Schreiner
Site-directed mutagenesis studies of E. coli biotin carboxylase, Valerie Melissa Sloane
A study of the anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial and immunomodulatory properties of thalidomide in leprosy, Azeb Tadesse Argaw
Geography, coloration and speciation in a genus of neotropical reef fishes (Gobiidae: Elacatinus), Michael S. Taylor
Rates of molecular evolution and their application to neotropical avian biogeography, Christopher C. Witt
Effects of gp130 cytokines on adipocytes, Sanjin Zvonic
Dissertations from 2003
Equine immunity to cyathostome infections, Marie Alexandra Baudena
A role for Constitutive Pathogen Resistance5 in promoting cell expansion in Arabidopsis thaliana, Ginger Marie Brininstool
Effects of submergence and hypoxia on the growth and anatomy of rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings, Denise M. D'Abundo
Systematics of the Western Lyresnake (Trimorphodon biscutatus) complex: implications for North and Middle American aridland biogeography, Thomas James Devitt
The invasive tropical shrub Clidemia hirta (Melastomataceae) in its native and introduced ranges: tests of hypotheses of invasion, Saara Jennie DeWalt
Global expression analysis of Deinococcus radiodurans' response to ionizing radiation: irrE is a novel regulator of this response, Ashlee M. Earl
The effect of aging on the immune response to vaccination in the horse, Daniel H. Fermaglich
Susceptibility of Bacillus anthracis to Gamma and Cherry bacteriophage, Preston A. Fulmer
The development of molecular diagnostics for breast cancer, Anna Henrik Israyelyan
The phylogenetic underpinnings for spatial patterns of morphological disparity: analyses using strombid gastropods, Jared M. Latiolais
Immunological, hematological, and serum biochemical effects of high level dietary fish oil and vitamin E supplementation in the dog, Casey J. LeBlanc
Temperature dependent kinetics of biotin carboxylase, Brett K. Lord
Use of primary production by benthic invertebrates in a Louisiana salt-marsh food web, Padma Maddi
Developing risk assessment maps for Schistosoma haematobium in Kenya based on climate grids and remotely sensed data, Kelsey Lee McNally
Carbonic anhydrase and carbonic anhydrase like genes of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Mautusi Mitra
A comprehensive analysis of recently integrated human LINE-1 mobile elements, Jeremy Shawn Myers
Evolution of ecological diversity in the neotropical tanagers of the genus Tangara (Aves: Thraupidae), Kazuya Naoki
High carbon dioxide requiring mutants of Chlamydomonas reinhardtti, Steve Vincent Pollock
Optimal age at fostering for the derivation of Helicobacter hepaticus-free mice, Kem Boullion Singletary
Development of the neonatal rat as a model for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: cardiorespiratory effects of ethanol, Rhett Whitman Stout
The contribution of the alpha subunit of the Bacillus subtilis RNA polymerase in the enhancement of transcription by curved DNA, Caroline Telles
Effects of fire intensity on groundcover shrubs in a frequently burned longleaf pine savanna, Jarrod Matthew Thaxton
Characterization of protein secretion in Mycobacterium leprae using phoA fusions in Escherichia coli and Mycobacterium smegmatis, Marina Noemi Torrero
Following the LINEs (Long INterspersed Elements): human specific L1 elements and their orthologous loci in non-human primates, Bethaney June Vincent
Effectiveness of Copper-Oxide Wire Particles on the control of Haemonchus contortus in sheep, Ariane Diane Watkins
Systematics and cophylogenetics of toucans and their associated chewing lice, Jason David Weckstein
Dissertations from 2002
Molecular systematics, phylogeography, and population genetics of Xiphorhynchus (aves: Dendrocolaptidae) in the Amazon basin, Alexandre Aleixo
Aspects of the behavioral ecology, life history, genetics, and morophology of the Hawaiian kuhliid fishes, Lori Keene Benson
Costs and benefits of Daphnia antipredator behavior and consequences on community stability, Wiebke Johanna Boeing
Pathogenic mechanisms of Photobacterium damselae subspecies piscicida in hybrid striped bass, Ahmad A. Elkamel
Patterns of nucleotide substitution within and among mitochondrial gene regions in sea star (Leptasterias spp), Adam Wayne Hrincevich
Characterization of chitinase activities, and cloning, analysis, and expression of genes encoding pathogenesis-related proteins in strawberry, Anwar Ahmad Khan
The role of cysteine 230 and lysine 238 of biotin carboxylase in the deprotonation of biotin and synthesis of bisubstrate analogy inhibitor of carboxyltransferase, Keith Logan Levert
In-vitro gene disruption using Tn7-based transposition: evaluation of its utility and efficiency in generating a Brucella virB1 knockout, Jeffrey W. Mercante