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.Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Transcriptional Regulation of NLRC4 Inflammasome by IRF8, Ein Lee
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Characterization of the Hepatotoxicity of Rifampicin and Isoniazid, Christopher T. Brewer
Health-Related Quality of Life in Female Children with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: A Mixed Methods Study, Lacretia Carroll
Rheological Studies of Injectable Thermoresponsive Biodegradable Hydrogels and Porcine Ocular Tissues, Chandana Reddy Damera
Understanding the Impact of BCRP and PGP Efflux Transporters on the Disposition of Their Endogenous, Xenobiotic and Dietary Substrates, Samit Ganguly
Sensorimotor Modulations by Cognitive Processes During Accurate Speech Discrimination: An EEG Investigation of Dorsal Stream Processing, David E. Jenson
Failure of Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: Establishing a Baseline for Retrieval Analysis Using Well-Functioning Necropsy Specimens, Meredith Perkins
An Interface of the Taste and Reward Systems in the Brainstem and Its Role in Feeding, Louis Saites
Role of SMARCE1 and BHLHE40 in Breast Cancer Metastasis, Aarti Sethuraman
Novel Determinants That Influence Azole Susceptibility in Candida glabrata and Candida albicans, Sarah Garland Whaley
Somatic Mutation Detection in Leukemia-Derived Circulating DNA: Utility in Monitoring Clonal Dynamics and Disease Response in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Sarah Hisham Abdelaziz Youssef
Protein Trafficking of BK Channel β1 Subunits in Cerebral Artery Myocytes, Xue Zhai
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Cannabinoid Receptor 2 (CB2) Ligands Downregulate Pro-Inflammatory Markers in Stimulated Primary Human Periodontal Ligament Fibroblasts (hPDLFs), Ammaar Hasan Abidi
Design, Validation, and Clinical Testing of a Novel Fastening Device for a Scoliosis Brace, Cody Keith Bateman
Investigating the Role of Dispatched in Hedgehog Ligand Transport and Delivery, William Bodeen
Therapeutic Effects of Ormeloxifene in Cervical Cancer Carcinogenesis, Neeraj Chauhan
Metabolic Regulation of Cellular Signaling, Rashid John Darbandi
Quantifying Joint Coordination Variability in Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Reconstructed Individuals During Walking, Kylie Davis
A Novel Distractive and Mobility-Enabling Lumbar Spinal Orthosis for Treating Mechanical Low Back Pain, Daniel Clay Hillyard
Biodegradable Polymeric Biomaterials in Different Forms for Long-acting Contraception and Drug Delivery to the Eye and Brain, Dileep Reddy Janagam
THE ROLE OF HSF1 PROTEIN REGULATION ON NEURODEGENERATION, Eunhee Kim
Synthesis of 20S-Hydroxyvitamin D3 Analogs and Their 1α-Hydroxyl Derivatives as Potent Anti-inflammatory Agents, Zongtao Lin
Using S. pombe to Study the Biological Roles of the Histone Deacetylases Sir2 and Clr3 and the DEAD-Box RNA Helicase Ded1, Brandon Ray Lowe
Retrieval Analysis of Necropsy Total Hip Replacements: Considerations Beyond the Implant, Julie Alyse Lowell
Assessing Neuronal Synchrony and Brain Function Through Local Field Potential and Spike Analysis, Samuel Stuart McAfee