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.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
Psychometric Evaluation of the Nursing Child Assessment Teaching (NCAT) Scale in Two Samples of Mothers and Children, Samantha H. Ransone
The Development of Methods to Account for Physiologic Dynamic Changes and Their Effects on the Pharmacokinetics of Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibodies and other Therapeutics, Josiah Thomas Ryman
Automatic Activation of Phonological Templates for Native but Not Nonnative Phonemes: An Investigation of the Temporal Dynamics of Mu Activation, Daniela Cristina Santos-Oliveira
Discovery of Natural Product-based Antimycobacterial Agents Effective against Non-replicating Bacilli, Shajila Shajila
Role of Dendritic Cells in Pathology of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Neonates, Bishwas Shrestha
Biophysical and Biochemical Screening Approaches for Antimicrobial Drug Discovery Targeting S. aureus ClpP, Aman Preet Singh
Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Novel Positron Emission Tomography Radiotracers, Christopher Philip Surdock
Age-Associated Expression Patterns of OATP 1B1 and OATP 1B3 and Their Effect on the Disposition of Fexofenadine, Margaret Mary Thomson
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Interaction Between Two E3 ligases, NEDD8ylated Cullin and HHARI, Kheewoong Baek
Investigating the Regulation and Function of the NR4A Nuclear Receptors in Cancer, Jordan A. Beard
The Effect of Hamstring Lengthening on Pelvic Tilt and Lumbar Lordosis, Michael Scott Braman