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.Theses/Dissertations from 2016
The Roles of Nuclear Receptor NR4A1 in Cancer Cell Proliferation and Skeletal Muscle Differentiation, Alexa Farmer
Assessing the Role of Faith-Based Organizations in Health Promotion, Troylyn Braud Francis
REGULATION OF CANCER METASTASIS BY PROTEIN KINASE D1: A GLOBAL REGULATORY CASCADE, Aditya Ganju
The Role of Drak2 in T Cell Function and Autoimmunity, Tarsha L. Harris
Antibiotic Drug Discovery with an Eye Towards Overcoming Drug Resistance, Daniel Towner Hoagland
Regulation of IRF-3-Dependent Innate Immune Signaling Pathway by the PLpro Domain of Non-Structural Protein 3 (NSP3) of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Coronavirus, Sandra Nicole Lester
Dissecting the Novel Roles of TRIM56 in Antiviral Innate Immunity, Baoming Liu
Endosomal Trafficking as a Determinant of Antifungal Tolerance in the Pathogenic Fungus Candida albicans, Arturo Luis Luna
Role of Occludin in the Regulation of Epithelial Tight Junctions, Bhargavi Manda
Super-Utilization: The New Perfect Storm of Health Reform, Jill Diane Nault
Validation of ACTOne CB1 and CB2 Assays, Subsequent Characterization of SMM-189, and Development and Characterization of New CB2 Inverse Agonists, Chaela Sickbert Presley
Modulation of the Magnetic Properties of Aqueous Metal Ions and the Bioelectrodynamic Effects on Cancerous and Noncancerous Cells, Marcy C. Purnell
Neuroanatomical Maps and Taste Reactivity to Sweet, Umami, and Bitter Taste in the PBN of C57BL/6J Mice, Jennifer Marie Saputra
Pten Signaling in Regulatory T Cells and Inflammatory Disease, Sharad Krishna Shrestha
Predictors of Quality of Life for African American Women Who Assist Persons Who Receive Dialysis, Shaquita A. Starks
Medication Nonadherence, Health Care Utilization, and SafeMed Care Transitions Model Impact in Super-Utilizers, Satya Surbhi
Discoveries of Targets and Novel Agents for the Treatment of Ischemic Retinopathy and Neovascular Disease, Jordan Javad Toutounchian
Factors Associated with African American Women’s Sexual Health and Risk Behavior: A Mixed Methods Study, Melody N. Waller
Evaluating the Therapeutic Effect of an Hsp90 Inhibitor in Mouse Models of Alzheimer’s Disease, Bin Wang
Dissecting the Physiological Roles of ULK1/2 in the Mouse Brain, Bo Wang
Understanding Structural And Functional Mechanisms of Emi1 Inhibition of the Anaphase Promoting Complex, Edmond Randall Watson
Examining the Associations between Depressive Symptoms, Body Mass Index, and Physical Activity Self-Efficacy in African American Mother-Child Dyads, Y'Esha Vonyae Williams
Environmental Signaling through the Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 (TORC1) and the Regulation of Epigenetic Mechanisms, Jason J. Workman