Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Understanding the Host Cellular Response to Astrovirus Infection, Theresa Mary Taggart Bub
T Cell Responsiveness Through the Ages: Functional Diversity of Age-Dependent Antiviral Responses, Brandi L. Clark
Investigating Potential Quantitative Trait Loci for Susceptibility to Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis in the BXD Family of Mice, Margaret Caroline Danehy
Investigation of Clinically Relevant Fluconazole Resistance Mechanisms in the Fungal Pathogen Candida parapsilosis, Laura Anne Doorley
The Role of TCR Engagement Strength in Antitumor CD8 T Cell Exhaustion, Xin Lan
Exogenous Mitochondrial Transfer and IL-6: Modulating Adipocyte Metabolism in Obesity-associated Dysregulation, Soumi Mazumdar
Matrix Gene Splicing and Emergence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, Christopher Patton
Impacts of Habitat, Resource Addition, and Predator Exclusion on Rodent Community Structure and Hantaviruses in the Neotropics, Briana Spruill-Harrell
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Methods Development in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Andrew B. Steimke
A Cloning-Free Recyclable System for CRISPR-Cas9 Mediated Mutant and Reversion Construction in Candida albicans Clinical Isolates, Amanda K. Vogel
Identification of Therapeutic Targets for Th17 Cell-Mediated Diseases, Jin Wang
Cellular Dynamics and Disease Outcome of Type 3 Streptococcus pneumoniae Clinical Isolates Differ Between Strains, Taylor Rae Plunkett White
Characterizing T Cell Features of Atypical Lymphocytes for the Optimization of Adoptive Immunotherapies, Taylor L. Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Characterizing and Overcoming Resistance to Aminomethylspectinomycins in Gram-negative Bacteria, Nisha Das
Environmental and Genetic Factors Affecting Bone Diseases and Phenotypes in Mouse Models, Wei Dong
Examination of Antiviral Resistance in Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus, Jasper Lee
Delineating the Upc2A Regulon in Candida glabrata, Yu Li
The Heme-Regulated Inhibitor Pathway Modulates Susceptibility of Poor Prognosis B-Lineage Acute Leukemia to BH3-Mimetics, Kaitlyn Hill Smith
Advancing RNA Virus Discovery and Biology with Whole Genome Sequencing, Mariah Katherine Taylor
Identification of Effectors of Synergistic Lethality in Candida albicans-Staphylococcus aureus Polymicrobial Intra-abdominal Infection, Olivia Adele Todd
Ecology of Hantaviruses in Rodent Reservoirs and Their Early Innate Immune Responses in Human Model Systems, Evan Peter Williams
Genomic Characterization of Sickle Cell Mouse Models for Therapeutic Genome Editing Applications, Kaitly Jensen Woodard
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Unraveling Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Development of Unconventional T Cells, Daniel Eduardo Bastardo Blanco
Validation and Application of a Novel Target-Based Whole-Cell Screen to Identify Antifungal Compounds, Christian Alexander DeJarnette
Understanding Human Astrovirus from Pathogenesis to Treatment, Virginia Hargest
Dissecting Drivers of Basal Immunity and Acute Responses to Viral Infection, Aisha Nadia Hegab Souquette
Attenuation of Interferon Responses in the Obese Host and Ramifications for Influenza Virus Evolution, Rebekah Reed Honce
Biochemical and Structural Characterization of the Atg8/LC3 Lipidation Pathway, Yumei Zheng
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Reverse Zoonosis of Pandemic A(H1N1)pdm09 Influenza Viruses at the Swine/Human Interface, Daniel Gene Darnell
Roles of γδ T Cells in Influenza Infections and Methods for TCR Expression and Characterization, Xizhi Guo
Transcriptional Regulation of NLRC4 Inflammasome by IRF8, Ein Lee
Challenging the Paradigm of Clinical Triazole Resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus, Jeffrey Michael Rybak
Antibiotic Drug Discovery Targeting Bacterial Metabolism, Miranda J. Wallace
Investigation of Riluzole’s Synaptic Protection Mechanism Through HSF1-BDNF Axis, Yi Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Characterization of the Hepatotoxicity of Rifampicin and Isoniazid, Christopher T. Brewer
The Role of BiP Co-chaperone SIL1 in Marinesco-Sjögren Syndrome Pathogenesis, Viraj Paresh Ichhaporia
The Role of Exosomal Transport of Viral Agents in Persistent HIV Pathogenesis, Benjamin J. Patters
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Role of Dendritic Cells in Pathology of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Neonates, Bishwas Shrestha
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Interaction Between Two E3 ligases, NEDD8ylated Cullin and HHARI, Kheewoong Baek
Assessment of the Zoonotic Potential of a Novel Bovine Influenza Virus, Laura Evelyn Eckard
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
Pten Signaling in Regulatory T Cells and Inflammatory Disease, Sharad Krishna Shrestha
Understanding Structural And Functional Mechanisms of Emi1 Inhibition of the Anaphase Promoting Complex, Edmond Randall Watson
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Development of Oral Vaccines Against Lyme Disease, Rita Raquel dos Anjos de Carvalho e Melo
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Strengths and Weaknesses of Hybrid TPR Technology for Obtaining Structural and Mechanistic Insights into TPR Proteins, Shanshan Yu
Autoimmune Susceptibility Imposed by Public TCRβ Chains, Yunqian Zhao
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
A Novel Mechanism of Enhanced Susceptibility to Bacterial Pneumonia in Influenza-infected Hosts, Hazem Elsayed Ghoneim