Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Regulation of Extra-Pituitary Prolactin in Monocytes and Macrophages, Richard Barrett
Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding the Recent Zika Outbreak Among a Sample of South Florida Residents, Mohamed Elakkari
Dissecting the Components of Neuropathic Pain, Dale George
Embryonic Stem Cell Derived Exosomes Enhance Cardiac Stem Cell Differentiation into Heart Cells, Jamillah Hammond
Role of Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis (MAP) and TNFSF15 SNPs on TL1A in CD, Sayf Al-Deen Hassouneh
Development of a Non-Human Primate Model for Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Carriage, Amanda Lasseter
Deciphering the Role of Adrenergic Hormones in Embryonic Cardiac Calcium Signaling and Metabolism, Jessica Peoples
Role of Lipid Peroxide Derived Dicarboxylic Acids in Atherosclerotic Calcification, Aladdin Riad
Characterization of Neural Cells Derived from Reelin-deficient Schizophrenic Patient iPS Cells, Nicole Roberts
Neuromuscular Junction Defects in a Mouse Model of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 2O, Thywill Sabblah
PG-VTV Biogenesis Requires ATP to Facilitate Phosphorylation of Syntaxin 17, Anika Saxena
Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes Inhibit Doxorubicin-Induced Pyroptosis in Cell Culture Models, Zahra Tavakoli Dargani
Exacerbation of ΔEFP Sickness in Escherichia coli By an Uncharacterized RNA Helicase, Robert Wingo
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Characterization of Novel Borrelia burgdorferi Transcripts Expressed during Tick and Mammalian Infection, Philip Adams
A Major DNA Double Strand Repair Pathway and Cancer-Associated Circulating Proteins are Effecters of Epigenetic Revision., Brittany Allen
Implication of Alpha-synuclein Transcriptional Regulation and Mutagenesis in the Pathogenesis of Sporadic Parkinson's Disease, Sambuddha Basu
Development of Molecular Diagnostic Tools for Mycobacterium Species, Hillary Bengtson
Chaperonin Containing TCP1 (CCT) as a Target for Cancer Therapy, Ana Carr
Targeted Therapy Development for Neurofibromatosis Type 2, Marisa Fuse
Novel Cytokine Signaling and Molecular Therapeutic Strategy in Pancreatic Cancer, Sarah Gitto
Consequences of Altered Short-Chain Carbon Metabolism in Heart Failure, Julie Horton
The Microbial Ecosystem of Beer Spoilage and Souring: Competition and Cooperation in the Age of Bioinformatics, Andrew Kettring
Discovery and Characterization of Antimalarials with Novel Mechanisms of Action, Bracken Roberts
Discovery and Characterization of Novel Antimicrobials against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Carolina Rodrigues Felix
Cathepsin B Regulates VLDL Secretion Through LFABP Cleavage, Simeon Thibeaux
A Chemical and Genetic Approach to Study the Polyamine Transport System in Drosophila, Minpei Wang
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Could Dietary Peroxidized Lipids provoke an Intestinal Inflammatory Response?, Mitsushita Doomra
Pyroglutamylated amyloid beta peptides enhance non-fibrillogenic aggregation of the unmodified peptide, Gregory Goldblatt
Apolipoprotein-AI Regulates Hepatic VLDL Secretion by Controlling Intracellular VLDL-Trafficking, Bhavesh Gurwani
VO-OHpic Treatment Reduces Cardiac Remodeling in Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiomyopathy, Taylor Johnson
The Role of SOD1 Acetylation in Neurodegeneration, Michael Kaliszewski
The Role of Type-I Interferon in Limiting Spread and Killing of an Oncolytic RNA Virus in Prostate Cells, Kritika Kedarinath
Role of Kruppel-like Factor 8 (KLF8) in Cancer and Cardiomyopathy, Satadru Lahiri
Neurological profile of older ApoE-PON1 double knockout mice, Connie Mitra
Role of KLF8-CXCR4 signaling in Breast Cancer Metastasis, Debarati Mukherjee
Involvement of miRNAs in the Development of Androgen Independent Prostate Cancer, Richard Ottman
Chlamydia trachomatis Transformants Show a Significant Reduction in Rates of Invasion upon Removal of Key Tarp Domains, Christopher Parrett
Structural and functional characterization of enzymes of a novel group of tryptophylquinone cofactor containing oxidases, Esha Sehanobish
BMP-7 Inhibits p38 and JNK Pathways and Increases M2 Macrophage Differentiation to Reduce Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein E-/- Mice, Heidi Shoulders
The development of motuporamine derivatives and an investigation into their biological properties, Kristen Skruber
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Differential Expression Of Proteins Involved In VLDL Trafficking Causes Reduced VLDL Secretion In Male Ames Dwarf Mice, Faisal Ahmed Moinuddin
Diabetes Phenotypes in Transgenic Pancreatic Cancer Mouse Models, Toya Albury-Warren
Evaluation of Intestinal Microbial Diversity and a New Antibiotic Regimen in Crohn's Disease Patients, Karel Alcedo
The CT20 peptide as an agent for cancer treatment, Rania Bassiouni
Synthesis and Characterization of Antimicrobial Non-Color Forming Silica-Silver Nanocomposite, Joshua Bazata
Synthesis and Characterization of Core-Shell Zinc Silica Nanoparticles and Zinc Silica Nanogels for Agricultural Applications., Megan Berroth
Development of human and rodent based in vitro systems toward better translation of bench to bedside in vivo results, Bonnie Berry
A Binary Approach for Selective Recognition of Nucleic Acids and Proteins, Evan Cornett
FMF assay for assessing vaccine generated antibodies in a biomimetic manner, Vipra Dhir
Membrane topology of a broad-spectrum resistance factor responsible for lipid modification in Enterococcus faecium., Jesse Harrison
Overexpression of human Cu/Zn Superoxide Dismutase in Mice; The Effect of Increase Superoxide Scavenging on Autonomic Control of the Heart., Jeffrey Hatcher
Functional Identification of Nucleus Tractus Solitarius (NTS) Barosensitive Neurons: Effect of Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia (CIH), Jenya Kolpakova
A high-content multiplexed screening platform for the evaluation and manipulation of force and fatigue of adult derived skeletal muscle myotubes in defined serum-free medium, Christopher McAleer
The role of a highly conserved eubacterial ribosomal protein in translation quality control, Anusha Naganathan
Development of Cytotoxic Natural Killer Cells for Ovarian Cancer Treatment, Veethika Pandey
Proteomic Analysis Delineates the Signaling Networks of Plasmodium falciparum, Brittany Pease
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Preparation, Characterization, and Delivery of Antibodies Binding to a Model Oncogenic RNA, Human Initiator tRNA, Jennifer Archer
Role of Cardiac Catecholamines in Embryos and Adults Under Stress, Candice Baker
Modulation of cholera toxin structure and function by host proteins, Helen Burress
The Anti-toxin Properties of Grape Seed Phenolic Compounds, Patrick Cherubin
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: mechanism behind mutant SOD toxicity and improving current therapeutic strategies, Cassandra Dennys
Cerium oxide Nanoparticles: Their Phosphatase Activity and its Control, Atul Dhall
In Vitro Characterization of Unmodified and Pyroglutamylated Alzheimer's Amyloid beta peptide, Jason Matos
Host and Bacterial Determinants of Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Colonization in Humans, Gowrishankar Muthukrishnan
Purification and Characterization of a Novel Selenocysteine Lyase from Enterococcus faecalis, Samantha Nelson
The Role of LIM Kinase 1 and its Substrates in Cell Cycle Progression, Lisa Ritchey
Validation Of A Novel Hypothesis Of Generating Foam Cells By Its Use To Study Reverse Cholesterol Transport, Bhaswati Sengupta
Establishment of Methods for Isolation of Pnmt+ Cardiac Progenitor Cells, Namita Varudkar
Antimicrobial Peptide Resistance and Immunomodulation by HIV-1 gp41, Matthew Wood
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
The Role Of Mitochondrial Omi/htra2 Protease In Protein Quality Control And Mitophagy, Camilla Ambivero
The Cytopathic Activity Of Cholera Toxin Requires A Threshold Quantity Of Cytosolic Toxin., Carly Bader
Delineating Key Genetic Components On Linear Plasmid 36 That Contribute To Its Essential Role In Borrelia Burgdorferi Mammalian Infectivity., Tisha Choudhury
Characterization Of Innate Immunity In The Female Reproductive Tract For The Prevention Of Hiv Acquisition, Colleen Eade
Target Validation For Neurofibromatosis Type 2 Therapeutics., Alejandra Guinart
Is Breakdown Of Fatty Acid Peroxides Involved In The Induction Of Apolipoprotein A1?, Rajat Gupta
Immuno-pcr Detection Of Lyme Borreliosis, Micah Halpern
The Contribution Of Visceral Fat To Positive Insulin Signaling In Ames Dwarf Mice, Vinal Menon
Characterization Of Motility Alterations Caused By The Impairment Of Dynein/dynactin Motor Protein Complex, Swaran Nandini
Role Of Host Immune Response And Bacterial Autolysin Atl In Human Nasal Colonization By Staphylococcus Aureus, Vanathy Paramanandam
Molecular Regulators Of Post-golgi Vldl Transport Vesicle (pg-vtv) Biogenesis, Aladdin Riad
Bone Morphogenetic Protein-7 (bmp-7) Polarizes Monocytes Into M2 Macrophages, Crystal Rocher
Screening Of Quantum Dots For Toxicity On The Growth And Viability Of Escherichia Coli, Jeremy Tharkur
Identification Of Proteins Regulating Vldl Sorting Into The Vldl Transport Vesicle (vtv) And Involved In The Biogenesis Of The Vtv, Samata Tiwari
Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles Sensitize Pancreatic Cancer Cells To Radiation By Promoting Acidic Ph, Ros, And Jnk Dependent Apoptosis, Melissa Wason
Mixed Valence Copper(cu)/silica Nanocomposite: Synthesis, Characterization And Systematic Antimicrobial Studies, Mikaeel Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
The Dynamic Functions Of Bax Are Dependent On Key Structural And Regulatory Features, Rebecca Boohaker
Light-activated Binary Nucleotide Reagent For Inactivation Of Dna Polymerase, Evan M. Cornett
Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles Act As A Unique Catalyst And Scavenge Nitric Oxide And Peroxynitrite And Decrease Rns In Vitro And In Vivo, Janet Dowding
Manipulation Of Host Signal Transduction Pathways And Cytoskeleton Functions By Invasive Bacterium Listeria Monocytogenes And Chlamydia Trachomatis, Shahanawaz Jiwani