A collection of Medicine Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations.
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Exploring Senescence For Improved Diagnosis And Treatment In Head And Neck Cancer, Md Tanjim Alam
Targeting Il-6 Signaling And Release Pathways Modulates Inflammation And Restores Intestinal Epithelial Integrity And Function During Mycobacterium Avium Paratuberculosis Infection, Ala' Mahmoud Saleem Alhendi
Upregulation of Reactive Oxygen Species Induces Cell Death in Cisplatin-Induced Cardiotoxicity, Caitlin M. Beech
Investigating the role of selenium-dependent Stickland reactions in Clostridioides difficile bioenergetics, Dominika Dzurny
Establishment of an HIV Cell Model to Study Latent Virus-Induced Oxidative Stress, Nicole Ford
Inhibition of Activin A Signaling Slows the Progression of Barrett's Esophagus Induced Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Lily A. Giardino
Differential Interferon Synthesis and Signaling Between Parainfluenza Virus Acute and Persistently Infected Cells, Vonisha Kaigler
Interactions Of Anti-Viral Ceria Nanoparticles With An Enveloped RNA Virus, Muhammad Hassan Mehmood Kalyar
Distribution and Morphology of Spinal Afferent Innervation of the Gastric Muscular and Submucosal Layers of Rats: Anterograde Tracing, Andrew M. Kwiat
The Multifaceted Roles of Propionic Acid in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Crohn’s Disease, Piotr P. Lagod
Molecular Basis for the Disaggregase Activity of Protein Disulfide Isomerase, Antonio Mele
IL-2 Receptor Expression During Influenza A Virus Infection: Kinetics and Consequences, James N. Menefee III
Active Immunization against Myostatin and Activin A: A Therapeutic Strategy for Sarcopenia, Mishfak Abdullah Mohamed Mansoor
Assessment of Biological and Physicochemical Properties of Stabilized Curcumin-Borate Complexes Through Nanoparticle Loading, Umar Mohammad
Mapping the Nociceptive and Spinal Afferent Innervation of a Rodent Stomach onto a 3D Organ Scaffold, Duyen Nguyen
FGF19 Facilitates Metastatic Phenotypes in Colorectal Cancer, Joseph W. Nolff
Exploring the Role of Fatty Acid Signaling in Macrophages, Ayomide Ogunsanmi
Discovery of Antiplasmodial Compounds Using Ring Distortion on Alkaloids, Raphaella A. Paes
Mechanistic Insights into the Antimicrobial Action of Fungus-Derived Xanthoquinodins against Clostridioides difficile, Erika A. Serravalle
Roles of IFN-Alpha/Beta and IFN-Gamma in Enhancing and Inhibiting NK Cell Mediated Killing of Oncolytic Virus Infected Tumor Cells, Elisabeth M. Shiffer
Multi-omics analysis of streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 3 using a murine infection model, Jash Kamlesh Trivedi
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Cisplatin Induces Skeletal Muscle Toxicity and Adverse Muscle Remodeling Via Pyroptotic Cell Death, Chisom Nkemdirim Akaniru
Epidemiological Insights of Covid-19: Understanding Variant Dynamics, Environmental Surveillance and Disparities in Florida, Md Sobur Ali
Investigating Natural Proline-rich Antimicrobial Peptides (PrAMPs) Activity Towards Klebsiella pneumoniae, Ridhwana M. Appiah
The Role of Cellular Senescence in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBDs), Sarah A. Ashiqueali
Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction in Diabetic Dyslipdemic mice is Mitigated by Stem Cell Derived Exosomes, Abha Banerjee
Structural Characterization of Spinal Afferents in the Male Rat Heart Using Anterograde Tracing, Kayla Barton
Distribution and Morphology of CGRP-IR Axons in Flat-Mounts of Whole Rat Hearts and Whole Male/Female Mouse Atria, Kohlton T. Bendowski
Defining the roles of BlaRI orthologs in Mycobacterium abscessus, Lauren E. Bonefont
Exploring the Mechanism of Chaperonin-Containing TCP-1 (CCT) as a Cancer Therapeutic, Carolyn K. Dang
Investigating The Role Of Chaperonin Containing TCP-1 In Extracellular Vesicles Isolated From Breast And Prostate Cancer Cell Lines, Colten J. Frank
Application of Long-Read Sequencing in Microbiome Compositional Studies related to Disease, Noah Greenman
Development of a Novel Mitochondria Biosensor, Randall K. James
Exploring the Physiology of Clostridioides difficile: Selenium-Dependent Catabolism of Host-Derived Nutrients, Michael A. Johnstone
The Role of Adiponectin in Gustatory Perception of Fat, Fangjun Lin
Aquaporin 4 promotes Drug Tolerance to AMG 510 in KRASG12C mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Nastassja G. Luna
Probing Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition Cellular Biomechanics, Marvin A. Mendoza Jr
Synthesis and Bioevaluation of Piperazine-based Compounds as Anti-cancer Agents in Pancreatic Cancer, Holly E. Moots
Effect of Acetate and Cell Density on External Proton Supply for Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Biohydrogen Production, Keval V. Patel
Adaptation to Hypoxia and Nitrate/Nitrite Assimilation Require Species-Specific Regulation by DosR and NnaR in Mycobacterium abscessus, Breven S. Simcox
Silencing stemness genes in Glioblastoma cancer stem cells improve anticancer drug efficacy, Jonhoi C. Smith
Identification of the Role of Protein Kinases in VLDL Trafficking, Fahim Rejanur Tasin
Inhibitors of Amyloid Beta Oligomerization and Toxicity, Maria C. Zabala Rodriguez
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Mesenchymal Stem Cell Derived Exosomes Attenuates Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity, Sawdah A. Ali
Ponatinib-induced Cardiac Toxicity is Mediated by Impaired Angiogenesis, Imran Altiokka
Repurposing of Human Protein Kinase Inhibitors Identifies Dual Stage Active Antimalarials, Monica J. Bohmer
Identification and Influence of Species-Informative 16S Ribosomal RNA Sequences and Evaluation of Ocean Biofilms, Nikhil Bose
Examining the Relationship between phiETA Susceptibility & Temperate Phage Diversity in Staphylococcus aureus, Atrayee Chatterjee
Examining Novel Aspects of T-cell Priming and Lung Resident T-cell Function to Improve Vaccine Induced Protection Against Influenza A Virus, Caroline M. Finn
Polyamine Blockade Therapy: Modulating Pancreatic Tumor Microenvironment and Role in MDSC Biology, Manav Gandhi
Targeting Inhibitory Receptor TIGIT Signaling in NK Cells to Improve Anti-tumor Immunity, Md Faqrul Hasan
Host Cell Responses Modulate Oncolytic Viral Treatment of Neuroblastoma Cells, Kritika Kedarinath
Identification of an Endogenous Multiprotein Complex Required to Generate the VLDL Transport Vesicle from the Hepatic ER, Rutuparnna Mishra
Characterization of Snyder-Robinson Syndrome (SRS) in Mutant Mice and Treatment with a Novel Spermine Prodrug to Rebalance Intracellular Polyamine Levels, Deepshikha Mitra
GATM is Involved in the Promotion of Drug Resistance in Lung Cancer, Nikitha Murugavel
Mechanisms of Early-Stage Mutant EGFR-Driven Lung Cancer: The Role of Kynurenine, Alice Rodriguez-Fuguet
Roles of Chlamydia Trachomatis Early Effector Proteins Tarp, TmeA, and TmeB in Host Cytoskeleton Remodeling During Invasion, Kaylyn R. Scanlon-Richardson
New Tools and Platforms for Mosquito Behavior, Control and Bite-site Biology Investigations, Corey Seavey
PDI's Function as a Disaggregase Uses a Novel Mechanism of Action, Albert A. Serrano
Preclinical Assessment of Psychoplastogens for Treatment of Psychiatric Symptoms and Neuroplasticity Deficits in Huntington Disease, Nicholas Skiados
Mechanisms by Which LMAN1 Regulates HDM-induced Allergic Inflammation, Lindsay Swaby
Genotypic and Phenotypic Analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Respiratory Tract of Pediatric Patients, Wageha Talib
Role of Vitamin D, Folate, and Cobalamin Deficiency in Mycobacterium avium Paratuberculosis Infection and Inflammation, Joseph Vaccaro
Impact of R300 and C343 in the B' Domain of Protein Disulfide Isomerase on its Disaggregase Activity Against Cholera Toxin, Evie Vincent
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Delineating the Cytotoxic Mechanism of Purine Metabolite AICAR in Lung Cancer Cells, Fareesa Aftab
Extracellular Vesicle-associated Biomolecules as Potential Biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosis, Lina Bedoya Martinez
Discovery of Antiplasmodial Compounds From Fungi, Jennifer Collins
Chaperonin Containing TCP-1 is a novel biomarker for cancer detection, Amanda Cox
3D Microelectrode Arrays (MEAs) For The Study And Interrogation Of Electrogenic Cells In Fabricated Microenvironments, Charles Didier
Development of Curcumin-loaded Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Optimization in the Treatment of Peripheral Nerve Injury, Giuliana Giannelli
Molecular Adaptations for Intestinal Colonization in Vibrio cholerae, Trudy-Ann Grant
Evaluation of Magnesium Hydroxide Particles Coated with Betaine and Citrate as a Magnesium Delivery System for Migraine Treatment, Ashton Holderness
Reexamining Cytolethal Distending Toxin's Host Cell Entry and Trafficking: The First Steps Down a Long Road, George Huhn
Effects of PCSK9i on Doxorubicin Induced Necroptosis, Omonzejie Imaralu
Functional Based Drug Discovery With Artificial Intelligence, Arash Keshavarzi Arshadi
Reporter Chondrocyte Optimization of Bioinks for Zonal 3D Bioprinting of Cartilage, Kari Martyniak
Investigating the Relationship Between the Microbiome and Neuroactive Metabolites in Huntington Disease Model Mice, Christian Millot
Topographical Distribution and Morphology of Substance P Containing Nerves in the Flat-Mounts and Serial Sections of Mouse Whole Stomach at the Single Cell/Axon/Synapse Scale: A Comprehensive Study., Anas Jaser Mousa Mistareehi
Evaluating Novel Combinations of Polyamine Targeting Therapeutics in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Sai Preethi Nakkina
Mapping the Organization and Morphology of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide (CGRP)-IR Axons in the Whole Mouse Stomach, Duyen Nguyen
The Role of Pro-Longevity MicroRNAs in Aging, Sarah Noureddine
Deciphering the Role and Clinical Application of the FGFR4-KLB-FGF19 Axis in Colorectal Neoplastic Progression, Michael Rohr
BMP-7 Ameliorates Ponatinib Induced Muscle Cell toxicity: An in vitro and in vivo Study, Ayushi Srivastava
Virus Mediated Delivery of Signals to Enhance NK Cell Mediated Killing of Tumor Cells, Namita Varudkar
Computational Strain Analysis in Microbiome Datasets with Application to Skin Disease, Minerva Fatimae Ventolero
Intrahost Diversity of Staphylococcus aureus in Carriage among Native Americans, Julia Webb
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Downregulation of miR-34a via Calorie Restriction Regulates Lipid Metabolism in the Liver of Long-living Ames Dwarf Mice, Sarah Ashiqueali
Investigating the Role of the Skeletal Muscle in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Neuromuscular Junction Dysfunction, Agnes Badu-Mensah
Chitosan-Gallium Nanocomposite: Synthesis, Characterization and Antibacterial Activity, Samjhana Bhandari