Dissertations from 2025
Immune Modulation Affects Olfactory Glomerular Recovery in Zebrafish, Bonnie E. Ebendick
Dissertations from 2024
Cell Signaling Mechanisms in the Initiation, Propagation, and Termination of Adult Tissue Regeneration, Samantha Joyce Hack
Shigella Flexneri Diguanylate Cyclases Regulate Pathogenesis, Ruchi Ojha
Systematics, Biogeography, and Floral Trait Evolution of the Plant Genus, Medinilla (Melastomataceae), John Peter Quakenbush
Beneficial Effects of Exercise on Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Content and Endplate Morphology in Skeletal Muscle of Aging Male and Female Rats, Juliana M. VanGyseghem
Dissertations from 2023
Visual Circuitry in Adaptive Behavior: Extraction of Complex Visual Image Information by Arrays of Non-Image Forming Eyes, Thomas Kipp Halladay Groves
Reactive Oxygen Species and Weak Magnetic Fields: Unraveling the Mechanisms of Planarian Regeneration and Tissue Growth, Luke James Kinsey
Oncolytic Tanapoxvirus recombinants expressing mIL-2, Flagellin-C, and mCCL2 regress human cancer xenografts in immune deficient nude mice and immune cell reconstituted BALB/c nude mice., Michael Leonard Monaco
Exploring Biotic and Abiotic Constraints on Competition for Signal Space Within Birdsong Communities, Joanna M. Sblendorio
Dissertations from 2022
From Young To Old: The Effects Of Sedentary-Aging And Exercise Interventions On Structural Plasticity Of Lumbar Motor Neurons, Nmj, And Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Expression, Alberto Felipe Cintron-Colon
Oncolytic Tanapoxvirus Variants Expressing mIL-2 And mCCL-2 Regress Human Pancreatic Cancer Xenografts In Immunocompromised And Immunocompetent CAnN.Cg-Foxn1nu/Crl Nude Mice, Scott David Haller
Forming Connections: The Cell-Autonomous Roles of GATA3 and NEUROD1 in Developing Auditory Neurons, Elizabeth Madison Ketchum
Determining the Role of Gata3 in a Sub-Population of Vestibular Hair Cells, Sydney Sheltz-Kempf
Dissertations from 2021
The Impacts of Aging, Sedentarism, And Exercise on Neurotrophic Factor Expression and Innervation in the Heart and the Effects of Treatment With α-CGRP On Heart Function, Gabriel Almeida Alves
Regulation of Injury and Stress Responses in Planarians, Alanna V. Van Huizen
The Regenerative Potential and Mechanism of an Alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Agonist in the Adult Mammalian Retina, Sarah E. Webster
Dissertations from 2020
Molecular Genetic Analysis of the Role of M-Line Proteins in Thick Filament Assembly and Attachment in C. Elegans, Sarah Abdulaziz Almuhanna
The Role of Homologous Cyclin B’s in the Cell Cycle and, in Their Absence, the Effect on Zebrafish Early Development, Tetiana Petrachkova
An Examination of Microglial Involvement in Neuroregeneration Following Damage to the Olfactory Bulb, Susanna R. Var
Dissertations from 2019
Constraints and Context: Testing the Effects of Anthropogenic Noise and Social Factors on Avian Signaling Behavior, Erin E. Grabarczyk
Dissertations from 2018
Photoreception and Eye Regeneration Mechanisms in Planarians, Taylor R. Birkholz
Characterization of a Cholinergic Synapse in a Model of Glaucoma, Cynthia Anne Cooley-Themm
Myosin Assembly into Elongating Thick Filaments is Dependent on the Function of Conserved APMK-Related Kinase UNC-82 in C. Elegans, NaTasha R. Schiller
Neurogenesis of Retinal Neurons in Response to an Alpha 7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Agonist, Mark K. Webster Jr.
Dissertations from 2017
Evolution of Caffeine Biosynthetic Enzymes and Pathways in Flowering Plants, Ruiqi Huang
Mitral Cell Dendritic Arbors are Negatively Affected by Various Forms of Deafferentation and Can Recover in Adult Zebrafish, Joanna M. Pozzuto
Experimental Therapy of Human Triple Negative Breast Cancer Using Oncolytic Tanapoxvirus Recombinants Expressing Interleukin-2 And Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1, Yogesh R. Suryawanshi
Oncolytic Tanapoxvirus for Melanoma Therapy, Tiantian Zhang
Dissertations from 2016
Patterns of Olfactory Neurogenesis and Immune Response in Adult Zebrafish Following Damage of the Olfactory Bulb, Darcy M. Trimpe
Dissertations from 2015
Multi-Level Adjustments in Singing Behavior by a Migratory Songbird in Response to Urbanization, Jacob Job
Investigations of Filarial Nematode Motility, Response to Drug Treatment, and Pathology, Charles Nutting
Regulation of Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF) Production in Voluntary and Involuntary Muscle, John-Mary Vianney
Dissertations from 2014
Aminoglycoside-Induced Otoneurotoxicity: Analysis of Inner Hair Cell Synaptic Plasticity Following Drug Exposure, Matthew M. Abernathy
Oncolytic Tanapoxvirus Expressing fliC Causes Regression of Human Colorectal Cancer Xenografts in Nude Mice, Steven J. Conrad
GDNF Content and NMJ Plasticity in Slow and Fast Twitch Myofibers Follows Recruitment in Exercise, Amy Morrison Gyorkos
Relative Roles of Host Exposure and Parasite Establishment in Producing Patterns of Infection Using Eptesicus Fuscus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) and Its Helminths as a Model System, Elizabeth Warburton
Dissertations from 2013
Population Demographics and Genetics of Spix's Disk-Winged Bat: Insights Regarding Survival, Mate Choice, Gene Flow and Effective Population Size, Michael Buchalski
Discovery and Characterization of a Tanapoxvirus Encoded Human Neuregulin Mimetic, David Jeng
Exercise Alters Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF) Protein Content in the Spinal Cord, Monica Janine McCullough
The Partial Characterization of the 142R Protein of Tanapox Virus, Krystal N. Seibert
Dissertations from 2012
Preliminary Revision, Phylogenetics and Studies of Leaf Anatomical Variation Along an Elevational Gradient in the Genus Schefflera (Araliaceae) in Sabah, Malaysia, Aida Shafreena Ahmad Puad
Exogenous Alpha-Synuclein Induces Cell Death Related Proteins in C6 Oligodendrocyte-Like Cells Corresponding to Protein Expression Observed in Multiple System Atrophy, Derrick Samuel Hilton
Discrete Targeting of Peptide and Non-Peptide Neurotransmitters by a Single Neuron, Daniel Kueh
Identification, Development, and Screening of Compounds Against Bacterial Glutamate Racemase, James McGee
Identification and Characterization of Suppressors of HoPM1; A Plant Pathogen Effector of Pseudomonas syringae pv. Tomato DC3000, Vanessa Revindran
Dissertations from 2011
Neuroprotective Effects of a Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Agonist and Modulator in the Rodent Retina, Kazuhiro Iwamoto
Inositol and Rhizopine Metabolism - Key Pathways for Competitive Host Nodulation in Sinorhizobium Meliloti, Petra R. A. Kohler
Molecular, Cellular and Systemic Effects of Atrazine on the Xenopus Laevis Tadpole, Renee Maryanne Zaya
Dissertations from 2010
High-Throughput Screening Studies of Inhibition of Human Carbonic Anhydrase II and Bacterial Flagella Antimicrobial Activity, Albert A. Barrese III
The Allopolyploid Origin and Population Genetics of the Rare Solidago Houghtonii (Asteraceae), Pamela J. Laureto
Dissertations from 2008
Developing a Novel Vaccine Adjuvant, Paul Dominowski
Construction of a New Model System in Saccharomyces Cerevisa to Study YopO and Identify Its Targets, Laura Nejedlik
Characterization of the AP-1 and NF-Kappa B Transcription Factors in the U-87 MG Astrocytoma Cell Line, Denise L. Smith
Dissertations from 2007
The Effect of Chloramphenicol on BB88 Murine Erythroleukemia Cells, Peter K. W. Harris
Characterization of Molecular Events Following Heavy Metal Cadmium Exposure: A Cellular Regulatory Symphony in Response to Early Cadmium Insult, Chin-ju Jean Hsiao
Structure-Function Studies of Self- Assembling Flagellin Proteins fromSalmonella typhimurium and Aquifex pyrophilus, Venkata Raghu Ram Malapaka
The Effects of Aging and Activity on Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Expression in Skeletal Muscle, Nathan Peplinski
MAPK Survival Signaling in Melanoma, Matthew W. VanBrocklin
Dissertations from 2006
Molecular Analysis of the Effects of Atrazine on Xenopus Laevis Frogs, Ronald Edward Celestine
Olfactory Bulb Neurons of Adult Zebrafish Morphology, Distribution, Cellular Interactions and Structural Stability following Deafferentation, Cynthia L. Fuller
Exposure of Nervous System Cells to Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Results in Alterations of Neurotrophic Factor Expression, Gordon H. Gurley
Characterization of Membrane Potentials in Vascular Smooth Muscle of Hagfish, Lamprey and Trout, Prentiss Jones Jr.
Comparative Genomic Analyses and Expression of a Set of Overlapping Open Reading Frames of Frog Virus 3, Type Species of Ranavirus (Family Iridoviridae), Wendy Guat Hoon Tan
Dissertations from 2005
The Glucose and Insulin Responsiveness of the Rat Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Promoter, Daryl Arkwright-Keeler
Bufadienolides In The Chemical Defenses Of The Toads, Bufo Americanus and Bufo Fowleri, Catherine E. Merovich
Changes in Glial Cell Line Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Nerve Growth Factor Expression with Development, Age, Exercise and Hypertension, Bertha C. Rebimbas-Cohen
Dissertations from 2004
Health Impacts of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Aquatic Organisms, Marla Ann Fisher
The Effects of Elevated CO2 and Environmental Variation on Plant Phenotype, Herbivore Performance, and Evolutionary Potential in a Brassicacae Model System, John Michael Landosky
Dissertations from 2003
K+- Induced Dilation of Cremasteric Arterioles Involves Na+/K+Atpase and Inward Rectifier K+ Channels, Wendy Burns
Cellular Proliferation, Death and Histology in Gambusia Affinis Livers after Exposure to 2-Aminofluorene and Benzidine, Susan J. Lentz
Dissertations from 2002
Roles and Regulation of NF-κB in Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Transformed Cells, Takeshi Shimamura
Inbreeding, Male Diploidy, and Complementary Sex Determination in the Solitary Wasp Euodynerus Foraminatus, Julie Kozaczka Stahlhut
Dissertations from 2000
Molecular and Biological Characterization of a Tanapox Virus TNF-Binding Protein and the Complete Nucleotide Sequence of the PstI-J Genomic Fragment, Mini Paulose-Murphy
Identification and Classification of Coryneform Bacteria Isolated from Bovine Mammary Glands, Jeffrey L. Watts
Dissertations from 1998
Molecular Staging of Colorectal Cancer: K-ras Mutation Analysis of Lymph Nodes Upstages Dukes’ B2 Patients, Jennifer S. Thebo