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Author:

Solares Bucaro, Maria

Title:

The Genome's Guardian Angel: A Structural Exploration of p53 in Cancer

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences (PHD)

Keywords:

p53
tumor suppressor
structural biology
cryo-em
cancer
molecular modeling

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Committee Members:

Melissa Rolls, Program Head/Chair
Mark Hedglin, Outside Unit Member
Susan Hafenstein, Major Field Member
Justin Pritchard, Outside Field Member
Deb Kelly, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Cleary, Joseph

Title:

Molecular Mechanisms of Microtubule Assembly

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Microtubule
Biophysics
Kinetics
Assembly

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Committee Members:

William Hancock, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Melissa Rolls, Outside Unit & Field Member
Pak Kin Wong, Major Field Member
Igor Aronson, Major Field Member
Daniel Hayes, Program Head/Chair
Justin R Pritchard, Special Signatory

Author:

Jefferson, Sarah J

Title:

ROLE OF SOMATOSTATIN-POSITIVE GABAERGIC NEURONS IN ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION-RELATED PHENOTYPES

Graduate Program:

Neuroscience

Keywords:

Depression
GABA
Somatostatin
Interneuron
Anxiety
Stress

File:

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Committee Members:

Bernhard Luscher, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bernhard Luscher, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Timothy J Jegla, Committee Member
Melissa Rolls, Committee Member
Sonia Angele Cavigelli, Outside Member

Author:

Nye, Derek Michael

Title:

Intrinsic Mechanisms of Neuronal Remodeling: Degeneration and Repair in Drosophila Sensory Neurons

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Biosciences

Keywords:

Drosophila
Dendrite Regeneration
Axon Degeneration
Neurons
Cell Biology
Genetics
Neurobiology
Model organism
Neuroscience

File:

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Committee Members:

Melissa Rolls, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Melissa Rolls, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Santosh Girirajan, Committee Member
Richard W Ordway, Outside Member
Shaun Mahony, Committee Member
Charles H Lang, Committee Member
Melissa Rolls, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Passero, Kristin

Title:

Incorporating Dependent Data into Precision Medicine Research Beyond Genome-Wide Association Studies

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences (PHD)

Keywords:

Dependent data
EWAS
Gene-environment interactions
Family data
Longitudinal data
Simulation study
Polygenic risk score

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Committee Members:

Andrew Patterson, Major Field Member
Idan Shalev, Major Field Member
Molly Hall, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Melissa Rolls, Program Head/Chair
Lisa Kopp, Outside Unit & Field Member
Matthew Beckman, Minor Field Member

Author:

Charnesky, Andrew

Title:

Epitope Mapping of Small Non-Enveloped Icosahedral Viruses

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences (PHD)

Keywords:

Cryo EM
Poliovirus
Canine Parvovirus
Antibody
Fab
Epitope
Subparticle

File:

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Committee Members:

Troy Sutton, Major Field Member
Jean-Paul Armache, Major Field Member
Melissa Rolls, Program Head/Chair
Neil Christensen, Outside Unit Member
Moriah Szpara, Outside Field Member
Anthony Schmitt, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Susan Hafenstein, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Goetschius, Daniel

Title:

Icosahedral Subparticle Extraction & Correlated Classification: Characterizing Heterogeneities in Icosahedral Viruses

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Biosciences

Keywords:

human papillomavirus
polyomavirus
parvovirus
virology
electron microscopy
zika virus
structural biology
structural virology
cryo electron microscopy
cryoEM

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Committee Members:

Susan Hafenstein, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan Hafenstein, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Song Tan, Committee Member
Aron Eliot Lukacher, Committee Member
Matthew T Swulius, Outside Member
Joyce Jose, Committee Member
Melissa Rolls, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Henderson, Cory

Title:

Arboviral Infection Dynamics and Evolutionary Genetics of Mosquito Vectors

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences (PHD)

Keywords:

Mosquito
Virus
Mayaro
Zika
Anopheles
Aedes
Genomes
Transcriptomics
RNAi
siRNA
piRNA
Toll Pathway
Apoptosis

File:

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Committee Members:

Elizabeth Mcgraw, Chair of Committee
Jason Rasgon, Major Field Member & Dissertation Advisor
Melissa Rolls, Program Head/Chair
Isabella Cattadori, Major Field Member
Joyce Jose, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Chen, Yintong

Title:

Cell wall-related and biomechanics mechanisms in stomatal function and development

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences (PHD)

Keywords:

Guard cell
Stomata
Plant cell wall
Cell biomechanics

File:

Download Yintong_Chen_dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

James Wang, Outside Unit & Field Member
Sarah Assmann, Major Field Member
Daniel Cosgrove, Major Field Member
Charles Anderson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Gabriele Monshausen, Major Field Member
Melissa Rolls, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Field, Cassandra

Title:

Evaluation of Coronavirus Re-infection and the Transmissibility of Emerging Influenza Viruses

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences (PHD)

Keywords:

virology
influenza virus
coronavirus
pandemic
respiratory virus
viral transmission
ferret
hamster
emerging viruses

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Committee Members:

Melissa Rolls, Program Head/Chair
Anthony Schmitt, Major Field Member
Moriah Szpara, Outside Unit & Field Member
Girish Kirimanjeswara, Major Field Member
Troy Sutton, Chair & Dissertation Advisor