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Author:

Tang, Xin

Title:

Use of Human induced-pluripotent Stem Cells to Understand Molecular Mechanisms of Autism

Graduate Program:

Biology

Keywords:

Human iPSC
astrocyte
neuron
functional maturation
synapse
KCC2
GABA functional switch
MeCP2
REST
Rett syndrome
Autism

File:

Download Xin_Tang_Dissertation_The_Final_Version_20140409.pdf

Committee Members:

Gong Chen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Douglas Cavener, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bernhard Luscher, Committee Member
Melissa Rolls, Committee Member
Yingwei Mao, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Rong

Title:

PERK eIF2alpha kinase regulates cell proliferation, insulin synthesis and secretion in pancreatic beta cells

Graduate Program:

Genetics

Keywords:

PERK eIF2alpha kinase
Ca2+ dynamics
insulin secretion
insulin biosynthesis
diabetes
ER stress
beta cell proliferation

File:

Download Rong_Wang_Thesis_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Douglas Cavener, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zhi Chun Lai, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard W Ordway, Committee Member
Gong Chen, Committee Member
Melissa Rolls, Committee Member

Author:

Liu, Jinling

Title:

Genetic analyses of the cilia-dependent hedgehog signal transduction in the mouse

Graduate Program:

Biology

Keywords:

hedgehog
spinal cord patterning
Gli
Sufu
cilia

File:

Download Jinling_Liu_Dissertation_Dec_2_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Aimin Liu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zhi Chun Lai, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Douglas Cavener, Committee Member
Robert Paulson, Committee Member