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Author:

Ren, Zhen

Title:

Homeostatic control of glutamate receptor expression by GABAergic deficits and ketamine

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Biosciences

Keywords:

Major depressive disorder (MDD)
ketamine
glutamate receptors
GABAA receptors
homeostatic adaptation

File:

Download 1-Thesis__Zhen_Ren_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Bernhard Luscher, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bernhard Luscher, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Melissa Rolls, Committee Member
Douglas Cavener, Committee Member
Timothy J Jegla, Committee Member
Pamela Hankey Giblin, Committee Member

Author:

Byrska-bishop, Marta Barbara

Title:

Unraveling the mechanism of GATA1s-mediated blood disorders using functional genomics in pluripotent stem cells

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Biosciences

Keywords:

blood disorders
hematopoiesis
GATA1 transcription factor
transcriptome analysis
induced pluripotent stem cells

File:

Download ByrskaBishop_Dissertation_060215.pdf

Committee Members:

Ross Cameron Hardison, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ross Cameron Hardison, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Santhosh Girirajan, Committee Member
Qunhua Li, Committee Member
Marylyn Deriggi Ritchie, Committee Member
Melissa Rolls, Committee Member

Author:

Jackson, Walter

Title:

The Role of Megakaryocytes in Breast Cancer Metastasis to Bone.

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Biosciences

Keywords:

Breast Cancer
Megakaryocytes
Bone metastasis
Thrombopoietin
Stromal derived factor-1
Platelets
Extramedullary Hematopoiesis

File:

Download Walter_Jackson_Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Andrea Marie Mastro, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrea Marie Mastro, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Pamela Hankey Giblin, Committee Member
Mary J Kennett, Committee Member
Robert Paulson, Committee Member
Henry Joseph Donahue, Special Member
Melissa Rolls, Committee Member

Author:

Li, Xiaofan

Title:

Evolution origins and Pip2 modulation of voltage-gated K+ channels

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Biosciences

Keywords:

potassium channel
ion channel
evolution
phosphoinositide
PIP2
excitability
ctenophore
nematostella

File:

Download Xiaofan_Li_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Timothy J Jegla, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy J Jegla, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bernhard Luscher, Committee Member
David John Vandenbergh, Committee Member
Melissa Rolls, Committee Member

Author:

Lewis, Carrie Rebekah

Title:

THE REGULATION OF ER CHAPERONES AND PROINSULIN PROTEOSTASIS BY PERK EIF2ALPHA KINASE

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Biosciences

Keywords:

proinsulin
ER chaperones
PERK
EIF2AK3

File:

Download CL_Thesis_Dissertation_FINAL_edited_with_corrections_7-14-16.pdf

Committee Members:

Douglas Cavener, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Melissa Rolls, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Zhi-Chun Lai, Committee Member
Douglas Cavener, Committee Member
Yanming Wang, Outside Member

Author:

Matsui, Yurika

Title:

THE FUNCTION AND REGULATION OF A TRANSCRIPTIONAL CO-ACTIVATOR YAP IN GROWTH CONTROL AND TISSUE HOMEOSTASIS

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Biosciences

Keywords:

Hippo pathway
Yes-associated protein (YAP)
cell proliferation
apoptosis
isoform
pancreatic beta-cell
large tumor suppressor kinase 1 (LATS1)

File:

Download PhDdissertation_YurikaMatsui.pdf

Committee Members:

Zhi-Chun Lai, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Douglas Cavener, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Melissa Rolls, Committee Member
Michael Axtell, Committee Member
Lorraine C Santy, Outside Member

Author:

Brittingham, Jacob Charles

Title:

CHARACTERIZATION OF PDX1 AND ITS INTERACTIONS WITH SPOP

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Biosciences

Keywords:

PDX1
SPOP

File:

Download Emerging_role_of_intrinsically_disordered_protein_regions.pdf

Committee Members:

Scott A Showalter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Melissa Rolls, Committee Member
Lorraine C Santy, Committee Member

Author:

Lu, Feiyue

Title:

MOLECULAR ANALYSES OF THE DROSOPHILA RNA POLYMERASE II CARBOXY-TERMINAL DOMAIN

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Biosciences

Keywords:

RNA Pol II CTD
consensus heptads
divergent motifs
transcription compartment
Drosophila genetics

File:

Download Lu_thesis_final_final.pdf

Committee Members:

David Scott Gilmour, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Scott Gilmour, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Benjamin Franklin Pugh, Committee Member
Melissa Rolls, Committee Member
Scott A Showalter, Outside Member
Joseph C. Reese, Committee Member
Claire Madison Thomas, Committee Member

Author:

Feng, Mengyang

Title:

ELUCIDATION OF MECHANISMS THAT DETERMINE THE RESPONSIVENESS TO ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUG TREATMENTS

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Biosciences

Keywords:

Depression
Antidepressant
Neuroinflammation
High fat diet
Obesity
Ketamine

File:

Download MengyangFeng_Dissertation.pdfDownload Mengyang_Feng_Erratum.pdf

Committee Members:

Bernhard Luscher, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bernhard Luscher, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Melissa Rolls, Committee Member
Timothy J Jegla, Committee Member
Pamela Hankey Giblin, Outside Member
Jeffrey Maurice Peters, Committee Member

Author:

Jiang, Xueyuan

Title:

Sequence and Expression Evolution of Animal and Plant Genes

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Biosciences

Keywords:

Sequence evolution; Expression evolution

File:

Download Xueyuan_Jiang_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Raquel Assis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Shaun Mahony, Committee Member
Yifei Huang, Committee Member
Qunhua Li, Outside Member
Melissa Rolls, Program Head/Chair
Raquel Assis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor