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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

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Author:: Yu, Tian
Title:: Integrative analyses of hippo pathway Mutations in human cancer genome
Graduate Program:: Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Biosciences
Keywords:: mutation
cancer genome
Hippo Pathway
signal transduction
tumor
mutation correlation
File:: Download Tian_Yus_dissertation_Dec_final.pdf
Committee Members:: Zhi Chun Lai, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zhi Chun Lai, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Francisco Javier Diaz, Committee Member
Graham Hugh Thomas, Committee Member
Robert Paulson, Special Member

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Author:: Deng, Yaoting
Title:: Regulation of Hippo Signaling for Growth Control
Graduate Program:: Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology
Keywords:: Hippo pathway
Hippo
transphosphorylation
dimerization
Merlin
Expanded
Kibra
FFA
β-cells
Yap
F-actin
apoptosis
File:: Download Dissertation_Yaoting_Deng.pdf
Committee Members:: Zhi Chun Lai, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zhi Chun Lai, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Melissa Rolls, Committee Member
Pamela Hankey Giblin, Committee Member
Richard W Ordway, Committee Member
Wendy Hanna Rose, Committee Member
Yanming Wang, Committee Member

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Author:: Zhao, Na
Title:: Investigation of the molecular genetics of Drosophila synapse assembly
Graduate Program:: Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology
Keywords:: synapse development
GluRIIA localization
subsynaptic reticulum
Akt
heparan sulfate proteolycan
autophagy
Acinus
spectrin
File:: Download Dissertation_Thesis-_Na_Zhao_final_submission.pdf
Committee Members:: Scott Brian Selleck, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott Brian Selleck, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bernhard Luscher, Committee Member
Richard W Ordway, Committee Member
Zhi Chun Lai, Committee Member

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Author:: Xiang, Jie
Title:: REGULATION OF STRESS ERYTHROPOIESIS: INTERACTION BETWEEN MICROENVIRONMENT AND STRESS ERYTHROID PROGENITORS
Graduate Program:: Integrative Biosciences
Keywords:: Stress erythropoiesis
Stem cell
Epo
progenitors
Anemia
File:: Download Jie_Xiang-Phd_Thesis-_final_updated.pdf
Committee Members:: Robert Paulson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Paulson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ross Cameron Hardison, Committee Member
Zhi Chun Lai, Committee Member
Kumble Sandeep Prabhu, Committee Member
Yanming Wang, Committee Member
Naomi S Altman, Committee Member

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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

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Author:: Tao, Juan
Title:: Microtubule destabilizers control axon and dendrite disassembly after injury and during pruning
Graduate Program:: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:: Drosophila axon dendrite degeneration
File:: Download After_thesis_defense_23_Juan_Tao_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Melissa Rolls, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Melissa Rolls, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lorraine C Santy, Committee Member
Zhi Chun Lai, Committee Member
Richard W Ordway, Special Member

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