Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Multifunctional and Moisture Tolerant Zinc-Based Mono- and Bi-metallic Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) thin films, Emmanuel Agbata
The Generation of Terahertz Light and its Applications in the Study of Vibrational Motion, Aldair Alejandro
Dissecting Trypanosome Metabolism by Discovering Glycolytic Inhibitors, Drug Targets, and Glycosomal pH Regulation, Daniel Hale Call
N-H NHC Palladium Catalysts Derived from Unique 2-Phosphinoimidazole Precursors for C-C Cross Coupling Reactions and Application of Slow Releasing Polymers Impregnated With Gibberellic Acid to Overcome Seed Dormancy for Land Reclamation, Alexandra Jean Setelin Larson
Application and Development of Ceragenins in Medical Device Coatings for Clinical Settings, Elliot E. Sherren
Computational and Experimental Advances in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance for High Resolution Structures, Ryan Toomey
Development of Bifunctional Peptides as Scaffolds for Bifunctional Catalysis and a Novel Method of Peptide Stapling Using Squaric Esters, Adam X. Wayment
Advancing Single-Cell Proteomics Through Innovations in Liquid Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry, Kei Grant Isaac Webber
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Developing Genotypic and Phenotypic Systems for Early Analysis of Drug-Resistant Bacteria, Yesman Akuoko
Monitoring Brain Region-Specific Control of Protein Turnover and Concentration Using Proteomics, Rebecca Suzanne Burlett
Investigating the Use of Translational Methods to Characterize Therapeutic Interventions in Models of Pulmonary Disease, Ashley Rae Chang
Separation of Perrhenate and Perfluoroalkyl Substances by Ion Chromatography with Customized Stationary Phases, Wai Ning Chan
Developing Methods for Measuring in Vivo Lipid Metabolism, Russell L. Denton
Developing 3D Printed Integrated Microfluidic Devices for Microchip Electrophoresis Separation of Preterm Birth Biomarkers, Joule E. Esene
Detailed Characterization of Material Deformation, Alexander J. Farnsworth
Measuring Microparticle Adhesion via High-Speed Rotor, Jacob C. Fearnley
Characterization of TELSAM Chaperone Linker to Improve Crystallization Resolution and Structural Elucidation of the Hydrogenase Maturase Complex, Parag Laljibhai Gajjar
Use and Misuse of X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS): Reproducibility, Gross Errors, Data Reporting, and Peak Fitting, George Hobbs Major
Terahertz from Electrons, Electronics from Terahertz, Clayton D. Moss
Developing Microfluidic Devices for Biomolecule Analysis, Jacob Brent Nielsen
Navigating Molecular Complexity: A Multidimensional Approach Utilizing Computational Chemistry, Jacob Andrew Parkman
Synthesis of Yaku'amide A Analogues and Progress Toward Synthesis of Virosine A, Alexander S. Ramos
Soft Contact Lens Tear Film Proteomics for Clinical Diagnostic Biomarker Discovery, Robert Kimball Roden
Exploring New Horizons in Microwave-Promoted Iminyl Radical Chemistry and Synthesis of Bulky Dehydroamino Acids, Jatinder Singh
Role of the Cytosolic Chaperonin CCT in the Folding of Novel Substrates, Theresa M. Smith
Context Dependence of Non-Covalent Interactions Among Amino-Acid Side Chains Along the Solvent-Exposed Surface of Coiled Coils, Kimberlee Larsen Stern
A Step into Structural Biology: Structural Determination of TNK1-UBA and Computational Design of a Radical SAM Cyclase, Yi-Jie Tseng
Undergraduate Students' Conceptions of NGSS Science and Engineering Practices, Jessie Webb
Interfacial Properties of Hybrid Lipid-Polymer Bilayers: Applications in Drug Delivery and Biosensors, Keith L. Willes
Using Quantitative and Kinetic Proteomics to Explore Proteostasis, Nathan Raul Zuniga Pina
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Developing the Next Generation of Heterogeneous Catalysts: Metal-Organic Framework Thin Films and Their Derivatives, Hans Christian Anderson
Gas Phase Techniques for the Study of Biomolecular and Supramolecular Structures and Chemistry, Andrew J. Arslanian
Identification of Sources of Air Pollution Using Novel Analytical Techniques and Instruments, Nitish Bhardwaj
Quantifying Volatile Fatty Acid Concentrations During the Pretreatment and Anaerobic Digestion Process, Sascha Boutelle
Computational Studies of Dinuclear Catalytic Reaction Mechanisms, James Curtis Coombs III
Experimental Design and Construction of the First Rotor Induced Collision Cell (RICC) for Studying High Velocity Molecular Impacts, Abraham Lehi De la Cruz Hernandez
Examination of 14-3-3 Interactors Identifies a Novel Mechanism of Regulation for the Ubiquitin Binding Kinase TNK1 That Can Be Targeted to Block Tumor Growth, Christina Marie Egbert
Understanding the Complexities of Anemia in Chronic Inflammatory Diseases from Diagnosis to Treatment, Naomi Rae Flindt
Development of Cooperative Catalytic Systems and Bimetallic Catalysts for Organic Synthesis, Kelton Guy Forson
Design and Evaluation of Miniaturized Ion Trap Mass Analyzers Using Simulation, Radhya Weligama Gamage
Charge Detection Mass Spectrometry Using Printed Circuit Board Arrays for the Analysis of Microparticles in the Martian Atmosphere, Elaura LuAnne Gustafson
Synthesis of Yaku’amide A Analogues and Impact of Dehydroamino Acids on the Structure and Stability of Incipient 310 Helical Peptides, Daniel Joaquin
Methods for Single-Cell and Low-Input Proteomics, Yiran Liang
Quantifying Protein Quality to Understand Protein Homeostasis, Hsien-Jung Lavender Lin
A Machine Learning Approach that Integrates Clinical Data and PTM Proteomics Identifies a Mechanism of ACK1 Activation and Stabilization in Cancer, Eranga Roshan Balasooriya Loku Balasooriyage
The Discovery of Novel 14-3-3 Binding Proteins ATG9A and PTOV1 and Their Role in Regulating Cancer Mechanisms, Colten Mitchell McEwan
Synthesis and Applications of α,β-Dehydroamino Acid-Containing Peptides, Diego A. Moya
ATG9A and ATG13 Cooperate to Drive Basal Autophagy, Daniel Morgan Poole
Material Characterization Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Giovanna Marcella Pope
Fabrication and Characterization of DNA Templated Electronic Nanomaterials and Their Directed Placement by Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers, Dulashani Ruwanthika Ranasinghe Weerakkodige
The Novel Protein Crystallization Chaperone TELSAM Stabilizes Weak Crystal Contacts, Accelerates Crystallization of Fused Target Proteins, and Solves the Crystallographic Phase Problem, Supeshala Dilrukshi Sarath Nawarathnage
Gas Phase Structure Characterization of Host-Guest Systems Using Ion Mobility Spectrometry, Jamir Shrestha
The TELSAM Protein Polymer Significantly Improves the Speed and Propensity of Crystallization of Target Proteins, Seyedeh Sara Soleimani
High-Velocity Impact Dissociation of Molecular Species in Spacecraft-Based Mass Spectrometers, Brandon M. Turner
Hybrid Suspension Tissue Engineering of a 3D Alveolar Model for Lung and Vascular Disease Modeling, Jonard Corpuz Valdoz
Computationally Assisted NMR Crystallography: A Path to Unusually High-Resolution Crystal Structures, Luther Wang
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Immunoaffinity Monoliths for Multiplexed Extraction of Preterm Birth Biomarkers from Human Blood Serum in 3D Printed Microfluidic Devices, Haifa Mohammad Almughamsi
Bottom-Up Fabrication and Characterization of DNA Origami-Templated Electronic Nanomaterials, Basu Ram Aryal
The Mechanism of PTOV1 Regulation by 14-3-3, HUWEI1 and SGK2, Pramoda Sahan Kumari Aththota Gamage
Molecular Dynamics of Organometallic Systems, Ryan Wayne Carlsen
PEGylation Stabilizes the Conformation of Proteins and the Noncovalent Interactions Within Them, Steven R. E. Draper
Going for Gold: Point of Care Bio-Diagnostics and Gold Nanoparticles Treating Disease, Trevor M. Godfrey
Sequence Specific Concentration and Labeling of Bacterial Plasmids for Future Use in Detection of Drug-Resistant Sepsis Cases Without Amplification, Robert L. Hanson
Nonlinear Ultrafast Excitation and Two-Dimensional Terahertz Spectroscopy of Solids, Brittany E. Knighton
Microwave-Promoted Iminyl Radical Fragmentations and the Total Synthesis of Yaku'amide A and its Simplified Analogues, Concordia Lo
The Role of the Cytosolic Chaperonin CCT in Folding β-Propeller Proteins, William Grant Ludlam
2-Phosphinoimidazole Derived Monometallic and Bimetallic Catalysts, Erin Martinez
Fabrication of Advanced Materials for Chromatography, Sample Preparation, and Separations, and Accompanying Material Characterization, Dhananjay I. Patel
Non-Linear Optical Characterization of Stressed Materials, Kaylee N. Rellaford
Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Carbohydrates Via Surface Immobilized Viologen, Dallin D.V. Scott
Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines and (4-Hydroxy-6-trifluoromethylpyrimidin-2-yl) guanidines, Justin Dave Singleton
Synthesis and Utility of Chiral and Achiral Trifluoroacetamide Substrates in Cycloaddition Reactions, Isaac Theodore Smith
Galectin-1: Development of a Novel Protein Therapy for LGMD2B, Mary Lorena Vallecillo Munguia
Protein Conformational Stability Enhancement Through PEGylation and Macrocyclization, Qiang Xiao
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Microfabricated Fluidic Devices for Biological Assays and Bioelectronics, Anna V. Bickham
Organic Synthesis using Bimetallic Catalysis, Chloe Christine Ence
Synthesis of Functionalized Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 6A Di- and Tri- Saccharides, Brady Davis James
An ULK1-Independent Mechanism of ATG9A Regulation in Basal Autophagy, Ashari Rashmi Kannangara
Breaking the Organic Mold: Introducing Copper into the Influenza A Arena with Neutral and Divalent Complexes, Jonathan D. Lynch
Galectin-1 Improves Sarcolemma Repair and Decreases the Inflammatory Response in LGMD2B Models, Matthew F. Rathgeber
Thin Film Deposition on Powder Substrates using ALD and its Characterization using XPS, TEM, and SE, Dhruv Shah
The Role of the Chaperone CCT in Assembling Cell Signaling Complexes, Nicole C. Tensmeyer
Capillary Morphogenesis Gene Protein 2 (CMG2) Mediates Matrix Protein Uptake and is Required for Endothelial Cell Chemotaxis in Response to Multiple Vascular Growth Factors, Tsz Ming Jeremy Tsang
Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of New Non-Centrosymmetric Organic Crystals for Terahertz Generation, Gabriel Alejandro Valdivia-Berroeta
Novel αvβ6 Inhibitor Reduces Fibrotic Progression in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Murine Model, Rebecca C. Viazzo Winegar