Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Characterization of Cellular Metabolism Regulation by the Transcription Factor Centromere Binding Factor 1 (Cbf1), Spencer Ellsworth
Connecting HIV-1 Viral Protein R Polymorphisms to Changes in Inflammatory Signals and Efficacy Testing of Essential Oils as Disinfectants Against SARS-CoV-2, J. Brandon Lopez
The Effects of Combining β-lactam Antibiotics and Mefloquine in Multi-Drug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Kayla C. Maas
Laying Framework for a Novel In Vitro Eukaryotic System to Measure Rate of Transcription Elongation, John Lucas Ramirez
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Elucidating the Architecture of the TclIJN Complex that Converts Cysteine to Thiazoles in the Biosynthesis of Micrococcin, Diana G. Calvopina Chavez
Manipulating and Assaying Chromatin Architecture Around Enhancer Elements in vivo, John Lawrence Carter
Genomic and Proteomic Analysis of Five Vi01-Like Phages Reveals Wide Host Range and Multiple Tail Spike Proteins, Evan Harris
Mechanisms, Evolution, and Rapid Diagnosis of Carbapenem Resistance, Taalin Shale Hoj
Using de novo Transcriptomes to Decipher the Relationships in Cutthroat Trout Subspecies (Oncorhynchus clarkii), Andrea Leena Kokkonen
Characterization of Phage-Host Interactions and its Impact on Tail Fiber Evolution, Jessica Marie Lewis
Halophilic Genes that Impact Plant Growth in Saline Soils, Mckay A. Meinzer
Characterizing Stress Granule Regulation by PAS Kinase, Ataxin-2 and Ptc6 and Investigating the Lifespan of Covid-19 Virus on Currency, Colleen R. Newey
Changes in RNA Expression of HuT78 Cells Resulting From the HIV-1 Viral Protein R R77Q Mutation, Joshua S. Ramsey
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Biofilm Characterization and the Potential Role of eDNA in Horizontal Gene Transfer in Hospital and Meat Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus and Their Biofilms, Ashley Lynne Ball
Novel Patterns for Nucleosome Positioning: From in vitro to in vivo, David Andrew Bates
Analysis of the Cytopathogenic Effect of Different HIV-1 Vpr Isoforms on Primary Human CD4+ T Cells and a Model Cell Line, Jonatan Josue Fierro Nieves
The Role of Chitinase A in Mastitis-Associated Escherichia coli Pathogenesis, Weston D. Hutchison
Big Data Meta-Analyses of Transcriptional Responses of Human Samples to Orthohantavirus Infection and Shotgun Metagenomics From Crohn's Disease Patients., John L. Krapohl
An Exploration of Factors that Impact Uptake of Human Papillomavirus Vaccines, David Samuel Redd
Genomic Analysis and Therapeutic Development of Bacteriophages to Treat Bacterial Infections and Parasitic Infestations, Daniel W. Thompson
The Use of Nucleotide Salvage Pathway Enzymes as Suitable Tumor Targets for Antibody-Based and Adoptive Cell Therapies, Edwin J. Velazquez
Comparative Sequence Analysis Elucidates the Evolutionary Patterns of Yersinia pestis in New Mexico over Thirty-Two Years, M. Elizabeth Warren
Regulation of T Cell Activation by the CD5 Co-Receptor and Altered Peptides, Characterization of Thymidine Kinase-Specific Antibodies, and Integrating Genomics Education in Society, Kiara Vaden Whitley
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Evolution and Selection: From Suppression of Metabolic Deficiencies to Bacteriophage Host Range and Resistance, Daniel Kurt Arens
Identifying Sinorhizobium meliloti Genes that Determine Fitness Outcomes, Alexander B. Benedict
Pushing the Limits of SARS-CoV-2 Survival: How SARS-CoV-2 Responds to Quaternary Ammonium Compounds and Wastewater, Benjamin Hawthorne Ogilvie
Mutations in HIV-1 Vpr Affect Pathogenesis in T-Lymphocytes and Novel Strategies to Contain the Current COVID-19 Pandemic, Antonio Solis Leal
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Staphylococcus aureus Metal Acquisition in Milk and Mammary Gland Tissue, Shalee Killpack Carlson
Antimicrobial Peptide Development: From Massively Parallel Peptide Sequencing to Bioinformatic Motif Identification, Alexander K. Erikson
The Effects of Immune Regulation and Dysregulation: Helper T Cell Receptor Affinity, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Cancer Risk, and Vaccine Hesitancy, Deborah K. Johnson
Identification of Genes that Determine Fitness, Virulence, and Disease Outcomes in Mastitis Associated Eschericia coli, Michael Andrew Olson
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Investigation of Thymidine Kinase 1 in Cancer Progression, Eliza Esther King Bitter
Ribosomally Synthesized and Post-Translationally Modified Peptides as Potential Scaffolds for Peptide Engineering, Devan Bursey
Bioaerosols Associated with Evaporative Cooler Use in Low-Income Homes in Semi-Arid Climates, Ashlin Elaine Cowger
PAS Kinase and TOR, Controllers of Cell Growth and Proliferation, Brooke Jasmyn Cozzens
Regulation of Immune Cell Activation and Functionby the nBMPp2 Protein andthe CD5 Co-Receptor, Claudia Mercedes Freitas
Characterizing Novel Pathways for Regulation and Function of Ataxin-2, Elise Spencer Melhado
Interactions Between the Organellar Pol1A, Pol1B, and Twinkle DNA Replication Proteins and Their Role in Plant Organelle DNA Replication, Stewart Anthony Morley
Characterizing the Function of PAS kinase in Cellular Metabolism and Neurodegenerative Disease, Jenny Adele Pape
Isolation, Characterization, and Genomic Comparison of Bacteriophages of Enterobacteriales Order, Ruchira Sharma
Isolation, Genetic Characterization and Clinical Application of Bacteriophages of Pathogenic Bacterial Species, Trever Leon Thurgood
Investigation of Therapeutic Immune Cell Metabolism, Josephine Anna Tueller
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Innate Immune Cell Phenotypes Are Dictated by Distinct Epigenetic Reprogramming, Kevin Douglas Adams
Bacteriophages for Treating American Foulbrood and the Neutralization of Paenibacillus larvae Spores, Thomas Scott Brady
Methods for Detection of and Therapy for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae, Olivia Tateoka Brown
The Diversity Found Among Carbapenem-Resistant Bacteria, Galen Edward Card
Exploration of Antimicrobial Activity in Natural Peptides and High-Throughput Discovery of Synthetic Peptides, Emma Kay Dallon
Gut Microbiota Regulates the Interplay Between Diet and Genetics to Influence Insulin Resistance, Jeralyn Jones Franson
The Antimicrobial Properties of Honey and Their Effect on Pathogenic Bacteria, Shreena Himanshu Mody
The Ability of Novel Phage to Infect Virulent Bacillus anthracis Isolates, Hyrum Smith Shumway
Galleria Mellonella as an Alternate Infection Model for Burkholderia Species and a Comparison of Suspension and Surface Test Methods for Evaluating Sporicidal Efficacy, Joseph D. Thiriot
The Clinical Significance of HPRT as a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Biomarker for Hematological and Solid Malignancies, Michelle Hannah Townsend
Biomarker Analysis and Clinical Relevance of Thymidine Kinase 1 in Solid and Hematological Malignancies, Evita Giraldez Weagel
Hospital and meat associated Staphylococcus aureus and Their Biofilm Characteristics, Trevor Michael Wienclaw
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Comparison of Cytokine Expression and Bacterial Growth During Periparturient and Mid Lactation Mastitis in a Mouse Model, Rhonda Nicole Chronis
Influence of Epstein-Barr Virus on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Development and the Role of Depression on Disease Progression, Caleb Cornaby
The Effects of Nucleosome Positioning and Chromatin Architecture on Transgene Expression, Colton E. Kempton
Phosphate Signaling Through Alternate Conformations of the PstSCAB Phosphate Transporter, Ramesh Krishna Vuppada
Acetobacter fabarum Genes Influencing Drosophila melanogaster Phenotypes, Kylie MaKay White
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
The Path to Understanding Salt Tolerance: Global Profiling of Genes Using Transcriptomics of the Halophyte Suaeda fruticosa, Joann Diray Arce
Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of the Micrococcin Biosynthetic Pathway, Philip Ross Bennallack
Characterizing Interaction Between PASK and PBP1/ ATXN2 to Regulate Cell Growth and Proliferation, Nidhi Rajan Choksi
The Activity of Alkaline Glutaraldehyde Against Bacterial Endospores and Select Non-Enveloped Viruses, Justen Thalmus Despain
The Role of Viral Interleukin-6 in Tumor Development of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Lymphomas, Rebecca A. Fullwood
The Role of the Transcriptional Antiterminator RfaH in Lipopolysaccharide Synthesis, Resistance to Antimicrobial Peptides, and Virulence of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis and Yersinia pestis, Jared Michael Hoffman
A CryAB Interactome Reveals Clientele Specificity and Dysfunction of Mutants Associated with Human Disease, Whitney Katherine Hoopes
The pmrHFIJKLM Operon in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Enhances Resistance to CCL28 and Promotes Phagocytic Engulfment by Neutrophils, Lauren Elizabeth Johnson
Characterization of Five Brevibacillus Bacteriophages and Their Genomes, Michael Allen Sheflo
Analysis of Nucleosome Isolation and Recovery: From In Silico Invitrosomes to In Vivo Nucleosomes, Collin Brendan Skousen
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Identifying and Characterizing Yeast PAS Kinase 1 Substrates Reveals Regulation of Mitochondrial and Cell Growth Pathways, Desiree DeMille
The Detection and Molecular Evolution of Francisella tularensis Subspecies, Mark K. Gunnell
Isolation and Host Range of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteriophages and Use for Decontamination of Fomites, Kyle C. Jensen
The Antioxidant and DNA Repair Capacities of Resveratrol, Piceatannol, and Pterostilbene, Justin Ryan Livingston
High Salinity Stabilizes Bacterial Community Composition and Activity Through Time, Tylan Wayne Magnusson
Advancing Phage Genomics and Honeybee Health Through Discovery and Characterization of Paenibacillaceae Bacteriophages, Bryan Douglas Merrill
Specialized Replication Operons Control Rhizobial Plasmid Copy Number in Developing Symbiotic Cells, Clarice Lorraine Perry
Gene Networks Involved in Competitive Root Colonization and Nodulation in the Sinorhizobium meliloti-Medicago truncatula Symbiosis, Ryan D. VanYperen
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Snf1 Mediated Phosphorylation and Activation of PAS Kinase, Bryan D. Badal
Studies of PhoU in Escherichia coli: Metal Binding, Dimerization,Protein/Protein Interactions, and a Signaling Complex Model, Stewart G. Gardner
Pharmacologic Immunomodulation of Macrophage Activation by Caffeine, Ryan Perry Steck
Analysis of Nucleosome Mobility, Fragility, and Recovery: From Embryonic Stem Cells to Invitrosomes, Ashley Nicolle Wright
Enhancing Protein and Enzyme Stability Through Rationally Engineered Site-Specific Immobilization Utilizing Non-Canonical Amino Acids, Jeffrey Chun Wu
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Thymidine Kinase 1: Diagnostic and Prognostic Significance in Malignancy, Melissa Marie Alegre
Promoter Polymorphisms in Interferon Regulatory Factor 5, Daniel N. Clark
Modulators of Symbiotic Outcome in Sinorhizobium meliloti, Matthew B. Crook
Evidences for Protein-Protein Interactions Between PstB and PhoU in the Phosphate Signaling Complex of Escherichia coli, Kristine Dawn Johns
Identification of the Binding Partners for HspB2 and CryAB Reveals Myofibril and Mitochondrial Protein Interactions and Non-Redundant Roles for Small Heat Shock Proteins, Kelsey Murphey Langston
The Role of Nuclear BMP2 in the Cell Cycle and Tumorigenesis, Brandt Alan Nichols
Nuclear BMP2 and the Immune Response, Daniel S. Olsen
Hypersaline Lake Environments Exhibit Reduced Microbial Dormancy, Joshua Christopher Vert
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Effect of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress on Different Cancer Cell Types, Gaytri Devi Gupta Elera
Effects of Chemical Stimulation and Tumor Co-Incubation on Macrophage Activation and Aggressiveness, Measured Through Phagocytosis and Respiratory Burst, Bo Marcus Gustafsson
Partial Characterization of the Antimicrobial Activity of CCL28, Bin Liu