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Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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Elucidating the Architecture of the TclIJN Complex that Converts Cysteine to Thiazoles in the Biosynthesis of Micrococcin, Diana G. Calvopina Chavez

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Manipulating and Assaying Chromatin Architecture Around Enhancer Elements in vivo, John Lawrence Carter

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Halophilic Genes that Impact Plant Growth in Saline Soils, Mckay A. Meinzer

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Characterizing Stress Granule Regulation by PAS Kinase, Ataxin-2 and Ptc6 and Investigating the Lifespan of Covid-19 Virus on Currency, Colleen R. Newey

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Changes in RNA Expression of HuT78 Cells Resulting From the HIV-1 Viral Protein R R77Q Mutation, Joshua S. Ramsey

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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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

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Novel Patterns for Nucleosome Positioning: From in vitro to in vivo, David Andrew Bates

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The Effects of Polymorphisms of Viral Protein R of HIV-1 on the Induction of Apoptosis in Primary Cells and the Characterization of Twelve Novel Bacillus anthracis Bacteriophage, Jacob D. Fairholm

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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

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The Role of Chitinase A in Mastitis-Associated Escherichia coli Pathogenesis, Weston D. Hutchison

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Big Data Meta-Analyses of Transcriptional Responses of Human Samples to Orthohantavirus Infection and Shotgun Metagenomics From Crohn's Disease Patients., John L. Krapohl

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An Exploration of Factors that Impact Uptake of Human Papillomavirus Vaccines, David Samuel Redd

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Genomic Analysis and Therapeutic Development of Bacteriophages to Treat Bacterial Infections and Parasitic Infestations, Daniel W. Thompson

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The Use of Nucleotide Salvage Pathway Enzymes as Suitable Tumor Targets for Antibody-Based and Adoptive Cell Therapies, Edwin J. Velazquez

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Comparative Sequence Analysis Elucidates the Evolutionary Patterns of Yersinia pestis in New Mexico over Thirty-Two Years, M. Elizabeth Warren

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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

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Evolution and Selection: From Suppression of Metabolic Deficiencies to Bacteriophage Host Range and Resistance, Daniel Kurt Arens

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Identifying Sinorhizobium meliloti Genes that Determine Fitness Outcomes, Alexander B. Benedict

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Pushing the Limits of SARS-CoV-2 Survival: How SARS-CoV-2 Responds to Quaternary Ammonium Compounds and Wastewater, Benjamin Hawthorne Ogilvie

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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

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Staphylococcus aureus Metal Acquisition in Milk and Mammary Gland Tissue, Shalee Killpack Carlson

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Antimicrobial Peptide Development: From Massively Parallel Peptide Sequencing to Bioinformatic Motif Identification, Alexander K. Erikson

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A Comparison of Chikungunya Virus Infection, Dissemination, and Cytokine Induction in Human and Murine Macrophages and Characterization of RAG2-/-γc-/- Mice as an Animal Model to Study Neurotropic Chikungunya Disease, Israel Guerrero

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The Effects of Immune Regulation and Dysregulation: Helper T Cell Receptor Affinity, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Cancer Risk, and Vaccine Hesitancy, Deborah K. Johnson

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Identification of Genes that Determine Fitness, Virulence, and Disease Outcomes in Mastitis Associated Eschericia coli, Michael Andrew Olson

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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Investigation of Thymidine Kinase 1 in Cancer Progression, Eliza Esther King Bitter

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Ribosomally Synthesized and Post-Translationally Modified Peptides as Potential Scaffolds for Peptide Engineering, Devan Bursey

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Bioaerosols Associated with Evaporative Cooler Use in Low-Income Homes in Semi-Arid Climates, Ashlin Elaine Cowger

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PAS Kinase and TOR, Controllers of Cell Growth and Proliferation, Brooke Jasmyn Cozzens

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Regulation of Immune Cell Activation and Functionby the nBMPp2 Protein andthe CD5 Co-Receptor, Claudia Mercedes Freitas

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Characterizing Novel Pathways for Regulation and Function of Ataxin-2, Elise Spencer Melhado

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Interactions Between the Organellar Pol1A, Pol1B, and Twinkle DNA Replication Proteins and Their Role in Plant Organelle DNA Replication, Stewart Anthony Morley

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SNFing Glucose to PASs Mitochondrial Dysfunction: The Role of Two Sensory Protein Kinases in Metabolic Diseases, Kai Li Ong

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Characterizing the Function of PAS kinase in Cellular Metabolism and Neurodegenerative Disease, Jenny Adele Pape

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Isolation, Characterization, and Genomic Comparison of Bacteriophages of Enterobacteriales Order, Ruchira Sharma

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Isolation, Genetic Characterization and Clinical Application of Bacteriophages of Pathogenic Bacterial Species, Trever Leon Thurgood

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Investigation of Therapeutic Immune Cell Metabolism, Josephine Anna Tueller

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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Innate Immune Cell Phenotypes Are Dictated by Distinct Epigenetic Reprogramming, Kevin Douglas Adams

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Bacteriophages for Treating American Foulbrood and the Neutralization of Paenibacillus larvae Spores, Thomas Scott Brady

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Methods for Detection of and Therapy for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae, Olivia Tateoka Brown

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The Diversity Found Among Carbapenem-Resistant Bacteria, Galen Edward Card

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Exploration of Antimicrobial Activity in Natural Peptides and High-Throughput Discovery of Synthetic Peptides, Emma Kay Dallon

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Gut Microbiota Regulates the Interplay Between Diet and Genetics to Influence Insulin Resistance, Jeralyn Jones Franson

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The Antimicrobial Properties of Honey and Their Effect on Pathogenic Bacteria, Shreena Himanshu Mody

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The Ability of Novel Phage to Infect Virulent Bacillus anthracis Isolates, Hyrum Smith Shumway

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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

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The Clinical Significance of HPRT as a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Biomarker for Hematological and Solid Malignancies, Michelle Hannah Townsend

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Biomarker Analysis and Clinical Relevance of Thymidine Kinase 1 in Solid and Hematological Malignancies, Evita Giraldez Weagel

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Hospital and meat associated Staphylococcus aureus and Their Biofilm Characteristics, Trevor Michael Wienclaw

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

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Comparison of Cytokine Expression and Bacterial Growth During Periparturient and Mid Lactation Mastitis in a Mouse Model, Rhonda Nicole Chronis

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Influence of Epstein-Barr Virus on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Development and the Role of Depression on Disease Progression, Caleb Cornaby

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The Effects of Nucleosome Positioning and Chromatin Architecture on Transgene Expression, Colton E. Kempton

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Phosphate Signaling Through Alternate Conformations of the PstSCAB Phosphate Transporter, Ramesh Krishna Vuppada

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Acetobacter fabarum Genes Influencing Drosophila melanogaster Phenotypes, Kylie MaKay White

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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The Path to Understanding Salt Tolerance: Global Profiling of Genes Using Transcriptomics of the Halophyte Suaeda fruticosa, Joann Diray Arce

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Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of the Micrococcin Biosynthetic Pathway, Philip Ross Bennallack

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Characterizing Interaction Between PASK and PBP1/ ATXN2 to Regulate Cell Growth and Proliferation, Nidhi Rajan Choksi

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The Activity of Alkaline Glutaraldehyde Against Bacterial Endospores and Select Non-Enveloped Viruses, Justen Thalmus Despain

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The Role of Viral Interleukin-6 in Tumor Development of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Lymphomas, Rebecca A. Fullwood

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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

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A CryAB Interactome Reveals Clientele Specificity and Dysfunction of Mutants Associated with Human Disease, Whitney Katherine Hoopes

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The pmrHFIJKLM Operon in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Enhances Resistance to CCL28 and Promotes Phagocytic Engulfment by Neutrophils, Lauren Elizabeth Johnson

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Characterization of Five Brevibacillus Bacteriophages and Their Genomes, Michael Allen Sheflo

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Analysis of Nucleosome Isolation and Recovery: From In Silico Invitrosomes to In Vivo Nucleosomes, Collin Brendan Skousen

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Human Herpesvirus 6A Infection and Immunopathogenesis in Humanized Rag2-/-γc-/- Mice and Relevance to HIV/AIDS and Autoimmunity, Anne Tanner

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Identifying and Characterizing Yeast PAS Kinase 1 Substrates Reveals Regulation of Mitochondrial and Cell Growth Pathways, Desiree DeMille

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The Detection and Molecular Evolution of Francisella tularensis Subspecies, Mark K. Gunnell

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Isolation and Host Range of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteriophages and Use for Decontamination of Fomites, Kyle C. Jensen

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The Antioxidant and DNA Repair Capacities of Resveratrol, Piceatannol, and Pterostilbene, Justin Ryan Livingston

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High Salinity Stabilizes Bacterial Community Composition and Activity Through Time, Tylan Wayne Magnusson

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Advancing Phage Genomics and Honeybee Health Through Discovery and Characterization of Paenibacillaceae Bacteriophages, Bryan Douglas Merrill

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Specialized Replication Operons Control Rhizobial Plasmid Copy Number in Developing Symbiotic Cells, Clarice Lorraine Perry

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Gene Networks Involved in Competitive Root Colonization and Nodulation in the Sinorhizobium meliloti-Medicago truncatula Symbiosis, Ryan D. VanYperen

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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Snf1 Mediated Phosphorylation and Activation of PAS Kinase, Bryan D. Badal

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Studies of PhoU in Escherichia coli: Metal Binding, Dimerization,Protein/Protein Interactions, and a Signaling Complex Model, Stewart G. Gardner

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Pharmacologic Immunomodulation of Macrophage Activation by Caffeine, Ryan Perry Steck

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Analysis of Nucleosome Mobility, Fragility, and Recovery: From Embryonic Stem Cells to Invitrosomes, Ashley Nicolle Wright

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Enhancing Protein and Enzyme Stability Through Rationally Engineered Site-Specific Immobilization Utilizing Non-Canonical Amino Acids, Jeffrey Chun Wu

Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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Thymidine Kinase 1: Diagnostic and Prognostic Significance in Malignancy, Melissa Marie Alegre

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Promoter Polymorphisms in Interferon Regulatory Factor 5, Daniel N. Clark

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Modulators of Symbiotic Outcome in Sinorhizobium meliloti, Matthew B. Crook

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Evidences for Protein-Protein Interactions Between PstB and PhoU in the Phosphate Signaling Complex of Escherichia coli, Kristine Dawn Johns

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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

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A Quadruplex Real-Time PCR Assay for the Rapid Detection and Differentiation of the Burkholderia pseudomallei Complex: B. mallei, B. pseudomallei, and B. thailandensis, Chinn-woan Lowe

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The Role of Nuclear BMP2 in the Cell Cycle and Tumorigenesis, Brandt Alan Nichols

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Nuclear BMP2 and the Immune Response, Daniel S. Olsen

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Hypersaline Lake Environments Exhibit Reduced Microbial Dormancy, Joshua Christopher Vert

Theses/Dissertations from 2012

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Characterization of the Cellular and Organellar Dynamics that Occur with a Partial Depletion of Mitochondrial DNA when Arabidopsis Organellar DNA Polymerase IB is Mutated, John D. Cupp

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Effect of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress on Different Cancer Cell Types, Gaytri Devi Gupta Elera

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Effects of Chemical Stimulation and Tumor Co-Incubation on Macrophage Activation and Aggressiveness, Measured Through Phagocytosis and Respiratory Burst, Bo Marcus Gustafsson

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Loss of the Lipopolysaccharide Core Biosynthesis rfaD Gene Increases Antimicrobial Chemokine Binding and Bacterial Susceptibility to CCL28 and Polymyxin: A Model for Understanding the Interface of Antimicrobial Chemokines and Bacterial Host Defense Avoidance Mechanisms, Cynthia S. Lew

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Partial Characterization of the Antimicrobial Activity of CCL28, Bin Liu

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Characterizing the Role of HspB2 in Cardiac Metabolism and Muscle Structure Using Yeast and Mammalian Systems, Jonathan Paul Neubert

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Humanized Mice as a Model to Study Human Viral Pathogenesis and Novel Antiviral Drugs, Freddy Mauricio Sanchez Tumbaco

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Transgene Delivery via Microelectromechanical Systems, Aubrey Marie Mueller Wilson

Theses/Dissertations from 2011

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Antioxidants in Cancer Research and Prevention: Assay Comparison, Structure-Function Analysis, and Food Product Analysis, Andrew Robert Garrett

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Characterization of the Role Nuclear Bmp2 (nBmp2) Plays in Regulating Gene Expression, Fialka Grigorova

Theses/Dissertations from 2010

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Effects of Diabetic State and Gender on Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Secretion by Human Macrophages Infected with Burkholderia pseudomallei, Annette J. Blam

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Organellar DNA Polymerases Gamma I and II in Arabidopsis thaliana, Jeffrey M. Brammer

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Determining the Function of Nuclear Bmp4, Trina Jane Loos