MSTP Recent PhD Theses
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
| MSTP Trainee | Faculty Advisor(s) | Thesis |
|---|---|---|
| John Frederiksen | Joseph Piccirilli | Binding of Metal Ions and Antibody Fragments to Folded RNA Molecules |
| Robert Hsieh | Geoffrey Greene & Milan Mrksich | Interactions between the estrogen receptor and estrogen receptor coactivators and/or corepressors in chip-based assays. |
| Andrew Philip | Wouter Hoff | Library-based biophysics of a photoreceptor. |
| Daniel Vatner | Nancy Schwartz | PAPS Synthetase: Interaction and Coordination of Domains in Function and Efficient Substrate Use. |
| Terrence Wong | Tao Pan | RNA folding during transcription |
Business Economics
| MSTP Trainee | Faculty Advisor(s) | Thesis |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Sun | Product Liability and Medical Markets |
Cancer Biology
| MSTP Trainee | Faculty Advisor(s) | Thesis |
|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Byrd | Funmi Olopade | Evidence for an Acute Myeloid Leukemia Suppressor Gene on 16q |
| Jennifer Pogoriler | Wei Du | The role of cyclin D1 in cerebellar development and Shh induced medulloblastoma. |
| David VanderWeele | Charles Rudin | The Akt-mTOR Signaling Pathway Mediates Resistance to Microtubule-Directed Chemotherapeutic Agents. Role of Bcl-xL in the regulation of mitochondrial homeostasis. |
Cell Physiology
| MSTP Trainee | Faculty Advisor(s) | Thesis |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Guzy | Paul Schumacker | The role of mitochondrial electron transport in oxygen sensing and hypoxia. |
| Douglas Stoller | Elizabeth McNally | ATP sensitive potassium channels and cardiovascular stress |
Developmental Biology
| MSTP Trainee | Faculty Advisor(s) | Thesis |
|---|---|---|
| Aleeda Flagg | Eric Svensson | FOG-2 regulates endothelial-to-mesenchymal transformation in developing heart valves |
Economics
| MSTP Trainee | Faculty Advisor(s) | Thesis |
|---|---|---|
| A. Bapu Jena | Steve Levitt, David Meltzer, Tomas Phillipson | Essays in the Economics of Health and Family. |
History of Culture
| MSTP Trainee | Faculty Advisor(s) | Thesis |
|---|---|---|
| Talya Salant | Diane Lauderdale & Sander Gilman | Bodies of Risk: Breast Cancer and the Cultural Politics of Prevention |
Human Genetics
| MSTP Trainee | Faculty Advisor(s) | Thesis |
|---|---|---|
| Inessa Grinberg | Kathleen Millen | Genetic analysis of Dandy Walker malformation and the role of ZIC genes in cerebellar development. |
Immunology
| MSTP Trainee | Faculty Advisor(s) | Thesis |
|---|---|---|
| Regina Ahmad | Averil Ma | Regulation of T Cell Receptor Signaling and T Cell Biology by the Ubiquitin-Modifying Enzyme A20. |
| Patrick Burkett | Averil Ma | Regulation of CD8 T Cell Responses and Memory Maintenance by IL-15 Ralpha. |
| Sujit Janardhan | Tom Gajewski | Manipulating the CD8+ T-cell anti-tumor response. |
| Aalok Kacha | Tom Gajewski | Regulation of the Anti-Tumor Immune Response by Host STAT1 and STAT6. |
| Megan McNerney | Vijay Kumar | \2B4 (CD 244) Inhibition of Murine Natural Killer Cells. |
| Tiphanie Phillips | Philip-Ashton Rickardt | The role of Spi6 in CD8 T Cell biology. |
| Emre Turer | Averil Ma | The role of A20 in dendritic cells. Specifically, the mechanism by which A20 regulates LPS induced NF-kB and the effects this has on t-cell priming |
Medical Physics
| MSTP Trainee | Faculty Advisor(s) | Thesis |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Vikingstad | David Levin | Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cortical Language Networks and their Response to Brain Insult. |
Microbiology
| MSTP Trainee | Faculty Advisor(s) | Thesis |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Smith-Donald | Bernard Roizman | The role of cellular phosphotase Cdc25C in Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 infection. |
Molecular Genetics & Biology
| MSTP Trainee | Faculty Advisor(s) | Thesis |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Javaheri | Steve Kron | Chromatin-Level Regulation of Yeast DNA Damage Response. |
| Kristoffer Padjen | Ursula Storb | Ssm1: Chromatin structure of a murine transgene |
| Horace Rhee | Elaine Fuchs | Molecular Regulation of Hair Follicle Morphogenesis |
| Gregory Vlacich | Don Steiner & Gene Webb | PIM3 as a negative regulator of pancreatic beta-cell function |
| Kiera Von Besser | Daphne Preuss | Genetic & morphological screen of T-DNA-tagged lines in Arabidopsis thaliana to identify male or female gametophytic mutants with defects in pollen tube development & function. |
Neurobiology
| MSTP Trainee | Faculty Advisor(s) | Thesis |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Mendelson | Peggy Mason | Breathing-related discharge in serotonergic neurons of the medullary raphe nucleus |
| Amy-Cecilia Sanders | Xiaoxi Zhuang | The Effects of Serotonin Transporter Deletion or Blockade on Reward Responding. |
Pathology
| MSTP Trainee | Faculty Advisor(s) | Thesis |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Clayburgh | Jerrold Turner | The role of myosin light chain kinase in intestinal epithelial barrier dysfunction. |
| Paul Vanderlaan | Godfrey Getz | The Role of NKT Cells in the Pathogenesis of Murine Atherosclerosis. |