Dissertations from 2015
Nucleolar Stress Due to Depletion of Nopp140 in Drosophila melanogaster, Allison James
The Role of Rhizobial Mutualisms in the Establishment and Colonization of Exotic Acacia Species in Novel Ranges, Metha Martine Klock
Regulation of the Chloride Store in the Retinal Amacrine Cells, Vijai Krishnan
Functional Motifs in SIAMESE, a Plant Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor, Narender Kumar
Biogenesis and Redox Transition of Iron-sulfur Clusters in Proteins, Aaron Paul Landry
Development and Characterization of a Live-attenuated Vaccine to Combat Equine Herpesvirus Type-1 infections, Shiliang Anthony Liu
A Test of the Effectiveness of the Active Learning Technique Think-Pair-Share in a High School Science Classroom, Michael Francis Lowe
The Use of Geographic Information Systems and Ecological Niche Modeling to Map Transmission Risk for Visceral Leishmaniasis in Bahia, Brazil, Moara de Santana Martins
Diversification and Biogeography of Neotropical Cichlids, Caleb D. McMahan
Insights into 5-Lipoxygenase Active Site and Catalysis, Sunayana Mitra
Biostabilization of Lipid Bilayers: Dealing with Water Stress in Embryos of Artemia franciscana, Daniel Steven Moore
Characterization of Adaptive Hyperplasia of the Intestines Following Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass and Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy in Rats, Michael Brodie Mumphrey
Selective Enrichment Through Capture (SEC): A Technology for Retrieving Specific DNA Sequences from Complex Mixtures, Kelley Gwin Nunez
Distribution and Female Reproductive State Differences in Orexigenic and Anorexigenic Neurons in the Brain of the Mouthbrooding African Cichlid Fish, Astatotilapia burtoni, Danielle Tiffany Porter
Assessing the use of Concept Maps in the Science Classroom, Paige Russell
The Role of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Glycoprotein K in Neuroinvasion and Immunopathogenesis of Herpes Keratitis, Ahmad Saied
The Effectiveness of Online Homework Tutorials as Compared to Pen and Paper Tutorials, Molly Shuman
Bacterial Xanthine Dehydrogenase Regulators, Smitha Sivapragasam
Comparative Genomic Studies of Catfish and Zebrafish Strains of Edwardsiella ictaluri, Rui Wang
Dissertations from 2014
Biogeographical Approaches for Studying Species Invasion, Ganesh Prasad Bhattarai
Autologous Adipose Derived Adult Multipotent Stromal Cells Alter the Porcine Systemic Immune and Bone Biomarkers Response to Cancellous Bone Xenografts, Jonathan Francis Bova
Evidence of methane cycling beneath the western margin of the Greenland Ice Sheet, Erik L. J. E. Broemsen
Genetics and Functions of Herpes Simplex Virus Type-1 Membrane Proteins UL20/gK in Virion Envelopment and Entry, Anu Susan Charles
The Role of Viral Glycoproteins and Tegument Proteins in Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Cytoplasmic Virion Envelopment, Dmitry Vladimirovich Chouljenko
Effects of latitude on the competitive ability of native and invasive genotypes of Phragmites australis, Anthony K. Chow
Outer Surface Lipoprotein Layer Homeostasis and Gene Regulation in Borrelia burgdorferi, Poonam Dadhwal
Model-based Tests of Historical Demography and Species Delimitation in the Caribbean Coral Reef Sponge Callyspongia, Melissa Barrett DeBiasse
Bridging Research and Education: A Look into the Evolutionary History of Batfishes and How Museum Exhibits Can be Used to Engage the Public, Valerie Anestazia Derouen
Diversity and Activity of Bacteria in Basal Ice Environments, Shawn Doyle
The Effect of Modifying the Higher-Order Structure of Plant High-Affinity Phosphate Transporters, Elena Batista Fontenot
Comparison of Immune Responses During Gastrointestinal Helminth Self-Cure Expulsion Between Resistant Gulf Coast Native and Susceptible Suffolk Sheep, Javier Jesus Garza
Population Genetic and Hybridization Studies of Three Bornean Bird Species: Mountain Black-eye (Chlorocharis emiliae), White-rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus), and Oriental Magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis), Dency Flenny Anak Augustine Gawin Gawin
Mechanisms of Innate Immunity in Polymicrobial Sepsis, Liliang Jin
Web-based Computational Tools for Studying Plant Biodiversity, Timothy Mark Jones
Cation Regulation And Proteomic Analysis Of Phase Variation And Biofilm Formation In The Human Pathogen Vibrio Vulnificus, Zelam Mukund Kaluskar
The Effect Of Hydrocarbon Contamination And Substrate Material On Oyster Reef Commensal Communities, Jenessa Lea Kay
Structural and Kinetic Investigations of 15-Lipoxygenase-2, Matthew James Kobe
Extra-Transcriptional Effects of Chromatin Bound RNA Polymerase III Transcription Complexes, Asawari Korde
Leptin Regulates Nutrient Reward via Galanin and Orexin Neurons, Amanda Laque
North American Lyme Borreliae: New Distributions and an Insight Into Borrelia bissettii Infection, Immune Response and Transmission in a Murine Model, Brian Francis Leydet Jr
Influence of Aedes aegypti Saliva on the Vertebrate Host Response to Dengue Virus, Michael Kevin McCracken
Avian Biogeography and Conservation in Eastern Indonesia, John C. Mittermeier
Bayesian Model-building in Phylogenetics, Bradley Nelson
Phylogenetic and Morphological Community Structure of North American Desert Bats, Lorelei Elizabeth Patrick
Adaptive Divergence and Speciation across Depth in a Caribbean Candelabrum Coral, Carlos Andrés Prada Montoya
Systematics and Species Delimitation in New Guinea Skink Species Complexes (Squamata: Scincidae), Eric Nikolaus Rittmeyer
Design, Synthesis, and Antibacterial Properties of Dual-Ligand Inhibitors of Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase and Mechanism of Action for the Antibacterial Agent Moiramide B, Molly Anne Silvers
Oyster Spat Survival in Response to Hydrocarbon Contamination and Predation in Barataria Bay, Louisiana, Maria Louise Vozzo
Thermodynamics of DNA Binding by DNA Polymerase I and RecA Recombinase from Deinococcus radiodurans, Jaycob Dalton Warfel
Pro-inflammatory cytokines induce lipocalin-2 expression in vivo and in vitro, Peng Zhao
Theses from 2013
The effect of graphic organizers on science education : human body systems, Kristen Alana Antoine
Group 3 late Embryogenesis abundant proteins from embryos of Artemia francisana : molecular characteristics, expression and function, Leaf Chandra Boswell
Investigations on the essentiality of the Escherichia coli DedA membrane protein family, Lisa A. Boughner
Complex formation and regulation of Escherichia coli acetyl-CoA carboxylase, Tyler Craig Broussard
Nucleic Acid Binding Thermodynamics and Functions of DNA Polymerases, Hiromi Shimasaki Brown
Does flexible grouping increase retention levels to improve test scores more than traditional lecture in the science classroom, Brian Joseph Carter
An Alu element-based model of human genome instability, George Wyndham Cook, Jr.
Evolutionary Assembly of the Neotropical Montane Avifauna, Andres M. Cuervo
The effects of natural and anthropogenic stressors on the stress response and tissue-level response in teleost fish, Benjamin David Dubansky
Role of Retrotransposons as a Major Source of Intra- and Inter-Individual Epigenetic Variations in the Mammalian Genome, Muhammad Badre Ekram
Quizzing and retention in the high school science class, Donell DeBacker Evans
Examining neotropical primate community structure at regional and local scales : insights from taxonomic and phylogenetic approaches, Maria Mercedes Gavilanez
The Role of Polyamines in Osmotic Stress Tolerance in Gulf Killifish Fundulus Grandis, Ying Guan
RNAi-mediated Antiviral Immunity in Caenorhabditis elegans, Xunyang Guo
Problem based learning in a middle school science class : effect on student retention of concepts in plate tectonics and rocks, Brittany Sharday Hinyard
Novel computational tools and utilization of the gut microbiota for phylogeographic inference, Sarah Michelle Hird
Effects of environmental conditions on characteristics of prescribed fires and resprouting of hardwoods in shortleaf pine-oak-hickory ecosystems of the United States, Tracy Lynn Hmielowski
MarR Family Transcriptional Regulators from Streptomyces coelicolor, Hao Huang
Diversity and activity of aerobic thermophilic carbon monoxide-oxidizing bacteria on Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii, Caitlin Elizabeth King
Functional significance of unique sequences in Mycobaterium smegmatis Ku proteins, Ambuj Kumar Kushwaha
Evolutionary and ecological dynamics of rapid radiation of pocket gophers (Thomomy's) in Mexico, Verity Lynn Mathis
Integrated Technology: Impact of Virtual Labs on Student Achievement Regarding Learner-Content Instruction of Physical Science Concepts (within a High-Needs Middle School), Shekeitra Terel Matthews
Alu elements and primate genomics, Adam Trent McLain
Molecular phylogenetics of the North American snake tribe Thamnophiini, John David McVay
Copper oxide wire particles used to control Haemonchus infections : efficacy in giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) at Busch Gardens Tampa and potential mechanism of action, Allyson Kinney Moscona
Epidemiology and molecular characterization of human and canine hookworm, Ntombi B. Mudenda
Investigation of the role of putative inorganic carbon transporters in the carbon dioxide concentrating mechanisms of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Bratati Mukherjee
The roles of Deinococcus radiodurans Dps-1 and Dps-2 in nucleoid organization and in survival during oxidative stress, Khoa Huynh Nguyen
Oxidative stress based response of a transcriptional regulator, OhrR, from Burkholderia thailandensis, Anuja Pande
Signal transduction and Rickettsial infection of tick cells, Natthida Petchampai
Studying Mechanisms of Ionizing Radiation Resistance in Bacteria: Evidence for Multiple Pathways, Kathiresan Selvam
Role of NOD2/RIP2 signaling in acute bacterial pneumonia and sepsis, Balamayooran Theivanthiran
A Multi Pronged Approach to Remnant Maple (Acer spp.) Populations in Tropical America, Yalma Luisa Vargas-Rodriguez
Dissertations from 2012
Essential role of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in gram-negative bacterial pneumonia, Gayathriy Balamayooran
Phenotypic and Niche Evolution in the Antbirds (Aves: Thamnophilidae), Gustavo Adolfo Bravo
Oyster reef restoration in the northern Gulf of Mexico: effect of substrate and age on ecosystem services, Laura Alicia Brown
Effects of fire and treefalls on Japanese climbing fern and native species groundcover in a restored longleaf pine savanna, Becky Jolene Carmichael
Insights into the catalytic mechanisms of the protein enzymes, PFKFB3 and VldE, using x-ray crystallography, Michael Christopher Cavalier
Role of Herpes Simplex Type I Glycoproteins in Entry and Cell-cell Fusion, Sona Chowdhury
Modeling effects of instream variables, land use, and life history attributes on community structure of freshwater mussels in Louisiana streams, Wesley Michael Daniel
The role of gylcoprotein K (gK) in the ocular and neuropathogenesis of herpes simplex virus-type 1 (HSV-1), Andrew Timothy David
Koutango: under reported arboviral disease in West Africa, Jaime Matias de Araujo Lobo
Invasion of smooth brome into North American tall-grass prairies: impact on native plant/herbivore species and mechanisms responsible for successful invasion, Forrest Paul Dillemuth