BBS PhD Program

Recent Dissertations


David Buchholz

Viral Glycoproteins: Biological and Vaccination Roles
Conferral Date: May 2023
Concentration: Immunology and Infectious Disease
Principal Investigator: Hector Aguilar-Carreno

Gabriela Mansano Do Nascimento

DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL BROADLY PROTECTIVE VACCINE CANDIDATES FOR SWINE INFLUENZA VIRUSES
Conferral Date: August 2023
Concentration: Immunology and Infectious Disease
Principal Investigator: Diego Diel


Danielle Sosnicki

ON THE EPIDIDYMIS AND SPERM FUNCTION: A LONG AND CONVOLUTED TUBULE PLAYING A CRITICAL ROLE IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Conferral Date: December 2023
Concentration: Zoology and Wildlife Conservation
Principal Investigator: Alexander Travis / Pierre Comizzoli


Orchi Anannya

INTERLEUKIN 2 INDUCIBLE T CELL KINASE (ITK) FINE TUNES T CELL DIFFERENTIATION
Conferral Date: December 2023
Concentration: Immunology and Infectious Disease
Principal Investigator: Avery August


Hector Loyola Irizarry

Development of Broad Host-Range Plasmid Tools for Manipulation of Bacterial Communities
Conferral Date: August 2023
Concentration: Molecular and Cellular Medicine
Principal Investigator: Ilana Brito

Candice Limper

Effects of Increased Mitochondrial DNA Mutations on T-Cell Development and Function
Conferral Date: August 2023
Concentration: Immunology and Infectious Disease
Principal Investigator: Avery August

Felicity Emerson

Dissecting the Molecular Mechanisms of Longevity-Regulating Chromatin Factors in C. elegans”
Conferral Date: May 2023
Concentration: Molecular and Cellular Medicine
Principal Investigator: Siu Sylvia Lee

Robert Lopez-Astacio

Evolution of Feline and Canine Parvoviruses: Understanding the Capsid Structure, the Natural Variation, and the Antibody Selection
Conferral Date: May 2023
Concentration: Immunology and Infectious Disease
Principal Investigator: Colin Parrish

Julio Sanchez

Oncogenic PI3K Signaling Impacts Adaptive Immune Resistance by Upregulating Extracellular Vesicle Biogenesis and PD-L1 Associated Cargo
Conferral Date: December 2022
Concentration: Molecular and Cellular Medicine
Principal Investigator: Richard Cerione

Furkat Mukhtarov

Dual-Localization of The Yeast Methionine R-sulfoxide Reductase MXR2
Conferral Date: December 2022
Concentration: Molecular and Cellular Medicine
Principal Investigator: Carolyn Sevier

Alexis Oldfield

Ultrasound Characterization of Antral Follicle Dynamics Across The Adiposty Spectrum
Conferral Date: December 2022
Concentration: Translational Medicine
Principal Investigator: Marla Lujan

Kristina Ceres

Evolution and Population Dynamics of Mycobacterial Pathogens with Applications for Disease Control
Conferral Date: August 2022
Concentration: Population Medicine and Epidemiology
Principal Investigator: Yrjo Grohn

Adam Francisco

Multi-omic Investigations Identify Micro-RNA Regulators of Cell Proliferation and Reveal Proteoglycan Aberrancy in Fibrolamellar Carcinoma”
Conferral Date: August 2022
Concentration: Molecular and Cellular Medicine
Principal Investigator: Praveen Sethupathy