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BBS PhD Program

PhD Dissertations


Tiago Zilch

Divergent Fates and Distinct Help: Decoding the Chronology of T Follicular Helper Specialization and B Cell Fate Commitments
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Concentration: Immunology and Infectious Disease
Principal Investigator: Deborah Fowell


Julia Zhu

Uncovering Non-Canonical Roles of Disease Associated Cystinosin/Ers1 in Redox Homeostasis in the Early Secretory Pathway
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Concentration: Molecular and Cellular Medicine
Principal Investigator: Richa Sardana


Elizabeth Williams Louie

Investigating Myocardial and Valvular Dysfunction in Horses: Contributions to Ventricular Remodeling
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Concentration: Translational Medicine
Principal Investigator: Katharyn Mitchell


Anthony Max Chen

Uncovering Metabolic Regulatory Roles for Sirtuin 5 in the Tumor Microenvironment and Breast Cancer Angiogenesis
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Concentration: Translational Medicine
Principal Investigator: Robert Weiss


Rhasaan Bovell

Optimizing Assisted Reproduction in Felids: New Insights into Ovarian and Endometrial Responses to Exogenous Gonadotropins
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Concentration: Zoology and Wildlife Conservation
Principal Investigator: Ned Place


Eleanor Best

Harnessing Synthetic Biology and Bioelectronics for Sensory Perception
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Concentration: Molecular and Cellular Medicine
Principal Investigator: Susan Daniel


Russell Barkley

Fluorescent Protein Tag Cofounds in Reovirus Biology
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Concentration: Immunology and Infectious Disease
Principal Investigator: John Parker


Sydney Womack

Periostin and Lubricin: Involvement in Knee Osteoarthritis and Pain in Humans, Dogs, and Rodents
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Concentration: Translational Medicine
Principal Investigator: Heidi Reesink


Alexandria Hommer

Localization and Function of Yeast Methionine Sulfoxide Reductases
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Concentration: Molecular and Cellular Medicine
Principal Investigator: Carolyn Sevier


Maya Craig

Characterizing the Transmission Dynamics of Salmonella enterica Dublin in Northeastern U.S. Dairy Cattle Populations
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Concentration: Population Medicine and Epidemiology
Principal Investigator: Kevin Cummings


Eric Teplitz

One Health Approach to Sustainable Aquaculture Development in Kenya
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Concentration: Population Medicine and Epidemiology
Principal Investigator: Kathryn Fiorella


Jackson Seminara

Dyscalcemia: A Maladaptive Postpartum Phenotype of Mutliparous Holstein Dairy Cows
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Concentration: Population Medicine and Epidemiology
Principal Investigator: Jessica McArt


Erica Secor

Investigating Joint Pathophysiology Through Synovial Fluid Proteomics, Immune Cell Profiling, and Therapeutic Approaches in Equine Osteoarthritis
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Concentration: Translational Medicine
Principal Investigator: Heidi Reesink


Alexander McGurk

T Cell Activation in Inflamed Tissues: Th1 Cells Cooperate With Monocytes to Form CXCL10+ Activation Niches
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Concentration: Immunology and Infectious Disease
Principal Investigator: Deborah Fowell


Chia-Hsin Hsu

Dissecting and Modulating the Tumor Microenvironment to Enhance Targeted Therapy Efficacy in Melanoma
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Concentration: Molecular and Cellular Medicine
Principal Investigator: Andrew White


Sharada Gopal

Somatic Metabolic Checkpoints Govern Reproductive Restraint and Germline Quiescence in C. elegans
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Concentration: Molecular and Cellular Medicine
Principal Investigator: Siu Sylvia Lee


Leanne Donahue

Suppression of Skin Carcinogenesis: Insights from the Gene to Species Level
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Concentration: Molecular and Cellular Medicine
Principal Investigator: Andrew White


Alexander Brady

A Single Amino Acid Substitution Humanizes Mouse CD28, Increasing Effector and Stem-like T Cell Activation
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Concentration: Immunology and Infectious Disease
Principal Investigator: Mandy McGeachy