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PhD Dissertations


Bailey Lubinski

Chasing Variants: Making the Match Between the SARS-CoV-2 S1/S2 Cleavage Site and Host Cell Proteases
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Concentration: Immunology and Infectious Disease
Principal Investigator: Gary Whittaker


Hsin-Yun (Rachel) Chang

Unraveling the Molecular Basis of Stress Adaptation and Longevity in C. elegans Through the Lens of Heat Hormesis
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Concentration: Molecular and Cellular Medicine
Principal Investigator: Siu Lee


Paula Bañuelos

Microbiome Interactions with Dietary Choline
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Concentration: Molecular and Cellular Medicine
Principal Investigator: Elizabeth Johnson


Oluwafemi Adu

Exploring Antibody-Virus Interactions: From Defining Repertoires to Receptor Characterization
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Concentration: Immunology and Infectious Disease
Principal Investigator: Collin Parrish


Viraj Upadhye

Single Particle Structural Virology of Paramyxoviruses
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Concentration: Immunology and Infectious Disease
Principal Investigator: Hector Aguilar-Carreno


Sarah Saddoris

BAF Chromatin Remodeling Complexes During Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Infection
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Concentration: Molecular and Cellular Medicine
Principal Investigator: Luis Schang


James Cockey

Engineering and Design of Feline Cell-Based Immunotherapies
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Concentration: Immunology and Infectious Disease
Principal Investigator: Cynthia Leifer


Megan Fahey

Innovative Approaches to the Use of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for Degenerative Orthopedic Disease and Cutaneous Wounds
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Concentration: Translational Medicine
Principal Investigator: Gerlinde Van de Walle


Noor Bala

Spatiotemporal Control of Type 1 Helper T-Cell Activation in the Inflamed Skin
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Concentration: Immunology and Infectious Disease
Principal Investigator: Deborah Fowell


Naya Eady

To B or Not to B: B Cell Development and Antibody Responses to EHV-1 in Horses
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Concentration: Immunology and Infectious Disease
Principal Investigator: Bettina Wagner


Sebastián Llanos-Soto

Epidemiological, Statistical, and Modeling Approaches to Understanding and Controlling Infectious Disease Transmission and Antibiotic Resistance in Food Production Systems
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Concentration: Population Medicine and Epidemiology
Principal Investigator: Renata Ivanek Miojevic


Bom Nae Rin Lee

Exploring Host-Directed Therapeutics in Tuberculosis
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Concentration: Immunology and Infectious Disease
Principal Investigator: David Russell


Chloe Cheng

AQP1—A Regulatory Factor Associated With Brown Adipose Tissue Silencing to Combat Obesity and Metabolic Disease
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Concentration: Molecular and Cellular Medicine
Principal Investigator: Joeva Barrow


Camille Holmes

On the Nose: Mucosal Immune Responses During Equine Herpesvirus Type 1 Infection
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Concentration: Immunology and Infectious Disease
Principal Investigator: Bettina Wagner


Viviana Maymi

Cell Intrinsic Factors Influence CD8+ T Cell Fate Decisions Following Acute and Chronic Infection
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Concentration: Immunology and Infectious Disease
Principal Investigator: Brian Rudd


Sarah Post

Identification Of A Novel Cell-Penetrating Protein Derived From The Human Gut Microbiome With Potential For Intracellular Therapeutic Delivery
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Concentration: Immunology and Infectious Disease
Principal Investigator: Ilana Brito


Jessica Caroline Gomes Noll

Identification and Characterization of African Swine Fever Virus Proteins and Their Contribution to Protection
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Concentration: Immunology and Infectious Disease
Principal Investigator: Diego Diel


Meagan Keller

Metabolic Gridlock: Interrogating the Nexus of Bacterial Central Metabolism and Antibiotic Susceptibilit
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Concentration: Immunology and Infectious Disease
Principal Investigator: Tobias Doerr


Joshua Jones

Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Reveals Systems-Level Interplay Between Host And Gut Microbiota
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Concentration: Immunology and Infectious Disease
Principal Investigator: Ilana Brito


Caylee Falvo

Understanding the Drivers of Viral Shedding in Bats: The Role of Diet and Immune Function
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Concentration: Immunology and Infectious Disease
Principal Investigator: Raina Plowright