Recent Dissertation Titles
Listed below are the dissertation thesis titles authored by doctoral degree conferees in the past two academic years. Titles are listed with student’s name and mentor.
- "Determinants Influencing Polar Flagellar Biosynthesis and Cell Division in Campylobacter Jejuni"
- Murat Balaban
Mentor: David Hendrixson, Ph.D. - "Characterization of VPA0450, a Type III Secreted Effector Protein from Vibrio Parahaemolyticus"
- Christopher Broberg
Mentor: Kimberly Orth, Ph.D. - "Hepatitis C Virus Entry into Hepatocytes and Engagement of Innate Immune Defenses"
- David Owen
Mentor: Michael Gale, Ph.D. - "Host-Based Mechanisms of Ribavirin Resistance: Implications in Treatment Response of Hepatitis C Virus Infection"
- Kristie Ibarra
Mentor: Julie K. Pfeiffer, Ph.D. - "Assessment of CD4+ T Cell Depletion and Monocyte Function During Nonpathogenic SIV Infection of Sooty Mangabeys"
- Kiran Mir
Mentor: Donald Sodora, Ph.D. - "Gastrointestinal Influences on Poliovirus Replication, Dissemination and Pathogenesis in Mice"
- Sharon Kay Kuss
Mentor: Julie K. Pfeiffer, Ph.D. - "Mechanisms Controlling Virulence Thresholds of Mixed Viral Populations and Identification of Three Host Barriers to Poliovirus Neuropathogenesis"
- Karen Lancaster
Mentor: Julie K. Pfeiffer, Ph.D. - "Inhibition of Cell Proliferation through Regulated Intramembrane Proteolysis of CREB3L1"
- Bray Standard Denard
Mentor: Jin Ye, Ph.D. - "The Role of Host Hormones and Metabolites in the Regulation of Virulence in Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia Coli (EHEC)
- Jacqueline Wanjiku Njoroge
Mentor: Vanessa Sperandio, Ph.D. - "Autophagy in Antiviral Immunity"
- Anthony Walter Orvedahl
Mentor: Beth Levine, M.D.