Biomedical Sciences ETDs
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Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Functional analysis of chromatin remodeler CSB in PARP1/2- mediated oxidative DNA lesion repair, Rabeya Bilkis
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Deep Sequence-Coupled Biopanning and Vaccine Development, Julianne Peabody
The Role of Spreading Depolarizations in Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries, Natalie J. Pinkowski
RECTAL CANCER TREATMENT: SEXUAL FUNCTION IS NOT THE SOLE DETERMINANT OF QUALITY OF LIFE, Sarah M. Popek
CONSERVED MECHANISMS OF DRUG INDUCED LIFESPAN EXTENSION IN S. CEREVISIAE AND C. ELEGANS, Christine E. Robbins
Cell and Molecular Mechanisms of Plasticity and Injury Associated with Spreading Depolarization, Jordan E. Weisend
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
CHOLESTEROL REGULATION OF EGFR-DEPENDENT VASOCONSTRICTION IN CHRONIC HYPOXIA-INDUCED PULMONARY HYPERTENSION, Rosstin Ahmadian
Determining the existence and regulation of microlipophagy in primary brown and white adipocytes, Sara C. Arenas De Leon
Determining the existence and regulation of microlipophagy in primary brown and white adipocytes, Sara C. Arenas De Leon
EFFECTS OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC GUT INJURY ON SECRETORY LINEAGE DIFFERENTIATION, Roger Atanga
Investigation of Orthohantavirus Genetics in Rodent Reservoirs and Clinical Samples, Samuel M Goodfellow
SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY ENABLED MODIFICATION OF BONE CELLS AND IMPACT ON BONE MINERAL RESORPTION, Dulce C. Hayes
ENVIRONMENTAL OZONE EXPOSURE, GESTATIONAL HEALTH, AND THE LUNG-PLACENTAL AXIS, Russell Hunter
Effect of Ligase I deficiency on replication fork and chromatin, Seema Khattri Bhandari
Interrogation of the molecular mechanisms that finetune FcεRI signaling and mast cell outcomes, Derek A. Rinaldi
NEUROINFLAMMATORY AND METABOLOMIC TEMPORAL DYNAMICS FROM INHALED WILDFIRE SMOKE WITH ATTENUATION VIA PHARMACOLOGICAL INTERVENTION, David Scieszka and David Scieszka
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Fine-mapping of human antibody specificity in response to natural Chlamydia trachomatis infection utilized to inform vaccines against adhesion factors, Amanda L. Collar
Implementation of Pharmacy Access to Hormonal Contraception, Lindsay E. Dale
Electroconvulsive Therapy Safety Biomarkers, Jeremy Duvall Miller
Defining the Role of Core Histones in Cellular Quiescence, Eric M. Small
INHIBITION OF RAD18 BY ARSENIC, Lindsay B. Volk
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Comparative Genomics Methods and Applications, Emily N. Alden
EXPLORING THE INTERACTION OF AMPHIPHILIC MYCOBACTERIAL LIPOARABINOMANNAN WITH LIPOPROTEINS: IMPLICATIONS FOR BLOOD-BASED DIAGNOSIS, Shailja Jakhar
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
THE EFFECTS OF GLYCOSYLATION ON IMMUNOGENICITY AND REPLICATION OF EMERGING VIRAL PATHOGENS, Elizabeth C. Clarke
IMPACT OF CD82 EXPRESSION ON ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA CHEMOSENSITIVITY AND QUIESCENCE, Muskan Floren
Suicide, Heroin Use and Protective Resiliency Factors Amongst Transgender Adolescents in New Mexico, Richard Gadomski
Role of the Acid Sensing Ion Channel 1a in the Systemic Circulation, Selina M. Garcia
ZINC FINGER DNA REPAIR PROTEIN TARGETS OF ARSENITE IN THE NUCLEOTIDE EXCISION REPAIR PATHWAY, Juliana M. Huestis
Virus-Like Particle-Based Vaccines Induce Antibody-Mediated Neutralization of Staphylococcus aureus Virulence, Jason Alexander Joyner
TRANSLATING TOUCHES: NEW APPROACHES FOR MODELING AND RESCUING EXECUTIVE FUNCTION DEFICITS AFTER PRENATAL ALCOHOL EXPOSURE, Johnny A. Kenton
COLD-INDUCIBLE RNA BINDING PROTEIN (CIRP) IMPEDES PROLIFERATION AND INFLAMMATION IN THE PYMT MOUSE MODEL FOR BREAST CANCER, Daniel Albino Lujan
The Role of HuD in Alternative Splicing and Alternative Polyadenylation in the Brain, Rebecca M. Sena
Association Between Self-Reported Dyspnea and Depressive Symptoms in New Mexico Uranium Workers, Shiva Sharma
Developing a Virus-Like Particle (VLP)-Based Vaccine for Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Ashvini Vaidya
Characterization of and Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Spinal Non-viral Interleukin-10 Gene Therapy Formulated with D-mannose for Treatment of Peripheral Neuropathic Pain, Arden G. Vanderwall
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
INTRATYPIC GENETIC VARIABILITY OF HUMAN ADENOVIRUS TYPE 4: IMPLICATION FOR VIRAL PATHOGENESIS, Camden Roy Bair
Assessment of Particulate Matter Toxicity and Physicochemistry at the Claim 28 Uranium Mine Site in Blue Gap, AZ, Jessica G. Begay
TAUOPATHIES, NOVEL OPTOGENETIC TOOLS, AND THE FUTURE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIENCE IN MEDICINE., Jessica L. Binder
Determining mediators of naive T cell motility and DC association in the lymph node, Janie R. Byrum
NEURON SPECIFIC GENE 2 (NSG2): A NOVEL REGULATOR OF EXCITATORY NEUROTRANSMISSION VIA AMPA RECEPTOR TRAFFICKING AT A SUBSET OF GLUTAMATERGIC SYNAPSES, Praveen Chander
Mechanisms and consequences of MYB gene activation in salivary gland tumors, Candace Frerich
Utilizing Quantitative Fluorescence Microscopy to Study Oncogenesis, Ellen W. Hatch
Improving Proton Pump Inhibitor Prescription Practices As a Means to Decreasing Nosocomial Infections, Jens Langsjoen
The Role of Adaptive Immunity in Chronic Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension, Levi David Maston
MECHANISMS OF ARSENIC-INDUCED SUPPRESSION OF EARLY RED BLOOD CELL DEVELOPMENT, Sebastian Medina
CHRONIC ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE TO METAL MIXTURES IN TRIBAL POPULATIONS AND POTENTIAL IMMUNE SYSTEM EFFECTS, Jennifer Ong
IDENTIFICATION OF A NOVEL CLASS OF ER-SELECTIVE LIGANDS LACKING CROSS-REACTIVITY TO GPER, Richard A. Pepermans
Cyclic AMP efflux inhibition as a potential therapeutic target for acute leukemia: small molecule discovery and validation, Dominique R. Perez
INFLUENCE OF METABOLIC CAPACITY ON THE CONSEQUENCES OF SPREADING DEPOLARIZATION, Katelyn M. Reinhart
DETERMINING THE PATHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF PRENATAL ALCOHOL EXPOSURE ON PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY VIA SPINAL AND PERIPHERAL IMMUNE MECHANISMS, Joshua J. Sanchez
ALTERED PROTEASOME EXPRESSION AND NUCLEAR FACTOR (ERYTHROID-DERIVED 2)-LIKE SIGNALING IN EXPERIMENTAL AUTOIMMUNE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, Kara L. Shanley
ROLE OF PKCBETA AND OXIDANT SIGNALING IN NEONATAL PULMONARY HYPERTENSION, Joshua R. Sheak
The Role of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Blood Pressure Regulation and Secondhand Smoke-Induced Vascular Dysfunction, Emily Anna Wheeler
MAINTENANCE OF GENETIC AND EPIGENETIC STABILITY DURING DNA DOUBLE-STRAND BREAK REPAIR AND DNA REPLICATION, Nathaniel E. Wiest
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Intestinal Permeability and Microbial Dysbiosis in Acute Coronary Syndrome (MIACS study), Tarik Alhmoud
NIEMANN-PICK C1, ITS CONNECTION TO OBESITY, AND ITS IMPACT ON HUMAN EVOLUTION, Joseph Joshua Castillo
DESIGNING SYNTHETIC ENVIRONMENTS TO CONTROL VALVULAR INTERSTITAL CELLS IN VITRO, Kent E. Coombs
Developing Droplet Based 3D Cell Culture Methods to Enable Investigations of the Chemical Tumor Microenvironment, Jacqueline A. De Lora
MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF NANOPARTICLE BIODISTRIBUTION, Prashant Dogra
Comprehensive Sequencing with Surface Tagmentation Based Technology, Kuan Feng
Inpatient Initiated Methadone for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain at the University of New Mexico, Steven Fishburn
Shape and Surface Chemistry Dictate Cellular Internalization Pathways of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles., Annikka Jensen
V-ATPase roles in Prostate Cancer, Yamhilette Licon Munoz
THE TETRASPANIN CD82 REGULATES HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL FITNESS AND BONE MARROW RETENTION, Chelsea Saito-Reis
STUDYING EGFR SIGNALING THROUGH SINGLE MOLECULE IMAGING AND COMPUTATIONAL MODELING, Emanuel Salazar Cavazos
Effect of Exercise Interventions on Fatigue for Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Julien Succar
REGULATIONS OF PATHOGENIC CD4+ T HELPER LYMPHOCYTES IN INFLAMMATORY DISEASES, Handong Zheng
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
VALIDATION OF THE PRE-B CELL RECEPTOR AS A THERAPEUTIC TARGET IN B CELL PRECURSOR ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA, Michael F. Erasmus
Identification & Evaluation of DNA Ligase Inhibitors: Predicting the Binding of Small Molecules to the DNA Binding Domain by Molecular Modeling, Timothy RL Howes
Exploring biological heterogeneity and its consequences at tissue and cellular scales through mathematical and computational modeling, Romica Kerketta
Adenosine Receptor Activation in Spreading Depolarization and Ischemic Injury, Britta E. Lindquist
PHOTOGRAPHY AND CATALOGUE OF CUTANEOUS VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS OF PATIENTS WITH CCM1- CHM CEREBRAL CAVERNOUS MALFORMATIONS, Athanasios K. Manole
CORTICO-STRIATAL COORDINATION DISRUPTED IN BEHAVIORALLY INFLEXIBLE MODERATE PRENATAL ALCOHOL EXPOSED MICE, Kristin L. Marquardt
Post-Transcriptional Regulation of Addiction-Related Behaviors: Opposing Roles of Nucleus Accumbens miR-495 and HuD, Robert J. Oliver Jr
DEVELOPING FLUOROGEN ACTIVATING PROTEIN-FLUORESCENT PROTEIN FRET PAIRS FOR LIVE CELL IMAGING, Genevieve Kate Phillips
BARRIERS TO TREATMENT WITH BUPRENORPHINE FOR OPIOID ADDICTION IN NEW MEXICO, Kanwal Qidwai
MK2 Promotes Colorectal Cancer Development, Invasion, and Growth Through MK2-Induced Cytokines, Anita Lynne Ray
CD82 membrane scaffolding regulates hematopoietic cell functions, Christina M. Termini
PATIENT CENTERED FAMILY PLANNING CARE, Lauren Thaxton MD, MBA
MECHANISMS OF THYMIC TOXICITY INDUCED BY ENVIRONMENTALLY RELEVANT CONCENTRATIONS OF ARSENIC, Huan Xu
Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: Impact on Oxidative Stress, Antioxidant Responses and Vascular Function, Kayla R. Zehr
CHOLESTEROL REGULATION OF PULMONARY ENDOTHELIAL CALCIUM ENTRY FOLLOWING CHRONIC HYPOXIA, Bojun Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Inhaled multiwalled carbon nanotubes induce systemic inflammation and endothelial dysfunction via MMP-9 induction, Mario Aragon
Perceptions of reversible and permanent contraception in India, Neha Bhardwaj
Bacteriophage virus-like particles as vaccine platforms : from heart disease to malaria, Erin Crossey
Evaluation of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Signaling Pathway as a Therapeutic Target in Human Papillomavirus-Associated Disease, Anastacia Griego
Biomolecular signatures of severe malarial anemia, Zachary Karim
Learning and Memory Abnormalities in Mice Deficient in the RNA-Binding Protein KSRP, Sarah L. Olguin
Pulmonary BCG vaccination for uniform protection against tuberculosis in environmental mycobacteria endemic regions, Dominique N. Price
The Role of Fatty Acids and Cigarette Smoke Toxicants in Cigarette Smoke-Induced Cardiovascular Disease, Elani F. Wiest 4216058
NETWORK INFERENCE DRIVEN DRUG DISCOVERY, Gergely Zahoránszky-Kőhalmi; Tudor I. Oprea MD, PhD; Cristian G. Bologa PhD; Subramani Mani MD, PhD; and Oleg Ursu PhD
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
EFFECTS OF LOW-DOSE GAMMA RADIATION IN A MURINE MODEL OF BENZO[A]PYRENE-INDUCED LUNG CANCER, Veronica Bruce
Post-placental IUD insertion: A mixed methods assessment of women's experiences, Shannon Carr
