Biomedical Sciences ETDs
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Theses/Dissertations from 2027
Vaccines Addressing Tau Pathology and Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias, Jonathan Hulse
Theses/Dissertations from 2026
IMMUNE CELL BALANCE IN CHRONIC HYPOXIA INDUCED PULMONARY HYPERTENSION, Benjamin Lantz
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Determinants of Neuronal Viability Following Spreading Depolarization, Michael C. Bennett
Functional analysis of chromatin remodeler CSB in PARP1/2- mediated oxidative DNA lesion repair, Rabeya Bilkis
A CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR DISSECTION OF THE BREAST: IDENTIFICATION OF PERICYTES AS A DRIVER OF TUMOR CELL PROLIFERATION, Katelyn M. Del Toro
Microneedle-based LC-MS/MS profiling of dermal interstitial fluid reveals early lipid dysregulation contributing to painful neuropathy in prediabetic and type 2 diabetic rats., Srinivasa Rao Gadam
LOCALIZATION OF ALPHA POWER DEFICITS IN FIRST EPISODE PSYCHOSIS, Crystal A. Garcia and Juan Bustillo
Peripheral Neuroimmune Mechanisms of Chronic Back Pain, Aleyah Goins
Effect of tRNA synthetase inhibitors on aging in Caenorhabditis elegans, Olivia Heath
EXPLORATION, EXPANSION, AND OPTIMIZATION OF BACTERIOPHAGE VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLE VACCINES, Andzoa N. Jamus
Neurodevelopmental and environmental mechanisms of invasion, proliferation, and tumor cell fate specification in glioblastoma, Bianca Lynn Myers
Exploring the Role of Cyclin D1 in Regulating Thermogenic Program in Brown Adipose Tissue, Chengrui Qiu
Virus-Like Particle Based Vaccines Against Opioids, Isabella G. Romano
Immune Regulation in Fungal Airway Inflammation and Host Defense, Ruoning Wang
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Adaptive Immune Profiling of Sin Nombre Hantavirus and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection, Tonilynn M. Baranowski
IDENTIFICATION OF LNCRNAS INVOLVED IN THE HOST RESPONSE TO VENEZUELAN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS INFECTION, Mahgol Behnia
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR APPROACHES TOWARD UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF LYSOSOMES IN GADOLINIUM-BASED CONTRAST AGENT NEPHROTOXICITY, Joshua DeAguero
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL PROTEASE ASSAY POINT-OF-CARE TEST FOR SARS-COV-2 IN SALIVA, Anahi G. Jimenez
THE ROLE OF THE G PROTEIN-COUPLED ESTROGEN RECEPTOR IN WOUND HEALING, RANDY F. KO
Mechanistic Study of DNA Ligase IV-Mediated Double-Strand Break Repair in Non-Homologous End Joining, Tasmin Naila and Alan E. Tomkinson
TETRASPANIN CD82 REGULATES HEMATOPOIETIC STEM AND PROGENITOR CELL QUIESCENCE and STRESS, Erica Pascetti
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
TETRASPANIN CD82 REGULATION OF EGFR ORGANIZATION AND SIGNALING, Sebastian Restrepo Cruz
CONSERVED MECHANISMS OF DRUG INDUCED LIFESPAN EXTENSION IN S. CEREVISIAE AND C. ELEGANS, Christine E. Robbins
TNF PREVENTS ESTABLISHMENT OF ANTI-TUMOR IMMUNITY AND ELUCIDATES TOXICITIES FOLLOWING MYXOMA VIRUS BASED ONCOLYTIC VIROTHERAPY, Miriam B. Valenzuela Cardenas
HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR 3a1'S ROLE IN PROMOTING IRON LOADING, TUMORIGENESIS, AND METASTASIS IN COLORECTAL CANCER, Luke Villareal
ADIPOCYTE-DERIVED MESSENGERS IN INFLAMMATORY AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES, Chunqing Wang
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