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BBS PhD Program

PhD Dissertations


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


Richard Adeleke

Pathogenic Models for Studying Broadly Protective Vaccines and Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC)
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Concentration: Immunology and Infectious Disease
Principal Investigator: Hector Aguilar-Carreno


Eric Gelsleichter

The Role of Pannexin-1 in Inflammasome Activation and Its Regulation by Cysteine-Palmitoylation
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Concentration: Molecular and Cellular Medicine
Principal Investigator: Hening Lin


Anna Kolarzyk

Dissecting the Role of Lymphatic and Blood Vasculature in Pancreatic Cancer Progression and Immune Surveillance
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Concentration: Molecular and Cellular Medicine
Principal Investigator: Esak Lee


Leah Simon

Characterizing BRDT Function in Mammalian Spermatogenesis: Genetic Models and Therapeutic Implications for Non-Hormonal Contraception
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Concentration: Molecular and Cellular Medicine
Principal Investigator: Paula Cohen


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