2015

Program: Neurosciences

Graduation Year: 2015

Thesis Advisor: Gregory J. Zipfel

Thesis Title: Endogenous Protection in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Program: Molecular Cell Biology

Graduation Year: 2015

Thesis Advisor: Jason C. Mills

Thesis Title: Transcriptional Regulation of the Endoplasmic Reticulum in
Dedicated Secretory Cells

Program: Biochemistry

Graduation Year: 2015

Thesis Advisor: Zhou-Feng Chen

Thesis Title: Spinal k-Opioid Receptor Activation Attenuates Itch by Inhibiting Gastrin-releasing Peptide Receptor Function

Program: Neurosciences

Graduation Year: 2015

Thesis Advisor: Bradley L. Schlaggar

Thesis Title: fMRI-based characterization of episodic and semantic memory processes supporting word learning in young adults.

Program: Immunology

Graduation Year: 2015

Thesis Advisor: Chyi-Song Hsieh

Thesis Title: Characterizing Regulatory T Cell Differentiation to Bacterial Antigens in the Gut

Program: Neurosciences

Graduation Year: 2015

Thesis Advisor: Beau M. Ances

Thesis Title: HIV Neurodegeneration in the Highly Active Anti-retroviral Therapy (HAART) Era

Program: Neurosciences

Graduation Year: 2015

Thesis Advisor: Deanna M. Barch

Thesis Title: Effects of HPA Axis Genetic Variation and Early Life Stress on Cortisol Levels in Preschool Age Children and on Amygdala and Hippocampus Volumes, Reactivity, and Connectivity at School Age

Program: Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis

Graduation Year: 2015

Thesis Advisor: Michael G. Caparon

Thesis Title: Adaptive Mechanisms to Niche Remodeling in Streptococcus pyogenes

Program: Neurosciences

Graduation Year: 2015

Thesis Advisor: Lawrence H. Snyder

Thesis Title: Neural Mechanisms of Working Memory Cortical Networks

Program: Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Graduation Year: 2015

Thesis Advisor: Gautam Dantas

Thesis Title: Distribution and Dissemination of Antibiotic Resistance Genes
between Microbiota in Antibiotic-Naïve and Resource-Poor Settings