Student Theses and Dissertations
The Rockefeller University has awarded over one thousand Ph.D’s since 1959. This collection contains theses beginning with the graduating class of 2006. Earlier theses are added by request or as permission to digitize is received. For more information visit the FAQ page.
2021
Restriction of Food Intake by Dorsomedial Hypothalamus, Caner Caglar
Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy-Causing Beta-Amyloid Variants Have Altered Effects on the Clotting System, Steven Cajamarca
Mechanisms for the Evolution of Superorganismality in Ants, Vikram Chandra
Non-Canonical Axonal Insulin Receptor signaling Drives Aversive Olfactory Learning, Du Cheng
Unraveling the Interaction Between Beige Adipocytes and the Sympathetic Nervous System, Jingyi Chi
Linker Histone Medicated Regulation of Mitotic Chromosome Compaction and Individualization, Pavan Choppakatla
Brochemical Studies of Peptidoglycan Hydrolases from Commensal and Pathogenic Bacteria, Juliel Espinosa
Finding Common Ground: The Common Marmoset as a Model to Accessing and Providing Insight into the Social Brain, Margaret Fabiszak
Tension Propagation Along Tip-Link Cadherins: Regulation and Implications for the Auditory System, Daniel M. Firester
Deciphering Cancer Metabolic Dependencies in the Tumor Microenvironment, Xiphias Ge Zhu
The Role of DNA Methylation in Defining the Vocal Learning Transcriptome of the Zebra Finch, Caitlin Sun Gilbert
The Role of Nutrient Availability in Therapeutic Response of Leukemia, Rohiverth Guarecuco Jr
Not Black and White: BMP Signaling Drives Melanocyte Differentiation Down Stream of Stem Cell Activation, Nicole Rai Infarinato
The Taste of Blood, Veronica Jove
Single-Molecule Investigation of Chromatin-Associated Factors in Genome Organization and Epigenetic Maintenance, Rachel Leicher
Pathogenic Characterization and Therapeutic Development for Fiblrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Solomon N. Levin
A Role for ACSBG1 in Obesity-Accelerated Breast, Olivia Maguire
Interactions Between Microbial, Neuronal, and Immune Cells in the Digestive System, Fanny Matheis
Genome-Wide Human-Specific RNA Regulatory Elements in the Brain, Elisabeth A. Murphy
Characterizing Inflammatory Mechanisms in Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Kristina Navrazhina
Noggin Transport in a Model Human Epiblast, Tiên Phan-Everson
Accessory Nucleases Provide Robust Antiparasite Immunity for Type III CRISPR-Cas Systems, Jakob Træland Rostøl
A Proteomic Approach to Elucidating the Function of Picornavirus 2A Protease, Artem Serganov
A Translational Approach to Modeling Unique Aspects of Germ Cell Development During Self-Organization of the Primate Embryo, Rohan R. Soman
Developmental Dynamics of 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine and its Role in the Terminal Differentiation of Neurons, Elitsa Stoyanova
A-to-I RNA Editing in Human Cells, Tony Sun
Chemical Tools for Exploring Metabolite Interactions with Nuclear Receptors and Beyond, Taku Tsukidate
The Identification of a Leptin Dependent Neural Pathway Regulating Adipose Tissue Innervation, Putianqi Wang
The Role of Compartmentalized Metabolism in Cellular Metal Homeostasis, Ross A. Weber
Transcriptional Regulation of the Metabolic Response to Therapy in Leukemia, Robert Thomas Williams
2020
The Role of Adipocytes in the Tumor Microenvironment in Obesity-Driven Breast Cancer Progression, Sarah Ackerman
Blood-Derived Plasminogen Modulates the Neuroimmune Response in Both Alzheimer's Disease and Systemic Infection Models, Sarah K. Baker
Characterizing the RNA Editing Specificityof ADAR Isoforms and Deaminase Domains In Vitro, Mariel Therese Bartley
Visualizing Protease Activation, Retrochmp3 Activity, and VPR Recruitment During HIV-1 Assembly, Kate Bredbenner
Hybridization in Ants, Ian Butler
Time-Restricted Feeding Extends Longevity in Drosophila Melanogaster, Daniel Cabrera
Structural and Functional Studies of the Unconventional Proteobacterial Transcription Activator CRL in Complex with the Transcription Machinery, Alexis Jaramillo Cartagena
Cryo-EM Studies of Bacterial RNA Polymerase, James Chen
DDI1/2 and RTF2-Dependent Regulation of RNASE H2 at the Replisome Ensures Genome Stability, Brooke A. Conti
Diverse Kappa Opioid Receptor Agonists: Relationships Between Signaling and Behavior, Amelia Dunn
Monogenic Defects of the Type 1 Interferon Signaling Pathway in Human: Molecular and Clinical Implications, Nicholas Hernandez
Monogenic Defects of the Type I Interferons Signaling Pathway in Humans: Molecular and Clinical Implications, Nicholas Hernandez
Small Molecule Activation of Yap for Inner-Ear Regeneration and Beyond, Nathaniel Kastan
Small-Molecule Activation of YAP for Inner-Ear Regeneration and Beyond, Nathaniel Kastan
Molecular Mechanisms and Antigen Receptor Requirements for Lymphocyte Adaptation to Intestinal Tissues, Mariya B. London
Identification of Previously Unknown Interactions Between G Protein-Coupled Receptors and Receptor Activity-Modifying Proteins, Emily Margaretha Lorenzen
Sympathy for the Microbiota: How Changes in Gut Microbial Composition Influence the Immune System and Basic Physiology by Way of the Sympathetic Nervous System, Paul Andrew Muller
Mechanisms of Evasion: Anti-Tumor Immune Suppression & TRNA-Dependent Growth in Cancer Metastasis, Lisa Brooke Noble
Cas9-Primed Adaptive Immunity During the CRISPR-Cas Response, Philip M. Nussenzweig
A Network Approach to Understanding miRNA Regulation in Adipose Tissue, Sean O’Connor
Germline Genetic Determination of Cancer Outcome, Benjamin N. Ostendorf
Dissection of Neurons and Circuits Involved in Regulating Innate Behaviors, Movement and Higher Cognitive Functions in Mice, Luca Parolari
Analyzing Resistance to Design Chemical Inhibitors of AAA Proteins, Rudolf Pisa
Chemical Biology of Dynein, Cristina C. Santarossa
A Role for Mindbomb 1 in Adenovirus Genome Delivery, Stephanie Sarbanes
Genetic Functional Dissection of the Synaptic Output of a Dual-Function Integrating Neuron, Aylesse Sordillo
Testing the T-loop Model of Telomeric End Protection, Leonid Alexeevich Timashev
CRISPR/CASTE: Functional Genomic Studies of the Major Evolutionary Innovations of Ants, Waring Trible
Identification of Gene Expression Changes in Sleep Mutants Associated With Reduced Longevity in Drosophila, Zikun Wang
Molecular Characterization of Mammalian De Novo DNA Methyltransferase Chromatin Recruitment, Daniel N. Weinberg
Cell Memory and Fate in Human Development, Anna Kresovich Yoney
Representations of Reward and Movement in Drosophila Dopaminergic Neurons, Aryeh Zolin
2019
In Vitro, In Vivo, and In Silico Studies of Reticulospinal Circuits and Generalized Arousal, Adele Bubnys
Sensory Coding and Olfactory Integration in Caenorhabditis Elegans, May Dobosiewicz
On the Interactions of Augmin with Microtubules and the Mechanics of the Cross-Linker PRC1, Alejandro Dottore
Spontaneity and Precision in the Drosophila Central Nervous System, Bennett Ferris
Regulation of Protein Degradation by ADP-Ribosylation, Yetis Gultekin
Dopamine and the Temporal Dependence of Learning and Memory, Annie Handler
Generation of Memory of Infection During the CRISPR-Cas9 Immune Response, Robert Heler
Elucidation of the Functional Architecture of the Early Pre-Ribosomal Processing Machinery in Yeast, Mirjam Hunziker
Substrate Identification of an Oncogenic Kinase: Elucidating the Pathogenesis of a Rare Liver Cancer, Melissa Jarmel
From Face Perception to Individual Recognition: The Missing Link, Sofia Mariana Landi
The Skin Remembers: Epigenetic Memories of Inflammation Past, Samantha B. Larsen
Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Stress-Induced GLIA Remodeling in the Nematode C. Elegans, In Hae Lee
Multimodal Strategies of Host-Seeking Mosquitoes, Molly Zhen Liu
Oxytocin, Dopamine, and the Neuromodulation of Mating Behavior in C. Elegans, Meghan Aileen Lockard
Neural Mechanisms that Control an Innate Foraging Behavior in Caenorhabditis Elegans, Alejandro Lopez-Cruz
The Role and Control of WNT Signalling in an HESC Model of Human Primitive Streak, Iain Martyn
Functional Organization of Molecular Memories in the CRISPR-Cas Immune System, Jon McGinn
Center Manifold Dynamics in Randomly Coupled Oscillators and in Cochlea, Dimitrios Moirogiannis
Distinct Populations of Layer 5B Pyramidal Neurons in the Primary Motor Cortex, Maria V. Moya
Examining Mechanisms Regulating Microtubule Assembly and Function, Melissa Pamula
Molecular Characterization of Novel Mutations in Fanconi Anemia Patients, Kimberly Rickman
The Role of ZMYND8 in Immunoglobulin Class Switch Recombination, Daniel Benjamin Rosen
Non-Coding RNA Features Critical to the Replication of HIV-1, Matthew A. Takata
GPCR Activation of the G Protein-Gated Inward Rectifier Potassium Channel, Kouki Touhara
GPCR Activation of the G Protein-Gated Inward-Rectifier Potassium Channel, Kouki Touhara
Who Said That? Towards a Machine-Prediction-Based Approach to Tursiops Truncatus Whistle Localization and Attribution in a Reverberant Dolphinarium, Sean Fisher Woodward
2018
Cell Cycle Control by Cyclin-CDKS in Chlamydomonas ReinhardtII, Kenneth C. Atkins
Making Ribosomes: Biochemical and Structural Studies of Early Ribosome Biogenesis in Yeast, Malik Chaker-Margot
Single Cell Analysis of the HIV-1 Latent Reservoir, Lillian Brumer Cohn
Dopaminergic Modulation Shapes Sensorimotor Processing in the Drosophila Mushroom Body, Raphael Cohn
Multi-Modal Effects of the Repellent Deet Across Protostomia, Emily Jane Dennis
Biological Consequences of Atypical Phage Conversion in Gram-Positive Pathogens, Douglas R. Deutsch