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.
2010
Proteome-Wide Prediction of Acetylation Substrates, Amrita Basu
Exosporium Morphogenesis in Bacillus Cereus and Bacillus Anthracis, Monica Maria Fazzini Bellinzona
A Molecular Mechanism for Endocytic Recycling of the M5 Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor, Jacob T. Bendor
Structural and Functional Characterization of B. Anthracis Udp-Glcnac 2-Epimerase and Salmonella Secreted Effector I, Shyam Bhaskaran
Variability and Dynamics of Apoptotic Events in Single Cells, Patrick Bhola
Structural Studies on the Regulation of Sporulation in Bacillus and Antibiotic Sulfation, Matthew J. Bick
Genome-Wide Decoding of mRNP and miRNA Maps, Sung Wook Chi
The Role of Lysogenic Bacteriophage in Virulence and Survival of Streptococcus Pyogenes, Chad W. Euler
Visualizing Synaptic Specificity with GRASP, Evan H. Feinberg
Cell Death Mechanisms in Drosophila Differentiated Photoreceptor Neurons, Alexis Robert Gambis
Characterization of Histone H2A Functional Domains Important for Regulation of the DNA Damage Response, Elizabeta Gjoneska
Genome-Wide Localization And Novel Deposition Pathways Of Histone Variant H3.3 In Embryonic Stem And Neuronal Precursor Cells, Aaron David Goldberg
Unzipping Amyloid Fibrils: How a Novel Calcium-Binding Protein, NUCB1, Prevents the Formation of Amyloid Fibrils, Neeraj Kapoor
Genome-Scale Genetics: Lessons from Founder Populations, Eimear Elizabeth Kenny
Controls Over S-Phase And Over Nuclear Synchrony, Lee Maxine Kiang
Cellular Signaling in Development of the Cochlear Tonotopic Gradient, Lukasz Kowalik
Reconstitution and Characterization of Human Endogenous Retrovirus-K, Young Nam Lee
Mechanisms for Maintaining Cell Identity in C.elegans Olfactory Neurons, Bluma J. Lesch
Mitotic Exit Control in Budding Yeast: Regulators and Dynamics, Ying Lu
Mechanistic Insights into the Stimulation of Dot1L-Mediated Methylation of Histone H3 by Semisynthetically Ubiquitylated Histone H2b, Robert Kendall McGinty
Dynamic and Integrative Properties of the Primary Visual Cortex, Justin N. J. McManus
Structural and Molecular Correlates of Individual Differences in Anxiety Behavior and the Stress Response, Melinda Miller
Dissecting the Contribution of the Carboxyl-Terminal Domain and Tail of HIV-1 Integrase to Viral Dynamics and Enzymatic Function, Kevin Dominic Mohammed
Synaptic Specificity in the Zebrafish Lateral Line, Aaron Nagiel
Biochemical and Structural Analysis of the Nucleoporin Nup214 and its Involvement in mRNA Export, Johanna Napetschnig
Localization and Function Of RNA Interference in the Cerebral Cortex, John T. G. Pena
Regulation of Surface Proteins Assembly on the Wall of Gram-Positive Bacteria, Assaf Raz
Characterization of the Functional Role of the Intracellular Cholesterol Transporter StARD4 in Knockout Mice, and Investigation of Epigenetic Modulation of ApoA-I Transcription, Joshua Riegelhaupt
Regulation of Anaphase Promoting Complex Coactivators, Jonathan Robbins
Identification and Characterization of APOBEC1 mRNA Editing Targets: A Transcriptomics Approach, Brad Randall Rosenberg
Mechanisms Of Presynaptic CaV2 Calcium Channel Localization In Caenorhabditis Elegans, Yasunori Saheki
Lipid Chemistry and Mechanical State of the Membrane Modulate Ion Channel Function, Daniel Schmidt
The Impact of Host Factors on Retroviral Evolution and the Identification of a Novel Receptor That Was Used by an Ancient Primate Retrovirus, Steven J. Soll
Regulation of Chromosome Segregation by the Chromosomal Passenger Complex, Boo Shan Tseng
Characterization of a Novel Chromatinâ€Induced Mechanism that Couples Microtubule Disassembly and Nuclear Reâ€Formation, Eileen Madeleine Woo
Role of Ubiquitin and Ubiquitin Ligases in Retroviral Budding, Maria Zhadina
2009
Glia Are Required For Sensory Neuron Morphology And Function In Caenorhabditis elegans, Taulant Bacaj
Studies of G-Protein Coupled Receptors Incorporated Into a Novel, Nanoscale, Membrane-Mimetic System, Sourabh Banerjee
Analysis of Cellular Factors Involved in Adeno-Associated Virus Type 2 Entry, Cameron Dale Bess
Transcriptional Regulation Of Adipocyte Function, Kivanc Birsoy
The Role Of Adult Stem Cells And Tumor Necrosis Factor In Peripheral Neuropathy, Prabhjot Singh Dhadialla
Characterization of a Novel 53BP1-Dependent Mechanism that Promotes Non-Homologous End Joining of Deprotected Telomeres by Increasing Chromatin Mobility, Nadya Dimitrova
Cell Size Control And Asymmetric Cell Fates In Start Of The Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cell Cycle, Talia, Stefano Di
Regulation of the Heterochromatin Protein 1 by Phosphorylation of Histone H3 and the HP1 Hinge Domain, Holger Dormann
Peak Mitotic Cyclin Permits Mitotic Exit, Benjamin Drapkin
Regulated Histone H3 Proteolysis During Mouse Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation, Elizabeth M. Duncan
Novel Interactions of the Hormone Leptin Revealed by PET Imaging in Rodents and Rhesus Macaques, Robert Richard Flavell
A Model of the Production of Spontaneous Otoacoustic Emissions in the Tokay Gecko, Michael Gelfand
Mechanism of Signal Transduction By The Staphylococcus Aureus Quorum Sensing Receptor AGRC, Elizabeth A. George Cisar
Perceptual Learning Of Object Shape, Doruk Golcu
Population Dynamics In A Model Closed Ecosystem, Doeke Romke Hekstra
Synaptic Protein Profiling in the Mammalian Brain, Elizabeth Heller
Mechanistic and Physiological Studies of the Insulin-Dependent Regulation of FOXA2, Jessica Jean Howell
Architecture of a Coat for the Nuclear Pore Membrane, Kuo-Chiang Hsia
Biophysical Characterization of Structure and Dynamics of Nuclear Pore Complex Components, Martin Kampmann
Transfer Properties of the Hair Cell-Afferent Fiber Synapse, Erica C. Keen
The Neural Circuitry Of Social Behavior In C. elegans, Evan Z. Macosko
The Manipulation Of Apical Dendritic Plasticity And The Consequences For The Effects of Chronic Stress, Trudy McCall
Novel Roles for the Tissue Plasminogen Activator System in the Development of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and the Regulation of Contextual Learning After Stress, Melissa Noel-Castro
Specification And Function Of Early Hair Follicle Stem Cells, Jonathan Nowak
Fibrin Formation and Dissolution in the Progression of Amyloid-Beta Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease, Justin Paul
Perceptual Learning, Long-Range Horizontal Connections And Top-Down Influences In Primary Visual Cortex, Valentin Piëch
Dissecting the Development and Function of C. elegans Glia with Mutations of the mls-2 and vab-3 Genes, Yoshimura Satoshi
Regulation of Apoptosis by XIAP Ubiquitin- Ligase Activity, Andrew James Schile
Hierarchy and CIS-Regulation in Drosophila Segmentation: Rules for Pattern Formation and Clues to Evolution, Mark David Schroeder
Regulation of Gene Expression in Trypanosoma brucei, Tim Nicolai Siegel
The Role and Fate of Branch Site-U2 snRNA Interaction During Pre-mRNA Splicing, Duncan Smith
Physiological Effects of Estradiol in the Mouse Hippocampal Formation, Joanna L. Spencer
Of Mice and Men: Studying Innate and Adaptive Immunity Against the Epstein-Barr Virus, Till Strowig
Regulation of Immunoglobulin Gene Diversification By Noncoding RNA's, Grace Teng
Biochemical Analysis of the Protein-Protein Interactions Involved in Karyopherin-Mediated Transport Across the Nuclear Pore Complex, Jaclyn Tetenbaum-Novatt
Dissecting the Functions of Classical Cadherins in Skin, Christopher Tinkle
Structural Studies of Three Factors That Affect the Prokaryotic Transcription Cycle; Microcin J25, LAMBDA Q and T4 GP33, Kelly-Anne Fisi Twist
An In Vivo Characterization of the Functional Role of Two Novel Genes: StARD5 and ADAM11, Marc Paul Waase
Circuit Dynamics of Adult Visual Cortex, Homare Yamahachi
Biochemical and Genetic Studies of Beclin 1 Function in Autophagy, Yun Zhong
2008
Tuning of the Active Hair Bundle, Omar Ahmad
Cracking the Odor Code: Molecular and Cellular Deconstruction of the Olfactory Circuit of Drosophila Larvae, Kenta Asahina
Proteomic, Bioinformatic and Functional Characterization of the Nuclear Pore Complex of the African Trypanosome, Jeffrey Allen DeGrasse
The Hu Syndrome: At the Intersection of Cancer and Autoimmunity, Ilana J. DeLuca
Role of AID and microRNA-155 in c-myc-IgH Translocations, Yair Dorsett
Discovery of the First Endogenous Gain of Function Mutation in Drosophila RAS1 as a Dominant Suppressor of Apoptosis, Christopher Gafuik
Semi-Synthesis of the Transcription Factor SMAD2 Containing Caging Groups and Phosphoaminoacid Analogues, Michael Eric Hahn
Structural Analysis of Cycle Inhibiting Factor from Pathogenic Escherichia Coli, Yun-Yuan Hsu
A Structural and Biochemical Analysis of the Drosophila Protein Period, Heather Anne King
Structural and Computational Studies of RNA Polymerase, William J. Lane
The Role of GDF-3 in Patterning the Early Embryo, Ariel Levine
Visualizing Dendritic Cells In Vivo, Randall L. Lindquist
Histone Modifications in Trypanosoma Brucei, Veena Mandava
Dendritic Cell Regulation of Peripheral Tolerance in Polyclonal T Cell Repertoires, Revati F. Masilamani
Dividing the Preplate: Characterization of Neuronal Subpopulations in the Early Murine Cerebral Cortex, Hilleary Botts Osheroff
Small Molecules as Probes for Cell Division and Intracellular Transport, Ulf Peters
Conditional Protein Alleles and Regulation of Bacterial Transcription: A Thesis in Two Acts, Edmund Ching Schwartz
Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Leptin’s Metabolic Effects, Amandeep Singh
Crystal Structure and Mechanism of Lysine Specific Demethylase-1, Pete G. Stravropoulos
The Apollo Nuclease Binds To TRF2 and Protects, Megan van Overbeek