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.
1989
On the Repair of DNA Breaks and the Specificity of the EcoRI Restriction Enzyme, Joseph Heitman
Molecular Cloning of Avian Sarcoma Virus CT10 and Characterization of its Protein Product, Bruce J. Mayer
1988
Opiate Regulation of Lordosis: Neurochemical Evaluation of the Role of Opiate-Serotonergic Interactions, Donald LeRoy Allen
Radial Glia and the Migration of Young Neurons in the Adult Avian Brain, Arturo Alvarez-Buylla
Superstrlngs in Four Dimensions, Robert Theodore Bluhm Jr.
The mRNA Cap and Discontinuous Transcription in Trypansoma brucei, Marion Struik Freistadt
1987
Host-Parasite Interrelations: Bacterial Adherence to and Invasion of Epithelial Cells, Debra Bessen
The Nuclear Pore Complex: Novel Glycoprotein Constituents, Laura Isabelle Davis
Novel intermediate filaments in the nuclear envelope: molecular cloning and analysis of lamins A and C, Daniel Zev Fisher
Modification of Low Density Lipoprotein and the Effects of Modified Low Density Lipoproteins on the Endocytic and Secretory Repertoire of the Macrophage, Ruth Rebecca Montgomery
1986
The Specific Carboxymethylation of the N-Terminal Amino Groups of Human Hemoglobin: Structural and Functional Implications, Wendy Jane Fantl
1985
Coordinated Control of Liver-Specific Genes in Cultured Cells From Mice and Rats, David Forrest Clayton
Cutaneous and Supraspinal Control of the Axial Muscles in the Rat: Implications for Behavior, Mark Steven Cohen
Maternal Behavior in the Rat: Neuroendocrine and Neuroanatomical Substrates, Susan Elizabeth Fahrbach
The Oncogene of Avian Sarcoma Virus UR2 and its Cellular Homologue: Structure, Sequence and Expression, Wendi S. Neckameyer
1984
The Nonenzymatic Modification of Proteins by Steroids and DNA by Reducing Sugars; In Vitro and In Vivo Studies, Richard J. Bucala
Distinct Examples of Immunologic Analysis in Molecular and Cellular Biology: Small Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins and the T Cell Receptor, David E. Fisher
1983
Tumor Cell Glutathione Metabolism Therapeutic Implications, Bradley Alan Arrick
Sequence and Functional Structures of the Extrachromosomal rDNA Minichromosome of Physrum Polycephalum, Gerald Ray Campbell
Liver Cell Adhesion Molecules in Embryonic Development, Warren J. Gallin
Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of the Bryan Strain of Rous Sarcoma Virus, Teena Louise Lerner
Comparative Biochemistry of Drug-Binding Proteins in Calmodulin/S100 Family, Daniel Robert Marshak
Regulation of Expression of a Retroviral Transforming Gene and Its Cellular Homolog, Bernard Mathey-Prevot
Structure-Function Relationships of Elements of the Bacteriophage f1 Genome, Phyllis Barbara Moses
A Transmembrane Precursor of Secretory Component, Keith Elliot Mostov
1982
Neuromuscular Junctions in Androgen Sensitive Muscles: A Model for Synaptic Plasticity, William V. Bleisch
Infinite Sets of Conserved Charges and Duality in Quantum Field Theory, Michael Patrick Grady
Purification and Activity of the PP60SRC Protein Kinase, Michael E. Greenberg
Strategies for Oncogenesis by Avian Leukosis Viruses, Benjamin G. Neel
1981
Composition and Dynamics of the Plasma Membrane of Entamoeba Histolytica, Stephen Blaine Aley
Transcriptional and Translational Products of Avian Erythroblastosis and Avian Myeloblastosis Viruses, Steven Mathias Anderson
Promoters and Heterogeneous 5' Termini of the Messenger RNAs of Adenovirus 2, Carl Chester Baker
Characterization of Phagosome-Lysosome Fusion in Macrophages, Margaret Carol Kielian
The Membrane Polypeptides of the Vacuolar System: Composition and Recycling, William A. Muller
1980
Studies on the Structure of Human Fibronectin, Martha B. Furie
Rat Lymphocyte Surface Glycoproteins Mediating Mitogenesis by Periodate or Neuraminidase Plus Galactose Oxidase, Richard Neal Mitchell
1979
Analysis and Synthesis of the Dynamic Response of Retinal Neurons, Scott E. Brodie
Probing Mitotic Chromosome Structure and Arrangement Using Micromanipulation, Bruce R. Korf
Early Events in the Biosynthesis and Subcellular Consignment of Secretory and Membrane Proteins, Vishwanath R. Lingappa
Sensory and Hypothalamic Control of Lordosis Behavior in Female Rodents, Kirk Randall Manogue
Studies on Chloroplast Protein Synthesis In Vivo and In Vitro, Karl Stanley Matlin
1978
Skylight Polarization Patterns as Cues for Honey Bee Orientation; Physical Measurements and Behavioral Experiments, Michael Leo Brines
The Classical Limit of QuantumTheory, John Thomas Bruer
Structural Analyses of Murine Histocompatibility Antigens, Robert Julian Milner
Studies on Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis: The Synthesis of Glucagon, Svetlana Mojsov
1977
Second Order Logic and Logical Form, Daniel Frederick Bayer
Studies on the Complement Receptor of a Human Lymphoblastoid Cell Line, Gary John Hoffman
Hemoglobin Alc: Structure, Biosynthesis and Clinical Significance In Diabetes Mellitus, Ronald J. Koenig
1976
The Ontogeny of Antigen-Binding Cells, Peter Gabriel D'Eustachio
Studies of Plant Viroid RNA and Other RNA Species of Unusual Function, Elizabeth Dickson
1975
Honey Bee Communication: The Dance-Language Controversy, James Leroy Gould
Does the Causal Structure of Space-Time Determine its Geometry, David B. Malament
The Temperature Dependence of Reactions of Gaseous IONS: Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Transfer and Association Reactions, Michael Mautner
1974
Studies on the Teichoic Acids of the Pneumococcus, Eve Ida Barak Briles
Paying the Penalty: The Role of Punishment in Theories of Justified Civil Disobedience, Daniel Michael Farrell
Ultrasonic Communication and the Hormonal Modulation of Aggressive Behavior in the Female Hamster, Owen Robert Floody
Some Aspects of Symmetry Breaking in Unified Weak-Electromagnetic Gauge Theories, Judy Lieberman
1973
Rapid Alterations in Rat Brain Tryptophan Hydroxylase Activity; Effects of Adrenal Steroids, Drugs and Stressors, Efrain Charles Azmitia Jr.
Studies on the Inheritance of Idiotypic Markers of Mouse Antibody to Streptococcal Group A Carbohydrate and on Other Genetic Factors Which Influence the Immune Response, David Elwood Briles
Studies on the Secretory Process of Rabbit Parotid, John David Castle
Short-Term Memory for Temporal and Spatial Order Information, Alice F. Healy
Rigorous Bounds on Strong Interaction Coupling Constants, James Bruce Healy
Effects of Ventromedial Hypothalamic Lesions on Food-Reinforced Fixed Ratio Responding, Ronald Paul Larkin
1972
Studies on Ribosome-membrane Interaction, Dominica Borgese
Purification and Properties of Bacteriophage f2 Replicase, Nina V. Fedoroff
A Mineralocorticoid-Dependent Effect of Prestress on Avoidance Responding in Rats, Peter Gray
Patterns of Electrical Communication Among Gymnotoid Fish, Carl Douglas Hopkins
The Biogenesis of Peroxisomal Catalase in Rat Liver, Paul Bernard Lazarow
Properties of the Merozygotes Associated with a Sulfonamide-Resistant Mutation in Pneumococcus, Mary Lee Stewart Ledbetter
An Analysis of Spatial Summation in the Receptive Fields of Goldfish Retinal Ganglion Cells, Michael William Levine
1971
Field Theoretic Models of Deep Inelastic Lepton-Nucleon Scattering, Stephen Blaha
Frog Spinal Motoneurons: Their Supraspinal Synaptic Input and Anatomical Localization, William L R Cruce
Hormone Induced Magnesium Transfer in Fat cell Plasma Membranes: A Mechanism for Effecting Changes in Cellular Metabolism, Donald Allison Elliott
Axonal Transport of Glycoproteins and Glycolipids in the Goldfish Optic System, David Sholem Forman
Nuclear and Plasma Membrane Properties of Macrophage Heterokaryons and Hybrids, Siamon Gordon
Blockade of Acetylcholine Receptors by Cobra Toxin Electrophysiology and Pharmacology, Henry A. Lester
Poliovirus Replication: Interactions with Cytoplasmic Membranes and with Compounds Which Affect Virus Biosynthesis, Anne G. Mosser
1970
Characteristics of an Endonuclease Associated with Adenovirus Types 2 and 12, Byron Thomas Burlingham
A Statistical-Mechanical Model for the Binding of Flexible Ligands to Proteins, Nora Dawn Laiken
Caste Regulation in the Termite, Neotermes Jouteli (Banks), Ricahard David Nagin
Variability in the Firing of Nerve Impulses in Eccentric Cells of the Limulus Eye, Robert Shapley
1969
The Structure and Replication of Semliki Forest Virus, A Mosquito-Borne Animal Virus, Nicholas Hill Acheson
Radiative Corrections to Low Energy Theorems, Ta-Pei Cheng
The Golgi Complex of the Hepatogyte: Isolation and Partial Enzomological Characterization, John Heiman Ehrenreich
Viral Inhibition of Mammalian Cell DNA Synthesis, William D. Ensminger
Cellular Activities During Aging in Mammals, Caleb Ellicott Finch
Contributions to the Theory of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics, Ronald Forrest Fox
The Arrangement of the Disulfide Bonds in a γG Immunoglobulin Molecule, William Einar Gall
Some Problems Connected with the Boltzmann Equation, Francisco Alberto Grunbaum
Protein Polysaccharides from Bovine Nasal Cartilage Interactions with Glycoproteins and the Formation of Aggregates, Vincent C. Hascall Jr
I. Solution Photochemistry of Camphor II. Synthesis and Solution Photochemistry of 2, 2-Dimethylcyclobutanone, David Kent Herron
Factors Affecting Translation of Messenger RNA's In Vitro: Use of a GTP Analogue to Investigate Rates of Polypeptide Chain Elongation, Fred Russell Kramer
The Localization of Glucose-6 Phosphatase in Developing Rat Liver: A Histochemical and Biochemical Study, Andrea Leskes
1968
The Isolation and Characterization of Soluble Brain Proteins, Gudrun Staub Bennett
Mechanisms of Target Discrimination by the Echolocating Bat, Vampyrum Spectrum, Jack Winningham Bradbury
The Structure and Replication of a Parainfluenza Virus, Richard W. Compans
The Hydroxamate Reaction of Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases, David Ian Hirsch
Phosphoproteins of the Cell Nucleus: Metabolism and Characterization, Lewis Joel Kleinsmith