Theses/Dissertations from 2013
AN ANALYTICAL WORKFLOW FOR METAGENOMIC DATA AND ITS APPLICATION TO THE STUDY OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD), Misael Fernandez
The Role of Ras Oncogene in Differentiation of 3T3-L1 Preadipocytes, Victor M. Gonzalez
Comparison of community structure of mangrove and riprap rock habitats along urban coastlines of south Florida, Joseph R. Peters
Antimicrobial effect of Artemisia species on Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Chad V. Stefancin
Do long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) know what others can and cannot hear?, Andrew Zamora
Diel Patterns of Patch Reef Community Dynamics in a Caribbean Back-Reef System, Martha J. Zapata
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
OVER-EXPRESSION OF ENDOTHELIN 3 SENSITIZES MICE TO UV-INDUCED MELANOMA METASTASIS, Deannys Batista
DROSOPHILA FLIGHT STABILIZATION DEPENDS ON APPARENT DISTANCES IN OPTIC FLOW FIELD, Stephanie Cabrera
ANDROGEN TREATMENT INCREASES FEMALE AGGRESSION IN THE ELECTRIC FISH BRACHYHYPOPOMUS GAUDERIO, Pedro E. Perez
Role of Pseudomonas aeruginosa mifSR Two-Component System in Antibiotic Resistance and Biofilm Formation, Lourdes Ramirez
THE EFFECT OF NATURAL PRODUCTS AND SMALL GTPASES IN ADIPOGENESIS, Nathalie Rivero
An automated method for the determination of electroreception thresholds in weakly electric fish, James Patrick Roach
Anticancer activity of 4-N gemcitabine analogues, Alana Ming-Amede VanDervort
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
CHARACTERIZATION OF A NOVEL MOUSE PHENOTYPE WITH MARKED HYDROCEPHALUS, Myron K. Evans II
NOVEL PURIFICATION OF ARCHAEAL RNASE P PROTEIN, Pfu RPP38, FOR NMR STUDIES, Kimberley Lee
Social and seasonal plasticity of the electric fish, Brachyhypopomus gauderio, Juan Molina
THE EXPRESSION OF RAP6 IN THE ADULT MOUSE BRAIN AND EARLY MOUSE EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT, Manuela Noriega
THE ROLE OF PP2A REGULATORY SUBUNIT B56 IN DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM MOTILITY, Tahrim Rahman
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Role of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA4157in Quorum Sensing and Iron Transport Regulation, Raphael C. Bosse
DETERMINATION OF ARSENIC SPECIES IN WATER AND GRAPE-BASED BEVERAGES, Leilani M. Chirino
ASPECTS ALLOGENIC MEMORY IN THE GORGONIAN CORAL SWIFTIA EXSERTA, Gabriel Jose Correa
THE ALLELIC ABUNDANCE OF AFGHANISTAN, A POOL FOR WEST AND SOUTH EURASIAN GENES AND A BLOCKADE AGAINST EASTERN ADMIXTURE, Christina Mercedes Crum
EXPRESSION OF BF/C2 GENE(S) IN THE JAPANESE MEDAKA FISH, Lisa Hoang
Studying Key Amino Acids in the Function of Ras Interference 1 (Rinl) SH2 and Vps9 Domains, Travis Murphy
ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF EXTRACELLULAR PRODUCTS FROM CYANOBACTERIA., Susan Thomas
Testing the Efficacy of Panax ginseng Extract as a Novel Anti-Quorum Sensing Agent, Christian Villaseca
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Presumptive Identification of the Fungal Communities in Cystic Fibrosis Patients' Sputum Using Amplicon Length Heterogeneity Polymerase Chain Reaction, Nabil M. Abou Baker
TRANSGENIC EXPRESSION OF ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR-B RESCUES THE AGANGLIONOSIS PHENOTYPE OF PIEBALD LETHAL MICE, Denisse Diaz
Investigating an Alternative Treatment to Cystic Fibrosis: Testing the Effect of Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer extracts on Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Natalie Maricic
UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECT OF PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE RECEPTOR TYPE 0 ON MAMMALIAN SENSORY DEVELOPMENT:BEHAVIORAL STUDIES ON PTPRO KNOCKOUT MICE, Walter A. Zegarra
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
THE APPLICATION OF FLUORESCENT NANOCRYSTALS TO STUDY THE DISTRIBUTION OF NEUROPEPTIDES IN THE AEDES AEGYPTI MOSQUITO, Tatiana Rosa Cole
INDUCIBLE OVEREXPRESSION OF ENDOTHELIN-3 IN A TRANSGENIC MOUSE LEADS TO HYPERPIGMENTATION THAT DECREASES OVER TIME, Jessica Figueroa
CARDIAC NEURAL CREST CELLS AND THEIR ROLE IN MURINE PURKINJE FIBER DEVELOPMENT, Chulhan K won
Characterization of L-Serine Deaminase and its Potential Role in the Pathogenicity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Sixto M. Leal Jr
Using a Novel Non-radioactive Method of Primer Extension Analysis to Map the Transcription Start Sites of amp Genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Sergio E. Luna
DIVING BEHAVIOUR OF RED-EARED SLIDERS (Trachemys scripta elegans) UNDER THE RISK OF PREDATION, Leon Posada
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Potential Application of Phage Therapy Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Infection in Cystic Fibrosis Patients, Aditi Gurkar
EXPRESSION OF THE MYOD AND T -BOX FAMILIES OF TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS IN THE DEVELOPING PURKINJE FIBER, Jose R. Morillo
MOLECULAR EVIDENCE FOR TAXONOMIC RELATIONSHIPS OF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES JACQUEMONTIA RECLINATA (CONVOLVULACEAE), Sandra Namoff
Role of AmpR and alginate production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm antibiotic resistance associated with cystic fibrosis, Raquel A. Olavarrieta
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
THE ETHNOBOTANY OF PLUCHEA CAROLINENSIS IN THE BOTANICAS OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, Stephen R. Hodges
CARDIAC NEURAL CREST CELLS AFFECT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MYOCARDIUM AND CONDUCTION SYSTEM IN THE MOUSE, Eda-Cristina Abuchaibe Madrid-Malo
ANALYSIS OF THE EXPRESSION PATTERN OF WNT RECEPTOR FRIZZLED 3, Sarah Piloto
TRACKING THE EFFECTS OF SALT WATER ENCROACHMENT ON SOUTH FLORIDA COASTAL ECOTONES USING MOLLUSKS, Angelikie Zafiris
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Characterization of the Anti-Quorum Sensing Activity Exhibited by Marine Macro algae of South Florida, Analisa Cumberbatch
SELENIUM DISTRIBUTION IN THE HUMAN RETINA, Camilo Andres Ruiz
Mus Musculus Neural Crest Development: Is Pax3 Regulating the Expression of Endothelin Receptor B?, Armando Salazar
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
WAVEFORM DETECTION OF CONSPECIFICS IN THE WEAKLY ELECTRIC FISH Gymnotus carapo, Montserrat Alfaro
Population structure of spotted sunfish (Lepomis punctatus) in the Florida Everglades as revealed by DNA microsatellite analysis, Janette Garcia
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
ONTOGENETIC SCALING OF POISON GLANDS IN Dendrobates pumilio, Ralph Saporito
Analysis of Heterokaryon Formation in Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense., Randy Wisser