UTSA Biology Dissertations
| Student | Degree | Date | Title of Dissertation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aguilar, Roberto | Doctor of Philosophy in Neurobiology | 2006, May | Molecular, Cellular and Functional Characterization of Growth Hormone Receptors in an Emerging Rat Hippocampal Cell Line (H-19-7) |
| Bustamante, Juan J. | Doctor of Philosophy in Neurobiology | 2003, December | Purification and Characterization of a Glycosylated 24 kDa Human Growth Hormone Molecular Variant |
| Chitwood III, Raymond Andrew, M.S. | Doctor of Philosophy in Biology | 2000, May | Synaptic Integration and Action Potential Generation in Nonpyramidal Neurons of Hippocampal Area CA3 |
| Colston, James Thompson, B.S., M.S. | Doctor of Philosophy in Biology | 1996, May | Calcium Channel α1 Subunit Transcriptional Expression Patterns in Nerve Growth Factor-Treated Rat Pheochromocytoma (PC12) Cells |
| Ferguson, Jill Lynne Whitelock, B.S. | Doctor of Philosophy in Biology | 2001, May | Characterization of the Extracellular Matrix Protein, Beta-IG, During Murine Embryogenesis and its Putative Function as an Adhesion Molecule at the Myotendinous Junction |
| Garza-Meilandt, Annette, B.S. | Doctor of Philosophy in Biology | 2005, May | The Effects of Estrogen on Spatial Learning and Neuronal Morphology in the Rat Hippocampus |
| Gonzales, Roberto Baeza, B.S. | Doctor of Philosophy in Biology | 1997, May | Melatonin: Effects and Site of Action on Synaptic Transmission and Long-Term Potentiation in the Hippocampal Formation |
| Gulledge, Allan Thomas, B.S. | Doctor of Philosophy in Biology | 2000, May | Dopaminergic Modulation of Pyramidal Cell Excitability in the Rat Prefrontal Cortex |
| Hart, Cyndy Davis, B.S., M.S. | Doctor of Philosophy in Biology | 2001, December | Novel Environments Facilitate Long-Term Potentiation Through 5-HT1A Receptors in the Dentate Gyrus |
| Kopec, Karla K., B.S., M.S. | Doctor of Philosophy in Biology | 1999, May | The Effect of Alzheimer's Disease Brain Extracts, Nerve Growth Factor, and β-Amyloid Peptide on the Molecular Motor Dynein |
| Liu, Linda (Ganghua), M.D., M.S. | Doctor of Philosophy in Biology | 2001, August | Cardiovascular and Anti-Panic Effects of Serotonin 1A Receptors in the Dorsal Dentate Gyrus of Hippocampus in Rats |
| Mata, Nathan L.. B.S., M.S. | Doctor of Philosophy in Biology | 1997, July | Biochemical Properties of a Novel Retinyl Ester Hydrolase in Mammalian Retinal Pigment Epithelium |
| Meilandt, William John, B.A. | Doctor of Philosophy in Biology | 2003, May | The Role of Mu-Opioid Receptors in Spatial Learning and Memory |
| Moore, Reneé Elaine, B.A. | Doctor of Philosophy in Biology | 1997, May | The Role of the Endoplasmic Reticulum and Golgi Apparatus in the Sorting of the Neuronal Protein GAP-43 |
| Peng, Haixiang, M.S. | Doctor of Philosophy in Biology | 2003, December | Identification of Genes Associated with Late-Phase Long-Term Potentiation in the Hippocampal Schaffer-CA1 Pathway |
| Pizzaro-Matos, José Manuel, M.S. | Doctor of Philosophy in Biology | 2002, May | Growth Associated Protein-43 (GAP-43) and Heat Shock Cognate 70 (HSC70) mRNA and Protein Expression During the Acquisition of a Spatial Memory Task |
| Sanchez, David Joel, B.S. | Doctor of Philosophy in Biology | 2001, May | Expression of Haptoglobin mRNA and Modulation of Haptoglobin Promoter Activity in Human Glioblastoma Cell Lines |
| Thoma, Brian Scott, B.S. | Doctor of Philosophy in Biology | 2002, May | βIG-H3, an Extracellular Matrix Protein, Antagonizes the Aggregation of Osteosarcoma Cells and the Formation of Large Spheroids |
| Tracy Jr., Harry Arnold, BSChE, M.S. | Doctor of Philosophy in Biology | 1997, December | The Effect of Ethanol and Diazepam on Air Righting |