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MUSC Theses and Dissertations

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Crosstalk Between the Extracellular Matrix and the Cell- Cell Junction - Associated RNAi Machinery Regulates Colon Cancer Cell Behavior, Amanda Daulagala

Machine Learning Approaches to Understanding and Predicting Cancer Screening Follow Through with Population and Health System Data, Matthew Davis

Utilizing Mass Spectrometry Imaging to Correlate N-Glycosylation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Tumor Subtypes for Biomarker Discovery, Andrew DelaCourt

A PNPLA3-Deficient iPSC-Derived Hepatocyte Screen Identifies Drugs to Potentially Reduce Steatosis in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Caren Doueiry

Cancer-Specific Perturbations to Arginine Metabolism Blunt Replication and Performance of Oncolytic Myxoma Virus, Parker Dryja

Influence of Canonical and Non-Canonical IFNLR1 Isoform Expression on Interferon Lambda Signaling, John Evans

Marine Macroalgae Derived Natural Product Inhibitors of Advanced Glycation End Product Formation by Scavenging of Reactive Carbonyl Species and their Implications in Slowing the Progression of Prevalent Chronic Diseases, George Hanna

Characterizing Pediatric Unilateral Brain Damage: Unilateral Spatial Neglect, Balance, and More, Emerson Hart

Association Between Arkansas Cannabis Program Implentation and Drug Overdoses, Alex Hooper

Cost Effectiveness of Buprenorphine when Used Long Term versus Short Term Use, Ty Hudgens

A Connecting Link Between Sphingolipid Metabolism and the Complement System in Cancer Metastasis, Alhaji Harune Janneh

PCBP1’s Single-Stranded DNA Binding and Its Role in Transcription, Joseph Karam

Decellularized Heart Extracellular Matrix as a Biomimetic Substrate for Alleviating hiPSC-Cardiac Fibroblast Activation and Enhancing Isogenic Cardiac Organoids, Charles Kerr

Improving Scheduling for Diagnostic Imaging and the Effect on Hospital Revenue: An Ex Post Facto Study, Stephen Liebowitz

Multivariate Longitudinal Prognostic Factors: Improving Prediction and Association Modeling with a Single Binary Outcome Using Smoothing Splines and Composite Variables, Sherry Irene Livingston

Exploring the Unmet Care Needs of Women with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Jessica Madiraca

Healthcare Employees’ Perceptions on the Effects of Internal Audits, Jeremy Mason

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Stress and Burnout Related Experiences of the Infection Preventionists in the Greater Houston Area, Tawanna McInnis-Cole

Hospital Board Composition Effect on Health Equity, Derrick Mitchell

Pitx2 Influences Cardiomyocyte Ferroptosis and Fibrotic Scarring in the Regenerative and Non-Regenerative Mouse Heart after Myocardial Infarction, Mary Mohr

Novel Mechanisms of Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Lung Fibrosis, Joe E. Mouawad

Advances in Spatiotemporal Modeling of Count Data With Application to COVID-19 Health Outcomes, Fedelis Mutiso

Role of Macrophages in Regression of Myocardial Fibrosis Following Alleviation of Left Ventricular Pressure Overload, Lily Neff

The Role of Central Amygdala Astrocytes in Ethanol Dependence, Todd Nentwig

The Association of Foreign PHI on AME & Death, Larry Norman