The MUSC Theses and Dissertations collection brings the work of MUSC students to a broader audience. Publishing dissertations in an open access format such as MEDICA@MUSC ensures that student research is not limited to a local audience.
Theses/Dissertations from 2026
Fetal Origins and Built Environment Influences on Childhood Obesity, Erin W. Alsbrook
Building a Precision Medicine Framework for Lupus Nephritis: From Spatial N-Glycan Architecture to Non-Invasive Urinary Biomarkers, Aaron O. Angerstein
KRAS-Independent Factors Drive PI3K Signaling and Circumvent the Necessity of KRAS-Driven PI3K Activation in PDAC, Lucas Christopher Bialousow
Triazine Thiols Decrease Apolipoprotein B Secretion from Hepatocytes Through Inhibition of Human Carboxylesterase 1, Josef Blaszkiewicz
Navigating Medicare: A Mixed-Methods Study on Enrollment Literacy and Plan Selection Challenges among First-Time Black Beneficiaries in Southeast Queens, New York, Wiljanda M. Boatwright
From Gene to Phenotype: Deciphering Cardiac Development and Disease, Kathryn M. Byerly
Clostridioides difficile Toxins Trigger a Macrophage-ILC3 Axis that Drives IL-22 and MUC13 Induction, Erin C. Chard
Chimeric Antigen Receptor-Induced Inflammatory Reprogramming of Human Regulatory T Cells, Russell W. Cochrane
Fentanyl Mediated Distortions of Phasic Dopamine Release Dynamics Encoding Natural Reward and Aversive Processing in the Mammalian Mesolimbic Circuit, Oliver P. Culver IV
The Staying Power of Leadership: Organizational Support Factors Influencing Leadership Longevity in Healthcare, Marlena Davis
The Role of BRD4 in the DNA Damage Response of Cancer, Julie A. Disharoon
Rethinking Performance Measurement in Healthcare: Leadership Perspectives on Value, Burden, and Trade-offs, Sherrie Dorow
Cigarette Smoking and the Immune Contexture in Preinvasive Colorectal Lesions: Associations and Causal Mediation Analysis for Risk of Metachronous Lesions, Lauren R. Fanning
Analyzing Variations in 48-Hour Mortality Rates Following Hospital Admission for Trauma Injuries Across Urban and Rural Hospitals, Kimberly Gilbert Henderson
An MHC Class II-Targeted Cancer Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Lena R. Golick
Building the Foundation for Equitable Diabetes Education: Examining Trust and Digital Access in Rural and Unreserved Population, NiAsia Hazelton Smalls
Psychological Stress and Aortopathy, Heather Holman
Exploring Caregiving Choice in the Adult Cancer Population, Jennifer L. Huggins
Determining KRAS-Mutant Specific Mechanisms of Daraxonrasib Resistance in PDAC, Grayson Johnson
Bayesian Hierarchical Model to Determine if Dichotomization is Justified with Extensions to Tree-Based Models, Everette Keller
Mapping the PDAC Tumor Microenvironment: Glycomic, Proteomic, and Immune Signatures from Premalignancy to Metastatic Disease, Caroline Kittrell