Essays on development and health economics 

New roles for the glycoprotein clusterin at the ocular surface 

Novel roles of the WDR23-DDB1-CUL4 ubiquitin ligase complex in cytoprotection 

The causal-effect of childhood obesity on asthma in young and adolescent children 

The regulation of fatty acid oxidation by estrogen related receptor alpha 

Essays in corporate finance 

Essays on economics of education 

Uncovering synapse-specific roles of proteins implicated in complex brain disorders via novel and targeted approaches 

A morphological examination of the hamster large intestine and its endogenous microflora 

A novel screening approach to identify regulators of polycomb-dependent gene silencing 

Functionalization of scaffolds with anti-BMP-2 antibody: role in antibody mediated osseous regeneration (AMOR) 

MPTP model of Parkinson's disease: mechanisms of neurodegeneration and potential neuroprotective compounds 

Creating a multiple micrornia expression vector to target GRP78, an ER chaperone and signaling regulator in cancer 

Biochemical regulation of hunger by the melanocortin 4 receptor 

Investigation of various factors behind non-deaccummulation of housing and wealth with aging 

Phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN) signaling regulates fatty acid beta-oxidation 

Essays on urban and real estate economics 

The coevolution of multimodal, multiplex, and multilevel organizational networks in development communities 

X-ray structural studies on DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit:DNA co-crystals 

Molecular misreading in Drosophila melanogaster 

Striatal Dopamine and functional recovery after cortical lesion 

The role of GRP78 in the regulation of apoptosis and prostate cancer progression 

The role of microRNAs in cancer 

In vivo study with a novel liposomal formulation of a recombinant ADAM disintegrin-like domain showing both anti-angiogenic and tumor growth inhibition activities 

The intra-S phase checkpoint and its effect on replication fork dynamics in saccharomyces cerevisiae