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All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)

This collection compiles theses and dissertations from all schools and departments at Washington University in St. Louis. Public access policies vary by school.

Theses/Dissertations from 2026 2026

Elucidating the Distinct Roles of EZH2 Gain-of-Function Events in Germinal Center B cells, Sofia R. Smith

MTHFD2 is a selective metabolic vulnerability in AML, Judith Obiageli Sokei

Personalized Neoantigen Vaccine-Based Therapies for B-Cell Lymphoma: A Proof-of-Concept Study in Syngeneic Mouse Models of A20 Lymphoma, Yuang Song

On Paper, Dallas Spears

Threads of the Frightening: The Uncanny, Alienation, and Horror in Otsuichi's Fiction, Kathryn Lawhon Stephens

BAP1 Loss Links MYC Activation, Stress Response Vulnerability, and Disease Progression in Kidney Cancer, Ilya Strunilin

BPTF-Dependent Regulation of Vaccine-Induced B Cell Responses, Alexandria Sturtz

Beyond Autophagic Dysregulation: VMA21 Deficiency Reveals Altered Vesicle Trafficking and Broadens the Pathogenic Framework of X-Linked Myopathy with Excessive Autophagy, Christian Suarez

PERfect Timing: Metabolic Regulation by Hepatocyte Circadian Gene Period 1, Jiameng Sun

Optimization and Mechanistic Understanding for Value-added Products Production through Anaerobic Digestion, Jiasi Sun

Side-to-Side Differences in Three-Dimensional Femoral Head Coverage Associated with Initial Symptom Development in Patients with Bilateral Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip, Jiayi Sun

Update Mechanisms in Event Models: Boundary Effects and Dimensional Influences, Xing Su

How Species Evolve Through Space and Time: Designing and Disseminating Phylogenetic Methods for Historical Biogeography, Sarah Kathryn Swiston

Scalable and Accurate Computational Frameworks for Complex Genetic Variants: From Repeat Expansion Discovery to Somatic Mosaicism Benchmarking, Zitian Tang

Negotiating the Steppe: The Interplay of Hunting and Pastoralism through Central Asian Prehistory (ca. 12000-1000 BCE), Zhuldyz Tashmanbetova

Latino Fathers and Their Experience with Child Protective Services, Yadira Tejeda

Beyond Attachment: Endolysosomal Determinants of New World Arenavirus Entry and Fusion, Cassandra E. Thompson

Genetic Tool Development and Pathway Elucidation in Non-model Bacteria for Biological Upcycling of Plastic Waste, Yuxin Tian

Mineral Fictions: Archives, Bodies of Extraction, Soundscapes, and Possible Futurities in Contemporary Mexican Literature, Francisco Tijerina

Bacterial Colonization of Medical Devices in the Urogenital Tract, Morgan Rose Wilt Timm

Sympathetic Depictions: Eastern European Jews during the Interwar Period in Works by German Jewish Authors, Juana Maria Torralbo Higuera

The Consequences of Using Human Behavior to Train AI, Lauren Treiman

Non-Gaussian Thermostatting and Heavy-Tailed Velocity Statistics in Supercooled Lennard–Jones Liquids, Giorgi Tsereteli

Musically Rendering (Dis)ability in Hollywood Cinema: Experiencing the Sonically Disabled Film Body, Andrew Tubbs

A Multi-Method Investigation of Social Media Use in Adolescent Girls: Examining Emotion, Emotion Regulation, and Effects by Depression, Alison Tuck

Essays in Household and International Finance, Tatiana Vdovina

Grounding in Place and Space, Levi Anthony Walker

Genetic and Observational Insights into Metabolic Alterations in Alzheimer’s Disease, Ciyang Wang

Unraveling Metabolic Determinants of Isoniazid Susceptibility in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Erin Rilu Wang

Engineering Modular RNA Detection Systems in Living Cells: From Dual-Aptamer Reporters Toward a Programmable Sensor for Diverse Genetic Information, Geng Wang

Interaction-Aware Safe Planning for Human-Robot and Multi-Robot Systems, Haoyi Wang

Epigenetic Regulators MLL3 and MLL4 Sustain Hematopoietic Stem Cell Multipotency, Helen Chenwei Wang

GABAergic ventral pallidum neurons drive hedonic feeding and are required for obesity, Justin Guang Wang

Smart Kitchen: Towards Real-Time AI Systems for Cognitive Support in Daily Activities, Ruiqi Wang

Chitinase variants establish environmental inflammatory lung conditioning, Yilin Wang

Energetic Heterogeneity in Retinal Ganglion Cells: Role of Neuronal Activity and Implications for Resilience, Zelun Wang

Cloud-Deployed RNA-Seq Analytics for Identifying Imaging and Therapeutic Targets in Chemotherapy-Induced Toxicities, Zhimu Wang

Age, income, and the discounting of delayed and probabilistic rewards: The roles of financial resources and attribute salience, Haoran Wan

Understanding the Biological Functions of Dual-Localized Mitochondrial Phosphatase PPTC7, Lianjie Wei

Transient activation of potent progenitor cells is required for spinal cord regeneration, Chase Alexander Weinholtz

Pseudonymetry: Real-Time Interference Management System for Accountable and Cooperative Spectrum Sharing Using Embedded Watermarks, Meles Gebreyesus Weldegebriel

Targeted Therapies for Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure, Jiaxing Wen

Care as Method: Sound, Duration, Relation in Contemporary Art Practice, Violet L. White

The Physiological and Behavioural Responses of Mountain Gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) to Social and Anthropogenic Stressors, Lauren Marilyn Wiseman-Jones

Investigating the Interactions of Auxiliary Subunits with the Nav1.5 Channel, Lucy Summer Woodbury

Investigating the Global Volatile Cycle with Heavy Noble Gases, Kelsey Woody

Quantitative HAADF-STEM Enabled Detection of Antisites in Multiferroic h-LuFeO₃, Jianan Wu

Essays in Human and Machine Biases in Financial Markets, Jimmy Wu

Legal Protection of Private Equity Investors in Chinese Limited Partnership: A Comparative Analysis of Regulatory Deficiencies and Reform Approaches, Keying Wu

Astrocytic α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Signaling and its Contribution to Behavior, Yifan Wu