Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Items in this Collection
- 2Herzog, Jens A
- 2Miyashita, Tetsuto
- 2Richardson, Evan Shaun
- 2Vernygora, Oksana V
- 1Abbott, Sean P. (Sean Patrick), 1966-
- 1Abd Elhafiz, Areeg
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Fall 2020
Antigen-specific recognition and memory, the hallmarks of conventional mammalian adaptive immunity, are found in all jawed vertebrates along with all elements central to cognate adaptive immune responses (e.g. B-cells). During T-cell-dependent humoral immune responses in mammals, antigen-specific...
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Identification and characterization of antigen retaining cells in the putative germinal centres of goldfish (Carassius auratus)
DownloadSpring 2021
Follicular dendritic cells (FDCs) present within the germinal centres (GCs) capture the antigen in the form of an immune complex on their cell surface and facilitates the selection of high-affinity antibody-producing B-cells. Recruitment of B-cell to GC and the survival of B-cells within GC is...
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Spring 2013
In the newly fertilized embryo, meiotic and mitotic spindles form consecutively within the same egg cytoplasm. The order of events during this transition is controlled, in part, via the regulation of the microtubule cytoskeleton. Herein, I show that mel-43 is part of a small paralogous gene...
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Identification and Characterization of Six Bacteriophages Capable of Infecting Extremely Antibiotic Resistant Strains of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
DownloadSpring 2019
Infections caused by the ubiquitous Gram-negative bacillus Stenotrophomonas maltophilia are on the rise worldwide. Due to the impressive array of innate antibiotic resistance mechanisms employed by this bacterium, treatment of infections is exceedingly difficult; therefore, alternative treatment...
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Identification and characterization of sperm-specific components required for female meiosis in C. elegans
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In most sexually reproducing animals, sperm entry provides the signal to initiate the final stages of female meiosis. The molecular mechanism of this process is still unclear. In C. elegans, three maternally-expressed paralogs, memi-1, 2 and 3 (meiosis-to-mitosis) are required for sensing sperm...
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Identification and Characterization of Virulence Factors in the Principal Pathogenic Species of the Burkholderia cepacia complex
DownloadFall 2013
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common heritable disease among Caucasian populations, with afflicted individuals experiencing a immune, respiratory and digestive system complications. Compromised mucus clearance from the CF airway provides a habitat for bacteria and generates oxygen gradients...
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Identification and Exploitation of Oligosaccharyltransferase Dependent Bacterial Glycosylation Systems
DownloadFall 2014
Protein glycosylation, the covalent attachment of carbohydrates to amino acids, was once thought to be a unique attribute of Eukaryotes and select bacteria. However, both N- (attached to asparagine) and O- (attached to serine or threonine) glycosylation systems have been identified in an ever...