Clemons, William M.

Committee Member — 73 thesises

• Pfeilsticker, Jessica A. — A Cocktail of Thermally Stable, Chemically Synthesized Capture Agents for the Efficient Detection of Anti-gp41 Antibodies from Human Sera and Techniques (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ting, Christina Lei — A Novel Method for Studying Nucleated Pathways in Membranes: Development and Applications for Gene Delivery (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Nguyen, Thang Xuan — A Study of Protein Targeting Reveals Insights into Mitigating Protein Aggregation (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lee, Paul Eulehwann — Activation of Transcription from a Distance: Investigations on the Oxidation of SoxR by DNA-Mediated Charge Transport (2010, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Mai, Huanghao — Advancing Structural Analysis with Computational Methods Development (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• DeLaitsch, Andrew T. — Antibody Responses to HIV-1 Immunogens and Viruses (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Abernathy, Morgan Elizabeth — Antibody Targeting of HIV-1 Env: a Structural Perspective (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Phillips, John Wilson — Biological Activity of a Py-Im Polyamide Androgen Receptor Antagonist (2011, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Van Deventer, James A. — Biophysics and Protein Engineering with Noncanonical Amino Acids (2011, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Li, Yancheng — Characterizing the Lipid II Flippase MurJ as an Antibiotic Target (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wang, Shuai — Co-Translational Protein Targeting and Insertion by SecA (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Niesen, Michiel Jacobus Maria — Coarse-Grained Simulation Approaches for Protein Integration and Translocation via the Sec Translocon (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Galimidi, Rachel P. — Combating HIV with Novel Antibody Architectures (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Mou, Yun — Computational Design of Self-Assembling Proteins and Protein-DNA Nanowires (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Sosa Padilla Araujo, Bernardo — Computational Enzyme Design (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zimmer, Matthew Holden — Cotranslational Pulling Forces Alter Outcomes of Protein Synthesis (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Maggiolo, Ailiena Okumura — Crystallographic Studies of Nitrogenase (2023, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Cohen, Alexander Armand — Developing Multivalent Nanoparticle Vaccines Against Current and Future Viruses (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hernández-Mejías, Ángel D. — Development of Strategies for Nickel-Catalyzed Asymmetric Reductive Cross-Couplings (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Cheung, Sheldon Ting Fong — Discovery and Development of Small-Molecule Modulators for the Sulfation of Glycosaminoglycans and Studying the Role of O-GlcNAc on CREB through Semisynthesis (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Sontz, Pamela Alisa — DNA-mediated Charge Transport in a Biological Context: Cooperation among Metalloproteins to Find Lesions in the Genome (2012, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hwang-Fu, Yu-Hsien — Dynamic Regulations of Co-Translational Protein Targeting by the Signal Recognition Particle Receptor in E. coli and Human (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Knight, Anders Matthew — Expanding the Scope of Metalloprotein Families and Substrate Classes in New-to-Nature Reactions (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kedrowski, Sean M. A. — I. Chemical-Scale Studies of Ligand-Gated Ion Channels, and II. Novel Methods for Phosphonate Synthesis (2012, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Marshall, Stephen Sandell — Improvement of Integral Membrane Protein Expression via Optimization of Simulated Integration Efficiency (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Morrison, Christine Nichole — Insights into the Mechanism of Biological Nitrogen Fixation through Characterization of the Nitrogenase Molybdenum-Iron Protein (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Gristick, Harry Benjamin — Investigating the Role of the GET3-GET4/GET5 Interaction During Tail-Anchor Protein Targeting (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Brown, Joshua Micah — Investigation of Receptors for the Modulation of Neuronal Growth by Chondroitin Sulfate (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Orta, Anna Karen — Leveraging the ΦX174 Protein Antibiotic to Study MraY Structure, Function, and Regulation (2024, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zhou, Dan — Mechanism of Action of a Therapeutic Peptide, Risuteganib, Suggests that Supporting Mitochondrial Function Underlies its Clinical Efficacy in Treating Leading Causes of Blindness (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lee, Jae Ho — Mechanisms of Co-Translational Protein Targeting by Mammalian SRP (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Rao, Meera — Mechanisms of Regulation and Fidelity in Tail-Anchored Membrane Protein Targeting (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Chio, Un Seng — Mechanistic Bases for Privileged Capture and Unidirectional Targeting of Tail-Anchored Proteins by the Get3 ATPase (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Mahajan, Shivansh — Mechanistic Studies of ArsA ATPase and ArsB Transporter of the Bacterial Arsenite Efflux System (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Fry, Michelle Yen — Mechanistic Studies of Tail-Anchored Membrane Protein Targeting to the ER (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Selck, David Anthony — Microfluidics for Molecular Measurements and Quantitative Distributable Diagnostics (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Huber, Ferdinand Michael — Molecular Basis for Ribosomal Protein Protection from Cellular Degradation (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Qian, Ruilin — New Regulatory Mechanisms in SRP Targeting Pathway (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Goldberg, Nathaniel Wood — Non-Native Chemistry of Metalloenzymes (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Akopian, David — Phospholipids and a Protein-Conducting Channel Regulate Cotranslational Protein Targeting (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Keller, Gretchen Eva — Phototriggering Nitric Oxide Synthase from Geobacillus stearothermophilus (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Jaru-Ampornpan, Peera — Post-Translational Membrane Protein Targeting by the Chloroplast Signal Recognition Particle (2011, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Yang, Kevin Kaichuang — Probabilistic Protein Engineering (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Arjara, Gitrada — [Refolding a β-Barrel Membrane Protein

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• Scott, Caitlin Eileen — Role of Conformational Changes in G Protein-Coupled Receptor Activation (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zhang, Bin — Sec-facilitated Protein Translocation and Membrane Integration (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Shanata, Jai Anand Pattur — Single-Molecule Studies of Ion Channels Expressing Unnatural Amino Acids (2011, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Saladi, Shyam Madhukar — Some Computer Studies of Membrane Proteins, Molecular Chaperones, and Color (2024, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Yang, Zheng — SpLacZ-MERCS-Coupled CRISPRi Screening Identifies Novel Mitochondria-ER Contact Sites Regulators (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Yun, Hyun Gi — Structural and Biochemical Studies of Enzymes in Bacterial Glycobiology (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Idigo, Chinenye Abiodun — Structural and Biophysical Characterization of Variants of the Mechanosensitive Channel of Large Conductance (MsCL) (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Radford, Katelyn Margaret — Structural and Functional Characterization of Immune System Proteins Using Crystallography and Single Particle Cryo-EM (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Nguyen, Phong Thanh — Structural and Functional Characterization of the Escherichia coli MetNI Methionine Transporter (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Nguyen, Vy Ngoc Mai — Structural and Mechanistic Studies of Membrane Protein Biogenesis and Quality Control at the Endoplasmic Reticulum (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Suloway, Christian J. M. — Structural Insights into Tail-Anchored Protein Targeting by Get3 (2012, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kamajaya, Aron — Structural Study of Piezo Channel, a Unique Family of Eukaryotic Mechanosensitive Channel (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wang, Haoqing — Structure and Dynamics of HIV-1 Env Trimer (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Petrovic, Stefan — Structure and Function of the Human Nuclear Pore Complex (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Pinton Tomaleri, Giovani — Structure and Mechanism of the Human ER Membrane Protein Complex (2023, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Fan, Chengcheng — Structure, Function, and Application of Bacterial ABC Transporters (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Vu, Tran Minh Tri — Studies of the N-end Rule Pathway in Bacteria and Mammals (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Yu, Helen — Subunit Selective Degradation of WIZ, a Lenalidomide- and Pomalidomide-Dependent Substrate of E3 Ubiquitin Ligase CRL4CRBN (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Oh, Young In — Synthesis and Biological Activity of Anticoagulant Heparan Sulfate Glycopolymers (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Jette, Claudia Angela — Targeting Fusion Proteins of HIV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lin, Daniel Hanyang — The Architecture of the Nuclear Pore Complex (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Mock, Jee Young — The Bag6 Complex: Biological Complexity through Modularity (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Barlow, Alexandra Nichole — The Biochemical and Structural Basis of Get3d’s Role in Photosynthesis (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Bray, Jenelle Kiara — The Development and Application of Computational Methods for the Prediction of G Protein-Coupled Receptor Structures (2010, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Rome, Michael Evan — The Get3 ATPase Drives Unidirectional Targeting of Tail-Anchored Membrane Proteins (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Chartron, Justin William — The Structure of a Transmembrane Protein Sorting Complex (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Jette, Carina Ivonne — Transition Metal-Catalyzed Enantioselective Alpha Functionalization of Nitrogen and Oxygen-Containing Heterocycles (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Pribisko Yen, Melanie Anne — Unfolded States of Heme Proteins (2010, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Burke, Kelly Suzanne — Visualizing mRNA Translation in situ in Single Cells (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))