Starting with the Yale School of Medicine (YSM) graduating class of 2002, the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library and YSM Office of Student Research have collaborated on the Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library (YMTDL) project, publishing the digitized full text of medical student theses on the web as a valuable byproduct of Yale student research efforts. The digital thesis deposit has been a graduation requirement since 2006. Starting in 2012, alumni of the Yale School of Medicine were invited to participate in the YMTDL project by granting scanning and hosting permission to the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, which digitized the Library’s print copy of their thesis or dissertation. A grant from the Arcadia Fund in 2017 provided the means for digitizing over 1,000 additional theses. IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE YALE COMMUNITY AND NEED ACCESS TO A THESIS RESTRICTED TO THE YALE NETWORK, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR VPN (VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK) IS ON.
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Theses/Dissertations from 1988
Identification, characterization, and purification of a 65,000 dalton protein in rat brain that is photolabeled by nitro-containing benzodiazepines, Allen Clarke Bowling
Workers' health in Connecticut : an historical analysis of the Uretek outbreak, David B. Cowan
Human immunodeficiency virus antibodies and antigen in infants born to seropopositive mothers, Laura M. Dember
Prediction of adult height in children with growth disorders, Irene J. Freeman
A study of the regeneration of olfactory neuron populations in Rana pipiens, David Allen Galbraith
Interferon action, Mariano Agustín García-Blanco
Interferon Action: A. Studies of the Effect of Interferons on SV40 Replication. B. Studies of the 2'-5' A System, Mariano Agustín García-Blanco
An effective new prognostic staging system for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), Amy Caroline Justice
Insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia precede insulin deficiency in hypertransfused patients with thalassemia major, Peter Alexander Merkel
Migraine and psychopathology : an analysis by migraine subtype, Geraldine Teresa Mogavero
HIV testing and informed consent : a study of physician behavior, John Robert Nienow
Successful immunotherapy to malignant cells with monoclonal antibody to suppressor T cells, Andrės Felipe Rodriguez
Afferent connections to the prefrontal cortex of the cat : differential fronto-limbic connectivity and manifestations of kindled epileptic foci, Geraldine Skuches Ruffa
MU : a domain-independent case-based expert system, Mitchell Jay Sklar
Hemodynamic and metabolic assessment of isolated canine hearts following twenty-four hour preservation in intracellular-type fluid, Steven Brent Slovic
Characterization of and MYC expression in a HL-60 mutant resistant to DMSO induced differentiation, Walter Michael Stadler
Heterogeneity of function in human CD4-8-T-cell clones from the periphery, Lisa Ann Straus
Alteration of the Adenylate cyclase System in Specific Regions of Brain Infected with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Susan Valley
Inhibition of CA 125, a Novel High Molecular Weight Glycoprotein Expressed by an Ovarian Carcinoma Cell Line, OVCA 433, is Related to Glucocorticoid Effects of Altered Cell Growth, Morphology, and Growth Pattern, Ellen Michele Weinstein
Theses/Dissertations from 1987
An investigation of novel flourescent antimetabolites as potential molecular probes in neoplastic cells, Jeffrey Samuel Barkin
Computer aided evaluation of early neoplasms, Ian Ainsworth Cook
Echocardiographic study of myocardial performance after exercise in type I diabetes mellitus, Robert R. Englander
The regulation of tyrosine phosphorylation during the differentiation of a human leukemia, David Alan Frank
The regulation of tyrosine phosphorylation during the differentiation of a human leukemia, David Alan Frank
The representation of childbirth in the literary works of four physician/authors of the late-nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Patricia Hellman Gibbs
Mutagenesis and DNA Repair in Mammalian Cells, Peter M. Glazer
Mutagenesis and DNA Repair in Mammalian Cells, Peter M. Glazer
Autocrine growth regulation of a cloned murine T helper cell line, Jay Bruce Horowitz
Pseudomonas cepacia colonization in cystic fibrosis : mortality, predictors of poor outcome, and effect on pulmonary function, Linda Orkin Lewin
Structural homology of the GABAa/benzodiazepine receptor as demonstrated by monoclonal antibodies and limited proteolysis, Robert Thomas Malison
Deciding for others : rights and responsiblities in medical ethics, Patricia Mary Powell
The rearrangement of the immunoglobulin and T-cell receptor genes in chronic myelogenous leukemia, Tarik Mustafa Ramahi
Effects of calmodulin antagonists on ultraviolet induced cytotoxicity in leukemic cells, Seth Allan Rosenthal
Clonidine and naltrexone : rapid treatment of opioid withdrawal in the outpatient setting, Eugenia Marie Vining
The role of cyclosporine in liver disease after renal transplantation, Terry J. Watnick
Influence of verapamil on total and regional intravascular volume in the dog, Barry S. Weinstock
Theses/Dissertations from 1986
The mortality of sepsis in a portal hypertensive rat model, Margaret N. Alexander
Characterization of calmodulin from C₆ astrocytoma cells and rat cerebrum, Jay Alan Gates
Patient understanding of commonly used medical vocabulary, Richard D. Gibbs
The role of left atrial chamber size as assessed by echocardiography in determining thromboembolic complications of atrial fibrillation, Cynthia Ann Hall
Thallium-201 myocardial scintigraphy in the left bundle branch block patient : the importance of left ventricular size, Jacqueline Celeste Hodge
The effect of protons on phototransduction in the rod outer segment of Bufo marinas, Young S. Kim
Permeability of the posterior lens capsule in vitro and in vivo, Betty Rae Klein
Penetration of spinally administered opioids into the lumber spinal cord of cats : an autoradiographic study, Joe Wayne Kurosu
Deiodination of thyroxine by two NADP-dependent rat liver microsomal deiodinase activities, Benjamin D. Li
Immunologic infertility and in vitro fertilization/embryo transfer (IVF/ET) : the clinical significance of antisperm antibodies, Stacey Lee Mandelbaum
Multiple sclerosis : an analysis of T-cell subsets in CNS plaques with attention to plaque borders, Kimberli Etta McCallum
The transcription and historical analysis of an anonymous physician's handbook dating to the year 1720, Michael David Miller
The effects of desferrioxamine iron chelation therapy in hypertransfused beta-thalassemia patients, Gail Elizabeth Mizner
Central nervous system regeneration : survival of retinal ganglion cells and optic nerve in mouse following axotomy and grafting, Matthew R. Moore
The effects of long-term abstinence on biochemical and hematologic markers for alcoholism, Lynne Valencia Perry
Predictive factors for bacteremia in outpatient adults, Allen Arthur Ries
The effect of anti-glycophorin A monoclonal antibodies and FAB fragments on Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte invasion in vitro, Stephen Joel Roth
Morbidity, mortality, and graft function in renal transplant recipients : a comparison of the effects of cyclosporine versus azathioprine, Michael Scott Sherman
Dietary protein and growth in malnourished children, Andrew W. Steele
Temporal phenomenology of tics in Tourette's syndrome, Paul Princeton Wang
Gene expression during the latent and replicative states of the Epstein-Barr virus, Ronald John Weigel
Gene expression during the latent and replicative states of the Epstein-Barr virus, Ronald John Weigel
The effects of a phosphodiesterase inhibitor on intraocular pressure and ciliary process cyclic nucleotide levels in rabbits, Julia Arlene Whiteside
Some physical characteristics of an adenylate cyclase-stimulating factor(s) associated with humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy, John Joseph Wysolmerski
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
Effects of antipsychotics on the TRH test in schizophrenic and schizoaffective patients, David M. Alwin
The fragile X syndrome and infantile autism: a prevalence study, Brian Herb Annex
Small cell cancer of the lung : an initial evaluation of the Yale treatment protocol, David Jonathan Birnkrant
Calcium-gonadotropin interaction and their regulation of adenylate cyclase in rat luteal membranes, Alice Sut Chi
Evaluation of revised criteria for the DSM-III substance use disorders diagnoses, Guy Fish
Thromboembolic stroke in a young stroke population : clinical characteristics and predictors of short-term stroke outcome, Guy William Fried
Studies in the neurophysiology of two identified populations of cells and their common synapse in Aplysia californica, William Davis Gaillard
An evaluation of a hospital-based program for the prediction and prevention of child abuse and neglect, Richard Bruce Garber
Effects of calcium channel blockade on catecholamine cardiomypopathy, Virginia Shau Huang
Premeditated enzyme inactivation : the development of mechanism-based irreversible inhibitors of glyoxalase I as potential anti-cancer agents, Stuart Neal Isaacs
The transmission and natural incubation period of Kuru in three clusters of patients in Papua, New Guinea, Robert Klitzman
The clinical significance of early radiographic pathology in an asbestos exposed population, Susan Abigail Korrick
The combined use of Tc-99m-phosphate and Ga-67-citrate imaging in the diagnosis of acute osteomyelitis in children, Jonathan Stuart Lewin
Keratinocytes produce a PTH-sensitive adenylate cyclase-stimulating factor, John Jerome Merendino Jr.
Tamoxifen - 5-fluorouracil synergy in human breast cancer cell lines : correlating in vitro synergy with the current estrogen receptor model, Brent Roderick Moelleken
Improved detection of human breast lesions following experimental training II : a medical student replication, Leslye Carol Pennypacker
Na and Cl fluxes, and effects of pharmacological agents on the short-circuit current of the isolated rabbit iris-ciliary body, Samuel Richard Pesin
Health care in the two Germanys : a comparison with emphasis on maternal and infant health care, Anne Carol Regenstein
Exercise induced bronchospasm and the effect of ascorbic acid : a study of the possible role of prostaglandins, Greg A. Sachs
The effect of a simulated high altitude environment on the morphology of rabbit corneal endothelium, Reginald J. Sanders
Differentiated microdomains on the luminal surface of the endothelia of murine diaphragm microvessels, Fred E. Santoro
Hydrocortisone induces aortic rupture in inbred blotchy mice : implications for abdominal aortic aneurysmal disease in humans, Edward Bruce Savage
Woodshedding : a phase in recovery from psychosis, Joshua David Sparrow
A clinical trial of clonidine and naltrexone for the outpatient treatment of heroin withdrawal, Mark David Topazian
Theses/Dissertations from 1984
The association between lumbar puncture and the subsequent development of bacterial meningitis in children with unsuspected bacteremia, Nelson Harris Aaron
Chemiosmotic Properties of Isolated Secretory Granules from Parotid Glands of Normal and Isoproterenol Treated Rats, Peter Raymond Arvan
Spinal modulation of the acoustic startle response: : behavioral, pharmacological and biochemical studies in the normal, supersensitive and desensitized animal, David Isaac Astrachan
Mitomycin C and Porfiromycin: Studies on Bioactivation and Cytotoxicity in Cultured Cell Lines, Paula Marie Fracasso
The changing role of electives in undergraduate medical education, Paul Dodge Gagliardi
Purification, Characterization and Distribution of a Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase from Rat Brain Cytosol, James Richard Goldenring
Evidence for the regulation of luteinizing hormone-sensitive adenylate cyclase by mono- and divalent cations, Steven David Gore
The use of tamoxifen as a biochemical modulator in estrogen-responsive human mammary carcinoma, John Leonard Gwin Jr.
The purification and passive transfer of human anti-insulin receptor antibody to the rat, Robert J. Havlik
Basement Membrane Polarizes Epithelial Cells and Its Loss Can Result in Neoplastic Disorganization, Donald Elliot Ingber
Amniocentesis as a tool in management of preterm premature rupture of the fetal membranes, Emilio J. Juncosa