- Johnston, T.A. Title: Part I: Use of Adsorbent Resins in Fermentations of Bacteria Obtained from the Red Soils of the Kingdom of Jordan; Part II: The Isolation and Structure Elucidation of Cytotoxic Xanthones from an Unidentified Fungus.” M.S. Thesis, Graduate College, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2011. (Committee Chair: N.H. Oberlies, Project 3).
- Strader, C.R. Title: “Part I: Fingolimod (Gilenya; FTY720): A Recently Approved Multiple Sclerosis Drug Based on a Fungal Secondary Metabolite; Part II: Creation of a Natural Products Pure Compound Database and Organized Physical Storage System.” M.S. Thesis, Graduate College, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2012. (Committee Chair: N.H. Oberlies, Project 3).
- Bukhari, R.M. Title: “Bioactive Natural Products: Isolation of Fungal Secondary Metabolites and Application of Green Chemistry.” M.S. Thesis, Graduate College, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2013. (Committee Chair: N.H. Oberlies, Project 3).
- Yang, J. Title: “Natural Product Anticancer Drug Discovery and Mechanistic Studies of Hapalosin and Silvestrol”. M.S. Thesis, Graduate College, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2013. (Committee Chair, S.M. Swanson, Core A).
- Brooks, W. C. Title: “Investigation into qNMR for Use in Natural Products Research.” M.S. Thesis, Graduate College, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2016. (Committee Chair: N.H. Oberlies, Project 3).
- Turner, F. L. Title: “Isolation of fungal secondary metabolites: leporin B, benzoisoquinoline and related compounds.” M.S. Thesis, Graduate College, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2017. (Committee Chair: N.H. Oberlies, Project 3).
- Oyekunle, O.S. Title: “Growth media studies approach to enhance production of the bioactive fungal metabolite viridicatumtoxin A.” M.S. Thesis, Graduate College, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2018. (Committee Chair: N.H. Oberlies, Project 3).
- Gallagher, J.M. “Isolation of Novel Naphthoquinones from Fungal Strain MSX53507, Cladorrhinum”. Graduate College, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2019. (Committee Chair: N.H. Oberlies, Project 3).
- Faye, B.K.S. “Precursor Directed Biosynthesis for the Discovery of ‘Non-natural’ Natural Products in Fungi”. Graduate College, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2020. (Committee Chair: N.H. Oberlies, Project 3).
- Augustinovic, M. “Dasyscyphins F and G, New Drimane Meroterpenoids from a Fitzroyomyces Species”. Graduate College, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2020. (Committee Chair: N.H. Oberlies, Project 3).
- Wright, A.J. “The Pursuit of Chemical Diversity in Fungi”. Graduate College, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2020. (Committee Chair: N.H. Oberlies, Project 3).
- Brown, A. Title: “Dereplication and Identification of Natural Products in Freshwater Cyanobacteria”. M.S. Thesis, Graduate College, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2022. (Committee Chair, Dr. J. Orjala, Project 2).