Selected titles of Undergraduate honors thesis written prior to 2012 can be found in Special Collections.
Theses from 2021
Evaluating Cellular Response of Different Valve Interstitial Cell (VIC) Phenotypes to Angiotensin I, Smit Patel
Tissue Engineering and the Effect of Volumetric Muscle Loss on Muscle Performance, Alex Pemberton
Quantification of Superoxide Production In Cells Treated with L-buthionine Sulfoximine, Rebekah Townsley
Mapping the Domain of RNA Helicase DDX1 that Interacts with the NS1 of Influenza A Viruses, Elise Wyatt
Expanding Image Datasets for Deep Learning by Evaluating Independence through Coefficient Correlation and Mean-Squared Error, Ayman Yousef
Theses from 2020
The Response of Astrocytes to Mechanical Stimuli, Courtney Bahan
The Utilization of Autofluorescence to Study the Effects of L-buthionine-sulfoximine on Cellular Metabolism in Vitro, Madison Belew
Differential Patterns of Theta Activation Underlying Various Cognitive Control Strategies, Jarrod Eisma
Baseline Data Collection on the Overall Health of First-Year Engineering Students at the University of Arkansas, Braeley George
Theoretical Applicability of CRISPR-Mediated Exon Skipping in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Andrew Greek
Comparative Genomics of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells, Samia Ismail
Redesign and Quantitative Assessment of an Accelerated Venous Valve Fatigue Apparatus, Megan Kueh
Optical Metabolic Imaging as a Predictor of Patient Tumor Response to Therapy and Apoptosis, Andrew Larey
Cell Line-Specific Differences in Guided Differentiation of Adipose-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Towards Smooth Muscle Cells, Sherly Makar
Electrodialysis Device for In vivo power delivery, Jessica L. Orton
Characterization of Oxone Mediated TEMPO-Oxidized Nano Cellulose Mixed-Matrix Membranes During Ultrafiltration and Hemodialysis, Kristyn Robling
Analysis of Blood Purification Studies on Oxone Mediated TEMPO-Oxidized Nano Cellulose Mixed-Matrix Membranes, Tony Roller
Stirred Suspension Bioreactor Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells into Smooth Muscle Cells, Chris Slavin
Development of a MATLAB GUI to Assist the Active Comprehension of Biomedical Transport Phenomena Using a Visual Aid, Pranav Suri
Autofluorescence Spectral Unmixing for Quantitative Metabolic Imaging within Tissues, Lucy Woodbury
Theses from 2019
Investigation of Acute Radiation-Induced Changes in Oxygenation in a Murine Breast Tumor Model, Alaa Abdelgawad
Vector Flow Imaging in Pediatric Cardiology - Extracting and Validating Data, Mason Belue
Effect of Polymer Composition of Injectable Hydrogels on Programmable Release of Methylene Blue, Mary Brandecker
Development of a Model for Accelerated Fatigue Testing In Venous Valves, Olga Brazhkina
How Infant Positioning Impacts Hip Motion and the Associated Implications for Babies with Hip Dysplasia, Lauren Buchele
Design of Microporous Membranes for the Development of Brain-on-Chip Devices, Andre Figueroa Milla
Modeling and Validation of Tissue Optical Properties in the Photon Transport Regime, Katelyn Heath
Phenotypic Characterization of Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Smooth Muscle Cells, Jackson Hedrick
Comparing the Effects of Fibroblast Growth Factors on Growth Rate of Human Fibroblast Cell Lines, Tasha Repella
Optical Spectrsocopy of Murine breast tumor to distinguish indolent from aggressive disease, Joel Rodriguez Troncoso
Generation of a CCL2 knockout using CRISPR/CAS9 and lipid mediated transfection in CT-26 murine colon carcinoma cells, Emma Sullivan
Designing an In Vitro Mitral Valve Mounting and Testing System for Micro CT Imaging, Marinna Tadros
Investigating Virus Clearance via pH Inactivation During Biomanufacturing, Wenbo Xu
Theses from 2018
Antibacterial Properties of a Cationic Imidazolium-Containing Poly(Ionic Liquid), Kaitlyn P. Brickey
3D Printed Force Transducers for In-Vitro Mitral Valve Chordae Tendineae Force Measurements, Hayley Chandler
Analysis of Biological Response to ECM Hydrogel Injection, Grady Dunlap
Effects of GSK101 Exposure on Astrocyte Mechanical Properties, Collagen Production, and Viability, Ethan Echols
In-Vitro Simulation of Acute Ischemic Stroke, Paolo Garcia
Comparison of Varying Tissue Freezing Methods on Murine Colonic Tissue, James Hughes
In Vitro Aortic Arch Flow Model For Vector Flow Imaging Testing, Jackson Mosley
The Effect of Elastin Degradation on the Biomechanical Properties of Porcine Aortic Tissue, Caleb Nissen
Pressure Acquisition System for In Vitro Mitral Valve Analysis, Laura Peck
Role of Local Renin-Angiotensin System in Altering Valve Interstitial Cell Phenotype, Sophia Scalise
Quantification of tumor-associated macrophages following immunomodulation therapy in a murine allograft model of colorectal carcinoma, Caroline Spainhour
Development of an In Vitro Platform for the Exploration of Skeletal Muscle Cell Mechanobiology, Sydney Spradlin
Extraction and Analysis of Vector Flow Imaging Data in a Pediatric Population, Bailey Stinnett