Theses from 2016
Local Delivery of CTLA-4 Blockade Inhibits Growth of Pancreatic Tumors, Jack Baltz
Micellular Electrokinetic Chromatography for Studying Amyloid Beta Oligomer Membrane Affinity, Andrew Bryson
Effect of Impact Angle on Astrocyte Gene Expression, Nicholas A. Chavis
Investigating the Mechanical Behaviors of Organic/Inorganic Composite Bone Scaffolds, Parker Davidson
Determining the Effect of Delivery Rate on Glucose Uptake by Cancer Cells, Luke Felton
Optimized Protocol for Measuring 2-NBDG Uptake as a Cellular Marker of Glycolytic Demand, Drew Folgmann
Isolation of Metallic Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Electrically Conductive Tissue Engineering Scaffolds, Jakob Hockman
Customization of Titanate Nanofiber Bioscaffolds, Jared Hopkins
Intravital Microscopy of Tumor Oxygenation and Glycolytic Demand, Jesse D. Ivers
Development and Analysis of a Statics and Kinematics Demonstration as a Learning Tool in the Biomechanics Classroom, Bethany D. Knight
Immunomodulation of Breast Cancer Cells for Whole Tumor Vaccination, Kristina G. Maxwell
Chitosan as an Antiviral, Tayler Pauls
Crizotinib and Ceritinib Induce Apoptosis and Necrosis in Primary Rat Hepatocytes with Distinct Capacity, Alec T. Salminen
Non-Directional Conjugation of Fluorescent Antibodies to Gold Nanoparticles for Stem Cell Therapy, Kunal B. Shah
Design of a 3D-printed device for diffuse reflectance spectroscopy calibration as a step towards clinical translation, Nontapoth Vongkittiargorn
Exploring Biomarkers for Point of Care Bladder Cancer Detection, Cassandra M. Walker
Localized Immunotherapy Delivery Using Injectable in situ Forming Chitosan Hydrogel, Seth Washispack
Multiphoton Imaging of Labeled Breast Cancer Cells to Quantify Intra and Extracellular Receptors, Sydney C. Wiggins
Microdialysis Studies Using Porcine Pancreatic Elastase to Guide Mathematical Modeling of Microdialysis Sampling for in vivo Measurements., Mason W. Young
Theses from 2015
Development of an in vitro myogenesis assay, Anna Arnaud
Monitoring the Effects of MMP Inhibitors on Extracellular Matrix Degradation for use in Implant Protection, Jake D. Jones
The investigation of chitosan-based hydrogels for intratumoral delivery of immunotherapeutic cytokines, Ethan Drew Lowry
Fluorescent Imaging on a Microfluidics Chip for Quantification of Leukocyte Count, Aneeka Majid
Characterization of Novel Chitosan/Polyelectrolyte Nanoparticles, Michaela Wynne Mertz
Multiplexed microfluidic loop-mediated isothermal amplification of the 16s rRNA gene for the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis in resource-limited environments, Griffin Thomas Sonaty
Fractionation of Chitosan Using a Novel Precipitation Method, Davis J. Ward
Evaluating the Viability of Graphene Oxide for the Removal of Ni(II) Ions From Waste Water, Cale M. White
Intracellular uptake of chitosan nanoparticle-based vaccines, Katherine E. Wilson
Theses from 2014
How Imbalanced Excitation and Inhibition May Cause Low Entropy Brain Dynamics, Qusay Redwan Alfaori
Classification and Quantification of Phenotypic Characteristics of Normal and Dysplastic Oral Cells, Jackson W. Boice
Poly (glycerol sebacate) nanofibers and nanofilms for tissue engineering application, Stephanie Grace Cone
Validation of a Diffuse Reflectance Microendoscope with Polydimethylsiloxane Optical Phantoms and Monte Carlo Modeling, Gage Joseph Greening
5HT and the 5HT Receptors- Relevance to Cardiac Valve Disease, Christopher Ryan Martindale
Modeling of an Oxygenation-Aided 3D Culture for Functional Beta-Cell Expansion, John Lance McReynolds
Beginning of malignant tumor cells, Emily K. Shields
Optimizing in vitro extracellular matrix production using polymer scaffolds with targeted pore size, Addison M. Walker
Theses from 2013
Comparing Decellularized Muscle Tissue with an Engineered Muscle Biomaterial, Katelin Cherry
Highly Sensitive Method for Detecting and Separating Pathogens using Paramagnetic Particles and a Micro-Fluidic System, William Ryan