Selected titles of Undergraduate honors thesis written prior to 2012 can be found in Special Collections.
Theses from 2018
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
Theses from 2017
Metabolic Response to Stress Differentiates Heterogeneous Cancer Cells with Varying Metastatic Potential, Kinan Alhallak
Optimizing a Standard Fasting Time for 2-NBDG Uptake Studies in Murine Breast Cancers, Andrew C. Briley
Optical Imaging of Metabolic Adaptability as a Biomarker for Metastatic Potential in Breast Cancer Cells, Mason G. Harper
Detection of leukocytes stained with acridine orange using unique spectral features acquired from an image-based spectrometer, Courtney J. Hunter
In vivo multi-parametric imaging of metastatic and non-metastatic breast cancer, Raisa B. Rasul
Characterization of the Response of TRPV4 to Chemical Stimulation, Jacob V. Schluns
Age's Effect on Regenerative Capabilities of Myocytes Through Satellite Cell Analysis, Karam S. Sra
Role of TRPV4 in Astrocyte Extracellular Matrix Production, Abby Terlouw
Effects of Uniaxial Cyclic Strain on Endothelial Progenitor Cells, Maria Alejandra Zeballos Castro
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
