1. The Role of Nanofiber Architecture in NF-κB Signaling Open Access Author: Hong, Christopher Xighlun Title: The Role of Nanofiber Architecture in NF-κB Signaling Area of Honors: Bioengineering Keywords: NF-κBOPGRANKLRANKMC3T3bonetissue engineeringscaffoldsnanofiberselectrospinningPMMAosteoblastsosteoclasts File: Download Chris_Hong_Thesis_Final_Draft_-_REVISED.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Thesis SupervisorPeter J Butler, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. The effect of substrate stiffness on fibrillin expression by mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) Open Access Author: Sheldrake, Anne E Title: The effect of substrate stiffness on fibrillin expression by mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) Area of Honors: Bioengineering Keywords: MEFstissue engineeringcardiacacrylamidebisacrylamideheartfibrillinscar tissue File: Download sheldrake_anne_effect_of_susbstrate_stiffness.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Thesis SupervisorPeter J Butler, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. William O Hancock, Faculty Reader
3. Nanofiber Curvature Sensing Through an Arfaptin and Rac1 Dependent Mechanism Open Access Author: Higgins, Andrew Michael Title: Nanofiber Curvature Sensing Through an Arfaptin and Rac1 Dependent Mechanism Area of Honors: Bioengineering Keywords: nanofibersRac1arfaptincurvature sensing File: Download Higgins_Andrew_NanofiberCurvatureSensing-Honors.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Thesis SupervisorDr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors AdvisorPeter J Butler, Faculty Reader
4. Nanofiber Control of Focal Adhesion Dynamics and Cell Migration for Regenerative Medicine Open Access Author: Riley, Thomas Roberts Title: Nanofiber Control of Focal Adhesion Dynamics and Cell Migration for Regenerative Medicine Area of Honors: Bioengineering Keywords: MatlabImage ProcessingFocal AdhesionCell MigrationNanofiberTissue EngineeringRegenerative MedicineFAITS File: Download RileyThesisFinalDraft.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Thesis SupervisorDr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors AdvisorPeter J Butler, Faculty Reader
5. Single-molecule microscopy step detection algorithms: kinesin motor proteins and the cellulose synthesis complex Open Access Author: Deffenbaugh, Nathan C Title: Single-molecule microscopy step detection algorithms: kinesin motor proteins and the cellulose synthesis complex Area of Honors: Bioengineering Keywords: kinesinmotor proteinsstep detectionsingle-moleculecellulose synthesis complexhidden Markov model File: Download DeffenbaughNathan_SHCThesis_May2015.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis SupervisorPeter J Butler, Faculty ReaderDr. Justin Lee Brown, Faculty ReaderDr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. β-Catenin Signaling Leading to the Maintenance and Differentiation of MC3T3 Cells in Response to Electrospun Nanofibers Open Access Author: Nagurney, Rebecca Ann Title: β-Catenin Signaling Leading to the Maintenance and Differentiation of MC3T3 Cells in Response to Electrospun Nanofibers Area of Honors: Bioengineering Keywords: NanofibersElectrospinningPMMAPolyHEMAPolyvinyl AlcoholBeta-CateninOsteogenesis File: Download Nagurney_FinalThesis_BIOE_2016.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Thesis SupervisorDr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
7. Factors Impacting the Efficacy of Cell-mediated Drug Delivery to the Brain via the Blood Brain Barrier Open Access Author: Selvi, Erhan Yavuz Title: Factors Impacting the Efficacy of Cell-mediated Drug Delivery to the Brain via the Blood Brain Barrier Area of Honors: Bioengineering Keywords: cell-mediated drug deliveryblood brain barrierVE-cadherinVCAM-1ICAM-1VLA-4LFA-1transendothelial migration File: Download SCHREYER_THESIS_4.11.16_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Cheng Dong, Thesis SupervisorDr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Justin Lee Brown, Faculty Reader
8. THE EFFECT OF NANOFIBER DIAMETERS ON INTEGRIN REGULATED FAK-SRC SIGNALLING AND MIGRATION RATES OF HUMAN MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS Open Access Author: Mcculloch, Mary Elizabeth Title: THE EFFECT OF NANOFIBER DIAMETERS ON INTEGRIN REGULATED FAK-SRC SIGNALLING AND MIGRATION RATES OF HUMAN MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: FAKSRCTissue EngineeringhMSCsmigrationFocal adhesions File: Download HonorsFINALThesisDraft.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Thesis SupervisorDr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
9. Normative allometric human brain volume growth Open Access Author: Peterson, Mallory Rose Title: Normative allometric human brain volume growth Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: allometricAkaike Information CriterionPower law modelWeibull modelGompertz modelWest ontogenic model File: Download ThesisMP.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Steven Schiff, Thesis SupervisorDr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Justin Lee Brown, Faculty Reader
10. Membrane Microdomains Regulate Focal Adhesion Size in Bovine Aortic Endothelial Cells Open Access Author: Culver, Margaret Frances Title: Membrane Microdomains Regulate Focal Adhesion Size in Bovine Aortic Endothelial Cells Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: Focal AdhesionLipid RaftsNon-lipid amphiphiles File: Download Final_Thesis_for_submission_pdf.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Peter J Butler, Thesis SupervisorPeter J Butler, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Justin Lee Brown, Faculty Reader