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Start Over Area of Honors Biomedical Engineering Year 2024

1. The Role of Mouse and Human Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor- α in Modulating the Hepatic Effects of Perflourohexane Sulfonate (PFHxS) in Mice

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Author:
Khan, Yahya
Title:
The Role of Mouse and Human Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor- α in Modulating the Hepatic Effects of Perflourohexane Sulfonate (PFHxS) in Mice
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Nuclear Receptors
Species differences
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha
Constitutive androstane receptor
Pregnane X receptor
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Jeffrey Maurice Peters, Thesis Supervisor
Meghan Vidt, Thesis Honors Advisor

2. Porous microgels for fabricating granular hydrogel scaffolds with hierarchical porosity to improve cell invasion

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Author:
Kedzierski, Alexander
Title:
Porous microgels for fabricating granular hydrogel scaffolds with hierarchical porosity to improve cell invasion
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Keywords: cell infiltration
porous scaffolds
microgels
biomaterials
phase separation
Cell infiltration
Porous scaffolds
Microgels
Biomaterials
Phase Separation
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Thesis Supervisors:
Amir Sheikhi, Thesis Supervisor
Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor

3. Optimizing the Mineralization of a Silk-Constructed Tendon Enthesis Scaffold

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Author:
Tse, Claire
Title:
Optimizing the Mineralization of a Silk-Constructed Tendon Enthesis Scaffold
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Mineralization
Simulated Body Fluid
Silk
Silk Fibroin
Bone
Calcium
Biomaterial
Polymer
Tendon Enthesis
Enthesis
Scaffold
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Thesis Supervisors:
Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Supervisor
Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor
Spencer Szczesny, Faculty Reader

5. Core-shell commensal biocapsules for in situ gut microbiome engineering

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Author:
Kohli, Sonika
Title:
Core-shell commensal biocapsules for in situ gut microbiome engineering
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
gut microbiome
biomaterial
microbiome
engineering
ecological niche
commensal bacteria
bacterial infection
gut health
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Thesis Supervisors:
Scott H Medina, Thesis Supervisor
Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor
Pak Kin Wong, Faculty Reader

6. Design of in vitro flow loop aimed at improving hemodynamic conditions around the total cavopulmonary connection in patients with failing Fontan.

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Open Access
Author:
Nichols, Claire
Title:
Design of in vitro flow loop aimed at improving hemodynamic conditions around the total cavopulmonary connection in patients with failing Fontan.
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Fontan
Total Cavopulmonary Connection
Hemodynamics
flow
pressure
failing fontan
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Meghan Vidt, Thesis Honors Advisor
Justin Lee Brown, Faculty Reader

7. Engineering Periodontal Ligament Synthesis Through Environmental Modulation of Stem Cells

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Open Access
Author:
Runkle, Leeann
Title:
Engineering Periodontal Ligament Synthesis Through Environmental Modulation of Stem Cells
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
periodontal ligament
nanofiber surface
regenerative engineering
extracellular matrix
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Supervisor
Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor
Lauren Griggs, Faculty Reader
Mark D. Pacey, Faculty Reader

8. Photosensitive Delivery of Mir-34a Using Core-Shell-Shell Nanoparticles to Treat Glioblastoma

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Author:
Sawyers, Alex
Title:
Photosensitive Delivery of Mir-34a Using Core-Shell-Shell Nanoparticles to Treat Glioblastoma
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Glioblastoma
Nanoparticles
Furan-Diels Alder
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Daniel J Hayes, Thesis Supervisor
Meghan Vidt, Thesis Honors Advisor
Justin Lee Brown, Faculty Reader