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Author:

Ashar, Parth Kamlesh

Title:

The effects of microenvironmental stiffness on expression of tropomyosin in TGFβ-induced mammary epithelial cells

Area of Honors:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Epithelial-mesenchymal transition
Tropomyosin
microenvironmental stifness
TGFβ

File:

Download Ashar_Parth_EffectsofMicroenvironmental.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Esther Winter Gomez, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Johnson, Kaitlyn Meghan

Title:

The Influence of Mechanical Signal on the Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Human Pulmonary Microvascular Endothelial Cells

Area of Honors:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

endothelial
mesenchymal
transition
transforming growth factor beta
pulmonary fibrosis
pulmonary hypertension

File:

Download Kaitlyn_Johnson_Thesis_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Esther Winter Gomez, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Poluch, Maria Linda

Title:

Cholera Toxin Binding Studies on Aluminum Oxide Coated Surfaces for Bio-sensing Applications

Area of Honors:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Cholera Toxin
self-assembled monolayers
supported bilayers
aluminum oxide
binding coefficient
diffusion coefficient

File:

Download Poluch_Maria_CholeraToxinBindingforBiosensor.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Esther Winter Gomez, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Veiszlemlein, John Yany

Title:

Block Copolymer Substrata For Controlling Cellullar Fate And Function In Mammalian Tissue Cultures

Area of Honors:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Block Copolymer
BCP
Myofibroblast
Polymer
Atomic Force Microscopy
AFM
PS-PDMS

File:

Download John_Veiszlemlein_Thesis__1_.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Honors Advisor
Esther Winter Gomez, Faculty Reader

Author:

Virgi, Gage Anthony

Title:

The Effect of Caldesmon Overexpression on Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Normal Murine Mammary Gland Epithelial Cells

Area of Honors:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

TGFB
Caldesmon
EMT
Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
Cytoskeleton
NMuMG
Focal Adhesions
Smooth Muscle Actin
Stress Fibers
Traction Force

File:

Download Virgi_Gage_Effect_of_Caldesmon_Overexpression.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Esther Winter Gomez, Thesis Supervisor
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Khouri, Joelle Najla

Title:

Examining Endothelial Cell Contractility During Tumor Cell-Induced Barrier Disruption

Area of Honors:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

endothelial cells
melanoma
contractility
focal adhesions
actin
cytoskeleton
traction force

File:

Download Schreyer_Honors_Thesis_-_Joelle_Khouri.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Esther Winter Gomez, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Annamraju, Apoorva K

Title:

The Effects of Extracellular Matrix Rigidity on TGFβ-Induced Histone Modifications and α-SMA Expression in Mammary Epithelial Cells

Area of Honors:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

epithelial
mesenchymal
hydrogel
histone
α-SMA
TGFβ
Young's modulus
rheology
cavitation rheology

File:

Download FINAL_THESIS_PDF.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Esther Winter Gomez, Thesis Supervisor
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Blanchard, Paul Legendre

Title:

THE EFFECT OF MATRIX RIGIDITY ON HISTONE MODIFICATIONS DURING EPITHELIAL TO MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION

Area of Honors:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition
Extracellular Matrix Stiffness
Histone Methylation
TGF-Beta
JMJD2A

File:

Download Blanchard_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Esther Winter Gomez, Thesis Supervisor
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor