1. The Effect of Caldesmon Overexpression on Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Normal Murine Mammary Gland Epithelial Cells Open Access 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: TGFBCaldesmonEMTEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionCytoskeletonNMuMGFocal AdhesionsSmooth Muscle ActinStress FibersTraction Force File: Download Virgi_Gage_Effect_of_Caldesmon_Overexpression.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Esther Winter Gomez, Thesis SupervisorDarrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. The Effect of Lamin A/C and the LINC Complex on TGFβ1-Induced Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition Open Access Author: Ling, Melissa Title: The Effect of Lamin A/C and the LINC Complex on TGFβ1-Induced Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: Epithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionLamin A/CTGFβ1LINC ComplexSUN2Nuclear Mechanotransduction File: Download Final_Thesis_Draft_2020-05-11_Ling.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Esther Winter Gomez, Thesis SupervisorDr. Nanyin Zhang, Thesis Honors AdvisorSpencer Szczesny, Faculty Reader
3. The Effects of MRTF-A Phosphorylation State on TGFβ1-induced Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition Open Access Author: Phan, Steven Title: The Effects of MRTF-A Phosphorylation State on TGFβ1-induced Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: MRTF-AEMTEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionTGFβ1Erk File: Download Phan__Steven_-_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Esther Gomez, Thesis SupervisorMichael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Localization of PIP2 in HGF-stimulated epithelial cell migration and Integrin Recycling Open Access Author: Buskirk, Austin Title: Localization of PIP2 in HGF-stimulated epithelial cell migration and Integrin Recycling Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: epithelial cell migrationintegrin recyclingPhosphatidylinositol-45-biphosphate (PIP2)Epithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionEndosomal System File: Download Corrected_Austin_Buskirk_thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Lorraine C Santy, Thesis SupervisorTeh-Hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. The Effect of Matrix Viscoelasticity on Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition, Apoptosis, and Genomic Instability. Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Vaneman, Zachary Title: The Effect of Matrix Viscoelasticity on Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition, Apoptosis, and Genomic Instability. Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: Disease ProgressionEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionCell MigrationViscoelastic Hydrogels File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Esther Gomez, Thesis SupervisorMichael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. The Role of Matrix Stiffness in Regulating SUN2 and P-Lamin A/C During TGFβ1-Induced Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Open Access Author: Chen, Davon Title: The Role of Matrix Stiffness in Regulating SUN2 and P-Lamin A/C During TGFβ1-Induced Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: SUN2Matrix StiffnessP-Lamin A/CCell ContractilityTGFβ1Epithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionY27632 ROCK Inhibitor File: Download Final_Honors_Thesis_Chen.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Michael John Janik, Thesis SupervisorEsther Gomez, Thesis Honors Advisor