1. Effects of Extracellular Matrix Rigidity on the Sensitivity of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor in Breast Cancer Cells Open Access Author: Pezzulo, Joshua Daniel Title: Effects of Extracellular Matrix Rigidity on the Sensitivity of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor in Breast Cancer Cells Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: mcf7extracellular matrixbreast cancercyp1a1ahrimmunofluorescencewestern blotdimcellsemtepithelialmesenchymaltransitionmtscruciferousvegetablesindolepolyacrylamide File: Download Pezzulo_Thesis_Final_2_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Honors AdvisorEsther Gomez, Thesis Supervisor
2. Understanding the Role of BRCA1 in Breast Cancer Progression: Evaluating the Effect of Tissue Viscoelasticity on BRCA1 Localization and Foci Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Adetayo, Olutomilola Title: Understanding the Role of BRCA1 in Breast Cancer Progression: Evaluating the Effect of Tissue Viscoelasticity on BRCA1 Localization and Foci Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: BRCA1breast cancersynthetic lethalityBRCA1 localizationBRCA1 focinuclear areanuclear intensitychromatin remodellingchromatin organizationtissue viscoelasticitychemotherapyselective cancer therapyetoposideBRCA1 and etoposideextracellular matrixhydrogelsviscoelastic hydrogelsDNA damageDNA repair mechanisms File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Esther Gomez, Thesis SupervisorMichael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. Investigating the Effects of Tissue Stiffness on Cancer Cell Dormancy Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Pirog, Angelica Title: Investigating the Effects of Tissue Stiffness on Cancer Cell Dormancy Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: matrix stiffnessproliferationapoptosisKi67caspase-3breast cancerdormancyhydrogelYoung's Modulus File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Esther Gomez, Thesis SupervisorDarrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor