1. The Influence of Mechanical Signal on the Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Human Pulmonary Microvascular Endothelial Cells Open Access 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: endothelialmesenchymaltransitiontransforming growth factor betapulmonary fibrosispulmonary hypertension File: Download Kaitlyn_Johnson_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Esther Winter Gomez, Thesis SupervisorDr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. The Effects of Extracellular Matrix Rigidity on TGFβ-Induced Histone Modifications and α-SMA Expression in Mammary Epithelial Cells Open Access 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: epithelialmesenchymalhydrogelhistoneα-SMATGFβYoung's modulusrheologycavitation rheology File: Download FINAL_THESIS_PDF.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Esther Winter Gomez, Thesis SupervisorDarrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. 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
