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Author:

Baron, Andrew Ellis

Title:

Osteoblast-mediated Osteoclastogenesis in Response to Breast Cancer Cell Condition Media

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

osteoclasts
osteoblasts
breast cancer
metastasis
inflammatory repsonse
osteoclastogenesis
vicious cycle
TRAP stain

File:

Download Drew_Baron_Final_Honors_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Andrea Marie Mastro, Thesis Supervisor
Andrea Marie Mastro, Thesis Supervisor
Chen Pei David Tu, Thesis Honors Advisor
Scott Brian Selleck, Faculty Reader

Author:

Goodrich, Christopher James

Title:

THE EFFECTS OF THE TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT ON ENDOTHELIAL CELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE EXPRESSION

Area of Honors:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

cancer
metastasis
adhesion
ICAM-1

File:

Download Thesis_Reviewed_Final_-_Christopher_Goodrich.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Cheng Dong, Thesis Supervisor
Cheng Dong, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Peter J Butler, Faculty Reader

Author:

Godiska, Lisa Marie

Title:

The roles of plasma proteins and neutrophils in melanoma metastasis

Area of Honors:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

melanoma
metastasis
plasma proteins
neutrophils

File:

Download THESIS_FINAL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Cheng Dong, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Cheng Dong, Thesis Supervisor
Margaret June Slattery, Faculty Reader

Author:

Pursnani, Richa

Title:

An Investigation of the Chemotactic Role of Osteoclasts in Breast Cancer Metastasis in Bone

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

breast cancer
metastasis
osteoclasts
osteoblasts
chemoattraction
bone

File:

Download PURSNANI_HONORS_THESIS_2014_-_An_Investigation_of_the_Chemotactic_Role_of.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Andrea Marie Mastro, Thesis Supervisor
Craig Eugene Cameron, Thesis Honors Advisor
Daniel J Cosgrove, Thesis Honors Advisor
Richard John Frisque, Faculty Reader

Author:

Rutan, Emily Claire

Title:

Impact Of Osteoblast-derived Bone Remodeling Cytokines On metastatic Breast Cancer Cell Dormancy

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

breast cancer
bone remodeling
cytokines
cancer
dormancy
metastasis
metastases
IL-6
IL-1beta
TNF-alpha
osteoblasts

File:

Download 1-ECR_Thesis_Submit2.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Andrea Marie Mastro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Teh-hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor
Richard John Frisque, Faculty Reader

Author:

Leahey, Kaitlyn Elizabeth

Title:

Deadly KISS: Kisspeptin 10 Interaction with Osteoblasts and Breast Cancer Metastatic Cells

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

breast cancer
metastasis
osteoblasts
KISS1
Kisspeptin 10
cytokines

File:

Download Leahey_Kaitlyn_HonorsThesis2015_DeadlyKISS.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Andrea Marie Mastro, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Scott Brian Selleck, Faculty Reader

Author:

Zaki, Peter Maged

Title:

Exploiting Biomarkers Assists in Degradation of Breast Cancer Cells and Reduces Extravasation

Area of Honors:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

breast cancer
pancreatic cancer
melanoma
nanoparticles
nanoliposomes
docetaxel
ceramide
CD71
CD44
metastasis

File:

Download Thesis_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Cheng Dong, Thesis Supervisor
James Hansell Adair, Thesis Supervisor
Peter J Butler, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Foster, Shelby Jean

Title:

Matrix Manipulation Affects Attachment And Growth Of Breast Cancer Cells In A Bone-like Microenvironment In Vitro

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

breast cancer
metastasis
bone
estrogen
osteoblast

File:

Download Shelby_Foster_Honors_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Supervisor
Andrea Marie Mastro, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Bekker, Jennifer

Title:

PFK-158 Increases Migration by Promoting Lipolysis and Fatty Acid Oxidation

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

Epithelial-mesenchymal transition
EMT
PFK-158
metastasis
cell migration
cell proliferation
cancer cell metabolism
lipid metabolism
AMPK
HGF

File:

Download Bekker_Jennifer_PFK-158_Increases_Migration_by_Promoting_Lipolysis_and_Fatty_Acid_Oxidation.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Emily Sophia Bell, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Axtell, Thesis Honors Advisor