1. A CONTROL STUDY USING DNA TO TEST THE EFFECTS OF SHEAR STRESS ON VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR Open Access Author: Jankowska, Maya Ann-Marie Title: A CONTROL STUDY USING DNA TO TEST THE EFFECTS OF SHEAR STRESS ON VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: von willebrand factorvwfoptical trapfluid shearLVADSplasmidfluid mechanicsoptical tweezersshear stressacquired von willebrand syndrome File: Download vWF_Thesis_wTemplate_Maya2.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis SupervisorDr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor