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Author:

Krisher, Sarah Yelena

Title:

The Effect of Consumption of the Probiotic Bifidobacterium Animalis Subspecies Lactis (BB-12) on Function and Phenotype of Natural Killer Cells

Area of Honors:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

probiotics
BB-12
natural killer cells

File:

Download Sarah_Krisher__Final_Thesis_Submission.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Connie Jo Rogers, Thesis Supervisor
Sheereen Majd, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Faculty Reader

Author:

Corsetti, Monica Claire

Title:

An Experimental Setup to Test the Effects of Shear Stress on von Willebrand Factor

Area of Honors:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

von Willebrand Factor
vWF
Optical Trap
Optical Tweezers
Shear Stress
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome
ADAMTS-13

File:

Download Thesis_Monica_Corsetti.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Peter J Butler, Faculty Reader
Dr. William O Hancock, Faculty Reader
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Riley, Thomas Roberts

Title:

Nanofiber Control of Focal Adhesion Dynamics and Cell Migration for Regenerative Medicine

Area of Honors:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

Matlab
Image Processing
Focal Adhesion
Cell Migration
Nanofiber
Tissue Engineering
Regenerative Medicine
FAITS

File:

Download RileyThesisFinalDraft.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Peter J Butler, Faculty Reader

Author:

Witmer, Kory P

Title:

In Vitro and Computational Analysis of the Fluid Mechanics Promoting Thrombus Formation in a Backward-facing Step Flow Domain

Area of Honors:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

thrombosis
fluid mechanics
computational fluid dynamics
cardiovascular devices
magnetic resonance imaging

File:

Download Schreyer_FinalThesis_Witmer_Kory.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Faculty Reader

Author:

Kinney, Joanna E

Title:

Histological Analysis of in vitro Thrombus Formation in a Backward Facing Step Flow Domain Using Carstairs' Stain

Area of Honors:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

thrombosis
histology
bioengineering
heart
blood

File:

Download Kinney_Joanna_Thesis_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Peter J Butler, Faculty Reader

Author:

Silver, Jeremy Michael

Title:

A Fluid Dynamic Study of the Effect of Hematocrit in the 12 cc Penn State Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device

Area of Honors:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

ventricular assist device
pediatric
cardiovascular device
hematocrit
thrombosis
particle image velocimetry
piv
VAD
PVAD

File:

Download Silver_SHC_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Faculty Reader
Peter J Butler, Faculty Reader

Author:

Nilkant, Prithvi

Title:

Localized Thrombus Rheology: A Study Through the Development of a Magnetic Bead Microrheometry System

Area of Honors:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

thrombus
blood clot
rheology
elasticity

File:

Download Prithvi_Nilkant_Localized_Thrombus_Rheology_-_A_Study_Through_the_Development_of_a_Magnetic_Bead_Microrheometry_System.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Honors Advisor
Peter J Butler, Faculty Reader
Margaret June Slattery, Faculty Reader

Author:

Deffenbaugh, Nathan C

Title:

Single-molecule microscopy step detection algorithms: kinesin motor proteins and the cellulose synthesis complex

Area of Honors:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

kinesin
motor proteins
step detection
single-molecule
cellulose synthesis complex
hidden Markov model

File:

Download DeffenbaughNathan_SHCThesis_May2015.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Supervisor
Peter J Butler, Faculty Reader
Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Faculty Reader
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Ceneviva, Nicholas E

Title:

Protocol and Initial Surface Analysis of Explanted Blood Sacs for the Penn State Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device

Area of Honors:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

ventricular assist device
pediatric
cardiovascular device
thrombosis
VAD
PVAD
optical profilometry

File:

Download Ceneviva_Nicholas_SHCThesisFinal.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Honors Advisor
William Joseph Weiss, Faculty Reader

Author:

Quigley, Andrew Patrick

Title:

A Comparative Study of the Anatomy and Functional Morphology of the Mammalian Nasal Cavity

Area of Honors:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

mammal
nasal airway
three-dimensional anatomy
reconstruction
morphometry
magnetic resonance imaging
olfaction
respiration

File:

Download Quigley_Thesis_Final_SHC.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Brent A Craven, Thesis Supervisor
Michael H Krane, Thesis Supervisor
Sheereen Majd, Thesis Honors Advisor