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Author:

Onweller, Lauren

Title:

Analytical Modeling Study of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment with Blinatumomab and Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors

Area of Honors:

Biomedical Engineering

Keywords:

TKI
BiTE
Cancer
Combination Therapy
Matlab

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Cheng Dong, Thesis Supervisor
Meghan Vidt, Thesis Honors Advisor
Justin R Pritchard, Thesis Supervisor

Author:

Drozynski, Hanna

Title:

Assessing the Degradation of Novel Neural Prostheses Using Real Time Shear Wave Elastography, Ultrasound, and Photoacoustic Imaging Tools

Area of Honors:

Biomedical Engineering

Keywords:

Shear Wave Elastography
Ultrasound
Photoacoustic
Medical Imaging
Neural Protheses
Biomaterials
Shear Modulus

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Sri-Rajasekhar Kothapalli, Thesis Supervisor
Meghan Vidt, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Liu, Mengde

Title:

Stochastic Simulations of Tumor Progression Under Targeted Therapy Suggest a Tradeoff Between Evolutionary Trajectories

Area of Honors:

Biomedical Engineering

Keywords:

Cancer
Biomedical Engineering
Computational Modeling

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Justin R Pritchard, Thesis Supervisor
Jian Yang, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Frasca, Ryan

Title:

Efficiency of an Inferior Vena Cava Filter in Supine Position

Area of Honors:

Biomedical Engineering

Keywords:

IVC Filter

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Jian Yang, Thesis Honors Advisor
Justin Lee Brown, Faculty Reader

Author:

Roach, Mikayla

Title:

Long-Term Rates of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Sequelae; A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Congenital Cytomegalovirus

Area of Honors:

Biomedical Engineering

Keywords:

Cytomegalovirus
Congenital
Infection
Prevalance
Sequelae

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

James Riley Broach, Thesis Supervisor
Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Lakhia, Shagun

Title:

Investigating Optimal Input Parameters For Neural Networks Predicting Elderly Fall Risk

Area of Honors:

Biomedical Engineering

Keywords:

Gait
Machine Learning
Neural Network
Fall Risk
Elderly
Prediction
Classification

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Anne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Supervisor
Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Pera Mendes, Joao Paulo

Title:

Engineering Molecular Sensors for The Detection of SOX9, RUNX2, and PPARG Transcription Factors

Area of Honors:

Biomedical Engineering

Keywords:

Nanosensor
Transcription Factor
DNA
Probe
SOX9
RUNX2
PPARG
FRET
iPSC
Molecular
Sensor
GNR

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Pak Kin Wong, Thesis Supervisor
Jian Yang, Thesis Honors Advisor
Daniel J Hayes, Faculty Reader

Author:

Miller, Kara

Title:

Injury Outcomes in Native and Non-Native American Sign Language Users: An EMG Assessment

Area of Honors:

Biomedical Engineering

Keywords:

Electromyography
American Sign Language
Fatigue
Muscle activation
Biomechanical assessments

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Thesis Supervisors:

Meghan Vidt, Thesis Supervisor
Jian Yang, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Hoenisch, Rachel

Title:

Differentiation of iPSC-Derived Beta Cells via the Use of Modified mRNA

Area of Honors:

Biomedical Engineering

Keywords:

stem cells
iPSCs
modRNA
induced pluripotent stem cells
pancreatic beta cells
type 1 diabetes

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Thesis Supervisors:

Xiaojun Lance Lian, Thesis Supervisor
Nanyin Zhang, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Yang, Zeyu

Title:

Investigation of Dual-Switch Combination Therapy’s Efficacy in Drug Resistant Cancer Cells

Area of Honors:

Biomedical Engineering

Keywords:

Drug resistance
Suicide gene therapy
Combination therapy
NSCLC
EGFR

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Thesis Supervisors:

Justin R Pritchard, Thesis Supervisor
Jian Yang, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Selinsky, Peter

Title:

A Flow Study of the Effects of Outlet Valve Angle in the Right Side of the 12cc Penn State Pediatric Total Artificial Heart

Area of Honors:

Biomedical Engineering

Keywords:

Penn State
Particle image velocimetry (PIV)
pediatric ventricular assist device (PVAD)
total artificial heart (TAH)
ventricular assist device (VAD)
pediatric total artificial heart (pTAH)
right side of pediatric total artificial heart (RpTAH)
fluid dynamics
blood analog
mechanical circulatory support device (MCSD)
outlet valve angle
3D flow
rotational flow
wall washing
fluid velocity
flow loop

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Thesis Supervisors:

Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Nanyin Zhang, Thesis Honors Advisor
William Joseph Weiss, Faculty Reader

Author:

Cush, Coleman

Title:

Model Development and Analysis of the Rat Supraspinatus Muscle-Tendon-Bone Unit

Area of Honors:

Biomedical Engineering

Keywords:

finite element model
shoulder tear
sensitivity analysis
tendinopathy treatments
dry needling
focused ultrasound
rat
supraspinatus muscle-tendon-bone unit

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Thesis Supervisors:

Meghan Vidt, Thesis Supervisor
Jian Yang, Thesis Honors Advisor
Julianna Simon, Faculty Reader