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1. Targeted Sequencing Of Chromosome 9 Genes Associated With Papillary Type 1 Renal Cell Carcinoma

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Open Access
Author:
Belsky, Michael Alan
Title:
Targeted Sequencing Of Chromosome 9 Genes Associated With Papillary Type 1 Renal Cell Carcinoma
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Cancer
next generation sequencing
renal cell carcinoma
targeted sequencing
papillary type 1
File:
Download Belsky_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Supervisor
Peter J Butler, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. William A La Framboise, Faculty Reader

4. The Investigation of the Uptake of Interleukin-13 Conjugated Nanoparticles into Glioma Cells

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Open Access
Author:
Porter, Michael John
Title:
The Investigation of the Uptake of Interleukin-13 Conjugated Nanoparticles into Glioma Cells
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Nanoparticle
Nanoparticles
IL-13
Interleukin
Glioma
GBM
Glioblastoma multiforme
conjugated
computational
kinetics
File:
Download Final_Thesis_Porter.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sheereen Majd, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Herbert Herling Lipowsky, Faculty Reader

5. THE EFFECT OF NANOFIBER DIAMETERS ON INTEGRIN REGULATED FAK-SRC SIGNALLING AND MIGRATION RATES OF HUMAN MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS

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Author:
Mcculloch, Mary Elizabeth
Title:
THE EFFECT OF NANOFIBER DIAMETERS ON INTEGRIN REGULATED FAK-SRC SIGNALLING AND MIGRATION RATES OF HUMAN MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
FAK
SRC
Tissue Engineering
hMSCs
migration
Focal adhesions
File:
Download HonorsFINALThesisDraft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor

8. Membrane Microdomains Regulate Focal Adhesion Size in Bovine Aortic Endothelial Cells

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Author:
Culver, Margaret Frances
Title:
Membrane Microdomains Regulate Focal Adhesion Size in Bovine Aortic Endothelial Cells
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Focal Adhesion
Lipid Rafts
Non-lipid amphiphiles
File:
Download Final_Thesis_for_submission_pdf.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Peter J Butler, Thesis Supervisor
Peter J Butler, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Faculty Reader

9. An Investigation Into The Nanofiber-induced Epigenetic Changes In Mesenchymal Stem Cells

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Open Access
Author:
Swatski, Matthew David
Title:
An Investigation Into The Nanofiber-induced Epigenetic Changes In Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
epigenetics
nanofibers
PMMA
biomaterials
regenerative medicine
stem cells
tissue engineering
biomedical engineering
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jian Yang, Faculty Reader

11. Melanoma Extravasation Through the Endothelium Affects Focal Adhesion Disassembly

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Open Access
Author:
Eswar, Vikram Jayraj
Title:
Melanoma Extravasation Through the Endothelium Affects Focal Adhesion Disassembly
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
melanoma
Src
focal adhesion
endothelium
traction force
vinculin
contractility
extravasation
File:
Download Eswar_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Cheng Dong, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Esther Winter Gomez, Faculty Reader

13. Impact of Pulsatility and Flow Rates on Hemodynamic Energy Transmission in an Adult ECLS System

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Open Access
Author:
Wolfe, Rachel Morgan
Title:
Impact of Pulsatility and Flow Rates on Hemodynamic Energy Transmission in an Adult ECLS System
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Extracorporeal life support
Diagonal pump
XLung oxygenator
Adult
Pulsatile flow
Extracorporeal life support
Diagonal pump
XLung oxygenator
Adult
Pulsatile flow
File:
Download WolfeRachel_FinalThesisPDF.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Akif Undar, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Nanyin Zhang, Thesis Honors Advisor

14. Determining the Effect of Kinesin-5 Inhibitors on the Nucleation Rates of Microtubules in vitro and Synthesizing, Characterizing, and Purifying Fluorescently Labeled Nucleotides

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Author:
Lingafelt, Colin Mark
Title:
Determining the Effect of Kinesin-5 Inhibitors on the Nucleation Rates of Microtubules in vitro and Synthesizing, Characterizing, and Purifying Fluorescently Labeled Nucleotides
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
kinesins
microtubules
fluorescent nucleotides
binding rates
synthesis
Eg5
nucleation
tubulin
critical concentration
File:
Download thesis_ColinLingafelt_04102017_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Faculty Reader
Herbert Herling Lipowsky, Faculty Reader

15. RELATIONSHIP OF PLATELET ADHESION WITH SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY IN THE PENN STATE PEDIATRIC VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE

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Author:
Mueser, Ashlyn S
Title:
RELATIONSHIP OF PLATELET ADHESION WITH SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY IN THE PENN STATE PEDIATRIC VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
PVAD
Platelet Adhesion
Surface Topography
Pediatric Ventricular Assist Devices
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor

16. VISUALIZATION AND QUANTITATION OF STEM CELL MEDIATED MINERALIZATION OF A DEMINERALIZED COLLAGEN SAFFOLD IN A TISSUE ENGINEERING MODEL

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Author:
McKellar, Brian U
Title:
VISUALIZATION AND QUANTITATION OF STEM CELL MEDIATED MINERALIZATION OF A DEMINERALIZED COLLAGEN SAFFOLD IN A TISSUE ENGINEERING MODEL
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Tissue Engineering
Bone
Biomineralization
Osteogenic differentiation
Stem cell
File:
Download McKellar_EpiBone_Thesis_FinalSchreyer_links.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor

18. The impact of genetic variants on kinesin motor proteins and the link to neurological disorders

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Open Access
Author:
Erdman, Marcus Orion
Title:
The impact of genetic variants on kinesin motor proteins and the link to neurological disorders
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
kinesin
neurological disorder
mutation
genomics
File:
Download Thesis_final_Marcus_Erdman.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Peter J Butler, Faculty Reader
Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Faculty Reader

19. A Study of the Effect of Hematocrit on Weaning in the 12 cc Penn State Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device

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Author:
Gallagher, Maureen Brenna
Title:
A Study of the Effect of Hematocrit on Weaning in the 12 cc Penn State Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
PVAD
artificial heart
hematocrit
weaning
fluid dynamics
File:
Download Gallagher_Schreyer_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Faculty Reader
Dr. William O Hancock, Faculty Reader

20. Design, construction, and testing of a pneumatic vibrotactile stimulus system for use with awake, behaving mice

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Author:
Cook, Alexander Philip
Title:
Design, construction, and testing of a pneumatic vibrotactile stimulus system for use with awake, behaving mice
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Neurovascular coupling
Electrophysiology
Passive touch
Pneumatic system
Vibrotactile stimulus
File:
Download Cook_Alexander_PneumaticSystem.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Patrick James Drew, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Nanyin Zhang, Faculty Reader