Molecular Modeling of the C-terminal End of Human Intestinal Mucin (MUC2) Student: Hong Long Department: Chemical Engineering Advisor: Rebecca Carrier Abstract Intestinal mucus, a secretion that lines the mucosa, is believed to be a...
Microbial Corsortia Student: Kenice Frank Department: Biology Advisor: Slava Epstein Abstract Uncultivated bacteria exhibit a large source of unknown secondary metabolites and genes involved in bioremediation and other interesting biotechnological processes. In nature, bacteria...
Magnetically Induced Hyperthermia and Drug Delivery with Liposomes Student: Evan Jost Department: Physics Advisor: Sri Sridhar Abstract Current methods of cancer treatment involve a variation of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. One of the limitations...
Magnetically Induced Hyperthermia Student: Erin Pritchard Department: Physics Advisor: Sri Sridhar Abstract Hyperthermia is a process by which iron oxide nanoparticles are used to increase the temperature of a region when exposed to a...
Magnetically Induced Hyperthermia Student: Shane Lloyd Department: Biology Advisor: Sri Sridhar Abstract Hyperthermia is a process by which iron oxide nanoparticles are used to increase the temperature of a region, such as a tumor,...
Intranasal Gene Delivery Using Cationic Liposomes: A Novel Treatment Strategy for Parkinson’s Disease Student: Robin Ortiz Department: Pharmaceutical Sciences Advisor: Barbara Waszczak Abstract Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) has been shown to exert...
Fluorescent Tagging Of Cells Via Conjugation With CdTe Quantum Dot – TiO2 Nanotube Composite Nanostructures Student: J. Spencer Morris Department: Physics Advisor: Latika Menon Abstract There exists a growing need for the tagging of individual...
Electrical Release of Magnetic Nanoparticles from Liposomes Student: Craig Levy Department: Physics Advisor: Sri Sridhar Abstract Magnetic nanoparticles are of interest for various biomedical applications, including cancer treatment. Liposomes, small spheres composed of lipid...
Drug-Eluting Titanium Oxide Nanotube Arrays Student: James Maniscalco Department: Physics Advisor: Sri Sridhar Abstract Titanium oxide nanotube arrays provide a strong alternative to current drug-eluting implants which employ polymer coatings. While the polymer coatings...
Collagen Nanoloom Student: Kathryn Portale Department: Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Advisor: Jeffrey Ruberti Abstract Collagen is the principal load bearing molecule in mammals and can be found in bone, ligament, cornea, tendon and cartilage,...