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Author:

Mc Ilroy, Kyle

Title:

MODELING SERUM-DRUG KINETICS FOR THE PREDICTION OF CANCER RESISTANCE TO SECOND LINE THERAPEUTICS

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

cancer

File:

Download KyleChristopherMcIlroy_MastersThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Justin R Pritchard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William O Hancock, Program Head/Chair
Deb Kelly, Committee Member
William O Hancock, Committee Member

Author:

Feng, Chengye

Title:

Investigation of microtubule polarity regulation in dendrites of drosophila sensory neurons

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Biosciences

Keywords:

microtubule polarity
Patronin
Trim9
kinesin-5
dendrite development
dynamic instability

File:

Download Thesis_draft_Chengye_Feng_Spring_2020_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Melissa Rolls, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Melissa Rolls, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Yingwei Mao, Committee Member
Richard W Ordway, Committee Member
William O Hancock, Outside Member
Melissa Rolls, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Haselden, William

Title:

Spatial and temporal patterns of nitric oxide diffusion and degradation drive emergent cerebrovascular dynamics

Graduate Program:

Neuroscience

Keywords:

nitric oxide
neurovascular coupling
vasomotion
computational model
hemoglobin
hemodynamics

File:

Download Dissertation_in_Neuroscience_-_Haselden.pdf

Committee Members:

Patrick James Drew, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patrick James Drew, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Melissa Rolls, Committee Member
Kevin Douglas Alloway, Committee Member
William O Hancock, Outside Member
Kevin Douglas Alloway, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Houtz, Brady

Title:

A Study of the Effect of Hematocrit on an Elevated Beat Rate in the 12cc Penn State Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

artificial heart
pediatric
hematocrit
ventricular assist device
cardiovascular fluid dynamics
elevated beat rate

File:

Download Houtz_MastersThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Keefe B Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Joseph Weiss, Committee Member
William Hancock, Committee Member
William O Hancock, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Deal, Jack

Title:

Modeling the Dynamics of Elk Subfamily Ion Channels for Physiological Modulation

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

Elk
Voltage-gated ion channels
Potassium channels
Drosophila melanogaster
Xenopus
Kinetic model
Fluorescent Microscopy
Ankyrin
Axon Initial Segment
Boltzmann
Heme

File:

Download MODELING_THE_DYNAMICS_OF_ELK_SUBFAMILY_ION_CHANNELS_FOR_PHYSIOLOGICAL_MODULATION.pdf

Committee Members:

Timothy J Jegla, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William O Hancock, Program Head/Chair
William O Hancock, Committee Member
Justin Lee Brown, Committee Member

Author:

Gupta, Akanksha

Title:

Zinc Oxide Thin Film Transistor (ZnO TFT)- Lipid Membrane Based Electronic Biosensor

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Zinc oxide
thin film transistor
electronic biosensor
lipid membrane
TCAD model
Microfluidic channels
Tri-layer lithography
Aluminum oxide
electrochemical etching

File:

Download Dissertation_AkankshaGupta_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Tom Jackson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tom Jackson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Esther Gomez, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andrew Zydney, Committee Member
William O Hancock, Outside Member
Phillip E Savage, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Yoas, Zachary

Title:

Passive Trailing Edge Noise Attenuation With Porosity, Inspired By Owl Plumage

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering (MS)

Keywords:

aeroacoustics
porosity
trailing edge noise
vortex rings
owl wings

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Zachary_Yoas_v2.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Hayes, Program Head/Chair
Michael H Krane, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adam S Nickels, Committee Member
William O Hancock, Committee Member

Author:

Eason, Jessica

Title:

Genetic Regulation of Qrr1 in the Marine Symbiont Vibrio Fischeri While Inside its Host the Hawaiian Bobtail Squid

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences (MS)

Keywords:

Quorum Sensing
Symbiosis
Quorum Regulated RNA

File:

Download MS_PSU_Upload_4-7-22.pdf

Committee Members:

Timothy Iwao Miyashiro, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Monica Medina, Committee Member
Melissa Rolls, Program Head/Chair
William O Hancock, Committee Member
Edward G Dudley, Committee Member

Author:

Leininger, Sarah Elizabeth

Title:

Modeling the Mechanisms and Magnitudes of Cotranslationally-Generated Mechanical Forces and their Effects on Translation

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Protein translation
cotranslational protein folding
mechanical force
allosteric feedback

File:

Download Leininger_Dissertation_v4.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward Patrick O'Brien, Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Patrick O'Brien, Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip C Bevilacqua, Committee Member
William George Noid, Committee Member
William O Hancock, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Coyne, James

Title:

Development and Evaluation of Hydrogels for Growth Factor and Cell Delivery

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

Hydrogels
Drug Delivery
Aptamers
Stem Cells
Growth Factors
Angiogenesis

File:

Download Coyne_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Yong Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yong Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Keefe B Manning, Committee Member
William O Hancock, Committee Member
Girish Soorappa Kirimanjeswara, Outside Member
Daniel J Hayes, Program Head/Chair