The Mechanosensitivity of Type I Collagen to MMP Cleavage Student: Robert Camp Department: Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Advisor: Jeffrey Ruberti Abstract In general, the goal will be to quantify collagen’s mechanosensitivity to enzymatic cleavage...
The Development of Fluorescent Glucose Nanosensors For In Vivo Glucose Monitoring Student: Kate Balaconis Department: Bioengineering Advisor: Heather Clark Abstract My project is the development and in vivo testing of fluorescent nanosensors for glucose...
Targeted Nanocarriers Student: Tatyana Chernenko Department: Chemistry Advisor: Max Diem Abstract Non-invasive imaging techniques, such as Raman micro-spectral biochemical imaging techniques have been gaining recognition in the field of pharmaceutical research. It has the...
Targeted eNOS Gene Delivery with Lipopolyplexes for the Treatment of Coronary Restenosis Student: Luis Brito Department: Pharmaceutical Sciences Advisor: Mansoor Amiji Abstract The main thrust of this research is to develop gene therapy strategy...
Targeted Delivery of a Mitochondriotropic Apoptosis Modulator Using Multifunctional Polymeric Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Drug Resistant Tumors Student: Lara Milane Department: Pharmaceutical Sciences Advisor: Mansoor Amiji Abstract Mitochondria are well recognized as the...
Synthesis of Spin Labeled Nanosensors for the Estrogen Receptor Student: Adam Hendricks Department: Chemistry Advisor: Robert Hanson Abstract Since the term “nanotechnology” was introduced in 1986 by Eric Drexler, it has grown to include...
Synthesis of Nanoencapsulated Aminoglycosides as Small-Molecule Gene Therapeutics Student: Michael Cuccarese Department: Chemistry Advisor: George O’Doherty Abstract Aminoglycosides are a class of broad-spectrum antibiotics. Neomycin is the active ingredient in the topical antibiotic Neosporin...
Sodium concentration reporting fluorescent nanosensors for biological applications Student: Matt Dubach Department: Bioengineering Advisor: Heather Clark
Site-Specific delivery of anti-infective therapies in neglected tropical diseases using nano-sized formulations Student: Jennifer Woodring Department: Chemistry Advisor: Michael Pollastri Abstract Neglected tropical diseases are comprised of 13 parasitic and bacterial diseases. They put...
Silver Nanoparticle-Embedded Polymersome Nanocarriers for the Treatment of Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Student: Benjamin Geilich Department: Bioengineering Advisor: Thomas Webster