Towards Fabrication of a Graphene MoS2 Junction
Single-layer graphene and MoS2 were isolated in an attempt to fabricate a Schottky barrier.
Posted by Printess Berry on Tuesday, August 25th, 2015 in May 2013, Graphene, MoS2, nanotechnology
Hexagonal-Chambered Microfluidic Device: A New Method and Device for Capturing and Culturing Environmental Microbes
Authors: Zoe E. Turner-Yovanovitch Thomas F. Byrd and Kevin T. Seale
Posted by Printess Berry on Tuesday, August 25th, 2015 in May 2013, bacterial culture, culture media, environmental samples, microfluidic
Optical Characterization of Zero-Index Metamaterials
Authors: Zachary C. Anderson Parikshit Moitra Yuanmu Yang Jason Valentine
Posted by Printess Berry on Tuesday, August 25th, 2015 in May 2013, metamaterial, nanoscale materials, Zero-index
Insertion of an Epitope Tag in the 5HT2C-Receptor
Authors: Maximilian H. Carter Randi Ulbricht and Ronald Emeson
Posted by Printess Berry on Tuesday, August 25th, 2015 in May 2013, 5HT2C-receptor, receptor, tag
The Implementation of Paired Descriptor Functions to Improve Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship Models for Drug Discovery
Authors: Aditya Gudibanda Edward W. Lowe Jr. and Jens Meiler
Posted by Printess Berry on Tuesday, August 25th, 2015 in May 2013, descriptors, Modeling, QSAR
Characterization of Macrophage Behavior in the Human Immunoresponse and Bone Remodeling
Authors: Jonathan Davies E. Margarita Prieto and Scott Guelcher
Posted by Printess Berry on Tuesday, August 25th, 2015 in May 2013, bacteria, biofilms, Macrophages, Oxygen, phagocytosis reactive, species
Uncovering the Role of TGFβ and BMP in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Stem Cells
Authors: Busra Gungor Philip Owens and Harold L. Moses
Posted by Printess Berry on Tuesday, August 25th, 2015 in May 2013, breast cancer, Cancer stem cells, DMH1, TGFβ
Interfacing of Kinect Motion Sensor and NAO Humanoid Robot for Imitation Learning
Authors: Melissa Guo Shuvajit Das Jacob Bumpus Esubalew Bekele and Nilanjan Sarkar
Posted by Printess Berry on Tuesday, August 25th, 2015 in May 2013, robot imitation learning, Robotics autism, spectrum disorder
Interaction of Integrin and Insulin Actions in the Insulin-Resistant Liver
Authors: Jenny Zheng Ashley Williams and David H. Wasserman
Posted by Printess Berry on Tuesday, August 25th, 2015 in May 2013, extracellular matrix, integrin α1, Type 2 diabetes
Culturing of Neurons on Graphene Transistors for Higher Resolution Scanning of Processes
Authors: Abhinav Goyal Hong Tu Yaqiong Xu and Qi Zhang
Posted by Printess Berry on Tuesday, August 25th, 2015 in May 2013, Graphene, Neuron, scanning
Helicobacter pylori Alters the Tight Junction-Regulating Adhesion Protein BVES and Promotes Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in a Nontumorigenic Murine Gastric Epithelial Cell Line
Meera V. Patel Lydia E. Wroblewski and Richard M. Peek Jr.
Posted by Printess Berry on Wednesday, August 19th, 2015 in May 2013, Helicobacter pylori
The Role of Mechanical Rigidity in Cell Motility and the Progression of Cancer Metastases in Bone
A study on the behavior of breast cancer cells in response to bone’s mechanical stimuli
Posted by Greta Clinton-Selin on Thursday, July 16th, 2015 in May 2014, Bone rigidity, Cancer metastasis, Cell migration
The Effect of Trehalose and Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)(PLGA) Microparticles on the Release Kinetics of Hydrophobic Drugs in Polyurethane Scaffolds
This study looks at tailoring the release kinetics of hydrophobic drugs from polyurethane scaffolds.
Posted by Greta Clinton-Selin on Thursday, July 16th, 2015 in May 2014, PLGA microparticles, Polyurethane scaffold, trehalose
Implementation of Two-Photon Lithography for Fabrication of Three-Dimensional Metamaterials
We implemented a lithography system that can fabricate patterns in a photoresist using two-photon absorption.
Posted by Greta Clinton-Selin on Thursday, July 16th, 2015 in May 2014, metamaterials, nanoscale materials, Two-photon Lithography
Analyzing the Role of RIF1 in DNA Double-Strand Break Repair
This work uncovers that the function of RIF1 in DNA Double-Strand Break repair is likely mediated through the Single-Strand Annealing form of Homology-Directed Repair
Posted by Greta Clinton-Selin on Friday, May 1st, 2015 in May 2015, Double-strand break repair, Single-Strand Annealing
Investigating the Lymphotoxic Activity of an Ancient Fungal Pathogen of Amphibians
This research looked at how Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a fungal pathogen that infects amphibians, is able to suppress immune function.
Posted by Greta Clinton-Selin on Friday, May 1st, 2015 in May 2015, Apoptosis, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, lymphocytes
Experimental Validation of an Ion Simulation Model for Traveling Wave Ion Mobility Spectrometry
Experimental validation of theoretical results from a previously proposed traveling wave ion mobility model.
Posted by Greta Clinton-Selin on Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 in May 2015, Computer Simulation, Ion Mobility, Mass Spectrometry
Investigation of the Structure-Activity Relationship of a Dopamine Receptor 4 Antagonist to Treat Cocaine Addiction
This study demonstrates the successful synthesis of drug candidates for potential use as PET tracers and in vivo tool compounds to study and potentially treat cocaine addiction.
Posted by Greta Clinton-Selin on Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 in May 2015, Addiction, Compound Synthesis, Dopamine, Receptor Antagonist
Cell Shape Changes During Drosophila Germ Band Retraction: To-wards Model Validation by Experimental Comparison
This project seeks to experimentally validate simulated predictions of forces in a Drosophila embryo during germ band retraction.
Posted by Greta Clinton-Selin on Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 in May 2015, Biophysics, Drosophila, embryogenesis, germ band retraction, Morphogenesis
Activation of Silent Biosynthetic Pathways in Cave Microorganisms for Drug Discovery
Cave microorganisms were exposed to a variety of stimuli for the purpose of secondary metabolic pathway activation and potential acceleration of techniques for drug discovery.
Posted by Greta Clinton-Selin on Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 in May 2015, multivariate statistical analysis, Natural product discovery, secondary metabolite
The Development of a Robot-Assisted Joint Attention Training System for Children with Autism
This research aims to help children with autism develop their social skills.
Posted by Greta Clinton-Selin on Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 in May 2015, autism spectrum disorder, Joint Attention, Robotics
Utilization of LEDs in a Communication Protocol for Endoscopic Submarine Capsules
A protocol for communication among a swarm of endoscopic submarine capsules was developed using light emitting diodes and color sensors.
Posted by Greta Clinton-Selin on Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 in May 2015, capsule endoscopy, color sensor, communication, gastric region, light emitting diode
Characterization of Novel Drugs that Target the Hedgehog Signaling Pathway in Tumor Induced Bone Disease
This research presents information about optimized transfection conditions for MDA-MB- 231 cells, as well as cell viability data on known antagonists.
Posted by Greta Clinton-Selin on Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 in May 2015, Bone metastases, Gli2, Hedgehog Signaling Pathway
Simple Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Functionalized N-Substituted Quinazolinones
A simple, broad method of quinazolinone synthesis was developed.
Posted by Greta Clinton-Selin on Wednesday, February 4th, 2015 in May 2014, microwave-assisted synthesis, organic methodology, quinazolinone