May 2012 Issue
MTG16 and Zbtb Family Members Interact to Repress the Wnt Target Matrilysin
Determination of the interaction between MTG16 and Zbtb family members and their ability to repress the Wnt target matrilysin.
Posted by Printess Berry on Thursday, August 27th, 2015 in May 2012, Colon cancer, MTG16, Wnt pathway, Zbtb family members
The Significance of ATF-4 and TGF-β to Bound Water and Bone Fracture Resistance
This study explores the effectiveness of bound water as an indicator of bone fracture resistance through NMR
Posted by Printess Berry on Thursday, August 27th, 2015 in May 2012, ATF-4, bound water, fracture resistance., NMR, TGF-β
Schizophrenia and the Potentiation of the Postauricular Refl ex: A Study on Emotion
This study focused on the emotional perception of schizophrenic patients, using a biological method.
Posted by Printess Berry on Thursday, August 27th, 2015 in May 2012, emotion, postauricular reflex, schizophrenia
Rotary Fluidic Feed-through Device for Use in Microfluidics
The fabrication of a novel microfluidic device for use in centrifugal microfluidics.
Posted by Printess Berry on Thursday, August 27th, 2015 in May 2012, Centrifugal microfluidics, Microphysiometry
Predicting Binding Energy of Staphylocoagulase
Computational mutations of protein-protein interfaces.
Posted by Printess Berry on Thursday, August 27th, 2015 in May 2012, Complex, computational mutations, nonproteolytic protein activation, Rosetta, Staphylocoagulase-Prothrombin
Regulation of Chemoattractant-mediated G protein Signaling
The use of fluorescence microscopy to observe the localization of signaling molecules.
Posted by Printess Berry on Thursday, August 27th, 2015 in May 2012, cancer, cytokinesis chemotaxis, Dictyostelium discoideum, G protein
Development of an Intelligent, Real-time, Heart Rate Sensitive Virtual Reality System
A real-time analysis of the anxiety level of a subject was predicted by a virtual reality system based on the subject’s heart rate
Posted by Printess Berry on Thursday, August 27th, 2015 in May 2012, Autism programming, heart rate, real-time, Virtual reality
An Evaluation of Bid Phosphorylation Status in Myeloid Malignancies
An assay was optimized to query a correlation between Bid protein phosphorylation and the development of acute myelogenous leukemia.
Posted by Printess Berry on Thursday, August 27th, 2015 in May 2012, Bid phosphorylation, Leukemia, Western blot
Electrospun Fiber with Microfluidic Device as a New Template to Study Endothelial Cell Alignment
The development of a microfluidic device to study endothelial cell alignment in the presence of competing stimuli.
Posted by Printess Berry on Thursday, August 27th, 2015 in May 2012, cell alignment, Endothelial cells, microenvironment, Microfluidics
Reconstructing Climate Change and Food Production in the Ancient Peruvian Andes Using Stable Isotope Analysis
Testing the effectiveness of stable isotope analysis in reconstructing climate change and diet in the ancient Peruvian Andes.
Posted by Printess Berry on Thursday, August 27th, 2015 in May 2012, climate change, enamel hydroxyapatite, isotope analysis, Peruvian Andes, stable carbon, Stable oxygen
Freestanding Carbon Nanotube Films Fabricated By Post-Electrophoretic Deposition Electrochemical Separation
The development of a novel method for producing buckypapers following electrophoretic deposition of carbon nanotubes is presented.
Posted by Printess Berry on Thursday, August 27th, 2015 in May 2012, Buckypaper, deposition film nanomaterials, electrophoretic, method
Identification of Motifs in the Intracellular Domain of the Engulfment Receptor Jedi-1 required for Phagocytosis
This study focuses on a novel engulfment receptor Jedi-1, ITAMs, and the NPXY motif and their role in the engulfment process.
Posted by Printess Berry on Thursday, August 27th, 2015 in May 2012, Apoptosis engulfment, ITAM, Jedi-1, NPXY
Minimizing Carbon Buildup on Graphene Facilitates Electron Transmission
Carbon buildup on graphene hinders transmission of electrons.
Posted by Printess Berry on Thursday, August 27th, 2015 in May 2012, apparatus, carbon buildup, electron transmission thermionic electron, Graphene, LEEPS
Human Hemoglobin Polymorphisms Aff ect Recognition by S. aureus Receptor IsdB
Bacterial adenylate cyclase two-hybrid assay shows that hemoglobin variants are differentially bound by S. aureus receptor IsdB
Posted by Printess Berry on Thursday, August 27th, 2015 in May 2012, hemoglobin, iron, metal-acquisition, polymorphism, Staphylococcus
Consequences of Altering Transforming Growth Factor Beta Receptor Type III (TβRIII) Expression in the Prostate
The goal of this study was to observe how changing the expression of TβRIII affects prostate cancer progression.
Posted by Printess Berry on Thursday, August 27th, 2015 in May 2012, metastasis, Prostate, receptor, stroma, TGF-β, tumorigenesis
Low Volume Bacterial Chemostat in Microfl uidic Devices Through the Use of Hexagonal Traps.
Low volume bacterial chemostat: Novel method aimed at rapid diagnosis of bacterial infections.
Posted by Printess Berry on Thursday, August 27th, 2015 in May 2012, chemostat, E.coli OP50, rotary planar peristaltic micropum, Sepsis, Sepsis chemostat E.coli OP50 microfluidic
Optimizing Transfection Efficiency and Determining Release Kinetics of Plasmid DNA from Polyurethane Scaff olds in vitro
The purpose of this study was to deliver DNA from biomaterial scaffolds to cells in vitro.
Posted by Printess Berry on Thursday, August 27th, 2015 in May 2012, healing, scaff olds, Skin, transfection
Effects of IIIM1 on Rat Astrocytes
Designed to study a peptide’s ability to protect cells exposed to manganese chloride
Posted by Printess Berry on Thursday, August 27th, 2015 in May 2012, IIIM1, Manganese, oxidative stress, Parkinson’s disease, peptide
The Potential Use of Curved Nitinol Stylets for Optimized Robotic Insertion of Perimodiolar Electrode Arrays
The purpose of this study is to assess whether custom-designed Nitinol stylets could better fit the human cochlea than those currently used in cochlear implant surgery.
Posted by Printess Berry on Thursday, August 27th, 2015 in May 2012, array, Cochlea, Electrode, Nitinol, Robot
Identification of Novel Helicobacter pylori Adhesins that Bind the Host Cell Receptor Decay-Accelerating Factor (DAF)
H. pylori adherence is critical for gastric cancer development, and this study has identifi ed novel adhesins responsible for DAF-mediated adherence.
Posted by Printess Berry on Thursday, August 27th, 2015 in May 2012, Decay-accelerating factor, gastric cancer, H. pylori