Graduate Programs

"Sensing and Actuating Life"

 

Sample Ph.D. Thesis Topics

  • Automated Analysis of the Subcellular Location of Proteins in NIH3T3 and CaCo2 Cells Using Fluorescence Microscope Images        
  • Design, Synthesis, and Optimization of Nanostructured Calcium Phosphates (NanoCaPs) and Natural Polymer Based 3-D Non-viral Gene Delivery Systems
  • Fundamental Studies on the Synthesis, Characterization, Stabilization, 3-D Scaffolds, and Trafficking Mechanisms of Nano-structured Calcium Phosphates (NanoCaPs) for Non-Viral Gene Delivery              
  • Modeling and Optimization of a MEMS Membrane-Based Acoustic-Wave Biosensor       
  • Inkjet Printing of Solid-Phase Growth Factor Patterns to Direct Cell Fate               
  • Retrieval of Three-Dimensional Protein Structures Using Global and Local Matching        
  • Adaptive Multiresolution Frame Classification of Biomedical Images       
  • BioMedical Surgical Planning for Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device          
  • The Development and Experimental Evaluation of a Point of Care Diagnostic Instrument for Early Stage Pressure Ulcers  
  • In-Vitro Assessment of Phosphophoryn (PP) Induced Biomineralization               
  • Frameworks for Classifying Proteins Across Human Cell Lines and Tissues             
  • In Vitro and in Vivo Dynamics of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: A Fluid-Stucture Interaction Study            
  • Active-Mask Framework for the Segmentation of Fluorescence Microscope Images       
  • Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Blood Flow Dynamics Associated with Blood Contacting Devices  
  • Achieving Spatiotemporal Control over Molecular Interactions with Biological Material-Based Approaches           
  • Biologically-Inspired Fibrillar Adhesives for Therapeutic Capsule Endoscopes      
  • Intelligent Acquisition and Learning of Fluorescence Microscope Data Sets          
  • Quantum Dots for Quantitative Stem Cell Tracking in Vivo            
  • Predicting in vivo Cell Behavior Using Characterization and Analysis of Cellular Calcium Response              
  • Clinical Outcome of Endovascular Treatment of Carotid Artery Occlusive Disease              
  • Development of Cytokine-Neutralizing Gels for Local Control of Inflammation   
  • Mechanics of the Nucleus in Differentially Uncommitted Cells   
  • A Computational Model of Platelet Mediated Thrombosis for the Evaluation and Design of Medical Devices        
  • Technologies Enabling Autologous Neural Stem Cell Based Therapies for Neurodegenerative Disease and Injury               
  • Image-derived Generative Models for Three-dimensional Cellular Organization
  • Investigation of the Unsteady Venous Hemodynamics in Fontan Patients to Enable New Therapeutic Options for Improving the Long Term Outcom           
  • Development and Testing of a Muscle-Powered Cardiac Assist Device   
  • Understanding Cell-Based Biopolymer Structures through Small-Scale Approaches

(Updated 07/10/2011)

 

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