Recent Dissertation Titles

"Assessment of Brain Perfusion and Vascular Compliance with Magnetic Resonance Imaging"
Yang Li
Mentor: Hanzhang Lu

"Multi-Dimensional Imaging of Cell and Extracellular Matrix Interactions in Corneal Wound Healing"
Pouriska Kivanany
Mentor: Matthew Petroll

"In Vivo 1H Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Imaging of Challenging Metabolites in Human Brain and Brain Tumors by Echo Planar Spectroscopy Imaging"
Zhongxu An
Mentor: Changho Choi

"Perfusion Solution Optimization by Substrate Alteration and Nanoparticle Delivery for Cardiac Hypothermic Machine Perfusion"
Cyonna Holmes
Mentor: Matthias Peltz

"Robust Fat and Fluid Suppression in MR Imaging: Technical Development and Advanced Clinical Applications"
Xinzeng Wang
Mentor: Ananth Madhuranthakam

"Novel Detection Methods for Chemical Exchange and Application to Breast Cancer Imaging"
Shu Zhang:
Mentor: Elena Venoradov

“Using Advanced Microscopy Techniques for the Study of Macrophage-Cancer Cell Interactions”
Ramraj Velmurugan
Mentor: E. Sally Ward, Ph.D.

“Alchemistic Polymers for the Delivery of Therapeutic Agents in Treatment of Pediatric Tracheomalaica”
Amy Goodfriend
Mentor: Joseph Forbess, M.D

“The Functional Roles of Rho-kinase and Matrix Metalloproteinases in Regulating Corneal Stromal Cell Mechanics in 3-D Collagen Matrices”
Chengxin Zhou
Mentor: W. Matthew Petroll, Ph.D.

"Targeting the Neonatal Fc Receptor, FcRn, to Treat Autoimmunity and Elucidation of Sites of FcRn Function"
Dilip Challa
Mentor: E. Sally Ward, Ph.D.

"Illuminating Endocytic Organelles with pH-Responsive Nanomaterials"
Chensu Wang
Mentor: Jinming Gao, Ph.D.