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Modeling Sex-Specific Changes In Myocardial Fibrosis, Grace Martin
Modeling Sex-Specific Changes In Myocardial Fibrosis, Grace Martin
Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses
Heart disease the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. Cardiac fibrosis, or accumulation of extracellular matrix proteins in the heart, can occur after a heart attack and increase the risk for further complications. Current treatments for heart disease do not include extracellular matrix regulators, partly due to the complicated signaling network responsible for the production of these proteins. By using a computational model of the signaling network in cardia fibroblasts, the relationship between particular molecules and downstream extracellular matrix production can be examined.
Biological sex is an important factor for cardiac health and …
A Revised Synthesis Of The Cationic Lipids Dmri And Mlri, Benjamin A. Kostic
A Revised Synthesis Of The Cationic Lipids Dmri And Mlri, Benjamin A. Kostic
College of Arts & Sciences Senior Honors Theses
Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are an increasingly utilized method of intracellular delivery for nucleic acids. The COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech have used LNP technology to combat the recent global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, saving millions of lives.1,2 These vaccines consist of a lipid formulation that binds to the anionic phosphate groups of mRNAs and serves as an effective way to transport the nucleic acid across membranes into cells.9The mRNA encodes a viral protein. When introduced to cells, the viral protein is produced so that the immune system then can generate an appropriate antibody response.3 However, this approach …
Chemical Synthesis Of Sensitive Dna, Komal Chillar
Chemical Synthesis Of Sensitive Dna, Komal Chillar
Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports
Over the past decades, researchers have tried various chemical methods to synthesize modified oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs, i.e. short segments of DNAs). Traditional ODN synthesis methods require strong basic, and nucleophilic conditions for the deprotection and cleavage of the ODN from the solid support. However, the sensitive ODNs containing labile functionalities are vulnerable to such harsh conditions. Sensitive ODNs have a wide range of applications in research and pharmaceuticals. To synthesize sensitive ODNs, researchers devised different strategies but no practical methods have been developed. To overcome these challenges, we developed alkyl Dim alkyl Dmoc technology. This innovative technology uses weakly basic and …