Duke University

Year	Thesis / Dissertation
2018	Adkar SS. Development of a High-Throughput Human IPSC Chondrogenesis Platform and Applications for Arthritis Disease Modeling [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2018.
2004	Alexopoulos LG. The Biomechanical Role of the Chondrocyte Pericellular Matrix in Articular Cartilage [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2004.
2022	Andress B. The Meniscus Cell Phenotype: Effects of Physical, Mechanical, and Inflammatory Environments [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2022.
2010	Badie N. The Roles of Realistic Cardiac Structure in Conduction and Conduction Block: Studies of Novel Micropatterned Cardiac Cell Cultures [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2010.
2001	Baer AE. The Micromechanical Environment of Intervertebral Disc Cells [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2001.
1993	Bayly PV. Measurements of Instability and Disorder in Nonlinear Mechanical and Cardiac Oscillations [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 1993.
1993	Best TM. A Biomechanical Study of Skeletal Muscle Strain Injuries [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 1993.
2005	Betre H. Controlled Intra-Articular Drug Delivery System Based on Thermally Responsive Biopolymers [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2005.
2011	Bian W. Tissue Engineering of a Differentiated Skeletal Muscle Construct With Controllable Structure and Function [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2011.
2020	Bigler BR. Shock Propagation in Mechanical Models of Traumatic Brain Injury [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2020.
2019	Bjergaard SS. The Roles of Focal Adhesion Assembly in Membrane Localization of Ion Channels and Action Potential Shape [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2019.
2019	Black JB. Epigenome Editing for Reprogramming Neuronal Cell Fate Specification [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2019.
2007	Boyd LM. Effects of a Genetic Mutation in Type IX Collagen on Morphology and Metabolism in a Murine Model of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2007.
2015	Bridgen DT. Regulation of Human Nucleus Pulposus Cell Phenotype and Behavior by Laminin-Mimetic Peptide Substrates [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2015.
2015	Brunger JM. Cellular and Biomaterial Engineering for Orthopaedic Regenerative Medicine [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2015.
1998	Camacho DLA. Dynamic Response of the Head and Cervical Spine to Near-Vertex Head Impact: An Experimental and Computational Study [PhD thesis]. Durham, NC: Duke University; 1998.
2008	Cao L. Micromechanics of the Pericellular Matrix and Cells in the Intervertebral Disc: Three-Dimensional Finite Element Modeling Based on in Situ Morphology [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2008.
1980	Casper RA. The Viscoelastic Behavior of the Human Intervertebral Disc [PhD thesis]. Durham, NC: Duke University; 1980.
2005	Chancey VC. Strength of the Human Neck: Understanding the Contributions of the Ligamentous and Muscular Spine in Tension and Bending [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2005.
2017	Chou C-H. The Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Stimulated Gene 6 Protein (TSG-6) in Osteoarthritis [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2017.
2009	Christensen SE. The Role of Collagen VI in the Structure and Properties of the Knee Joint [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2009.
2000	Clark AEG. The Effects of Ascorbic Acid on Cartilage Metabolism and Osteoarthritis [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2000.
2020	Cox CA. Computational Modeling of the Lumbar Spine: Active Musculature and Intra‐abdominal Pressure in Compressive Loading [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2020.
2019	Cutcliffe HC. In Vivo Mechanical Metrics for the Quantitative Assessment of Cartilage Health [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2019.
2006	Davis BH. Cell Survival and Metabolism Under Hypoxia and Nutrient Deprivation: Roles in Cardiac Cell Therapy [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2006.
2011	Dibb AT. Pediatric Head and Neck Dynamic Response: A Computational Study [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2011.
2012	Diekman BO. Stem Cell-Based Strategies to Study, Prevent, and Treat Cartilage Injury and Osteoarthritis [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2012.
1990	Doherty BJ. The Responses of Spinal Segments to Combined Bending and Axial Loading [PhD thesis]. Durham, NC: Duke University; 1990.
2021	Eckersley C. Cavitation in Blunt Traumatic Brain Injury [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2021.
1999	Elliott DM. The Fiber-Induced Anisotropic Material Behaviors of the Anulus Fibrosus of the Intervertebral Disc in Tension [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 1999.
2019	Englander ZA. 3D Dynamic in Vivo Imaging of Joint Motion: Application to Measurement of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Function [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2019.
2001	Erickson GR. Articular Chondrocyte Response to Osmotic Stress: The Involvement of Calcium and the Cytoskeleton in Cellular Volume Adaptation and Regulation [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2001.
2008	Estes BT. Functional Tissue Engineering of Cartilage Using Adipose-Derived Stem Cells [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2008.
2010	Finan JD. The Effect of Osmotic Stress on the Structure and Properties of the Cell Nucleus [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2010.
2013	Francisco AT. Laminin-Functionalized Polyethylene Glycol Hydrogels for Nucleus Pulposus Regeneration [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2013.
2012	Garrett JF. Characterization of Blast-Induced Activation of Human Immune Cells [Master's thesis]. Duke University; 2012.
2011	Garrigues NW II. Electrospun Scaffolds for Cartilage Tissue Engineering: Methods to Affect Anisotropy, Material, and Cellular Infiltration [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2011.
2015	Gibson TM. Regulation of Myogenin Activation During Skeletal Muscle Differentiation and Reprogramming [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2015.
2009	Gilchrist CL. The Effects of Extracellular Matrix Mechanics and Composition on the Behaviors of Nucleus Pulposus Cells from the Intervertebral Disc [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2009.
2016	Glass KA. Combined Gene Therapy and Functional Tissue Engineering for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2016.
2004	Gosselin L. Multidisciplinary Optimization of Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Systems [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2004.
2020	Holtzman L. Development and Application of Novel CRISPR-Based Epigenome Editors [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2020.
2014	Huang H. Biomechanics of Coupled Motion in the Cervical Spine During Simulated Whiplash in Patients With Pre-Existing Cervical or Lumbar Spinal Fusion: A Finite Element Study [Master's thesis]. Duke University; 2014.
2018	Huynh NPT. Bioinformatics and Molecular Approaches for the Development of Biological Artificial Cartilage [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2018.
2012	Hwang PY. Response of Midbrain Pain Receptors in a Rodent Model of Radiculopathy [Master's thesis]. Duke University; 2012.
2015	Hwang PY. Cadherin-Mediated Cell-Cell Interactions Regulates Phenotype and Morphology of Nucleus Pulposus Cells of the Intervertebral Disc [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2015.
2017	Jackman CP. Functional Maturation of Engineered Myocardium for Studies of Development and Regeneration [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2017.
2016	Juhas ME. Engineering Highly-Functional, Self-Regenerative Skeletal Muscle Tissues With Enhanced Vascularization and Survival in Vivo [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2016.
2015	Kabadi AM. Engineering Transcription Factors to Program Cell Fate Decisions [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2015.
2016	Kimmerling KA. Viral Delivery of the Fat-1 Gene to Treat Post-Traumatic Arthritis With Diet-Induced Obesity [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2016.
2021	Kim-Wang SY. In Vivo Knee Kinematics and Cartilage Recovery of Non-Contact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2021.
2012	Kirkton RD. Genetic Engineering of Excitable Cells for in Vitro Studies of Electrophysiology and Cardiac Cell Therapy [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2012.
2019	Klann TS. Development of High-Throughput Methods for Screening the Non-Coding Genome [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2019.
1991	Kleinberger M. An Experimental and Theoretical Study of Arterial Viscoelasticity: Applications to Transluminal Angioplasty [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 1991.
2013	Kocak DD. Synthetic Transcription Factors and Their Effects on DNA Methylation [Master's thesis]. Duke University; 2013.
2019	Kocak DD. Genome Engineering Tools to Dissect Gene Regulation [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2019.
1993	Kraus VB. Transcriptional Control Mechanisms by E1A and E1A-Like DNA Tumor Viral Oncoproteins [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 1993.
2020	Kwon JB. Genome Engineering in Stem Cells for Skeletal Muscle Regeneration [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2020.
2016	Lance RM. Underwater Blast Injuries, and the Sinking of the Submarine HL Hunley [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2016.
2007	Leddy HA. Diffusional Properties of Articular Cartilage [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2007.
2012	Lee EJ. Direct Differentiation of Mouse Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Into Nucleus Pulposus-Like Cells [Master's thesis]. Duke University; 2012.
2017	Leimer EM. Molecular and Functional Changes of Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons in a Rodent Model of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2017.
2000	LeRoux MA. Altered Mechanics of the Meniscus With a Healing Tear: Experimental Testing and Biphasic Finite Element Analysis [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2000.
2019	Li Y. Cardiac Fibroblasts in Heart Function, Disease, and Therapy: Insights from 3D Engineered Tissues and Mouse Models of Disease [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2019.
2013	Liau B. Role of Non-Myocytes in Engineering of Highly Functional Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiac Tissues [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2013.
2011	Loyd AM. Studies of the Human Head from Neonate to Adult: An Inertial, Geometrical and Structural Analysis With Comparisons to the ATD Head [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2011.
2012	Luck JF. The Biomechanics of the Perinatal, Neonatal and Pediatric Cervical Spine: Investigation of the Tensile, Bending and Viscoelastic Response [PhD thesis]. Durham, NC: Duke University; 2012.
2005	McNulty AL. Characterization of Ascorbic Acid Transport Mechanisms in Cartilage [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2005.
2011	McSpadden LC. Electrical Coupling Between Cardiomyocytes and Unexcitable Cells: The Effect of Cardiac Fibroblasts and Genetically Engineered HEK-293 Cells on Cardiac Action Potential Shape and Propagation [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2011.
2009	Moutos FT. Biomimetic Composite Scaffolds for the Functional Tissue Engineering of Articular Cartilage [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2009.
2015	Mwangi TK. The Intra-Articular Clearance of Silk Microparticles and Macromolecules in Healthy and Arthritic Rat Knee Joints [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2015.
1991	Myers BS. The Human Cervical Spine in Torsion: A Cadaveric Study of Mechanical Behavior [PhD thesis]. Durham, NC: Duke University; 1991.
2000	Narmoneva DA. Material Property Determination for Normal and Osteoarthritic Articular Cartilage Using a Triphasic Mechano -Chemical Theoretical Model of Osmotic Loading [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2000.
2007	Nettles DL. Artificial Neural Network Modeling of Crosslinked Elastin -Like Polypeptide Formulations Parameters Effects on Physical Properties and Cellular Interactions for Cartilage Tissue Engineering [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2007.
2017	Nguyen HX. Engineering Prokaryotic Sodium Channels for Excitable Tissue Therapies [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2017.
1993	Nightingale RW. The Dynamics of Head and Cervical Spine Impact [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 1993.
2022	Oca S. Development, Safety, and Patient Trust of Autonomous Robotic Medical Ultrasound Diagnostics [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2022.
2018	O'Connor SK. Osteochondral Tissue Engineering With Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2018.
2022	Ortiz Paparoni MA. Lumbar Spinal Injury Under Dynamic Compression [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2022.
2014	Ousterout DG. Genetic Correction of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Using Engineered Nucleases [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2014.
2012	Panzer MB. Numerical Simulation of Primary Blast Brain Injury [PhD thesis]. Durham, NC: Duke University; 2012.
1984	Paver JG. The Biomechanics of Head and Neck Injury and Protection [PhD thesis]. Durham, NC: Duke University; 1984.
2007	Pedrotty DMT. An in Vitro Study of Cellular Cardiomyoplasty: Structural and Functional Interactions of Non-Cardiomyocytes and Cardiomyocytes [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2007.
2010	Phu D. The Effect of Entrapped Laminin-111 in Three-Dimensional Polyethylene Glycol Gels on the Behavior of Nucleus Pulposus Cells from the Intervertebral Disc [Master's thesis]. Duke University; 2010.
2005	Pritchard SE. Interleukin-1 Initiates Intracellular Calcium Transients in Articular Chondrocytes and Modulates Their Response to Osmotic Stress: The Role of F-Actin and TRPV4 [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2005.
2018	Robinson-Hamm J. Gene Editing for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2018.
2015	Rowland CR. Development of Cartilage-Derived Matrix Scaffolds Via Crosslinking Decellularization, and Ice-templating [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2015.
2017	Schmidt AL. Assessing the Injury Tolerance of the Human Spine [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2017.
2018	Shadrin IY. Maturation, Scale-Up and Vascularization of Engineered Cardiac Muscle from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2018.
2008	Shamji MF. Evaluation of Elastin-Like Polypeptide to Sustain Perineural Drug Delivery and Development of a Depot-Forming Tumor Necrosis Factor Antagonist for the Treatment of Lumbar Radiculopathy [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2008.
2016	Shridharani JK. Injury Detection and Localization in the Spine Using Acoustic Emission [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2016.
2010	Sinclair SM. Attenuation of Inflammatory Events in Human Intervertebral Disc Cells With a Tumor Necrosis Factor Antagonist [Master's thesis]. Duke University; 2010.
2013	Sinclair SM. Development of Depot Forming Elastin-Like Polypeptide-Curcumin Drug Conjugates for Sustained Drug Delivery to Treat Neuroinflammatory Pathologies [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2013.
2016	Thakore PI. Targeted Gene Repression Technologies for Regenerative Medicine, Genomics, and Gene Therapy [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2016.
2015	Toth LP. Light-Inducible Gene Regulation in Mammalian Cells [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2015.
2000	Trickey WR. Mechanical Properties of Chondrocytes [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2000.
2007	Upton ML. Theoretical Predictions and Experimental Measurements of the Micromechanical Environment of Meniscus Cells [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2007.
2000	Van Ee CA. Tensile Properties of the Human Muscular and Ligamentous Cervical Spine [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2000.
2021	Wang J. 3D Human Skeletal Muscle Model for Studying Satellite Cell Quiescence and Pompe Disease [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2021.
2013	Wilusz RE. Micromechanical Properties of the Extracellular and Pericellular Matrices of Articular Cartilage [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2013.
1999	Winkelstein BA. A Mechanical Basis for Whiplash Injury: The Cervical Facet Joint, Spinal Motion Segment, and Combined Loading [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 1999.
2015	Wood GW. Interspecies Scaling in Blast Neurotrauma [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2015.
2015	Wu C-L. The Effects of Obesity on Stem Cell Function and the Development of Osteoarthritis [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2015.
2019	Yu AW. Blast-Induced Neurotrauma and the Cavitation Mechanism of Injury [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 2019.
2015	Ziemian SN. Non-Invasive Characterization of Cartilage Properties Using MR Imaging [Master's thesis]. Duke University; 2015.