Recent Biophysics PhD Dissertations
| Name | Thesis Title | Advisor |
| 2012 | ||
| Nhiem Tran | “Synthesis, Modification and Characterization of Magnetic Nanoparticles and Applications in Reversing Osteoporosis and Inhibiting Bacterial Infection” | Prof. T. Webster |
| Jing Wang | “Combined Optical Stimulation and Neural Recording in In Vivo Neuromodulation” | Prof. A. Nurmikko |
| 2011 | ||
| Zhijun Jiang | “The Electrostatic Field-Effect in Electrically Actuated Nanopores” | Prof. D. Stein |
| 2010 | ||
| Hyeran Kang | "Kinetic and kinematic properties of actin network assembly and nonlinearity of cross-linked fibrin gels | Prof. J. Tang |
| Phong Anh Tran |
"Nanostructured Selenium for Biomedical Applications: From Theory to Practice" |
Prof. T. Webster |
| Jiayi Zhang | "Optical Stimulation and Spatiotemporal Electrical Recording in Genetically Targeted Brain Tissue" | Prof. A. Nurmikko |
| 2009 | ||
| Jun He | "Microrheology and Dynamics of F-actin Network" | Prof. J. Tang |
| Yifeng Liu | "MT Striped Birefringence Pattern Formation and Application of Laser Tweezers in Microrheology, Bacterial Motility and Adhesion" | Prof. J. Tang |
| Patrick Oakes | "The Liquid Crystalline Transition of F-actin and Neutrophil Mechanosensing" | Prof. J. Tang |
| Shanshan Wu | "Fabrication of Nanopore System and Its Application on DNA Manipulation" | Prof. X.S. Ling |
| 2008 | ||
| Yongxing Guo | "Microscopic Investigation and Modeling of Microtubule Self-Organization in Tubulin Solutions" | Prof. J. Valles |
| Adam Hartman | "Effects of Nanoconfinement on Molecular Motors: Collective Kinesin Behavior, External Modulation, and Applications to Molecular Transport" | Prof. J. Xu |
| Maryam Jouzi | "Carbon Nanotube Nanoneedles and Their Biological Applications" | Prof. J. Xu |
| Hongbo Peng | "Towards Hybridization-Assisted Nanopore DNA Sequencing" | Prof. X. Ling |
| 2007 | ||
| Elnaz Alipour-Assiabi | "Shape Transformations in Lipid Bilayer Membranes and Other Problems in Physical Biology" | Prof. T. Powers |
| Qi Wen | "Exploring the Mechanism of Like-Charge aAtraction in Polyelectrolyte Solutions" | Prof. J. Tang |
| 2006 | ||
| Karine Guevorkian | "Experimental Studies of Protozoan Response to Intense Magnetic Fields and Forces" | Prof. J. Valles |
| Jorge Viamontes | “Isotropic to Nematic Liquid Crystalline Phase Transition of F-Actin” | Prof. J. Tang |
| Lie Wang | "Structural and Functional Characterization of Synapse-Associated Protein-97" | Prof. D. Mierke |