Adriana Moya

Chemical engineering

Hometown: Tempe, Arizona

Graduation date: Spring 2019

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FURI | Spring 2018

The Effects of Advanced Glycation End-Products and Type 2 Diabetes on Bone Regeneration

The goal of the study is to investigate the effects of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) on human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs). Currently, a process to create AGEs has been determined and will soon be implemented. Next, the AGEs will be cultured with hMSCs and analyzed using three different stains. This will give insight to diabetic complications during the bone healing process, which is not understood. In the future, it would be interesting to test whether the effects are the same in vivo as they are in vitro.

Mentor: Julianne Holloway

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Meaghan Eilis D'Arcy

Biomedical engineering

Preparation of 3D in vitro Models with Predictable Oxygen Distribution

Using MRI techniques to map oxygen levels in cells will help improve understanding and treatments for diseases like cancer and stroke.

Mentor: Vikram Kodibagkar

Program: FURI

Raj Kodithyala

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Post Estimation of Soft Arm Using Motor Wire Encoders

Understanding the movement of soft robotic arms will improve safety and usability in human-robot interactions across various industries.

Mentor: Wenlong Zhang

Program: FURI

Kannak Sharma

Robotics and autonomous systems

Multi-Modal Learning for Enhanced Ocular Disease Detection Using Visual Question Answering

Enhancing eye disease diagnosis by integrating image analysis and Q&A models can improve early detection in underserved areas.

Mentor: Chris Bryan

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