Bioengineering Hyperbook

Department of Bioengineering


A Chemical Analysis of Hydra

Regeneration mechanisms, neurotoxins, innate immunity, morphogenesis, antimicrobial peptides, toll-like receptors or bacterial recognition

Jessica Coulson, Magnus Duffy, Ruolin Hu, Shilong Zheng

Life-Sustaining Processes of the Diatom

Diatoms, life cycles, biomineralization, reproduction, reactive oxygen species, biochemistry

Peter Matthews-Crochetiere, Daniel Ibrahim, Wenan Liao, Cedric Mackay

From Fetus to Fossil: A Microscopic Analysis of the Chemistry of the Hoof Throughout the Stages of Life

Hooves, ungulates, keratin, tissues, decomposition, anatomy

Yitian Zhang, Claire Driedger, Marshall Moussavi, Emmanuel Menacho Tardieu

The Hormone-Dependent Regenerative Basis of Antlers

Hormone, Antlers, Stem Cells, Regeneration and Regenerative Medicine, X-ray, Mineral Intake and Mineralization

Laurianne Daoust, Félix Lavoie, Annabelle Huynh-Rondeau, Erica Song

Information Storage and Processing as Part of Pattern Formation, Photoreception, Thermoreception, and Mechanoreception of the Integument

Information storage, integument, Turing patterns, feedback loops, sensing

Juyoun Bae, Andrei Bocan, Justin Charney, Lan Anh Huynh

Molecular Design of the Spine and Spinal Cord

Spinal cord, spine, evolution, signal propagation, regeneration

Ahmed Bawany, Bianca Dubois, Yzza M’sahi, Michael Parsons

Hypotheses for the Tooth Eruption Mechanism

Teeth, tooth eruption, embryogenesis, growth modelling, growth mechanisms

Taegan Hallahan, Emma Martin, Marion Vandewynckele-Bossut, Mianchen Wang

The Biochemical Basis for Olfaction

Olfaction and Odorant Molecules, Signal Transduction, Sensory Neurons, Pheromones, Hunting

Curtis Ehlert, Ingi El Shahid, Liv Toft, Mary Wan

Lost a limb? No Problem!

Regeneration, Progenitor and Stem Cells, Epimorphosis, Morphallaxis, Adaptation

Andrea Khoury, Nikki Lal, Spencer Levine, Laura Camila Penuela Cardenas

The Heart: A Biochemical and Cellular Perspective

Calcium Signaling, Action Potential, Heart, Pacemaker, Regeneration

Anne-Sarah Dickman, Lina El Kesti, Junqi Wang, Angela Zhu

The Nose: An Examination and Comparison of the Turbinate Structures of Aquatic Animals, Terrestrial Caniformia, and Humans

Nose, Respiratory Adaptation, Climate, Evolutionary Biology, Olfaction and Olfactory Structures/Anatomy. Nasal Turbinates

Ingi El Shahid, Curtis Ehlert, Liv Toft, Mary Wan