The development of cationic polymers for non-viral gene delivery system
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Recommended Citation Wongrakpanich, Amaraporn. "The development of cationic polymers for non-viral gene delivery system." PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) thesis, ii To my parents iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS My deep gratitude goes first to my advisor, Dr. Aliasger K. Salem for giving me the opportunity to do research in his lab and teaching me how to design and carryout experiments independently. His ability to always recognize the positive side of any situation allowed me to have confidence in my work and encouraged me to stay motivated. This helped a lot in my research as things don't always go as expected. I hope to repay his gratitude towards me and show him how much I learned during the time spent in his lab. I look forward to our collaboration in the future. I would also like to show appreciation to my thesis and comprehensive exam committee, including Dr. Assem for their insightful suggestions and discussion during the progress of this work that has made me a better researcher. I would like to thank Dr. Douglas Flanagan, from whom I took two courses that enhanced my ability to not only learn and think on my own but to really understand difficult concepts rather than just using memorization alone. Joiner for teaching and guiding me with their expertise in in vivo pulmonary delivery methods, High-Content Screening and mitochondria model in heart diseases, respectively. I thank Kathy Walters and Chantal Allamargot of Central Microscopy Research Facility for teaching me useful microscopy techniques. Also, the graduate students who worked closely with me; and others that are not mentioned here. iv All of this work would not have been possible without my labmates. I would like to thank Dr. Sean Geary (who helped me tremendously with writing, taught me to think like a scientist and who is a great friend), Vijaya Joshi (who taught me everything in the lab from pipetting, handling biohazardous waste to making complicated fancy particles), Chitphet, Cristina Maria de Barros and Emad Wafa with the wonderful scientific discussions and helping me with anything I needed. I will never forget the great times I had during lab gatherings, chit chatting during group lunches, sipping coffee on the deck or even fighting for space in the cell culture hood. I am looking forward to reading about your guys' work in the big journals later! I also want to acknowledge Brenda Zobeck for helping me with administrative work …
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