Title of Dissertation: INVESTIGATION OF INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE-1 TARGETED DRUG TRANSPORT ACROSS THE GASTROINTESTINAL EPITHELIUM Rasa Ghaffarian, Doctor of Philosophy, 2015 Dissertation directed by: Associate Professor, Silvia Muro Fischell Department of Bioengineering & Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research Contrary to systemic injection of therapeutics, oral formulations...