Research Interests
Blood flow to tissues; Innovation & Entrepreneurship; Medical Device Development; Oxygenation of tissues; Implantable biosensors; Biocompatibility of implanted devices; foreign body response to implants; Intravascular catheter to oxygenate blood
Selected Grants
University Training Program in Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1994 - 2027A Novel Scaffold to Promote Skin Regeneration
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by FirstString Research, Inc. · 2017 - 2019Bruce Klitzman Sponsored Professorship
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Profusa, Inc. · 2017 - 2018Linking oxygen and bacterial ecology in necrotizing enterocolitis
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by Hartwell Foundation · 2015 - 2018In Vivo Testing of Glaucoma Drainage Devices in Rabbits
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Camras Vision, Inc. · 2015 - 2016Establishing Implantable Oxygen Sensors and Correlation with Flap Viability
ResearchMentor · Awarded by The Plastic Surgery Foundation · 2014 - 2016Plasmonics-Active SERS Nanoplatforms for In Vivo Diagnostics
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency · 2012 - 2016Nanoplatform for Tracking Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Migration
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons · 2015 - 2016Luminescent Sensors for continuous monitoring of PAD
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Profusa, Inc. · 2015 - 2016Biosensor Biocompatibility
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1999 - 2015Optical measurement of subcutaneous glucose in rats
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Profusa, Inc. · 2012 - 2014Non Muscle Myosin II Contractility Putatively Regulates Scar Contracture
ResearchConsultant · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2008 - 2013EPC Adhesion to Teflon-AF and ePTFE Vascular Grafts
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1990 - 2013Biocompatibility of Implantable Biosensors
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Profusa, Inc. · 2011 - 2012Advanced BioMaterials as Implantable Chemical Sensors
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Profusa, Inc. · 2011 - 2011Training in Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2003 - 2009Cell Viability in Implantable Diffusion Chambers
ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2000 - 2005Cellular Engineering of Chronically Implanted Devices
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by NC Biotechnology Center · 1999 - 2000Heat & Radiation Effects On Tumor Microcirculation
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1997 - 1999Effects Of Heat And Radiation On Tumor
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1996 - 1999Event Sponsorship: Tissue Engineering Interest Group
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by NC Biotechnology Center · 1998 - 1998Effects Of Heat And Radiation On Tumor Microcirculation
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1985 - 1996Effects Of Systemic Hematocrit On Microvessel Hematocrit
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1986 - 1987Fellowships, Gifts, and Supported Research
Intravascular Oxygenating Catheter ·
July 1, 2024
- December 31, 2025
Scientific advisor and company founder ·
Awarded by: BARDA
· $750,000.00
External Relationships
- VQ Biomedical
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