Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Lecturing Fellow, Senior in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
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2018 - Present
Biomedical Engineering,
Pratt School of Engineering
Recent Scholarly Works
The biocompatibility of titanium cardiovascular devices seeded with autologous blood-derived endothelial progenitor cells: EPC-seeded antithrombotic Ti implants.
Journal article Biomaterials · January 2011 Implantable and extracorporeal cardiovascular devices are commonly made from titanium (Ti) (e.g. Ti-coated Nitinol stents and mechanical circulatory assist devices). Endothelializing the blood-contacting Ti surfaces of these devices would provide them with ... Full text Link to item CiteDirect-contact co-culture between smooth muscle and endothelial cells inhibits TNF-alpha-mediated endothelial cell activation.
Journal article American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · August 2010 We used a direct-contact endothelial cell-smooth muscle cell (EC-SMC) co-culture to examine whether quiescent SMCs regulate the EC inflammatory response to tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha. ECs were cultured under static and physiological flow conditions. ... Full text CiteCharacterization of umbilical cord blood-derived late outgrowth endothelial progenitor cells exposed to laminar shear stress.
Journal article Tissue engineering. Part A · November 2009 Endothelial progenitor cells isolated from umbilical cord blood (CB-EPCs) represent a promising source of endothelial cells for synthetic vascular grafts and tissue-engineered blood vessels since they are readily attainable, can be easily isolated, and pos ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Function of Endothelial Cell Integrins in Co-Culture
FellowshipPI-Fellow · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2007 - 2009View All Grants
Education
Duke University ·
2008
Ph.D.