Vascular & Blood Biomechanics

Track Chair(s)

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  Kareen Coulombe, PhD

  Associate Professor of Engineering
  Brown University
  Providence, Rhode Island, United States
• 

  Hoda Hatoum, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  Michigan Technological University, Michigan, United States

Session Chair(s)

• 

  Anandi Krishnan, PhD

  Associate Professor
  Rutgers University
• 

  Bryan Good, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  University of Tennessee
  Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Presentations:

• 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT

  Shear Stress and Vascular Heparan Sulfate-Dependent Expression of Endothelin B Receptor
  

  Presenting Author: Camden Holm – Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  Co-Author: Son Nam Nguyen – WPI

  Primary Investigator: Solomon A. Mensah, PhD FAHA – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM PDT

  Cytoskeletal and Integrin Dysregulation in Stem Cell-derived Neural Crest Smooth Muscle Cells Supports a Mechanobiological Basis for Marfan Syndrome Phenotype
  

  Presenting Author: Kevin D. Costa, PhD – Mount Sinai School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Robert Wiener – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

  Co-Author: Helen Orins – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
• 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM PDT

  Plasma-Primed Pericyte-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Enhance Angiogenic Responses and Promote Recovery in Ischemic Limb Tissue
  

  Presenting Author: Goodluck Okoro – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Co-Author: Pawel Wityk – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Co-Author: Zhenglun Wu – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Co-Author: Catherine Applegate – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Co-Author: Michael Nelappana – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Co-Author: Ane Vijayan – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Co-Author: Guillermo L. Monroy, PhD – Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Co-Author: Iwona Dobrucki – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Co-Author: J. Gary Eden – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Co-Author: Marni Boppart – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Last Author: Wawrzyniec W. Dobrucki – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Primary Investigator: Wawrzyniec W. Dobrucki – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT

  Regulation of Local Cerebral Blood Flow by Capillary Pericytes: Insights from a Mathematical Model
  

  Presenting Author: Niloufar Khakpour, PhD – Florida International University

  Co-Author: Danielle Jeffrey – University of Colorado

  Co-Author: Fabrice Dabertrand – University of Colorado

  Primary Investigator: Nikolaos M. Tsoukias – Florida International University
• 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT

  Heterogeneity in Red Blood Cell Properties Drives Patient Variability in Sickle Cell Disease
  

  Presenting Author: Hannah Szafraniec – University of Minnesota

  Co-Author: Philip Pearce – University College London

  Co-Author: Freya Bull – University College London

  Last Author: David Wood – University of Minnesota

  Primary Investigator: David Wood – University of Minnesota