Mechanotransduction and Inflammatory Signaling in Vascular Endothelium

Track Chair(s)

• LT

  Luke (Lucas) Timmins, PhD

  Associate Professor
  Texas A&M University
  Houston, Texas, United States
• KM

  Kristen Mills

  Associate Professor
  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States

Session Chair(s)

• 

  Soham Ghosh

  Associate Professor
  Colorado State University
  Timnath, Colorado, United States
• 

  Olivia Boerman

  Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
  Bucknell University
  Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Presentations:

• 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM PDT

  Endothelial Prostanoid Signaling at the Intersection of Shear Stress and Inflammation Promoting Atherosclerosis
  

  Presenting Author: Yushuan Peng, MS – UC Davis

  Co-Author: Tianyu Gao, MS – UC Davis

  Co-Author: Emily Moreno, MS – UC Davis

  Co-Author: Lesly Carrasco, MS – UC Davis

  Last Author: Anthony Passerini, PhD – UC Davis

  Primary Investigator: Anthony Passerini, PhD – UC Davis
• 12:45 PM - 1:00 PM PDT

  Effects of low shear stress and donor sex on human pulmonary artery endothelial cell morphology and gene regulation
  

  Presenting Author: Tasneem Mustafa, BS – University of California, Irvine

  Co-Author: Nasim Khorasani – University of California, Irvine

  Co-Author: Jimmy Nguyen – University of California, Irvine

  Co-Author: Nolan Origer – University of California Irvine

  Co-Author: Naina Manoj – University of California, Irvine

  Co-Author: Alexandra Slepchenkova – UC Irvine

  Co-Author: An Tran – University of California, Irvine

  Last Author: Naomi C. Chesler, PhD – University of California, Irvine

  Primary Investigator: Naomi C. Chesler, PhD – University of California, Irvine
• 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM PDT

  4D force patterning enables spatial control of angiogenesis
  

  Presenting Author: Sina Kheiri, PhD – Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Primary Investigator: Jessica Shah – Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Co-Author: Roger Kamm – Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Last Author: Ritu Raman – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• 1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT

  Basal Cd44 and hyaluronic acid shear stress dependent endothelial cell remodeling
  

  Presenting Author: Zoe Vittum – Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  Last Author: Solomon A. Mensah, PhD FAHA – Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  Primary Investigator: Solomon A. Mensah, PhD FAHA – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT

  Deciphering the distinct roles of extracellular matrix ligands and mechanics in cardiac aging
  

  Presenting Author: Avery Rui Sun – National University of Singapore

  Co-Author: Roger Foo – National University of Singapore

  Co-Author: Yuchen Long – National University of Singapore

  Co-Author: Jin Zhu – NUS

  Co-Author: Matthew Ackers-Johnson – National University of Singapore

  Last Author: Jennifer Young – National University of Singapore
• 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT

  Matrix Mechanics Induces Microvascular Senescence and Pro-inflammation
  

  Presenting Author: Jiyeon Song, PhD – Duke University

  Co-Author: Ya Guan – Duke University

  Co-Author: Connor Amelung – Duke University

  Last Author: Sharon Gerecht – Duke University

  Primary Investigator: Sharon Gerecht – Duke University

  Co-Author: Alexandra Rindone, PhD – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Jennifer Elisseeff, PhD – Translational Tissue Engineering Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine