ALUMNI FROM THE YEARS AT JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY BME
TREVOR C. HUANG, MS (1996), PhD (2000)
“Lysis of Mural Platelet-Fibrin Thrombi by a Combination of Fibrinolytic and Antiplatelet Agents under Flow Conditions”
(Currently: R&D Director, Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, MN)
DIONNE A. GRAHAM, MS (1996)
“Thrombolysis by rt-PA and its Analogs in the Presence of Fibrin”
(Afterward: PhD in Biostatistics, Harvard University; Currently: Director, Evaluation & Analytics, Program for Patient Safety and Quality at Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA)
YOUNG J. PARK, MS (1997)
“Effect of Shear Stress and Estrogen on Protein Tyrosine Phosphorylation in Vascular Endothelial Cells”
(Afterward: Georgetown University Law School; Currently: Attorney, Paul Hastings Group, New York, NY)
MONICA T. HINDS, PhD (1998)
“The Role of Local Hemodynamics on Monocytic Cell Adhesion to E-Selectin-Coated Surfaces of a 3-D Perfusion Model” (co-advised with Don P. Giddens)
(Currently: Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, OR)
DANIELA K. ZABLOCKI, MS (1999)
“Adenoviral-Mediated t-PA Gene Transfer and its Effects on Vascular Endothelial Cell Proliferation and Invasion”
(Currently: Research Teaching Specialist, The Sadoshima Lab, Cell Biology & Molecular Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ)
LI-HONG (PAUL) YEH, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow (1997-2000)
Work on: Role of Endogenous Reactive Oxygen Species in Shear-Induced Cellular, and MAP Kinase, Tyrosine Phosphorylation and ICAM-1 Expression
(Currently: Food and Drug Administration Inspector, Silver Spring, MD)
DAVID M. WOOTTON, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow (1998-2000)
Work on: Numerical and Experimental Models of Lysis of Mural Fibrin-Platelet Thrombi under Flow (co-supervised with Aleksander S. Popel)
(Currently: Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Center for Biomedical Engineering, The Cooper Union, New York, NY)
CHI-KIN DOMINGOS NG, MS (2000)
“Molecular Mechanisms of Leukocyte Adhesion to Hypoxic/Reoxygenated Vascular Endothelial Cells”
(Currently: Principal Research Associate, Genentech, Inc., San Francisco, CA)
JERED B. HAUN, MS (2002)
“Role of the Complement Cascade on Vascular Endothelial Cell Activation and Leukocyte Recruitment”
(Afterward: PhD in Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Postdoctoral Researcher, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; Currently: Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA)
SERGIO F. MARTIN, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow (2001-2003)
Work on: Effect of Shear-Induced Oxidative Stress on Lipid Peroxidation in Vascular Endothelial Cells
(Currently: Profesor en Colegio Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain)
Undergraduate Students:
Riple J. Hansalia, BS (1997) (Currently: Cardiologist, Neptune, NJ)
Imraan S. Ahmed, BS (1998) (Currently: Dentist, New York, NY)
Elizabeth A. Lipke, BS (1999) (Afterward: PhD in Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX; Currently: Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL)
Adam M. Kinsey, BS (2001) (Afterward: PhD in Bioengineering, UC Berkeley; Currently: CEO/co-Founder at Ventrix, Inc., San Diego, CA)
ALUMNI FROM THE YEARS AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY BME
CHARLES I. JONES III, MS (2005)
“Fluid Shear Stress Effects on Endothelial Cell Antioxidant Enzymes”
(Afterward: MD, OSU College of Medicine; Resident, University of Arkansas Medical Center, Little Rock, AR; Currently: Orthopedic Surgeon, Mercy Clinic Orthopedics, Rogers, AR)
ZHAOSHENG (JOHN) HAN, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow (2004-2008)
Work on: Effects of Fluid Shear Stress on Endothelial NO Production and Mitochondrial Function
(Currently: XiangXue Group, Life Science Center, Guangzhou, China)
VALERIE K. GALBRAITH, MS (without Thesis, 2008)
(Currently: Senior Clinical Trial Manager, Hem/Onc, PPD, Leesburg, VA)
ARDEN C. SANTOSO, MS (2011)
“Hypoxia Induces Mitochondrial Removal by Autophagy in Endothelial Cells”
(Currently: Portfolio Manager, Stryker Corporation, Novi, MI)
RANDY J. (JIMMY) GIEDT, MS (2009), PhD (2012)
“Mitochondrial Dynamics and Motility in Post-ischemic Endothelial Cells”
(Afterward: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Currently: Investigator II at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA).
DEVI M. NAIR, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow (2011-2013)
Work on: Autophagy in Vascular Endothelial Cells Exposed to Mechanochemical Stimuli
(Currently: Postdoctoral Researcher, Surgical Oncology, The OSU James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH)
CHRISTOPHER G. SCHEITLIN, PhD (2016)
“Mitochondrial Regulation of Ca2+ Homeostasis”
(Currently: Research Scientist, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear & Explosive Defense Group, Battelle, Columbus, OH)
SANJIB KARKI, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow (2017-2018)
Work on: Mitochondrial Bioenergetics in Endothelial Cells Expressing WT or a Mutant Mitochondrial Ca2+ Uniporter Channel
(Currently: Postdoctoral Researcher in Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY)
AKSHAR PATEL, MS (2019)
“Calcium Oscillations in Endothelial Cells Exposed to Steady Shear Stress or Temporal Gradients in Shear Stress”
(Currently: PhD candidate in BME, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH)
Undergraduate Students:
Taylor Ey, Combined BS/MS (2011) (Currently: Attorney, Intellectual Property, Data and Technology, Womble Bond Dickinson, Durham, NC)
Colton J. Lloyd, BS (2013) (Afterward: PhD in Bioengineering, UCSD, San Diego, CA; Currently: Research Scientist, Sinopia Biosciences, San Diego, CA)
Justin A. Julian, BS (2015) (Currently: Resident, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX)
Alexander D. Cetnar, BS (2017) (Currently: R&D Engineer, Opus Medical Therapies, Atlanta, GA)
Thomas Esber, BS (2019) (Currently: Medical student, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Dublin, OH)