NOV: "Smooth muscle cells affect differential nanoparticle accumulation in disturbed blood flow-induced murine atherosclerosis" is accepted for publication in PLOS One! Congratulations to Morgan Schake, Ian McCue, and Thomas Ripperda on their first publication!
SEP: "Considerations for analysis of endothelial shear stress and strain in FSI models of atherosclerosis" is accepted for publication in the Journal of Biomechanics!
JUN: Jaideep Sahni gives an e-podium presentation entitled "Mean and transverse wall shear stress correlate with eNOS expression in endothelial cells under orbital flow" at the Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference!
JUN: Morgan Schake gives an e-poster entitled "Differential nanoparticle accumulation in a mouse model of atherosclerosis may be driven by smooth muscle cells" at the Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference!
JUN: Kurt Ameku gives an e-poster entitled "Modeling the human lens capsule with implanted accommodative intraocular lens" at the Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference!
MAY: Isabella North joins the TM Lab as an UG research assistant!
APR: Sam Harvey receives a John Woollam Scholarship to support his research in the TM Lab for summer 2021!
APR: Sam Harvey joins the TM Lab as an UG research assistant!
NOV: "Altered stress field of the human lens capsule after cataract surgery" is accepted for publication in the Journal of Biomechanics! Congratulations to Caleb Berggren and Kurt Ameku on their first publication!
SEP: Dr. Pedrigi and collaborators Dr. Joe Turner, Dr. Forrest Kievit, Dr. Yiannis Chatzizisis, and Dr. Xinghui Sun are awarded the NIBIB R21 Trailblazer Award! The award is entitled: "Ultrasound as a mechanotherapy for endothelial cell dysfunction."
SEP: Glenn Richardson joins the TM Lab as an MS student!
JUN: Ian McCue is awarded first place in the BS student paper competition at the Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference!
JUN: Ian McCue gives an e-presentation entitled "Restoration of laminar flow in atherosclerotic arteries reduces plaque burden" at the Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference!
JUN: Kurt Ameku gives an e-presentation entitled "Finite element analysis of the human lens capsule after cataract surgery demonstrates a perturbed stress field" at the Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference!
JUN: Morgan Schake gives an e-presentation entitled "Nanoparticle accumulation in a mouse model of disturbed blood flow-induced advanced atherosclerosis" at the Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference!
APR: Kurt Ameku receives a John Woollam Scholarship to support his research in the TM Lab for summer 2020!
MAR: Ian McCue and Thomas Ripperda are awarded research stipends through UCARE for the 2020-2021 academic year!
MAR: Ian McCue and Thomas Ripperda are awarded research stipends through UCARE for summer 2020!
FEB: Thomas Ripperda joins the TM Lab as an undergraduate research assistant!
FEB: Dr. Pedrigi receives the NSF CAREER Award! This award examines the mechanobiological response of arterial endothelial cells to ultrasound and seeks to increase excitement for engineering career paths amongst K-12 and collage students by creating new learning modules that connect engineering to medicine. The project is entitled: "CAREER: Characterizing the Mechanobiological Response of Endothelial Cells to Ultrasound."
DEC: Caleb Berggren successfully defends his MS thesis! The thesis is entitled "Finite element analysis of altered lens capsule mechanics after cataract surgery."
NOV: Dr. Pedrigi and collaborators Dr. Forrest Kievit and Dr. Yiannis Chatzizisis are awarded a pilot grant through the Center for Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine at UNMC! The project is entitled: "Nanoparticles as a theranostic for advanced atherosclerosis."
OCT: Dr. Pedrigi receives the UNL College of Engineering Excellence in Research Award!
JUL: Dr. Pedrigi receives the American Heart Association Career Development Award!
MAY: Ian McCue and Kurt Ameku are awarded research stipends through UCARE for the 2019-2020 academic year!
MAY: Kurt Ameku receives a John Woollam Scholarship to support his research in the TM Lab for summer 2019!
MAY: Kurt Ameku joins the TM Lab as an undergraduate research assistant!
OCT: Dr. Pedrigi is awarded a pilot grant through the Center for Integrated Biomolecular Communication (CIBC), an NIH COBRE center at UNL!
OCT: Caleb Berggren presents a poster at BMES in Atlanta, entitled "Instrumentation of the mouse carotid artery with a blood flow-modifying cuff induces low vessel wall strain."
SEP: Dr. Pedrigi is awarded an NIH R03 for the project: "Disturbed stress-mediated remodeling of the lens capsule after cataract surgery determines implanted accommodative intraocular lens efficacy."
SEP: Ian McCue and Cody Feist are awarded UCARE grants to continue their work in the TM Lab.
AUG: Morgan Schake and Jaideep Sahni join the TM Lab as graduate research assistants!
JUN: Jeffrey Rodgers joins the TM Lab as a summer undergraduate intern supported by an NSF REU program at UNL!
MAY: Ian McCue, Serena Tenhumberg, and Cody Feist join the TM Lab as undergraduate research assistants, the latter two of whom are supported by UCARE at UNL!
APR: Dr. Pedrigi and colleagues publish a journal article in Eurointervention, entitled: "Plaque burden influences accurate classification of fibrous cap atheroma by in-vivo optical corherence tomography in a porcine model of advanced coronary atherosclerosis."
FEB: Dr. Pedrigi receives a pilot grant through the Center for Integrated Biomolecular Communication (CIBC), an NIH COBRE center at UNL.
JUN: Dr. Pedrigi presents a poster at SB3C in sunny Tucson, AZ, entitled: "A fluid-structure interaction model of a cuffed carotid artery in an ApoE mouse."
JUN: Cody Reed joins the TM Lab as an undergraduate intern through the NSF REU program!
JUN: Caleb Berggren joins the TM Lab as a graduate research assistant!
APR: Dr. Pedrigi establishes the Translational Mechanobiology Lab (TM Lab)!