Selected Publications
Consolo, F., Dimasi, A., Rasponi, M., Valerio, L., Pappalardo, F., Bluestein, D., Slepian, M. J., Fiore, G. B., & Redaelli, A. (2016). Microfluidic approaches for the assessment of blood cell trauma: a focus on thrombotic risk in mechanical circulatory support devices. The International journal of artificial organs, 0.
Copeland, J., Copeland, H., Nolan, P., Gustafson, M., Slepian, M., & Smith, R. (2016). Results with an anticoagulation protocol in 99 SynCardia total artificial heart recipients. ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992), 59(3), 216-20.
Crosby, J. R., DeCook, K. J., Tran, P. L., Smith, R. G., Larson, D. F., Khalpey, Z. I., Burkhoff, D., & Slepian, M. J. (2016). Physiological characterization of the SynCardia total artificial heart in a mock circulation system. ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992), 61(3), 274-81.
El Banayosy, A., Kizner, L., Arusoglu, L., Morshuis, M., Brehm, C., Koerfer, R., Schuermann, C., Smith, R. G., Copeland, J. G., & Slepian, M. J. (2016). Home discharge and out-of-hospital follow-up of total artificial heart patients supported by a portable driver system. ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992), 60(2), 148-53.
Herskowitz, A., Tamura, F., Ueda, K., Neumann, D. A., Slepian, M., Rose, N. R., Beschorner, W. E., Baumgartner, W. A., Reitz, B. R., & Sell, K. W. (2016). Induction of donor major histocompatibility complex antigens in coronary arterial vessels: mechanism of arterial vasculitis in rat allografts treated with cyclosporine. The Journal of heart transplantation, 8(1), 11-9.
Khalpey, Z., Bin Riaz, I., Marsh, K. M., Ansari, M. Z., Bilal, J., Cooper, A., Paidy, S., Schmitto, J. D., Smith, R., Friedman, M., Slepian, M. J., & Poston, R. (2016). Robotic Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation Using Left Thoracotomy Approach in Patients with Previous Sternotomies. ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992), 61(6), e44-6.
Sponsored Research Through MSRP
Theodore Lin, (MSRP 2016): "Porogenicity of Platelets"
Catherine Jerman, (MSRP 2017): "Acoustic-Activation of Platelets: A Newly Recognized Mechanism Underlying Thromboembolic Events Associated with Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea -- An Examination of Mechanisms and Modulation"
Shirzad Shir, (MSRP 2019): "Oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein Amplifies Shear-Mediated Platelet Activation"
Haley Owen, (MSRP 2020): "The Differential Response of Aged Platelets versus Younger Platelets to Physical and Biochemical Stimuli"
Ashley Vincent, (MSRP 2020): "“Digital Reflexes” Quantitation and Signatures of Superficial Reflexes via Stretchable Electronic Wearable Sensors"
Katherine Riordan, (MSRP 2022): "Platelet Stiffness: A Newly-Recognized Modifiable Variable in Heart Failure-Associated Thrombosis: Impact of Hyponatremia"
NIH Undergraduate Diversity Program
Katrina DeCook, 2012, "Effect of ECM Proteins on HUVEC Migration"
Corey Edwards, 2013, "Biomedical Engineering: Summer Clinical Immersion 2013"
Samuel Dunn, 2014, "Red Blood Cell Hemolysis: Is it a Risk or a Marker Factor in VAD Thrombosis?"
Emily Ramirez, 2014, 2015: "The Effects of BMP-13 on the Osteogenic Activity of hASCs", "Investigating New CPR Methods and Repairing Heart Tissue with Cell-Based Therapy"
Marianna Jubis, 2019, "Platelets and Heart Disease"
Marco Moreno, 2020, "Acoustic Platelet Activation: How it Relates to Thrombosis and Obstructive Sleep Apnea "
Tawanda Zvavamwe, 2021, "Prothrombin Acetylation"
Advanced Research Distinction Track (RDT)
Catherine Jerman, (RDT Class of 2020): "Acoustic-Activation of Platelets: A Newly Recognized Mechanism Underlying Thromboembolic Events Associated with Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea -- An Examination of Mechanisms and Modulation"
Haley Furman, (RDT Class of 2023): "Smartphone-Based Motion Capture: Defining the Operating Envelope for Clinical Application"
Ashley Vincent, (RDT Class of 2023): "Advancing the Telemedicine Physical Exam"
NIH High School Student Research Program
Gaddy Lopez, Cholla High School, 2016
Paloma Orozco, Rio Rico High School (Rio Rio, AZ), 2016
Kyle Wilson, Greyhills Academy High School (Tuba City, AZ), 2017
Shanielle Dodson, Greyhills Academy High School (Tuba City, AZ), 2018
Remun Madlol, Catalina High Magnet School, 2018, 2019
Terilyn Robbins, Greyhills Academy High School (Tuba City, AZ), 2019
David Canez, Pueblo High School, 2020
Syahmi Mohd Rizal, Flowing Wells High School, 2020
Sophia Buchanan, BASIS Tucson North, 2021
Sophia Michel, Douglas High School (Douglas, AZ), 2021
