Don P. Giddens, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Engineering & Professor
Lawrence L. Gellerstedt, Jr. Chair in Bioengineering
Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar

Wallace H. Coulter Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0535

Phone:404-894-6825
Fax:404-894-0168
Location:GT: BME - 3112
E-Mail: don.giddens@bme.gatech.edu
URL: http://www.bme.gatech.edu/groups/giddens/

Areas of Research

• Biofluid mechanics
• Blood velocity and spectral estimations from Doppler ultrasound
• Hemodynamics of the carotid bifurcation
• Effects of fluid dynamics on vascular function and vessel adaptation
• Patency of small caliber vascular grafts

• For more information visit http://www.bme.gatech.edu/groups/giddens/

Educational Background

• Ph.D. Aerothermodynamics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1967
• M.S. Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1965
• B.S. Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1963

Selected Awards

• Georgia Bio Industry Growth Award, 2007
• Elected into the National Academy of Engineering, 1999
• H.R. Lissner Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Winter Annual Meeting 1993 (highest award for Bioengineering in ASME)

Selected Research Publications

• Chang, K., Weiss, D., Suo, J., Vega, J.D., Giddens, D.P., Taylor, W.R., and Jo, H. “Bone Morphogenic Protein Antagonists are Co-expressed with Bone Morphogenic Protein 4 in Endothelial Cells Exposed to Unstable Flow In Vitro, in Mouse Aortas and in Human Coronary Arteries: Role of Bone Morphogenic Protein Antagonists in Inflammation and Atherosclerosis,” Circulation, 2007; 166: 1258-1266.
• Suo, J., Ferrara, D., Sorescu, D., Guldberg, R.E., Taylor, W.R., and Giddens, D.P. “Hemodynamic Shear Stresses in Mouse Aortas: Implications for Atherosclerosis,” Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol. 2007; 27: 346-351.
• Sun, B., Giddens, D.P., Long, R., Taylor, W.R., Weiss, D., Vega, D. and Oshinski, J.N. “Characterization of Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque using Multicontrast MRI Acquired under Simulated In Vivo Conditions,” J. Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 2006, 24: 833-841.
• Hwang,J., Saha, A., Boo, Y.C., Sorescu, G. McNally, J.S., Holland, S.M., Dikalov, S., Giddens, D. Griendling, K.K., Harrison, D.G. and Jo, H. 2003. “Oscillatory Shear Stress Stimulates Endothelial Production of O2- from p47phox -dependent NAD(P)H Oxidases Leading to Monocyte Adhesion, Journal of Biological Chemistry, 278:47: 47291-47298.
• Suo, J, Oshinski, J., and Giddens, D.P. “Effects of Wall Motion and Compliance on Flow in the Ascending Aorta,” 2003. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 125:347-354.