Robert M. Nerem, Ph.D.
Parker H. Petit Distinguished Chair for Engineering in Medicine and
Institute Professor
Director of the Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience
School of Chemical Engineering and School of Mechanical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0100
Phone:404-894-2768
Fax:404-894-2291
Location:GT: IBB - 1106
E-Mail: robert.nerem@ibb.gatech.edu
URL: http://www.me.gatech.edu/faculty/nerem.shtml
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Areas of Research
- Biofluid mechanics
- Cardiovascular devices
- Cellular biomechanics
- Mammalian cell culture engineering
- Vascular biology
- Atherosclerosis
Educational Background
- Ph.D. Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Ohio State University, 1964
- M.Sc. Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Ohio State University, 1961
- B.S. Aeronautical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 1959
Selected Awards
- Honorary Fellow, Institution of Mechanical Engineers (U.K.), 1998
- Elected Member of Council of Mirabelle from Lorraine, 1996
- Elected as Foreign Member, Polish Academy of Sciences, 1994
Selected Research Publications
- Seliktar, D., Black, R.A., Vito, R.P., Nerem, R.M., ?Dynamic Mechanical Conditioning of Collagen Gel Blood Vessel Constructs Induces Remodeling in Vitro?. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 28, pp.351-362, 2000
- Hunter, C.J., Imler, S.M., Malaviya, P., Nerem, R.M., and Levenston, M.E., ?Mechanical Compression Alters Gene Expression and Extracellular Matrix Synthesis by Chondrocytes Cultured in Collagen-1 Gels,? Biomaterials, In press
- Bradden, L.G., Karolyi, D., Harrison, D.G., and Nerem, R.M., ?Maintenance of a Functional Endothelial Monolayer on a Fibroblast/Polymer Substitute under Physiologically Relevant Shear Stress Conditions,? Tissue Engineering, In press.
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