Research Areas (under construction)
- Influence of aortic lateral movement on stent graft stability
- Biomaterials for stabilizing abdominal aortic aneurysm growth
- Engineering a cardiovascular tissue graft from human embryonic stem cells
- Nanostructuring and molecular imaging of engineered cardiovascular tissues
- Optogenetic control of human embryonic stem cell-derived cells
- Directed differentiation of human embryonic stem cells in a microfluidic bioreactor
- Cardiovascular tissue engineering
- Pathegenesis of aneurysms and carotid stenosis
- Biomechanics of vesseles
- Hemodynamic of vesseles
- Characterization of aortic wall biological and mechanical properties
- Shear stress and arterial wall remodeling
- Molecular modulators of flow induced aortic enlargement
- Wall tensile stress and aterial wall remodeling
- Wall motion and atherogenesis
- Wall stress, strain and plaque stability
- Flow induced intimal thickening
- Experimental aortic aneurysm
- The role of elastin and wall motion
For more information, contact e-mail: zarins@stanford.edu (Dr. Zarins); abilez@stanford.edu (Oscar Abilez); marialm@stanford.edu (Maria L. Martinez, Assistant to Dr. Zarins); cx11@stanford.edu (Chengpei Xu) |
Contact Phone Number: (650) 725-4479 (Dr. Zarins) |
Potential Funding Opportunities (grant names): CIRM, NIH, NSF, SVS, ACS, Stanford Dean’s Fellowship, AHA |
