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Elizabeth G. Loboa
Associate Professor, Primary Core FacultyJoint Department of Biomedical Engineering
NC State University and UNC Chapel Hill
NC State University Office
2142 Burlington Nuclear Engineering Laboratories
NC State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7115
Phone: 919-513-4015
Fax: 919-513-3814
E-mail:
Homepage: http://www.bme.ncsu.edu/labs/cml
Primary Research Area:
Biomedical Engineering including Biomaterials, Biomechanics, Cytomechanics, Functional Tissue Engineering, Modeling in Mechanobiology, Musculoskeletal Biomechanics, Tissue Mechanics
Research Interests:
See Cell Mechanics Laboratory for a detailed listing of ongoing research in Dr. Loboa's laboratory.
About Dr. Elizabeth G. Loboa:
Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Loboa joined the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State University in August 2003. Prior to Dr. Loboa's position here, she was an Acting Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. She is a member of the Orthopaedic Research Society, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Biomedical Engineering Society, and American Society for Engineering Education.
Dr. Loboa's research focuses on better understanding the effects of mechanical loads on mesenchymal tissue and mesenchymal stem cell differentiation with an end goal of functionally tissue engineering structurally robust skeletal tissues that can successfully withstand in vivo loading. Currently, her lab is 1) investigating the effects of different levels of tensile strain in promoting osteogenesis of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs)and human adipose derived adult stem cells (hASCs); 2) implementing microfluidics as a high-throughput screening tool for testing multiple shear stresses in promoting osteogenesis of hMSCs and hASCs; 3) investigating the role of palladin in mechanotransduction of hMSCs and hASCs; 4) optimizing the process of converting image data to functional finite element models for pre-distraction/pre-surgical planning prior to distraction osteogenesis procedures; and, 5) investigating the roles of hydrostatic pressure in promoting chondrogenesis of hASCs and hMSCs from both normal and osteoarthritic donors. More detailed descriptions of work being done in Dr. Loboa's lab can be found here.
Recent Publications:
Date of Last Modification: 1/20/2010
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