Taby AhsanAssistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Email: tahsan@tulane.edu 535 Lindy Boggs Building |
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (with Robert Nerem), Postdoctoral Fellow
University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 1998 Ph.D. in Bioengineering
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 1991 B.S.E. in Bioengineering
Our lab focuses on the effects of the physical microenvironment at the intersection of stem cell research, developmental biology, and tissue engineering. We utilize a variety of bioreactors and engineered physical cues to study stem cell renewal and differentiation. Using an interdisciplinary approach by working with basic scientists, engineers, and clinicians in both academia and industry, we attempt to answer questions and address issues in stem cell mechanobiology, stem cell bioprocessing, and tissue engineering / regenerative medicine.
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (National Institutes of Health) 2004-2006
Ahsan T, Sah RL: Biomechanics of integrative cartilage repair. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 7(1):29-40, 1999.
Ahsan T, Harwood F, Lottman LM, Amiel D, Sah RL: Integrative cartilage repair: Inhibition by B-aminopropionitrile. J Orthop Res 17(6):850-7, 1999.
Ahsan T, Harwood F, McGowan KB, Amiel D, Sah RL: Kinetics of collagen crosslinking in adult articular cartilage. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 13(8):709-715, 2005.
Ahsan T, Nerem RM: Bioengineered tissues: the science, the technology, and the industry. Orthod Craniofac Res 8(3):134-140, 2005.
Doyle AM, Nerem RM, Ahsan T: Effect of equibiaxial strain on mesenchymal stem cells. Ann Biomed Eng 37(4):783-93, 2009.
Duffy GP, Ahsan T (*co-first author), O'Brien T, Barry F, Nerem RM: Mesenchymal stem cells promote endothelial cell vessel stabilization in a time and dose dependent manner (in press with Tissue Engineering).
Ahsan T, Doyle AM, Nerem RM: Stem cell research. In: Atala A, Lanza R, Thomson J, & Nerem R, eds. Principles of Regenerative Medicine. New York, NY: Academic Press, pp. 28-47, 2007.
Ahsan T, Bellamkonda R, Nerem RM: Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine: Advancing towards clinical therapies. In: Mao JJ, Vunjak-Novakovic G, Mikos AG, & Atala A, eds. Translational Approaches in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. Boston, MA: Artech House Publishing, pp. 3-16, 2008.
