Research Assistant, The Medtronic Biomechanics Laboratory at InMotion
Education
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science,
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Engineer in Training Certification
Experience
Product Development Engineer Intern, Cervical/Trauma,Medtronic, Memphis, Tennessee
Research Assistant, Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Quality Assurance and Manufacture Engineer Intern, Smith & Nephew, Memphis, Tennessee
Research Assistant, Materials Science and Engineering Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Skills/Training
Mechanical Testing, Development and Analyses
Spine, Trauma, Orthopedics, Biologics
Engineering CAD
Pro/Engineer
Engineering Programming
LabView, NI Hardware, WinTest (Bose), MultiPurpose TestWare (MTS)
Publications
Komatsu D, Calandruccio J, Mary M, Prather JT, Marinescu R, Janda H, Schroeder J. Evaluation of Autologous Blood as a Treatment for Tendinopathy in a Rat Achilles Tendon Model. AAOS, New Orleans, LA, March 10 – 13, 2010
Marinescu RC, Janda HA, Elenes EY, Roan E. Increased Incidence of Pubis Fractures in Female Subjects: Clinical, Geometrical and Structural Analyses. ASBMR, Denver, Colorado, September 11-15, 2009
Komatsu DE, Mary MN, Janda HA, Schroeder RJ, Volkow ND, Wang GJ, Swanson J, Thanos PK, Hadjiargyrou M. Detrimental skeletal effects following methylphenidate (Ritalin) administration in adolescent rats. ASBMR, Denver, Colorado, September 11-15, 2009
Roan E, Janda HA, Elenes EY, Marinescu RC. Gender Bias in Pelvic Fractures: a Geometrical and Structural Assessment. Proceedings of the ASME 2009 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Lake Tahoe, CA, June 17-21, 2009
Marinescu RC, Janda HA, Mir H, Russell T. Anterior Knee Pain after Intramedullary Nailing of the Tibia: A Finite Element Study. ORS. 2009. 55th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 22 - 25, 2009
Heck R, Marinescu R, Janda H, Cooper S, Schroeder J. Is Humeral Segmental Defect Replacement Device A Stronger Construct than Locked IM Nailing? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2009 Jun 20.
Heck, R; Marinescu, R; Janda, H; Cooper, S; Schroeder, J. Biomechanical Evaluation of a Humeral Intercalary Prosthesis compared to an Intramedullary Nail in a Model Simulating an Impending Pathologic Fracture. MSTS, 2008
Marinescu RC, Janda H., Mir HR, Russell TA. Anterior Knee Pain after Intramedullary Nailing of the Tibia. 54th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, California, March 2-5, 2008