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Scientific Advisory Committee

Scientific Advisory Committee

  • Andrew Kang, M.D.
  • Cecil Rorabeck M.D.
  • Joseph Ianotti, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Joshua Jacobs, M.D.
  • Linda Lucas, Ph. D.
  • Regis OKeefe, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Robert M. Nerem, Ph. D.
  • Stephen Badylak, M.D., Ph. D., D.V.M.
  • Thomas Schmalzried, M.D.
  • Timothy M. Wright, Ph.D.
Robert M. Nerem, Ph.D.

Robert M. Nerem, Ph.D.

Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Parker H. Petit Distinguished Chair for Engineering in Medicine
  • Institute Professor
  • Director

Education/Training


  • B.S., University of Oklahoma
  • M.Sc., Ph.D., Ohio State University

Research Interests


  • Cellular and tissue engineering
  • Blood flow in large arteries
  • Hemodynamics in the initiation of atherosclerosis
  • Influence of flow on vascular endothelial biology

Representative Publications (Out of 112)


  • Butcher JT, Tressel S, Johnson T, et al. Transcriptional profiles of valvular and vascular endothelial cells reveal phenotypic differences: influence of
    shear stress. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2006 Jan;26(1):69-77. Epub 2005 Nov 17.
  • Ahsan T, Nerem RM. Bioengineered tissues: the science, the technology, and the industry. Orthod Craniofac Res. 2005 Aug;8(3):134-40.
  • Stegemann JP, Hong H, Nerem RM. Mechanical, biochemical, and extracellular matrix effects on vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype. J Appl Physiol. 2005 Jun;98(6):2321-7.
  • McCloskey KE, Gilroy ME, Nerem RM. Use of embryonic stem cell-derived endothelial cells as a cell source to generate vessel structures in vitro. Tissue Eng. 2005 Mar-Apr;11(3-4):497-505.
  • Berglund JD, Nerem RM, Sambanis A. Incorporation of intact elastin scaffolds in tissue-engineered collagen-based vascular grafts. Tissue Eng. 2004 Sep-Oct;10(9-10):1526-35.
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