Collaborations

Dr. Florián-Rodríguez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a UT Southwestern Dedman Family Scholar in Clinical Care. She is a urogynecologist and specializes in the treatment of pelvic floor disorders. Dr. Florián-Rodríguez’s clinical interests include the surgical treatment of pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence, mesh complications, and fistulas. Her research interests include studying the relationship between the vaginal extracellular matrix, cellular senescence, and prolapse.

Dr. Ferruzzi is an Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at UT Dallas and the Principal Investigator of the Tissue Mechanics & Remodeling (TMR) Laboratory. His lab employs a multidisciplinary and multiscale approach to dissect the relationship between altered mechanical properties, extracellular matrix organization, and cellular function. View his site here!

Dr. Varner is an Associate Professor of Bioengineering at UT Dallas. His research focuses on the mechanobiology and growth and remodeling of embryonic development. His lab employs biomechanics, tissue engineering, and computational modeling. View the Varner Lab here!

Dr. De Vita is a Professor and Associate Department Head of graduate studies in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Virginia Tech. Her research focuses on determining the relationship between the mechanical behavior and complex structure of biological systems, using approaches that combine physically sound theoretical models with novel experimental methods. View the STRETCH Lab here!

Dr. Bersi is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science at WashU in St. Louis. His research interests are centered on the development of experimental and computational approaches to better understand the relationship between biomechanics and inflammation in soft tissues. View the Bersi Soft Tissue Biomechanics Lab here!

Dr. Myers is a Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Columbia University. Dr. Myers builds computational models of the pregnant anatomy to quantify the amount of mechanical loading on the soft tissue structures supporting the fetus. These models are based on rigorous mechanical tests of soft tissues conducted in her lab to establish the mathematical relationship between the tissue’s biological building blocks, its mechanical stiffness, and its remodeling behavior. View the Myers Soft Tissue Lab here!

Dr. Abramowitch is a Professor of Bioengineering and William K. Whiteford faculty fellow at the University of Pittsburgh. As a leader in biomechanics of the female pelvic floor, his research focuses on elucidating the processes of injury, disease, and healing of connective tissues through an understanding of tissue mechanics and the complex relationships between composition, structure, and function. View his work here!