Research Associate
T: 401-793-4273
F: 401-793-4534
Herman_Vandenburgh@Brown.Edu
The Miriam Hospital
Department of Pathology,
164 Summit Avenue,
Providence, RI 02906
Graduate Education:
Ph.D. - University of Pennsylvania (Anatomy) 1976
Research Grants:
2004-2006 Fellowship, IH Senior National Service Research Award, Harvard University "Vascularization of Tissue Engineered Skeletal Muscle"
1998-2006 Principal Investigator, NASA Life Sciences Grant "Effect of Space Travel on Skeletal Myofibers"
2005-2007 Principal Inestigator, NIH Grant "In Vitro Matrix-Cell Interaction in Bioartificial Muscle"
Most Recent Significant Publications:
Lu, Y, Shansky, J, DelTatto, M, Ferland, P, Wang, X, Vandenburgh, H (2001) Recombinant vascular endothelial growth factor secreted from tissue engineered muscles promotes localized angiogenesis. Circulation 104, 594-599.
Payumo, FC, Kim, H.D, Sherling, MA, Smith, LP, Keeping, HS, Valentini, RF, Vandenburgh, HH (2002) Tissue engineering skeletal muscle for orthopaedic applications. Clin Orthopaed and Related Res 403S, S228-S242.
Powell, CA, Smiley, BL, Mills, J, Vandenburgh, HH (2002) Mechanical stimulation improves tissue engineered human skeletal muscle. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 283, C1557-C1565.
