Contact Information
Email: jl3924@columbia.edu
Tel: 201.705.8088
Education
B.E. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 2017
Majors: Biomedical Engineering, Mathematics
Awards
Amgen Scholars Research Fellowship
Tau Beta Pi
Areas of Research Interest
Cartilage tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, osteoarthritis, drug delivery
Background
Andy was first introduced to tissue engineering at Vanderbilt, where he worked with Dr. Hak-joon Sung to characterize the maturation of iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes using synthetic biomaterials. Through his work on the pathologies of the cardiovascular system, he developed an interest in disease characterization and reparative strategies at the cellular level. Andy first joined CEL at Columbia in the summer of 2015 and worked on a tissue engineered synovium model of inflammation in osteoarthritis progression. He came back in the fall of 2017 as a MS/PhD student and is now researching methods for sustained drug delivery in post-op joints to prevent arthrofibrosis. In his free time, Andy enjoys seeking out new cafes and eateries, and spends time outdoors playing tennis or running.
Selected Publications
Stefani RM, Halder SS, Estell EG, Lee AJ, Silverstein AM, Sobczak E, Chahine NO, Ateshian GA, Shah RP, Hung CT. A Functional Tissue Engineered Synovium Model to Study Osteoarthritis Progression and Treatment. Tissue Eng Part A. 2018 Sep 11. doi: 10.1089/ten.TEA.2018.0142. [Epub ahead of print] link
Walsh AJ, Cook RS, Lee JH, Arteaga CL, Skala MC. Collagen density and alignment in responsive and resistant trastuzumab-treated breast cancer xenografts. J Biomed Opt. 20(2), 26004, International Society for Optics and Photonics (2015).
Chun YW, Voyles DE, Rath R, Hofmeister LH, Boire TC, Wilcox H, Lee JH, Bellan LM, Hong CC, Sung HJ. Differential responses of induced pluripotent stem cellderived cardiomyocytes to anisotropic strain depends on disease status. Journal of Biomechanics (2015).