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An Nguyen

Undergraduate Student in Bioengineering
University of Pennsylvania

HOMETOWN
Potomac, MD

EDUCATION
Candidate for PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University 2012
BSE, Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania 2007
BSE, Finance, University of Pennsylvania 2007


AREAS OF SPECIAL INTERESTS
An joined the lab in the Spring of 2005. Her primary focus has been nucleus pulposus mechanics in confined compression as part of Wade's thesis. Since then, An has investigated the mechanics and biochemistry of crosslinks with fellow undergradute Sounok, T_1Ρ-weighted magnetic resonance imaging as a continuation of Wade's work and tissue engineering under Nandan's guidance. In the Fall of 2007, she will begin her graduate studies at Stanford University in Mechanical Engineering with funding from a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.

PUBLICATIONS

1. Nguyen AM, Johannessen W, Yoder JH, Wheaton AJ, Vresilovic EJ, Borthakur AJ, Elliott DM, Noninvasive quantification of human nucleus pulposus pressure using T_1Ρ-weighted MRI as a biomarker of degeneration. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, in review.

CONFERENCE PAPERS

1. Nerurkar NL, Nguyen AM, Tsing P, Mauck RL, Elliott DM. A hyperelastic fiber-reinforced continuum model to assay functional evolution of tissue engineered annulus fibrosus. 6th Combined meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 2007.
2. Nerurkar NL, Nguyen AM, Elliott DM, Mauck RL. Annulus Fibrosus Tissue Engineering with Aligned Electrospun Nanofibrous Scaffolds. 53rd Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 2007.
3. Guerin HL, Baxter S, Nguyen A, Elliott DM, Villarraga ML, Kurtz SM. Human Intervertebral Disc Cartilaginous Endplate Biphasic Mechanical Properties. 53rd Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 2007.
4. Nguyen AM, Sen S, Johannessen W, Clark C, Elliott DM, Quantification of Genipin Crosslinking with Free Amino Residues. ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, 2006. (1^st Place Bachelor's Level Student Poster Competition)
5. Landauer MR, Srinivasan V, Nguyen AM, Seed TM, Soy Phytoestrogens Protect Against Gamma Irradiation. 42nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology, 2003.
6. Landauer MR, Srinivasan V, Nguyen AM, Song X, Chee CY, Seed TM, Radioprotection by Soy Isoflavones. 23rd Annual Meeting of the American College of Toxicology, 2002.