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Deborah Gorth

Research Engineer
University of Pennsylvania

HOMETOWN
Amherst, MA

EDUCATION
Sc.B. Biomedical Engineering, Brown University
Sc.M. Biomedical Engineering, Brown University

AREAS OF SPECIAL INTERESTS
Deb's research focuses on improving the mechanical stability of soft tissue by attenuating immune mediated catabolic pathways with controlled protein delivery.

PUBLICATIONS

1. Gorth, DJ, Rand DM and Webster TJ, (2011) Silver nanoparticle toxicity in Drosophila: size does matter. International Journal of Nanomedicine, 6: 343-350.
2. Gorth, DJ., and Webster, TJ. (2010) Matrices for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. In Lysaght M. and Webster, T. (Eds.), Biomaterials for artificial organs, Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing Ltd.
3. Gorth, D., and Webster, T. (2010) Nanotechnology for Regenerative Medicine. AzONano.

ABSTRACTS

1. Gorth DJ., Chiaro JA., Dodge GR., Hebela NM., Mauck RL., Elliot DM., Smith LJ. Sustained Delivery of IL-1ra from PLGA Microspheres Attenuates IL-1B Mediated Degredation of Engineered Nucleus Pulposus. To be presented at: Orthopedic Research Society, 2012 February 4-7; San Francisco, CA.
2. Martin JT, Beattie EE, Gorth DJ, Smith LJ, Elliot DM Mechanical and Biochemical Consequences of Needle Puncture Injury in the Mouse Caudal Disc. To be presented at: Orthopedic Research Society, 2012 February 4-7; San Francisco, CA.
3. Gorth DJ., Chiaro JA., Dodge GR., Hebela NM., Mauck RL., Elliot DM., Smith LJ. IL-1ra Delivered from PLGA Microspheres Attenuates IL-1B Mediated Degredation of Engineered Nucleus Pulposus. To be presented at: Philadelphia Spine Research Symposium, 2011 Nov 16-18; Philadelphia, PA.
4. Gorth DJ, Rand DM, and Webster TJ, Silver nanoparticle toxicity in vivo, Poster session presented at: Materials Research Society Fall Meeting; 2010 Nov 29-Dec 3; Boston, MA.