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Brianne Connizzo

Graduate Student in Bioengineering
University of Pennsylvania

HOMETOWN
Demarest, New Jersey

EDUCATION
B.S. Highest Honors in Engineering Science, 2010, Smith College
          
AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Tendon Development and Healing, Tissue Engineering

CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS

1. Mikic B, Connizzo B, McGrath M, Shea J, Bierwert L: The Effect of Myostatin Deficiency on Murine Tendon Material Behavior, Trans Orthop Res Soc 36:916, 2011.
2. Miller KS, Connizzo BK, Tucker JJ, Soslowsky LJ. Collagen Fiber Re-Alignment in a Neonatal Developmental Mouse Supraspinatus Tendon Model. Trans Orthop Res Soc 37:1289, 2012.
3. Miller KS, Connizzo BK, Tucker JJ, Feeney E, Trasolini NR, Soslowsky LJ. Local Differences in Collagen Fiber Crimp Throughout Mechanical Testing in a Mouse Supraspinatus Tendon Model. Trans Orthop Res Soc 37:1290, 2012.
4. Beason DP, Connizzo BK, Dourte LM, Edelstein L, Tucker JJ, Liu SS, Mauck RL, Soslowsky LJ, Steinberg DR, Bernstein J. Fiber-Aligned Polymer Scaffolds for Rotator Cuff Repair in a Rat Model. Trans Orthop Res Soc 37:1664, 2012.

PUBLICATIONS

1. Miller KS, Connizzo BK, Soslowsky LJ: Collagen Fiber Re-Alignment in a Neonatal Developmental Mouse Supraspinatus Tendon Model. Ann Biomed Eng. (In Press)
2. Beason DP, Connizzo BK, Dourte LM, Edelstein L, Tucker JJ, Liu SS, Mauck RL, Soslowsky LJ, Steinberg DR, Bernstein J. Fiber-Aligned Polymer Scaffolds for Rotator Cuff Repair in a Rat Model. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. (In Press).

Bri joined the McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory in the fall of 2010 and is currently working toward completion of her graduate studies in the Department of Bioengineering. In her spare time, she likes to watch movies, play volleyball and travel.