Faculty

Riccardo Gottardi, PhD

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Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Pulmonary Medicine)
Department: Pediatrics
Graduate Group Affiliations

Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Bioengineering and Biomaterials Laboratory
3615 Civic Center Blvd
Room 1016G, Abramson Research Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 412-251-6987
Lab: 215-590-0968
Education:
B.Sc. (LM) (General Physics)
University of Pisa, Italy, 2003.
M.Sc. (LS) (Applied Physics, Medical Physics)
University of Pisa, Italy, 2003.
Ph.D. (Inform., Communication Sci. & Tech. & Electronics & Inform. Engineering, Biomedical Engineering)
University of Genova, Italy, 2007.
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Selected Publications

Friedman RM, Truong HD, Aronson MR, Brown EA, Angelozzi M, Chen JF, Zur KB, Lefebvre V, Gottardi R.: Inhibition of the MRTF-A/SRF signaling axis alleviates vocal fold scarring. Matrix Biol 137(1): 1-11, May 2025.

I. Chiesa, A. Esposito, G. Vozzi, R. Gottardi, C. De Maria: 4D bioprinted self-folding scaffolds enhance cartilage formation in the engineering of trachea Advanced Materials Technologies Page: In press, Apr 2025.

Roehm KD, Chiesa I, Haithcock D, Gottardi R, Prabhakarpandian B.: A vascularized microfluidic model of the osteochondral unit for modeling inflammatory response and therapeutic screening. Lab Chip 25(1): 370-382, Jan 2025.

Ghaderi DD, Aronson MR, Mehta A, Friedman RM, McDaid KS, Giordano T, Jacobs IN, Gottardi R: Azithromycin Prevents Subglottic Stenosis in Mice. Laryngoscope 135(1): 409-415, Jan 2025.

Friedman RM, Breuninger AS, Aronson MR, Brown EA, Patel N, Han L, Zur KB, Gottardi R.: Age-related remodeling of the vocal fold extracellular matrix composition, structure, and biomechanics during tissue maturation. Connect Tissue Res 65(6): 472-485, Nov 2024.

Lang A, Eastburn EA, Younesi M, Nijsure M, Siciliano C, Haran AP, Panebianco CJ, Seidl E, Tang R, Alsberg E, Willett NJ, Gottardi R, Huh D, Boerckel JD.: Cyr61 delivery promotes angiogenesis during bone fracture repair. bioRxiv Page: doi: 10.1101/2024.04.05.588239, Apr 2024.

Gehret PM, Dumas AA, Jacobs IN, Gottardi R.: A Pilot Study of Decellularized Cartilage for Laryngotracheal Reconstruction in a Neonatal Pig Model. Laryngoscope 134(2): 807-814, Feb 2024.

Collins JM, Lang A, Parisi C, Moharrer Y, Nijsure MP, Thomas Kim JH, Ahmed S, Szeto GL, Qin L, Gottardi R, Dyment NA, Nowlan NC, Boerckel JD.: YAP and TAZ couple osteoblast precursor mobilization to angiogenesis and mechanoregulation in murine bone development. Dev Cell 59(1): 211-227, Jan 2024.

Ali Akbari Ghavimi S, Aronson MR, Ghaderi DD, Friedman RM, Patel N, Giordano T, Borek RC, Devine CM, Han L, Jacobs IN, Gottardi R.: Modulated Fibrosis and Mechanosensing of Fibroblasts by SB525334 in Pediatric Subglottic Stenosis. Laryngoscope 134(1): 287-296, Jan 2024.

A.A. Dumas, R.M. Friedman, K.W.Y. Smith, R. Gottardi: Breathing room: Toward next-generation tracheal engineering. Cell Stem Cell 30(12): 1563-1565, Dec 2023.

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Last updated: 04/16/2025
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