Riccardo Gottardi, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Pulmonary Medicine)
Chief Scientist, Pediatric Airway Frontier Program, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Member, Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders, University of Pennsylvania
Member, Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
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
Bioengineering and Biomaterials Laboratory
3615 Civic Center Blvd
Room 1016G, Abramson Research Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 412-251-6987
Lab: 215-590-0968
Lab: 215-590-0968
Email:
gottardir@chop.edu
gottardir@chop.edu
Publications
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.
Permanent linkB.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.
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.