Brianna Orozco
Research Engineer
University of Pennsylvania
Hometown
Downey, California
Education
M.S.E. Candidate Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 2025
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, California State University Fullerton, 2021
Areas of Special Interest
Brianna's areas of special interest include additive manufacturing, translational research, biomechanics, and musculoskeletal research.
Outside of lab, she enjoys running, crocheting, and watching the occasional true crime documentary.
Publications
1. Muir VG, Fainor M, Orozco BS, Hilliard RL, Boyes M, Smith HE, Mauck RL, Schaer TP, Burdick JA, Gullbrand SE. Injectable Radiopaque Hyaluronic Acid Granular Hydrogels for Intervertebral Disc Repair. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 2023. DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202303326
2. Peredo AP, Gullbrand SE, Friday CS, Orozco BS, Dehghani B, Jenk AC, Bonnevie ED, Hilliard RL, Zlotnick HM, Dodge GR, Lee D, Engiles JB, Hast MW, Schaer TP, Smith HE, Mauck RL. Tension-Activated Nanofiber Patches Delivering an Anti-Inflammatory Drug Improve Repair in a Goat Intervertebral Disc Herniation Model. Science Translational Medicine. 2023; 15(722). DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adf1690
3. Fainor M*, Orozco BS*, Muir VG, Mahindroo S, Gupta S, Mauck RL, Burdick JA, Smith HE, Gullbrand SE. Mechanical Crosstalk Between the Intervertebral Disc, Facet Joints, and Vertebral Endplate Following Acute Disc Injury in a Rabbit Model. JOR Spine. 2023. DOI: 10.1002/jsp2.1287
Conference Abstracts and Presentations
1. Orozco BS & Gullbrand SE. Trans-Endplate Diffusion Across the Spectrum of Human Disc Degeneration. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society 2024. Poster Presentation. February 2-6. Long Beach, CA.
2. Gullbrand SE, Kiapour A, Hast M, Orozco BS, Fainor M, Godshall S, Hilliard R, Schaer T, Mauck RL, Smith HE. Mechanisms of Facet Degeneration Adjacent to Engineered Discs Implanted with Plate Fixation. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society 2024. Podium Presentation. February 2-6. Long Beach, CA.
3. Orozco BS, Fainor M, Muir V, Mahindroo S, Gupta S, Burdick J, Mauck RL, Smith HE, Gullbrand SE. Intervertebral Disc and Facet Crosstalk in a Rabbit Puncture Model of Disc Degeneration. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society 2023. Podium Presentation. February 10-14. Dallas, TX.
4. Gullbrand SE, Orozco BS, Fainor M, Hilliard RL, Schaer TP, Elliot DM, Mauck RL, Smith HE. Restoration of Physiologic Loading Improves Outcomes in Engineered Disc Implanted-Spinal Motion Segments. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society 2023. Podium Presentation. February 10-14. Dallas, TX.
5. Peredo AP, Gullbrand SE, Orozco BS, Hilliard R, Schaer TP, Smith HE, Mauck RL. Anti-Inflammatory Tension-Activated Repair Patches Promote Intervertebral Disc Repair After Herniation. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society 2023. Podium Presentation. February 10-14. Dallas, TX.
6. Orozco BS, Fainor M, Muir V, Mahindroo S, Gupta S, Burdick J, Mauck RL, Smith HE, Gullbrand SE. Intervertebral Disc and Facet Crosstalk in a Rabbit Puncture Model of Disc Degeneration. 2022 ORS PSRS 6th International Spine Research Symposium. Poster Presentation. November 6-10. Skytop, PA.
7. Orozco BS, Ongini E, Moehl A, Peredo AP, Mahindroo S, Hillard R, Schaer TP, Mauck RL, Smith HE, Farshad M, Snedeker JG, Gullbrand SE. Repair of Intervertebral Disc Herniations with Surgical-FiberlockTM Technology. 2022 ORS PSRS 6th International Spine Research Symposium. Poster Presentation. November 6-10. Skytop, PA.