Caitlin Barrett
Medical Student Research Assistant
University of Pennsylvania
Hometown
East Windsor, New Jersey
Education
M.D. Candidate Drexel University College of Medicine, 2026
B.S. Cellular and Molecular Biology, Brown University, 2021
Areas of Special Interest
Caitlin's research interests include degenerative disease mechanisms, translational research, and immunostaining.
Outside of lab Caitlin enjoys running, adding to her life's library of books, and trying out new recipes.
Awards
2020 Royce Fellowship, Brown University
2019 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Brown University/University of Rhode Island
Publications
1. Garcia DR, Berns EM, Spake CSL, Mayfield C, Dockery DM, Vishwanath N, Leong J, Glasser J, Barrett C, Green A, Antoci V, Daniels AH, Born CT. Silver carboxylate-doped titanium dioxide-polydimethylsiloxane coating decreases Cutibacterium acnes adherence and biofilm formation on polyether ether ketone. Spine J. 2022 Mar; 22(3): 495-503. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2021.09.011. Epub 2021 Oct 16. PMID: 34666180.
2. Garcia DR, Vishwanath N, Allu S, Dockery DM, Berns EM, Spake CSL, Li T, Barrett C, Antoci V, Born CT. Synergistic Effects of Silver Carboxylate and Chlorhexidine Gluconate for Wound Care and Prevention of Surgical Site Infections by Cutibacterium acnes and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2022 Apr; 23(3): 254-261. doi: 10.1089/sur.2021.237. Epub 2022 Jan 27. PMID: 35085476.
3. Spake CSL, Berns EM, Sahakian L, Turcu A, Clayton A, Glasser J, Barrett C, Barber D, Antoci V, Born CT, Garcia DR. In vitro visualization and quantitative characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm growth dynamics on polyether ether ketone. J Orthop Res. 2021 Dec 21. doi: 10.1002/jor.25252. PMID: 34935196.
4. Berns E, Barrett C, Gardezi M, Spake C, Glasser J, Antoci V, … Garcia DR. Current Clinical Methods for Detection of Peri-Prosthetic Joint Infection. Surgical Infections, 2020; 21(8).
5. Garcia D, Gardezi M, Suliman Y, Glasser J, Spake CS, Barrett C, Berns E, Jenkins D, Evans A, Cohen E, Eberson C, Hayda R, Daniels A, Green A, Owens B, Antoci V, Born CT. Fluorescent-Conjugated Antibodies as Rapid Ex-Vivo Markers for Bacterial Presence on Orthopaedic Surgical Explants and Synovium: A Pilot Study. J Orthop Res. 2020 Nov 23. doi: 10.1002/jor.24924. PMID: 33225467.
Conference Abstracts and Presentations
1. Burt KG, Barrett C, Schaer T, Smith HE, Mauck RL, Gullbrand SE. Innervation and Inflammation Correlate with Structural and Mechanical Changes in a Large Animal Model of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society 2024. Poster Presentation. February 2-6. Long Beach, CA.
2. Abdullah M, Dehghani B, Engiles J, Barrett C, Burt KG, Mauck RL, Smith HE, Schaer T, Gullbrand SE. In Situ and In Vivo Mechanoactivation of Anti-Inflammatory Tension Activated Repair Patches. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society 2024. Poster Presentation. February 2-6. Long Beach, CA.
3. Barrett C, Berns E, Sansaricq G, Turcu A, Glasser J, Antoci V, Born C, Garcia D. Usage of a Point of Service Rapid Visualization Assay in the Delineation of Surgical Site Infection. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society 2021.
4. Barrett C, Berns E, Turcu A, Born C, Garcia D (2020). Rapid Detection of Endotoxin and Bacterial Content on Surgical Materials & Allografts. American Society for Microbiology Microbe Online.
5. Glasser J, Barrett C, Garcia D, Antoci V, Molino J, Barrett T. Orthopaedic Problems Remain a Priority Despite COVID-19 Anxieties (Podium Presentation). American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting 2022.
6. Barrett C, Mette M, Vishwanath N, Garcia D, Antoci V. Determining the Immediate Impact of the Removal of Total Knee Arthroplasty from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Inpatient Only List on Patient Reported and Surgical Outcomes. Advance CTR Emerging Areas of Science: 2022 IDeA Symposium.