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Chet Friday

Pronouns: He/Him/His

Research Specialist
University of Pennsylvania

Hometown

Quakertown, Pennsylvania

Education

B.E. Biomedical Engineering, 2020, Vanderbilt University

Areas of Interest

Tendon structure-function, material property assessment of musculoskeletal tissues, novel biomechanical testing

Publications

  1. Castejon-Gonzalez AC, Friday CS, Hast MW, Reiter AM. Mechanical evaluation of mandibular fractures stabilized with absorbable implants or intraoral splints in cats. Front Vet Sci. 2025 Jan 7.
  2. Koo BH, Lee YJ, Park NR, Heo SC, Hudson DM, Fernandes AA, Friday CS, Hast MW, Corr DT, Keene DR, Tufa SF, Dyment NA, Joeng KS. Characterization of TGFβ1-induced tendon-like structure in the scaffold-free three-dimensional tendon cell culture system. Sci Rep. 2024 Apr 25;14(1):9495. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-60221-4. PMID: 38664570; PMCID: PMC11045825.
  3. Lau YK, Iyer K, Shetye S, Friday CS, Dodge GR, Hast MW, Casal ML, Gawri R, Smith LJ. Evaluation of tendon and ligament microstructure and mechanical properties in a canine model of mucopolysaccharidosis I. J Orthop Res. 2024 Jul.
  4. Gupta R, Judkins L, Friday CS, Ulsh JB, Kovach SJ 3rd, Mehta S, Tomonto C, Manogharan G, Hast MW. Functionally graded 3D printed plates for rib fracture fixation. Clin Biomech (Bristol). 2024 Jan.
  5. 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. Sci Transl Med. 2023 Nov 15.
  6. Llewellyn J, Fede C, Loneker AE, Friday CS, Hast MW, Theise ND, Furth EE, Guido M, Stecco C, Wells RG. Glisson's capsule matrix structure and function is altered in patients with cirrhosis irrespective of aetiology. JHEP Rep. 2023 Apr 7.

Conference Abstracts

  1. Richa Gupta, Lauren Judkins, Chet S Friday, Joseph B Ulsh, Stephen Kovach, Samir Mehta, Charles Tomonto, Guha Manogharan, Michael W Hast.  "Functionally Graded Lattices In Additively Manufactured Rib Implants Result In Similar Biomechanics".  Poster Presentation, Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Conference; February 2023.

 

Chet joined the McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory in the Fall of 2020 as a part of the research staff. In his spare time, Chet enjoys running, writing, learning new things, and hanging out with his family, friends, and dogs.

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