McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory

Rudra Pampati

Undergraduate Student in Bioengineering
University of Pennsylvania

Hometown

Hazard, KY

Areas of Special Interest

Rudra Pampati joined the lab in summer of 2010 as a Penn Institute of Regenerative Medicine intern. Under the guidance of Jon Kluge, a post-doc from Tufts, he’s currently working to characterize silk nanofibrous electrospun scaffolds by determining mechanical, biodegradability, and growth factor release properties. In addition, he’s also researching the mechanical and degradation properties of multi-polymer component electrospun scaffolds. Outside the lab, Rudra is an active student on Penn’s campus, serving on the Class Board and the Engineering Deans’ Advisory Board.

Abstracts

Kluge JA, Martin JT, Nerurkar NL, Amaniera FA, Pampati RA, Elliott DM, Mauck RL. Functional enhancement of disc-like angle-ply structures via dynamic culture. 57th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Long Beach, CA, January 13 – 16, 2011.

Kluge JA, Pampati RA, Amaniera FA, Shah RP, Kaplan DL, Mauck RL. Versatile Nanofibrous Composites for Soft Tissue Repair via Silk Protein Incorporation. 57th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Long Beach, CA, January 13 – 16, 2011.

Conference Abstracts

Sheth NP, Baker BM, Nathan AS, Mauck RL: "Biologic Integration of Fiber-Aligned Nanofibrous Scaffolds with Native Meniscus" 53rd Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Diego, CA, February 11-14, 2007 (submitted).

Baker BM, Tan AR, Metter RB, Nathan AS, Mauck RL: "Nanofiber Alignment Enhances the Development of Engineered Meniscus Constructs" 53rd Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Diego, CA, February 11-14, 2007 (submitted).

Baker BM, Nathan AS, Sheth NP, Huffman GR, Mauck RL. "Autologous Human Fibrochondrocytes from Meniscectomy Debris are a Potent Cell Source for Meniscus Tissue Engineering," Proceedings of ASME 2007 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Keystone, CO, June 20-24, poster.

Baker BM, O'Connell GD, Sen S, Nathan AS, Elliott DM, Mauck RL. "Multi-Lamellar and Multi-Axial Maturation of Cell-Seeded Fiber-Reinforced Tissue Engineered Constructs," Proceedings of ASME 2007 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Keystone, CO, June 20-24, podium.

Baker BM, Nathan AS, Mauck RL. "Tensile Loading Modulates Collagen Gene Expression in MSC-Laden Nanofibrous Scaffolds," 54th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, CA, March 2-5, 2008, submitted.

Baker BM, Gee AO, Jennings MW, Nathan AS, Huffman GR, Mauck RL. "Engineering Anatomically-Shaped Meniscus Constructs: Biologic and Mechanical Integration," 54th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, CA, March 2-5, 2008, submitted.

Baker BM, Nathan AS, Huffman GR, Mauck RL. "Structure-Function Correlations of Young and Aged Human Fibrochondrocyte-Seeded Engineered Meniscus Constructs," 54th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, CA, March 2-5, 2008, submitted.

Baker BM, Gee AO, Marklein RA, Nathan AS, Burdick JA, Mauck RL. "Tuning Nanofibrous Scaffold Mechanics and Porosity to Promote Cell Infiltration," 54th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, CA, March 2-5, 2008, submitted.