Tala Azar, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Pennsylvania
Hometown
Yonkers, NY
Education
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, 2023, Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania
B.E. Biomedical Engineering, 2018, Macaulay Honors College at The City College of New York
Hobbies
Exploring new food places and cafes, painting, learning to crochet, hiking
Honors and Awards
Training in Musculoskeletal Research Grant Appointment, 2020
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, 2019
Areas of Interest
Mechanotransduction, microCT imaging, osteoporosis, bone biomechanics
Abstracts
Wang W, Azar T, Dyment N, Liu XS. PTH-related peptide(PTHrp) induces Greater Modeling-based Bone Formation and Anabolic Window than Parathyroid Hormone(PTH) during Treatment and Early Withdrawal. Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting; February 12-16, 2021.
Azar T, Wang W, Tseng WJ, Zhao H, Dyment N, Liu XS. Greater Activities of Modeling-Based Bone Formation and Improvement in Bone Microarchitecture by Intermittent PTHrP vs. PTH in Ovariectomized (OVX) Rats. American Society of Bone and Mineral Research Annual Meeting; September 11-14, 2020.
Tseng WJ, Wang W, Zhao H, Bennett A, Mariani L, Li Y, Dyment N, Kim DG, Turner K, Liu XS. Differences in Material Properties of Trabecular Bone Tissue from Modeling- and Remodeling- Based Bone Formation in Rats. American Society of Bone and Mineral Research Annual Meeting; September 11-14, 2020.
Wang W, Tseng WJ, Zhao H, Azar T, Dyment N, Liu XS. Dynamics of Modeling- and Remodeling- Based Bone Formation in Response to Intermittent Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) Treatment and Discontinuation. American Society of Bone and Mineral Research Annual Meeting; September 11-14, 2020.
Wang W, Tseng WJ, Zhao H, Azar T, Dyment N, Liu XS. Dynamics Of Modeling- And Remodeling-Based Bone Formation In Response To Intermittent Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) Treatment And Discontinuation. Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting; February 8-11, 2020 Phoenix, AZ.
Azar T, Cassimatis N, Draqowich M, R Hashemiyoon, BB Ratliff. “Comparative Study of the Mechanical Properties of New PEGSSDA Hydrogels and Their Effects on the Stem Cell Secretome.” Poster Presented at Experimental Biology; April 22-26, 2017; Chicago, IL.
Publications
C. Barnett, O. Nnoli, W. Abdulmahdi, L. Nesi., M. Shen., J.A. Zullo, D.L. Payne, T. Azar, P Dwivedi. K. Syed., J. Gromis., M. Lipphardt., E. Jules, E.L. Maranda, A. Patel., M.M. Rabadi, B.B. Ratliff, “Low Birth Weight is Associated with Impaired Murine Kidney Development and Function,” Pediatr Res 2017, 82(2): 340-348.
W. Abdulmahdi, M. Lipphardt, B. Ratliff, D. Patel, Ms. Rabadi, T. Azar, E. Jules, R. Hashemiyoon, “HMGB1 Redox during Sepsis,” Redox Biology 2017, 12:600-607.
K.Sunderic, C. Li, D. Dawkins, T. Azar, L. Cardoso, S. Wang, “Optimization of Thermal Dosing for Osteogenesis of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Cultured with Pro-inflammatory Cytokines,” 2017, submitted.
J.A. Zullo, J. Fan, T.F. Azar, W. Yen, M. Zeng, J. Chen, B.B. Ratliff, J. Song, J.M. Tarbell, M.S. Goligorsky, B.M. Fu, “Exocytosis of Endothelial Lysosome-Related Organelles Hair-Triggers a Patchy Loss of Glycocalyx at the Onset of Sepsis,” Am J Pathol 2016, 186: 248-258.