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Thomas Leahy

Pronouns: He/Him

Graduate Student in Bioengineering
University of Pennsylvania

Hometown

Haslet, Texas

Education

B.S. Biomedical Engineering, 2017, University of Texas at Austin

Areas of Interest

Biomechanics, Mechanobiology

Publications

  1. Leahy TP*, Fung AK*, Weiss SN, Dyment NA, Soslowsky LJ. Investigating the Temporal Roles of Decorin and Biglycan in Tendon Healing. Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 2022. [In Review].
  2. Leahy TP, Nuss CA, Evans MK, Fung AK, Shetye SS, Soslowsky LJ. Achilles Tendon Ruptures in Middle-Aged Rats Heal Poorly Compared With Those in Young and Old Rats. The American journal of sports medicine. 2022 Jan;50(1):170-81.
  3. Counihan M, Leahy T, Nuss C, Newton J, Mohanty S, Soslowsky LJ, Farber D. Limited Scar Resection for Chronic Achilles Tendon Repair: Use of a Rat Model. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2021 Aug;49(10):2707-15.
  4. Alisafaei F, Chen X, Leahy T, Janmey PA, Shenoy VB. Long-range mechanical signaling in biological systems. Soft Matter. 2021;17(2):241-53.
  5. Potter S, Graves J, Drach B, Leahy T, Hammel C, Feng Y, Baker A, Sacks MS. A novel small-specimen planar biaxial testing system with full in-plane deformation control. Journal of biomechanical engineering. 2018 May 1;140(5).
  6. Avazmohammadi R, Li DS, Leahy T, Shih E, Soares JS, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Sacks MS. An integrated inverse model-experimental approach to determine soft tissue three-dimensional constitutive parameters: application to post-infarcted myocardium. Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology. 2018 Feb;17(1):31-53.

*Indicates co-first authors

Conference Abstracts

  1. Leahy TP, Chenna SS, Soslowsky LJ, Dyment NA. The Mechanosensor Focal Adhesion Kinase Regulates Cell Shape and Tendon Development. ORS Annual Meeting. Dallas, TX. 2023. [Poster]
  2. Leahy TP, Dyment NA, Soslowsky LJ. FAK Inhibition Attenuates Increased Tendon Cell Nuclear Aspect Ratio With Applied Mechanical Strain In Situ. Gordon Research Seminar & Conference. Andover, NH. 2022. [Poster]
  3. Leahy TP, Dyment NA, Soslowsky LJ. FAK Inhibition Attenuates Increased Tendon Cell Nuclear Aspect Ratio With Applied Mechanical Strain In Situ. ORS Tendon Section Conference. Philadelphia, PA. 2022. [Poster]
  4. Fung AK, Leahy TP, Weiss SN, Adams SM, Dyment NA, Birk DE, Soslowsky LJ. Knockdown Of Decorin And Biglycan At Time Of Tendon Injury Alters Gene Expression And Fibril Morphology. ORS Tendon Section Conference. Philadelphia, PA. 2022. [Poster]
  5. Leahy TP, Fung AK, Weiss SN, Adams SM, Dyment NA, Birk DE, Soslowsky LJ. Knockdown Of Decorin And Biglycan During The Early Proliferative And Remodeling Phases Of Tendon Healing Alters Gene Expression And Fibril Morphology. ORS Annual Meeting. ORS Tendon Section Conference. Philadelphia, PA. 2022. [Poster]
  6. Leahy TP, Dyment NA, Soslowsky LJ. FAK Inhibition Attenuates Increased Tendon Cell Nuclear Aspect Ratio With Applied Mechanical Strain In Situ. ORS Annual Meeting. Tampa, FL. 2022. [Poster]
  7. Fung AK, Leahy TP, Weiss SN, Adams SM, Dyment NA, Birk DE, Soslowsky LJ. Knockdown Of Decorin And Biglycan At Time Of Tendon Injury Alters Gene Expression And Fibril Morphology. ORS Annual Meeting. Tampa, FL. 2022.
  8. Leahy TP, Fung AK, Weiss SN, Adams SM, Dyment NA, Birk DE, Soslowsky LJ. Knockdown Of Decorin And Biglycan During The Early Proliferative And Remodeling Phases Of Tendon Healing Alters Gene Expression And Fibril Morphology. ORS Annual Meeting. Tampa, FL. 2022. [Poster]
  9. Leahy TP, Shetye SS, Soslowsky LJ. Application of a Fast Fourier Transform-Based Analysis Method to Ultrasound Imaging of the Rat Achilles Tendon. ORS Annual Meeting. Virtual. 2022. [Podium]
  10. Leahy TP, Fung AK, Weiss SN, Birk DE, Soslowsky LJ. The Differential Roles of Decorin and Biglycan in the Early Proliferative and Remodeling Phases of Tendon Healing. ORS Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ. 2020. [Podium]
  11. Leahy TP, Evans MK, Fung AK, Nuss C, Soslowsky LJ. The Effect of Age on Achilles Tendon Healing. International Symposium on Ligaments and Tendons. Phoenix, AZ. 2020. [Podium]
  12. Leahy TP, Freedman BR, Tseng WJ, Shetye SS, Liu XS, Soslowsky LJ. Estrogen Deficiency and Intermittent Parathyroid Hormone Treatment Affect Regional Achilles Tendon Vessel Microarchitecture. ORS Annual Meeting. Austin, TX. 2019. [Poster]
  13. Fung AK, Li Y, Leahy TP, Shetye SS, Liu XS, Soslowsky LJ. Reproduction and Lactation Lead to Long-Term Changes in Supraspinatus Tendon and Humeral Trabecular Bone Properties in a Rat Model. ORS Annual Meeting. Austin, TX. 2019.
  14. Zhao H, Tseng W, Lee T, Lee W, Li Y, de Bakker C, Leahy TP, Liu X. Alternating Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) and Alendronate Treatment Regimens Further Improve the Efficacy of Daily and Cyclic PTH Regimens in Osteoporosis Therapy. ORS Annual Meeting. New Orleans, FL. 2018.

Thomas joined the McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory in August 2017 and is currently working towards the completion of his graduate studies in the Department of Bioengineering. In lab, Thomas takes great pride in his role as the lab connoisseur of focal adhesion kinase-themed puns. When he isn’t FAKin around in lab, Thomas enjoys being active (by NARP standards), exploring Philly (to the degree that the grad student stipend will allow), and kickin it with Lola (see Soslowsky Lab Pets Gallery).

 

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