Gilda A. Barabino Coulter Dept. of Biomedical Engineering Phone (404) 385-5016 at Georgia Tech and Emory University Fax (404) 894-4243 313 Ferst Drive, Suite 2115 E-mail: [email protected] Atlanta, GA 30332-0535 Education: 1986 Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 1978 B.S. in Chemistry, Xavier University, New Orleans, LA Professional Experience: 2008-2010 Vice Provost for Academic Diversity, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 2008- Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA 2007- Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA 2006 (Sum.) Visiting Scientist, Institute for Biosciences and Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 2005-2007 Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 2003-2004 Visiting Professor, Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 1999-2002 Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 1998-2003 Research Affiliate, Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 1996-1998 Visiting Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 1995-2005 Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University 1989-1995 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University 1989-1998 Senior Research Fellow, Center for Biotechnology Engineering, Northeastern University 1986-1989 Research Engineer, Rohm and Haas Company, Philadelphia, PA 1981-1986 Teaching and Research Assistant, Rice University, Houston, TX 1978-1981 Commissioned Army Medical Service Corp Officer, U.S. Army 1977-1978 Assistant Instructor, Department of Chemistry, Xavier University, New Orleans, LA Awards and Honors: 2012-2014 Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer 2012-2014 President, Biomedical Engineering Society 2011 Georgia Tech Woman of Distinction Award 2011 1st Joint Meeting of Women Chemists from the United States and China 2011 Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science 2010 Fellow, Biomedical Engineering Society 2010 Biomedical Engineering Society Diversity Award 2010 AIChE MAC Eminent Engineers Award 2010 AIChE MAC Distinguished Service Award 2009 Rice University Distinguished Bioengineering Alumna 2007 Fellow, American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) 2007 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Minority Affairs Committee Distinguished Service Award 2003 Whitaker Foundation Academic Leadership Program 2001 Woman of Achievement Award, Greensboro Commission on the Status of Women 1996-1998 NSF Visiting Professorships for Women Award (MIT sabbatical) 1994 ASEE/Dow Outstanding Faculty Award 1994 Sigma Xi 1994 Black Scholarship in New England Award (annual recognition of black scholars) 1989-1995 DiPietro Chair in Chemical Engineering for Assistant Professors Leadership Summary: Professional Activities: Administration (Georgia Institute of Technology) 2008-2010 Vice Provost for Academic Diversity 2008- Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, Department of Biomedical Engineering Administration (Northeastern University) 1999-2002 Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Boards, Elected Positions and Appointments 2012-2014 President, Biomedical Engineering Society 2011- AIChE Chemical Engineering Technology Operating Council 2010- Harvard Medical School Women of Color in Academic Medicine Advisory Board 2008- Board of Directors for AIMBE, Chair, Committee on Underrepresented Minorities 2007- Board of Directors for Committee on the Advancement of Women Chemists 2006-2010 NIH National Advisory Dental and Craniofacial Research Council 2006-2009 University of Alabama Birmingham Biomedical Engineering External Advisory Board 2005-2009 Treasurer, Board of Directors of the Biomedical Engineering Society 2005-2007 Faculty Co-Chair, Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP) (The FDP is a cooperative initiative among 10 federal agencies and 94 academic institutions dedicated to streamlining the administration of federally sponsored research.) 2005-2008 Chair, AIChE Minority Faculty Forum (mentoring and development of minority faculty) 2004- ASH Ad Hoc Minority Committee/Committee on Promoting Diversity 2002-2005 ASEE Chemical Engineering Division Board of Directors 2002-2007 Faculty Representative, Federal Demonstration Partnership 2001 NIH/NSF Advisory Group on Assessing Bioengineering & Bioinformatics Research Training, Education and Career Development 2000-2004 NIH Sickle Cell Disease Advisory Committee (Congressional Appointment) 1997-2000 Board of Directors of the Biomedical Engineering Society Review Panels 2009 Wallace H. Coulter Faculty Early Career Award 2006- NSF CBET Biomedical Engineering and Engineering Health Care and Chemical, Biochemical and Biotechnology Systems Panels 2005 NSF Bioengineering and Environmental Systems (BES) Committee of Visitors 2004- NSF CBET Biomedical and Biochemical Engineering Panels 2 2004 NSF Engineering, Education and Centers (EEC) Committee of Visitors 2002-2006 NIH Bioengineering, Technology, and Surgical Sciences (formerly Surgery and Bioengineering) Study Section 2002-2003 NIH National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Special Emphasis Panel 2002 NIH National Center for Research Resources, Special Emphasis Panel 2002 NIH/NSF Bioinformatics Summer Institutes (BBSI) Panel 2002 NSF IGERT Panel 2001-2006 NSF ERC Site Visits 1998-2002 NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences, Special Emphasis Panel 1998 NIH NCR RCMI Special Emphasis Panel 1995-1999 National Research Council, Ford Foundation Fellowships 1993-2001 NSF Panel of the Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Development Program Diversity Contributions: § Inaugural Vice Provost for Academic Diversity, Georgia Tech § Principal Investigator, NSF ADVANCE Cross-Disciplinary Initiative for Minority Women Faculty § Principal Investigator, NSF Minority Faculty Development Workshop (recent workshops held 2006 (at NSF), 2009 (at GaTech), 2010 (at MIT) § Founder, Minority Faculty Development Forum (MFDF): community of underrepresented faculty supported by an online portal and career development activities including networking and collaboration opportunities, exchange of ideas and best practices, and resource sharing; cosponsored by NSF § Keynote speaker for numerous national meetings and symposia such as Institute on Teaching and Mentoring (largest gathering of minority doctoral students in the country) § Consultant to New England Board of Higher Education on equity and diversity § Consultant to National Compact for Faculty Diversity (The Compact is a partnership of regional, federal and foundation programs that focus on minority graduate education and faculty diversity) § Co-founder of Minority Faculty Forum (MFF) of the Minority Affairs Committee of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers § Faculty Mentor and Role Model for New England Science Network and Harvard Medical School Biomedical Sciences Network Invitational Leadership Programs: 2008 Georgia Tech University Leadership Program 2008 Anita Borg Leadership Institute 2007 Georgia Tech Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship Leadership Roundtable 2004 NSF Women in Engineering Leadership Institute 2003 Whitaker Foundation Academic Leadership Program for future leaders of Biomedical Engineering 2002 Wharton/Institute for Research on Higher Education (IRHE) Executive Education Program 2000 American Council on Education Project on Leadership and Institutional Transformation 2001 MIT National Initiative for Minority Women Faculty 1999 HERS Management Institute for Women in Higher Education 3 Selected Publications: 1. Yang Y, Barabino GA. Differential morphology and homogeneity of tissue-engineered cartilage in hydrodynamic cultivation with transient exposure to insulin-like growth factor-1 and transforming growth factor-β1, Tissue Engineering Part A, in press. 2. Yang Y, Barabino GA. Environmental Factors in Cartilage Tissue Engineering. In Tissue and Organ Regeneration: Advances in Micro and Nanotechnology, Zhang, Khademhosseini, Webster (eds.), Pan Stanford Publishing Pte. Ltd., in press. 3. Perkins, K, Malone K, Barabino, G. Missed Encounters: A Qualitative Study of Views of Faculty on Mentoring and Student Narratives on Race in Science Education. Managing Diversity in Today’s Workplace, M. Paludi (ed). Santa Barbara, CA: CLIO Inc., in press. 4. Yang Y, Lee AJ, Barabino GA. Coculture-driven mesenchymal stem cell-differentiated articular chondrocyte-like cells support neocartilage development. Stem Cells Translational Medicine, 1:843-854, 2012. 5. Bilgen B, Barabino GA. Modeling of Bioreactor Hydrodynamic Environment and its Effects on Tissue Growth. Methods in Molecular Biology, 868: 237-255, 2012. 6. Yang Y, Barabino GA. Requirement for serum in medium supplemented with insulin- transferin-selenium for hydrodynamic cultivation of engineered cartilage. Tissue Engineering Part A, 17:2012-2035, 2011. 7. Barabino GA, Platt MO, Kaul DK. Sickle cell biomechanics. Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering, 12:345-367, 2010. 8. Wang L, Murthy SK, Barabino GA, Carrier RL. Synergic effects of crypt-like topography and ECM proteins on intestinal cell behavior in collagen based membranes. Biomaterials, 31:7586- 7598, 2010. 9. Chesler NC, Barabino G, Bhatia SN, Richards-Kortum R. The pipeline still leaks and more than you think: A status report on gender diversity in biomedical engineering. Annals Biomed Eng, 38:1928-1935, 2010. 10. Wang L, Murthy SK, Fowle WH, Barabino GA, Carrier RL. Influence of micro-well biomimetic topography on intestinal epithelial Caco-2 cell phenotype. Biomaterials, 30:6825- 6834, 2009. 11. Wang L, Sun B, Ziemer KS, Barabino GA, Carrier RL. Chemical and physical modifications to poly(dimethylsiloxane) surfaces affect adhesion of Caco-2 cells. J Biomed Mat Res Part A, published online 13 Oct 2009, DOI:10.1002/jbm.a.32621. 12. Malone KR, Barabino GA. Logic of the subject and the other: Research identities and race. Annual Review of Critical Psychology, 7:247-276, 2009. 13. Kaul DK, Finnegan EM, Barabino GA. Sickle red cell-endothelium interactions. Microcirculation, 16:97-111, 2009. 14. Bueno EM, Bilgen B, Barabino GA. Hydrodynamic parameters modulate biochemical, histological, and mechanical properties of engineered cartilage. Tissue Engineering, 15:773-785, 2009. 15. Bilgen B, Barabino GA. Tissue growth modeling in a wavy-walled bioreactor. Tissue Engineering, 15:761-771, 2009. 16. Malone K,R, Barabino GA. Narrations of race in STEM research settings: Identity formation and its discontents. Science Education, 93:485-510, 2009. 17. Schwartz Z, Duran M, Barabino G, Chaudhri R, Boyan B. Pulsed electromagnetic fields enhance BMP-2 dependent osteoblastic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells. J Orthopaedic Res, 26 (9) 1250-1255, 2008. 4 18. Finnegan EM, Barabino GA, Liu X, Chang H, Jonczyk A, Kaul DK. Small molecule alpha V beta 3 antagonists inhibit sickle cell adhesion to vascular endothelium and vaso-occlusion. American Journal of Physiology- Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 293:H1038-H1045, 2007 19. Bilgen B, Barabino GA. Location of scaffolds in bioreactors modulates the hydrodynamic environment experienced by engineered-tissues. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 98:282-294, 2007. 20. Bueno EM, Laevsky GL, Barabino GA. Enhancing cell seeding of scaffolds in tissue engineering through manipulation of hydrodynamic parameters. Journal of Biotechnology, 129:516-31, 2007. 21. Finnegan EM, Turhan A, Golan DE, Barabino GA. Adherent leukocytes capture sickle erythrocytes in an in vitro model of vaso-occlusion. American Journal of Hematology, 82:266- 275, 2007. 22. Bilgen B, Sucosky P, Neitzel GP, Barabino GA. Flow characterization in a wavy-walled bioreactor for cartilage tissue engineering. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 95(6):1009-1022, 2006. 23. Johnson TL, Barabino GA, Nerem RM. Engineering more physiologic in vitro models for the study of vascular biology. Progress in Pediatric Cardiology, 21:201-210, 2006. 24. Bilgen B, Chang-Mateau IM, Barabino GA. Characterization of mixing in a novel wavy-walled bioreactor for tissue engineering. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 92 (7):907-919, 2005. 25. Bueno EM, Bilgen B, Barabino GA. The wavy-walled bioreactor supports increased cell proliferation and matrix deposition in engineered cartilage constructs. Tissue Engineering, 11:1699-1709, 2005. 26. Bueno EM, Bilgen B, Carrier R, Barabino GA. Increased rate of chondrocyte aggregation in a wavy-walled bioreactor, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 88:768-777, 2004. 27. Barabino GA. Strategies for effective teaching in chemical engineering. Chem Eng Ed, 37(3): 168-169, 2003. 28. Tustin L, Barabino GA, Thatte H, Bridges K. The serum of sickle cell patients induces translocation and abnormal function of endothelial nitric oxide synthase, in Biomedical Engineering Recent Developments, Vossoughi J, ed. Medical and Engineering Publishers, Inc: 25-28, 2002. 29. Manodori AB, Barabino, GA, Lubin BH, Kuypers FA. Adherence of phosphatidylserine exposing erythrocytes to endothelial matrix thrombospondin. Blood, 95: 1293-1300, 2000. 30. Ameer GA, Barabino GA, Sasisekharan, R, Harmon, W, Cooney, CL, Langer, R. Ex vivo evaluation of a Taylor-Couette flow, immobilized heparinase I device for clinical application. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, USA, 96: 2350-2355, 1999. 31. Barabino GA, Liu, XC, Ewenstein, BM, Kaul, DK. Anionic polysaccharides inhibit adhesion of sickle erythrocytes to the vascular endothelium and result in improved hemodynamic behavior. Blood 93: 1422-1429, 1999. 32. Bridges K, Barabino GA, Brugnara C, Christoph G, Cho M, Dover G, Ewenstein B, Golan D, Gutmann C, Hofrichter J, Mulkern R, Zhang B. A multiparameter analysis of patients undergoing hydroxyurea therapy. Blood 88: 4701-4710, 1996. 33. Kasschau MR, Barabino GA, Bridges KR, Golan DE. Adhesion of sickle neutrophils and erythrocytes to fibronectin. Blood 87: 771-780, 1996. 34. Barabino GA, Wise RJ, Woodbury VA, Zhang B, Bridges KR, Hebbel RP, Lawler J, Ewenstein BM. Inhibition of sickle erythrocyte adhesion to immobilized thrombospondin by von Willebrand factor under dynamic flow conditions. Blood 89: 2560-2567, 1997. 5 35. Otute A, Trantolo D, Barabino GA, Gresser J, Wise D. Multiphasic or pulsatile controlled release system for the delivery of vaccines, in Human Biomaterials Applications, D. L. Wise et al, eds, Humana Press, Inc: 319-343, 1996. 36. Gresser JD, Hsu H, Nagaoka H, Lyons CM, Nieratko KP, Wise DL, Barabino GA, Trantolo DJ. Analysis of pyrrolidone/poly(propylene fumarate) resorbable bone cement. J. Biomed Matl Res 29: 1241-1247, 1995. 37. Barabino GA, McIntire LV, Eskin SG, Udden M. Effects of pentoxifylline on adherence of sickle erythrocytes to vascular endothelial cells. Clinical Hemorheology 7: 339-349, 1987. 38. Barabino GA, McIntire LV, Eskin SG, Sears DA, Udden M. Endothelial cell interactions with sickle cell, sickle trait, mechanically injured, and normal erythrocytes under controlled flow. Blood 70: 152-157, 1987. 39. Barabino GA, McIntire LV, Eskin SG, Udden M. Rheological studies of erythrocyte- endothelial cell interactions in sickle cell disease, in Pathophysiological Aspects of Sickle Cell Vaso-Occlusion, Alan R. Liss: 113-127, 1987. Presentations: Invited Seminars and Keynote Addresses: Keynotes 1. “Leadership 101 for Women of Color in STEM,“ ADVANCE Conference for Women Faculty at HBCUs, Houston Texas, May, 2013. 2. “Investigation of Sickle Cell Disease using Engineering Approaches,” Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecture, Louisville, May 2013. 3. “Learning in research settings: Role of identity formation,” Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecture and Undergraduate Research Day, Mercer University, April, 2013. 4. "Identity and Career Progression: Differential Experiences for Minorities and Women," Rocky Mountain Medical Technologies Conference, University of Colorado Boulder, February, 2013. 5. “The Future of Biomedical Engineering,” Biomedical Engineering Day, Department of Biomedical Engineering, City College of New York, May, 2012. 6. “Identity Formation for Women of Color: One Professor’s Story,” SWE Annual Luncheon, City College of New York, May, 2012. 7. “Identity Formation for Women of Color,” Women of Color Conversation Series (ADVANCE Inaugural Distinguished Lecturer, Ohio State University, April, 2012. 8. “The Future of Biomedical Engineering,” Biomedical Engineering Day, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Florida International University, February, 2012. 9. “Barriers to Overcome and the Pleasures of Being an Academic,” Institute on Teaching and Mentoring, Compact for Faculty Diversity, Tampa, FL, October, 2010. 10. “Path of Professorship,” MIT Path of Professorship Conference, Cambridge, MA, October, 2010. 11. “Making the Right Career Choice,” Advancing Biomedical Engineering Workforce Diversity: NIGMS Workshop for Postdocs Transitioning to Independent Positions, NIH, Bethesda, MD, March, 2010. 12. “Minority Success in Undergraduate and Graduate STEM Programs,” National Academies Meeting of the Committee on Underrepresented Groups and the Expansion of the Science and Engineering Workforce Pipeline, Washington, D.C., October, 2008. 6 13. “Sisters in the Academy,” Negotiating the Ideal Faculty Position Conference, Rice University, October, 2007. 14. “Women of Color in the Academy,” 14th Annual Institute on Teaching and Mentoring, Compact for Faculty Diversity, Arlington, October, 2005. 15. Second Annual Colloquium for Minority Students on Preparing for Graduate School in Science and Engineering, Columbia University, New York, April, 2002. 16. First Annual Colloquium for Minority Students on Preparing for Graduate School in Science and Engineering, Columbia University, New York, April, 2001. 17. Fourteenth Annual Women of Achievement Awards Luncheon, Commission on the Status of Women, Greensboro, March, 2001. 18. Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (NIH sponsored), Orlando, October, 2001. 19. The Leadership Alliance Symposium, Chantilly, July 2000. 20. Founders Day and Annual Science Fair, The Woodward School for Girls, Quincy, March 2000. 21. ACES, Bennett College, Greensboro, February, 2000. 22. Plenary Speaker on “Teaching,” Fourth Annual Institute for the Compact for Faculty Diversity, New Orleans, October, 1997. 23. First Annual Institute for the Compact for Faculty Diversity, Atlanta, October, 1994. Seminars 1. “Investigation of Sickle Cell Disease using Engineering Approaches,” Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, February, 2013. 2. “Investigation of Sickle Cell Disease using Engineering Approaches,” Department of Biomedical Engineering Distinguished Lecture, University of California Riverside, January, 2013. 3. “Sickle Hemoglobinopathies: Vascular and Bone Abnormalities,” Grand Rounds, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montifiore Medical Center, May, 2012. 4. “Modulation of Engineered Cartilage Development through Manipulation of Biochemical and Biomechanical Environments,” Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, April, 2012. 5. “Modulation of Engineered Cartilage Development through Manipulation of Biochemical and Biomechanical Environments,” Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ohio State University (ADVANCE Distinguished Lecturer), April, 2012. 6. “Environmental Effects on Tissue Engineered Cartilage,” Department of Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, April, 2012. 7. “Environmental Effects on Tissue Engineered Cartilage,” Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, February, 2012. 8. “Investigation of Sickle Cell Disease Using Engineering Approaches,” Department of Chemistry, Xavier University, November, 2011. 9. “Learning in Research Settings: Role of Identity Formation,” TERC, August, 2011. 10. “Environmental Effects on Tissue Engineered Cartilage,” Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, May, 2011. 11. “Vascular and bone dysfunction in sickle cell disease,” Department of Chemistry, Clark Atlanta University, September, 2010. 12. “Environmental Effects on Tissue Engineered Cartilage,” Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech, April, 2010. 7 13. “Environmental Effects on Tissue Engineered Cartilage,” Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, February, 2010. 14. “Cultivation of Engineered Cartilage in a Novel Wavy-walled Bioreactor,” Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology/Emory University, May, 2006. 15. “Cultivation of Engineered Cartilage in a Novel Wavy-walled Bioreactor,” Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, April, 2006. 16. “Cultivation of Engineered Cartilage in a Novel Wavy-walled Bioreactor,” Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, March, 2006. 17. “Cultivation of Engineered Cartilage in a Novel Wavy-walled Bioreactor,” Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, September, 2005. 18. “Adhesion of Sickle Erythrocytes,” Department of Chemical Engineering, West Virginia University, April, 2003. 19. “Investigation of Sickle Cell Adhesion,” Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, September, 2002. 20. Guest Lecturer, “Molecules to Man” Course, Boston University Medical School, Boston, February, 2002. 21. “Sickle Cell Adhesion,” Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rice University, Houston, November, 2001. 22. Guest Lecturer, “Molecules to Man” Course, Boston University Medical School, Boston, April, 2001. 23. "Adhesion of Sickle Erythrocytes,” Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, October, 2000. 24. “Rheological studies of sickle erythrocyte adhesion,” Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, February, 2000. 25. “Rheological studies of sickle erythrocyte adhesion,” Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, February, 1998. 26. “Sickle red blood cell interactions with vascular endothelium,” National Minority Research Symposium, New Orleans, October, 1997. 27. “Rheological studies of sickle erythrocyte adhesion,” Department of Chemical, Bio and Materials Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, March, 1997. 28. “Rheological studies of sickle erythrocyte adhesion,” Department of Chemical Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, November, 1996. 29. “Rheological studies of sickle erythrocyte adhesion,” Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, October, 1996. 30. “Rheological studies of sickle erythrocyte adhesion,” Department of Chemical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, October, 1996. 31. “Rheological studies of sickle erythrocyte adhesion,” Department of Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, March, 1996. 32. “Rheological studies of sickle erythrocyte adhesion,” Department of Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, October, 1995. 33. “Succeeding in Graduate School,” Second Annual Institute for the Compact for Faculty Diversity, Tucson, October, 1995. 34. “Biomedical Engineering Applications in the Study of Sickle Cell Disease,” Department of Chemistry, Wellesley College, Wellesley, June, 1995. 35. “Role of plasma proteins in sickle cell interactions with endothelial cells,” Department of Radiology, Boston City Hospital and Boston University Medical School, Boston, June, 1994. 8 36. “Studies of erythrocyte-endothelial interactions in sickle cell disease,” Department of Chemical Engineering, City College of the City University of New York, New York, November, 1993. 37. “Sickle cell interactions with endothelial cells and purified proteins,” Hinton-Wright Society of Medical Students, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, October, 1993. 38. “Dynamics of platelet and sickle red blood cell adhesion to endothelial cells and purified proteins,” Department of Chemistry, Northeastern University, Boston, May, 1993. 39. “Mammalian cell culture in biomedical and biochemical engineering,” Department of Chemical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, March, 1993. 40. “Dynamics of platelet and sickle red blood cell adhesion to endothelial cells and purified proteins,” Division of Hematology, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, April, 1993. 41. “Role of von Willebrand factor in blood cell interactions,” Division of Hematology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, February, 1993. 42. “Characterization of a novel bioreactor for microcarrier culture,” Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, December, 1992. 43. “Rheological studies in sickle cell disease,” College of Arts and Sciences, Xavier University, New Orleans, November, 1991. 44. “Role of von Willebrand factor in sickle vaso-occlusion,” Department of Chemical Engineering, Howard University (Graduate Seminar Series), Washington, DC, November, 1991. 45. “Rheological studies in sickle cell disease,” College of Pharmacy, Northeastern University (Biomedical Colloquia Series), Boston, November, 1991. Conference Presentations: 1. Akinsanmi, IA, Lin A, Guldberg R, Platt M, Barabino GA. Age and sex determinants of bone phenotype in a transgenic model of sickle cell disease. American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, December, 2012. 2. Goldman SM, Barabino GA. Microfluidic agarose hydrogels support development of tissue engineered articular cartilage. Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Atlanta, October, 2012. 3. Banton SR, Platt MO, Barabino GA. Exosomal release of K562-derived micro-RNA: Implications for sickle cell anemia. Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Atlanta, October, 2012. 4. Yang Y, Barabino GA. Co-culture-driven MSC-differentiated cells resemble articular chondrocytes with reduced hypertrophy. Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Atlanta, October, 2012. 5. Chen B, Roberts LM, Banton1 SR, Chambers D, Temenoff1 JS, Barabino GA, Platt MO. Quantitative Toolbox to Measure Osteoclast and Cathepsin K Activity in Orthopedic Tissues. Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Atlanta, October, 2012. 6. Barabino GA. Negotiation and power. Hispanic Women in STEM Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, October, 2012. 7. Adams J, Barabino G, Ghee M. International undergraduate research experiences for US and international students 16th Annual International Education Association of South Africa Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, 29 August-1 September 2012. 8. Leggon C, Barabino G, Salo E. Collaborations: Comparative research on women in engineering in the US and South Africa 16th Annual International Education Association of South Africa Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, 29 August-1 September 2012. 9 9. Barabino GA. Putting a Face on a Statistic. Seeking Solutions: Maximizing Talent by Advancing Women of Color in Academia, The National Academies, Washington DC, June 2012. 10. Barabino GA, Perkins K, Malone K. Mentoring through interactive experiences in research settings and persistence in STEM,. 5th Conference on Understanding Interventions that Broaden Participation in Research Careers, Baltimore, May, 2012. 11. Barabino GA. Understanding the power of identity for career success. 2012 STEM Women of Color Conference at Purdue University, April, 2012. 12. Meyers, D. Barabino GA, Lam W. Measuring the direct effects of sickle vaso-occlusion using microfluidic technology. ASH Annual Meeting, San Diego, December, 2011. 13. Goldman, SM, Barabino GA. Design, fabrication, and validation of a microscale impinging jet bioreactor for tissue engineering, Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Hartford, October, 2011. 14. Barabino GA , Malone KR. Learning in research settings: Role of identity formation, 18th Annual International Conference on Learning, University of Mauritius, July, 2011. 15. Barabino GA. Preparing doctoral engineering students and mentoring early career faculty for careers in academe. QEM Workshop for Engineering Faculty on the Professional Development of URM Graduate Engineering Students, Baltimore, May, 2011. 16. Yang, Y, Barabino GA. Interplay between hypoxia and hydrodynamic force in long-term three- dimensional cultivation of articular cartilage. The 6th World Congress on Biomechanics, Singapore, August, 2010.   17. Yang Y, Barabino GA. Insulin-like growth factor-1 supplemented with low-serum/ITS medium regulates ECM secretion by chondrocytes: A time- and dose-dependent behavior. Annual Meeting of the Orthopedic Research Society, New Orleans, LA, March, 2010. 18. Yang Y, Barabino GA. Effects of low-serum medium on tissue-engineered cartilage cultured in wavy-walled bioreactor. Annual Hilton Head Workshop, Hilton Head Island, SC, March, 2009. 19. Wang L, Murthy SK, Barabino GA, Carrier RL. Effect of basement membrane microtopography on intestinal epithelial cell behavior. Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Philadelphia, PA, November, 2008. 20. Barabino GA, Minority success in undergraduate and graduate STEM programs, National Academies Meeting of the Committee on Underrepresented Groups and the Expansion of S&T Workforce Pipeline, Washington, DC, October, 2008. 21. Barabino GA, Chachra D. Minorities in biomedical engineering. Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, St. Louis, MO, October, 2008. 22. Barabino GA, Chachra D. Minorities in biomedical engineering. Third Biomedical Engineering Education Summit, St. Charles, IL, June, 2008. 23. Finnegan EM, Barabino GA. Adherent leukocytes capture sickle erythrocytes in an in vitro model of vaso-occlusion. “30th Meeting of the national Sickle Cell disease program, Washington D.C., September, 2007. 24. Bueno EM, Bilgen B, Barabino GA. “Relationships between fluid dynamics of in vitro cultivation and engineered cartilage structure and function.” Keystone Symposium: Tissue Engineering and Developmental Biology, Snowbird, Utah. April 12 - 17, 2007 25. Bueno EM, Bilgen B, Barabino GA. Fibrous capsule formation in in vitro engineered cartilage development. Engineering Tissues: Replace, Repair, Regenerate. Annual Hilton Head Workshop, Hilton Head Island, SC. March 7-11, 2007. 26. Bueno EM, Bilgen B, Ruberti JW, Barabino GA. “A novel model for in Vitro engineered cartilage development: Relationships between bioreactor fluid dynamics and tissue structure- function.” The 53rd Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Diego, California, February 11-14, 2007. 10