Aikawa-Aikawa Laboratories

Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Salinas, Manuel

Salinas, Manuel

Research Fellow

Dr. Manuel Salinas obtained his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Florida International University. During his doctoral research in the laboratory of Dr. Sharan Ramaswamy, he focused on heart valve tissue engineering studies. After his graduation, Dr. Salinas joined the group of Dr. Elena Aikawa in April 2015. The goal of his current research project is to understand the formation process of valvular interstitial cell-derived microcalcifications in the aortic valve.

Publications

Salinas M, Schmidt DE, Libera M, Lange RR, Ramaswamy S
Oscillatory shear stress created by fluid pulsatility versus flexed specimen configurations.
Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin. 2012;17(7):728-39 - PMID: 22920330 - DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2012.715157