Curriculum Vitae
Education
Scientific Employment
Education BS, Physics with Eng Emphasis Delaware State University 9/00-5/04
BS, Mathematics Delaware State University 9/00-5/04
MSE, Mechanical Engineering University of Michigan 9/04-12/06
MSE, Biomedical Engineering University of Michigan 12/06-5/08
PhD, Biomedical Engineering University of Michigan 12/08-12/11
Thesis title: “Nitric Oxide Therapies for Local Inhibition of Platelets’ Activation
on Blood-Contacting Surfaces”
Scientific Employment Research Assistant 01/02 –12/02
Ballistics Research Lab
Department of Mathematics
Delaware State University
Summer Intern 6/03 –8/03
Reconfigurable Manufacturing Research
Center for Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems
Mechanical Engineering, University of MichiganAnn Arbor
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Medical Science Research Building 8/04 –12/06
Extracorporeal Life Support Lab 01/07 –12/11
NIH T32 Postdoctoral Research Fellow 01/12 –Present
Internal Medicine,Cardiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Supervised Consulting Jobs Research Assistant 01/09 –Present
MedArray Incorporated
Material biocompatibility Test
Ann Arbor MI
Research Assistant 04/10 –07/20
Compact Membrane Systems
Newark DE
Research Assistant 09/09 –011/09
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems
Ann Arbor MI
Research Interests
Blood-biomaterial interactions Surface modification approaches inspired by the endothelium for local anticoagulation without systemic effects. The endothelium uses many molecular
mechanisms to inhibit blood activation and coagulation on its surface. Of
particular interest among those mechanisms include: 1) anti-platelet nitric
KAGYA A. AMOAKO, Ph.D.
oxide release, 2) anti-fouling zwitterions surface expression, 3) anti-thrombin
heparan sulfate expression, 4) fibrinolytic tissue plasminogen expression, and
5) thrombomodulin expression. These functions are being investigated on
biomaterials for the purposes of increasing the longevity of blood-contacting
devices including cardiopulmonary circuits, grafts, catheters, artificial lungs,
dialysis membranes, extracorporeal circulation circuits, and ventricular assist
devices.
Bactericidal effects of Nitric Oxide
Designand development of self-sterilizing dermal patches, contact lenses,
targeted delivery of NO-functionalized agents
Teaching Interests
Biomaterials and their interaction with blood
Bioinstrumentation
Honors and Awards
NIH T32 Postdoctoral Research Training Award 2012
Outstanding Student Contribution to the Society forBiomaterials 2011
National Heart Lung and Blood Institution Supplementary Grant 2007
Best 1st year student (Eng. Res. Center for Reconfigurable Mfg. Systems), U of M, Ann Arbor 2005
NSF GRS Award Fellowship (honorary mention) 2005
Rackham merit fellowship, Univ. of Michigan 2004
Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Symposium poster presentation-1st place, San Diego, CA.
2004
Summa Cum Laude (BS dual-degree), Delaware State Univ. 2004
Minority Access to Research Careers (NIH Grant) Award, Delaware State University 2002
Membership in Professional American Society of Artificial Internal Organs 2009-present
Societies Society for Biomaterials 2010-present
Biomedical Engineering Society 2011-present
National Society of Black Engineers 2009-present
Peer Review Reviewer, Annals of Biomedical Engineering (ABME) 20011-present
Reviewer, Amer. Soc.of Artif. Internal Organs(ABME) 20011-present
Reviewer, The 2nd International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and
Biotechnology(ICBEB 2013) 20013-2013
Teaching Experience (supplemental instructor)
Courses College Algebra 2003
Calculus I and II 2004
Anatomy and Physiology, Physics 2013
Laboratory Research Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program:
Mentoring Nithya Vijayakumar 2013-2013
Mohamed Ghandour 2011-2011
Nina Abani 2010-2011
Joshi Tejas 2010-2010
Mary Kruez 2010-2010
Tony Halyateem 2010-2010
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Graduates:
Surbhi Gupta 2011-present
Ahmed Suhaib 2011-present
Summer Research Opportunities Program:
Christian Paul 2005-2005
Michael Daugomah 2005-2005
Darnell Cowan 2005-2005
Volunteer Service DAPCEP -Detroit Area Pre College Engineering Program 2006-2006
Claegue Middle School Tutoring, Ann ArborMI 2007-2007
American Society for Artificial Internal Organs Blood-Contacting Surfaces
Session Co-chair 2013-2013
Extramural Invited "Stent Machining with Ultrafast Lasers" 6/06
Presentations Delaware State University, Dover DE