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