Vanderbilt University (2017 - Present)
Ph.D. Student - Biomedical Engineering
University of Iowa (2013 - 2017)
Bachelor of Science in Engineering - Biomedical Engineering
Cellular Engineering Focus, University Honors, Chemistry Minor
Thammasat University: Bangkok, Thailand (2015)
International Student Exchange Program
- Zanotelli, M. R., Rahman-Zaman, A., VanderBurgh, J. A., Taufalele, P. V., Jain, A., Erickson, D., ... & Reinhart-King, C. A. Energetic costs regulated by cell mechanics and confinement are predictive of migration path during decision-making. Nature Communications. 2019. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-12155-z
- Taufalele PV, VanderBurgh JA, Munoz A, Zanotelli MR, Reinhart-King CA. Fiber alignment drives changes in architectural and mechanical features in collagen matrices. Plos One. 2019. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0216537#abstract0
- Zhang J, Goliwas KF, Wang W, Taufalele PV, Bordeleau F, and Reinhart-King CA. Energetic regulation of coordinated leader–follower dynamics during collective invasion of breast cancer cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2019. https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/03/27/1809964116
- Schwager SC*, Taufalele PV*, Reinhart-King CA. Cell-cell mechanical communication in cancer. Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering. 2018. * co-first author https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12195-018-00564-x
- VanderBurgh JA, Hotchkiss H, Potharazu A, Taufalele PV, Reinhart-King CA. Substrate stiffness heterogeneities disrupt endothelial barrier integrity in a micropillar model of heterogeneous vascular stiffening. Integrative Biology. 2018. https://pubs.rsc.org/ja/content/articlelanding/2018/ib/c8ib00124c/unauth#!divAbstract
2019 - BMES Student Design and Research Award
2019 - Honorable Mention - Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship
2017 - Most Technically Interesting by Equifax - ArchHacks
2016 - Best Smart Application for a Smart Device - Hack ISU