Luiz E. Bertassoni, DDS PhD
Assistant Professor
- Division of Biomaterials and Biomechanics, Department of Restorative Dentistry, OHSU School of Dentistry
- Center for Regenerative Medicine, OHSU School of Medicine
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, OHSU School of Medicine
Honorary Lecturer
- Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney, Australia
Dr. Luiz E. Bertassoni graduated with a DDS degree from Pontifical Catholic University of Parana (PUCPR) in Brazil, obtained a PhD in Biomaterials and Bioengineering from University of Sydney, and two postdoctoral degrees from University of California San Francisco, and the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. Currently, Dr. Bertassoni is an Assistant Professor at Oregon Health and Science University-School of Dentistry. He also holds appointments at the OHSU Center for Regenerative Medicine and Department of Biomedical Engineering at OHSU School of Medicine. Luiz is also a honorary lecturer in Biomaterials and Bioengineering at University of Sydney-School of Dentistry. Dr. Bertassoni leads a multidisciplinary research group working on various aspects of biomaterials and tissue engineering. His recent work on bioprinting for vascularization of tissue engineering constructs has received extensive attention in the popular media, including Fox News, BBC, The Guardian, Fox Business, Wired.com, Tech Crunch, etc; and was recently selected as one of the top 100 science stories of 2014 (#64) by Discover Magazine. Luiz is a recipient of over 20 national and international research awards, 9 competitive research grants and has received over $3 Million in research funding. Luiz currently serves as an ad-hoc reviewer or editorial board member for over 40 journals. Dr. Bertassoni's research studies the use micro-scale technologies and bioprinting for tissue engineering; nanoscale structural and mechanical properties of mineralized tissues; and different aspects in the field of ‘organs-on-a-chip’.
Assistant Professor
- Division of Biomaterials and Biomechanics, Department of Restorative Dentistry, OHSU School of Dentistry
- Center for Regenerative Medicine, OHSU School of Medicine
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, OHSU School of Medicine
Honorary Lecturer
- Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney, Australia
Dr. Luiz E. Bertassoni graduated with a DDS degree from Pontifical Catholic University of Parana (PUCPR) in Brazil, obtained a PhD in Biomaterials and Bioengineering from University of Sydney, and two postdoctoral degrees from University of California San Francisco, and the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. Currently, Dr. Bertassoni is an Assistant Professor at Oregon Health and Science University-School of Dentistry. He also holds appointments at the OHSU Center for Regenerative Medicine and Department of Biomedical Engineering at OHSU School of Medicine. Luiz is also a honorary lecturer in Biomaterials and Bioengineering at University of Sydney-School of Dentistry. Dr. Bertassoni leads a multidisciplinary research group working on various aspects of biomaterials and tissue engineering. His recent work on bioprinting for vascularization of tissue engineering constructs has received extensive attention in the popular media, including Fox News, BBC, The Guardian, Fox Business, Wired.com, Tech Crunch, etc; and was recently selected as one of the top 100 science stories of 2014 (#64) by Discover Magazine. Luiz is a recipient of over 20 national and international research awards, 9 competitive research grants and has received over $3 Million in research funding. Luiz currently serves as an ad-hoc reviewer or editorial board member for over 40 journals. Dr. Bertassoni's research studies the use micro-scale technologies and bioprinting for tissue engineering; nanoscale structural and mechanical properties of mineralized tissues; and different aspects in the field of ‘organs-on-a-chip’.
Post-docs
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Greeshma Thrivikraman, BTech, Mtech, PhD
Greeshma obtained her B.tech in Bioengineering from SASTRA University and M.Tech in Nanomedical Sciences from Amrita Centre for Nanoscience, India. She received her PhD (Interdisciplinary program-Nanoscience & Engineering) from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Her major research interests include biomaterials, stem cell based tissue engineering, artificial extracellular matrices and physical cues for stem cell differentiation. |
OHSU Diversity Fellow
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Prof. Cristiane Miranda França DDS, MS, PhD
Dr. Cristiane Miranda Franca graduated with a DDS degree from Federal University of Goiás (FO-UFG), in Brazil, obtained Masters and PhD in Oral Pathology from University of São Paulo, Brazil. She has investigated the role of the extracelular matrix on tumor cell behavior, and in the last ten years her research focus has been on the effects of laser therapy in wound healing of diferent tissues, mainly skin, bone and muscle. Currently, Dr. França is Principal Investigator of the Biophotonics Post-Graduate Program applied to Health Sciences at Nove de Julho University (UNINOVE), São Paulo, Brazil. During this period, Dr. França published 60 research papers in peer-reviewed indexed journals, 3 book chapters, 2 edited books, supervised 8 Masters and 1 PhD student, has issued 3 patents, and received 15 research awards. Her major research interests include wound healing, photobiomodulation, angiogenesis and tissue engineering. |
Research Assistants
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Avathamsa Athirasala, BTech MS
Avathamsa Athirasala graduated with a B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from Osmania University, India and completed a Masters program in the same from University of Pennsylvania in 2012. She is currently a Research Assistant in the Bertassoni Lab at the Oregon Health and Science University. Her major research interests include mechanobiology of stem cell nuclei, Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering. |
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Anthony Tahayeri, BS
Anthony Tahayeri graduated with a B.S. in Biological Engineering from Oregon State University. He is currently a research assistant in the Bertassoni lab located at Oregon Health Science University. His research interests include the development of manufacturing processes for biomaterial production and the development of biomedical devices as well as biomaterials. |
Undergraduate students
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Michael Ha, BA
Michael graduated from University of California Berkeley with a B.A. in Integrative Biology with an emphasis in Human Biology (2013). He is currently a 2019 DMD candidate at the Oregon Health and Science University. His major research interest includes regenerative dentistry, mechanical properties of mineralized tissues, biomaterials and tissue engineering. |
Residents
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Chelsea Twohig, DDS
Chelsea graduated from the University of Wisconsin Madison with a B.S. in Biology and Spanish (2007) and from the University of Iowa with a DDS degree (2013). She then completed a two-year AEGD program through NYU Lutheran Medical Center in Puerto Rico and is currently a periodontal resident at Oregon Health and Science University. Her major research interests include biomaterials and tissue engineering. |
Visiting Scholars
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Christina Hipfinger
Christina graduate with a BSc in medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology form the University of Applied Sciences IMC Krems / Austria (2016). Her thesis was based on studying microRNA transcription in primary versus transformed cells in response to radiation. After graduating she decided to continue her studies and is a master student at the University of Applied Sciences Technikum Vienna/Austria. Her masters program focuses on tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, and she will be graduating with a MSc in November 2018. Currently she is a visiting researcher in the Bertassoni lab, where her main interests are 3D bioprinting and tissue engineering |
