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Anita Saraf, Ph.D.

Bioengineering (Rice University)

Undergraduate Institution: Northwestern University

Year: Advanced Medical Student

Mentor: Antonios G. Mikos, Ph.D.

Thesis Title: Controlled Release of Non-viral Gene Delivery Vectors from Coaxial Electrospun Scaffolds

Publications:

Saraf A, Hacker MC, Sitharaman B, Grande-Allen KJ, Barry MA, Mikos AG. Synthesis and conformational evaluation of a novel gene delivery vector for human mesenchymal stem cells. Biomacromolecules. 2008; (9)3:818-27.

Sitharaman B, Zakharian TY, Saraf A, Misra P, Ashcroft J, Pan S, Pham QP, Mikos AG, Wilson LJ, Engler DA. Water-soluble fullerene (C60) derivatives as nonviral gene-delivery vectors. Mol Pharm. 2008; (5)4:567-78.

Saraf A, Mikos AG. Gene delivery strategies for cartilage tissue engineering. Adv Drug Deliv Rev. 2006; (58)4:592-603.

Lu J, Caplan MS, Saraf AP, Li D, Adler L, Liu X, Jilling T. Platelet-activating factor-induced apoptosis is blocked by Bcl-2 in rat intestinal epithelial cells. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2004 Feb; 286(2):G340-50.