Parvin Nejad Shouka, Lecce Monica, Mirani Bahram, Siquiera Nataly M., Mirzaei Zahra, Santerre J Paul., Davies John E., Simmons Craig A. Serum- and xeno-free culture of human umbilical cord perivascular cells for pediatric heart valve tissue engineering. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 2023 | BioMed Central
Zhong, Aileen, Mirzaei, Zahra, Simmons, Craig A. The Roles of Matrix Stiffness and ß-Catenin Signaling in Endothelial-to- Mesenchymal Transition of Aortic Valve Endothelial Cells. Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology. 2018;9:158-167|Springer
Blaser MC, Wei K, Adams RLE, Zhou YQ, Caruso LL, Mirzaei Z, Lam AY, Tam RKK, Zhang H, Heximer SP, Henkelman RM, Simmons CA. Deficiency of Natriuretic Peptide Receptor 2 Promotes Bicuspid Aortic Valves, Aortic Valve Disease, Left Ventricular Dysfunction, and Ascending Aortic Dilatations in Mice. Circulation Research. 2018; 2(122): 405-416 | PubMed
Loai S, Haedicke I, Mirzaei Z, Simmons CA, Zhang XA, Cheng HL. Positive-contrast cellular MRI of embryonic stem cells for tissue regeneration using a highly efficient T1 MRI contrast agent. J Magn Reson Imaging, 2016; 44:1456-1463| PubMed
Plaza GR, Uyeda TQP, Mirzaei Z, Simmons CA. Study of the influence of actin-binding proteins using linear analyses of cell deformability. Soft Matter, 2015;11:5435-46. | PubMed
Sider KL, Zhu C, Kwong AV, Mirzaei Z, De Lange CFM, Simmons CA. Evaluation of a porcine model of early aortic valve sclerosis. Cardiovasc Pathol, 2014;23:289-97.| PubMed
| Congratulations to Krista, Andrea, and Zahra, whose paper “Evaluation of a porcine model of early aortic valve sclerosis” was accepted for publication in Cardiovascular Pathology. |
Heckler AF, Mirzaei Z, Pereira I, Simmons CA, Gong S-G. Development of a three-dimensional in vitro model system to study orthodontic tooth movement. Arch Oral Biol, 2013;58:1498-1510.| PubMed
Wyss K, Yip CYY, Mirzaei Z, Jin X, Chen JH, Simmons CA. The elastic properties of valve interstitial cells undergoing pathological differentiation. J Biomech, 2012;45:882-887. Supplemental material.| PubMed
Congratulations to Kristine, Cindy, Zahra, Xiaofan, and Jan, whose paper “The elastic properties of valve interstitial cells undergoing pathological differentiation” was published in Journal of Biomechanics.
Yip CY, Blaser MC, Mirzaei Z, Zhong X, Simmons CA. Inhibition of pathological differentiation of valve interstitial cells by C-type natriuretic peptide. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, 2011;31:1881-1889. Supplemental material| PubMed
Zahra is profiled in this month’s Engineering Newsletter!
We are pleased to welcome Zahra, our new research associate/technician, to the lab!