Dr. Barbara Rita Alevriadou
610 Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute
473 W 12th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: (614) 292-5160
Email: alevriadou.1@osu.edu
Current OSU Appointment
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Chapters In Books
Alevriadou BR, McIntire LV. 1994. Rheology. In Thrombosis and Hemorrhage. Edited by Loscalzo J, Schafer AI. Boston, MA: Blackwell Scientific Publications. 369-381.
Ross JM, Alevriadou BR, McIntire LV. 1998. Rheology. In Thrombosis and Hemorrhage. 2nd ed. ed. Edited by Loscalzo J, Schafer AI. Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins. 405-421.
Degrees
| 1986 |
B.S., Aristotle University, Chemical Engineering |
| 1992 |
Ph.D., Rice University, Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering & Biosciences |
Editorial Activities
Editorial Board
| American Journal of Physiology: Cell Physiology. (Article) |
Manuscript Reviewer
| American Journal of Physiology: Lung Cellular & Molecular Physiology. (Article) |
| Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. (Article) |
| Annals of Biomedical Engineering. (Article) |
| Critical Research in Toxicology. (Article) |
| ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. (Article) |
| Journal of Biomechanics. (Article) |
| Computers and Fluids. (Article) |
| Microvascular Research. (Article) |
| Journal of Investigative Medicine. (Article) |
| Journal of Vascular Research. |
| Antioxidants & Redox Signaling. |
Fellowship, Internship or Residency
| 1992 - 1993 |
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Molecular & Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, United States. |
Honors
| 1983 - 1986 | Award for Undergraduate Academic Excellence. Technical Chamber of Greece. Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece. |
| 1986 - 1992 | Graduate Fellowship. Robert A. Welch Foundation. Rice University, Houston, TX, United States. |
| 1992 | 1st Prize, Graduate Student Symposium. Rice University. Rice University, Houston, TX, United States. |
| 2003 | Grant Reviewer (ad hoc). NIH/NHLBI. Subject: SBIR/STTR Study Section |
| 2003 - 2007 | Grant Reviewer (Member). NIH/NHLBI. Subject: Bioengineering, Technology & Surgical Sciences (BTSS) Study Section |
Memberships
| Member. Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) |
| Member. American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) |
| Member. North American Vascular Biology Organization (NAVBO) |
| Member. Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine (SFRBM) |
| Member. Phi Lambda Ypsilon. Honorary Chemical Society |
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
Alevriadou BR, McIntire LV, Lasslo A. 1992. Inhibition of platelet adhesion and thrombus formation on a collagen-coated surface by novel carbamoylpiperidine antiplatelet agents. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. Vol. 1137, no. 3: 279-86.
Alevriadou BR, Eskin SG, McIntire LV, Schilling WP. 1993. Effect of shear stress on 86Rb+ efflux from calf pulmonary artery endothelial cells. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. Vol. 21, no. 1: 1-7.
Alevriadou BR, Moake JL, Turner NA, Ruggeri ZM, Folie BJ, Phillips MD, Schreiber AB, Hrinda ME, McIntire LV. 1993. Real-time analysis of shear-dependent thrombus formation and its blockade by inhibitors of von Willebrand factor binding to platelets. Blood. Vol. 81, no. 5: 1263-76.
Graham DA, Huang TC, Keyt BA, Alevriadou BR. 1998. Real-time measurement of lysis of mural platelet deposits by fibrinolytic agents under arterial flow. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. Vol. 26, no. 4: 712-24.
Huang TC, Graham DA, Nelson LD, Alevriadou BR. 1998. Fibrinolytic agents inhibit platelet adhesion onto collagen type I-coated surfaces at high blood flow conditions. Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis. Vol. 9, no. 3: 213-26.
Yeh LH, Park YJ, Hansalia RJ, Ahmed IS, Deshpande SS, Goldschmidt-Clermont PJ, Irani K, Alevriadou BR. 1999. Shear-induced tyrosine phosphorylation in endothelial cells requires Rac1-dependent production of reactive oxygen species. American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology. Vol. 276: C838-47.
Zablocki DK, Rade JJ, Alevriadou BR. 2000. Adenovirus-mediated expression of tissue plasminogen activator does not alter endothelial cell proliferation and invasion. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Animal. Vol. 36, no. 10: 625-8.
Hinds MT, Park YJ, Jones SA, Giddens DP, Alevriadou BR. 2001. Local hemodynamics affect monocytic cell adhesion to a three-dimensional flow model coated with E-selectin. Journal of Biomechanics. Vol. 34, no. 1: 95-103.
Huang TC, Jordan RE, Hantgan RR, Alevriadou BR. 2001. Differential effects of c7E3 Fab on thrombus formation and rt-PA-Mediated thrombolysis under flow conditions. Thrombosis Research. Vol. 102, no. 5: 411-25.
Yeh LH, Kinsey AM, Chatterjee S, Alevriadou BR. 2001. Lactosylceramide mediates shear-induced endothelial superoxide production and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 expression. Journal of Vascular Research. Vol. 38, no. 6: 551-9.
Ng CKD, Deshpande SS, Irani K, Alevriadou BR. 2002. Adhesion of flowing monocytes to hypoxia-reoxygenation-exposed endothelial cells: role of Rac1, ROS, and VCAM-1. American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology. Vol. 283, no. 1: C93-102.
Wootton DM, Popel AS, Alevriadou BR. 2002. An experimental and theoretical study on the dissolution of mural fibrin clots by tissue-type plasminogen activator. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. Vol. 77, no. 4: 405-19.
Alevriadou BR. 2003. CAMs and Rho small GTPases: gatekeepers for leukocyte transendothelial migration. Focus on "VCAM-1-mediated Rac signaling controls endothelial cell-cell contacts and leukocyte transmigration". American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology. Vol. 285, no. 2: C250-2.
Vijayan KV, Huang TC, Liu Y, Bernando A, Dong JF, Goldschmidt-Clermont PJ, Alevriadou BR, Bray PF. 2003. Shear stress augments the enhanced adhesive phenotype of cells expressing the Pro33 isoform of integrin beta3. FEBS Letters. Vol. 540: 41-6.
Haun JB, Baldwin WM 3rd, Alevriadou BR. 2005. Clearance of complement by human vascular endothelial cells: effects of hypoxia/reoxygenation and IL-1beta activation. Transplant International. Vol. 18, no. 4: 475-82.
Martin SF, Chatterjee S, Parinandi N, Alevriadou BR. 2005. Rac1 inhibition protects against hypoxia/reoxygenation-induced lipid peroxidation in human vascular endothelial cells. Vascular Pharmacology. Vol. 43, no. 3: 148-56.
Han Z, Jones CI 3rd, Alevriadou BR. 2006. Mitochondrial electron transport is required for the induction of heme oxygenase-1 protein in vascular endothelial cells exposed to shear stress. Free Radical Biology & Medicine. Vol. 41, no. Suppl. 1: S37.
Han Z, Chen Y-R, Jones CI 3rd, Meenakshisundaram G, Zweier JL, Alevriadou BR. 2007. Shear-induced reactive nitrogen species inhibit mitochondrial respiratory complex activities in cultured vascular endothelial cells. American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology. Vol. 292, no. 3: C1103-12.
Jones CI 3rd, Han Z, Szeto HH, Alevriadou BR. 2007. Expression of heme oxygenase-1 in sheared vascular endothelial cells is regulated by mitochondrial H2O2 formation. Free Radical Biology & Medicine. Vol. 43, no. Suppl. 1: S151.
Jones CI 3rd, Zhu H, Martin SF, Han Z, Li Y, Alevriadou BR. 2007. Regulation of antioxidants and phase 2 enzymes by shear-induced reactive oxygen species in endothelial cells. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. Vol. 35, no. 5. (May): 683-693.
Jones CI 3rd, Han Z, Presley T, Varadharaj S, Zweier JL, Ilangovan G, Alevriadou BR. 2008. Endothelial cell respiration is affected by the oxygen tension during shear exposure: role of mitochondrial peroxynitrite. American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology. Vol. 295, no. 1. (July): C180-91. (IF: 4.230)
Han Z, Varadharaj S, Giedt RJ, Zweier JL, Szeto HH, Alevriadou BR. Mitochondria-derived reactive oxygen species mediate heme oxygenase-1 expression in sheared endothelial cells. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. (IF: 4.003) (In press)
Positions
| 1983 |
Intern, Ethyl Hellas Company. Thessaloniki, Greece. |
| 1984 |
Intern, S.I.C.N.G. Chemical Fertilizer Company. Thessaloniki, Greece. |
| 1985 - 1986 |
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Aristotle University, Aristotle University, Department of Chemical Engineering. Thessaloniki, Greece. |
| 1986 - 1992 |
Graduate Research Assistant, Rice University, Rice University, Bioengineering and Biosciences Institute, Department of Chemical Engineering. Houston, TX, United States. |
| 1992 - 1993 |
Research Associate, The Scripps Research Institute, Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine. La Jolla, CA. |
| 1993 - 2003 |
Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Engineering. Baltimore, MD, United States. |
| 2003 - present |
Associate Professor, The Ohio State University, Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Internal Medicine (Cardiology). Columbus, OH, United States. |
| 2003 - present |
Investigator, The Ohio State University, Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute (DHLRI). Columbus, OH, United States. |
| 2003 - present |
Affiliated Faculty, The Ohio State University, Integrated Biomedical Science Graduate Program. Columbus, OH, United States. |
| 2003 - present |
Affiliated Faculty, The Ohio State University, Biophysics Graduate Program. Columbus, OH, United States. |
| 2006 - present |
Member, The Ohio State University, Institute of Mitochondrial Biology. Columbus, OH, United States. |
| 2008 - present |
Associate Professor with tenure, The Ohio State University, Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Internal Medicine (Cardiology). Columbus, OH, United States. |
Undergrad., Grad. and Prof. Courses Taught
Spring 2004. The Ohio State University, BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING. Fundamentals of Cell & Tissue Engineering 694. 3 credit hours, 50% Taught
Autumn 2005. The Ohio State University, Biomedical Engineering. Biological Transport BME 721. 3 credit hours, 50% Taught
Spring 2006. The Ohio State University, BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING. Fundamentals of Cell & Tissue Engineering 694. 3 credit hours, 50% Taught
Autumn 2006. The Ohio State University, Biomedical Engineering. Biological Transport BME 721. 3 credit hours
Spring 2007. The Ohio State University, Biomedical Engineering. Fundamentals of Cell & Tissue Engineering BME 694. 3 credit hours, 50% Taught
Autumn 2007. The Ohio State University, Biomedical Engineering. Biological Transport BME 721. 3 credit hours
Autumn 2008. The Ohio State University, Biomedical Engineering. Cell Engineering for Biology and Medicine. BME 694. 3 credit hours