{"id":7162,"date":"2025-10-03T09:13:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T13:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cell-met\/?page_id=7162"},"modified":"2025-10-03T13:25:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T17:25:35","slug":"ramaswamy-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cell-met\/research\/opportunities\/labs-research\/ramaswamy-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramaswamy Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Dr. Sharan Ramaswamy earned a PhD in Biomedical Engineering (BME) from the University of Iowa in 2003. Following a post-doctoral fellowship at the NIH and a research faculty position at the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Ramaswamy joined the Biomedical Engineering department at Florida International University (FIU) in December 2009 as an Assistant Professor. He is currently a tenured Associate Professor at FIU. His research expertise is in the areas of Cardiovascular Mechanobiology, Regenerative Medicine and Mechanics. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cell-met\/files\/2020\/10\/ramaswamy-636x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"579\" height=\"579\" class=\" wp-image-2992 alignright\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cell-met\/files\/2020\/10\/ramaswamy-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cell-met\/files\/2020\/10\/ramaswamy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cell-met\/files\/2020\/10\/ramaswamy-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cell-met\/files\/2020\/10\/ramaswamy-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cell-met\/files\/2020\/10\/ramaswamy-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cell-met\/files\/2020\/10\/ramaswamy.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><span>He directs the Cardiovascular Therapeutics Laboratory\u2019s (CV-PEUTICS Lab), (formerly known as the Tissue Engineered Mechanics, Imaging and Materials Laboratory (TEMIM Lab)) at FIU. The CV-PEUTICS Lab\u2019s primary research focus lies in the area of cell and engineered tissue mechanics with application in cardiovascular regenerative medicine. The CV-PEUTICS Lab, conducts both experimental and computational investigations in this area. A major goal of the lab is to develop functional valves with regenerative capacities (FVRC) using 1) porcine small intestinal submucosa (PSIS) substrates and 2) mechanically regulate stem cells for the FVRC application as well as for (3) broader application in cardiovascular regenerative medicine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Participants<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-6406 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-twentytwo profile-field-florida-international-university profile-field-pastreu profile-field-ramaswamy-lab\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cell-met\/profile\/ishmael-ortiz\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cell-met\/files\/2022\/11\/Symposium-Ishmael-3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Ishmael Ortiz\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Ishmael Ortiz<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">FIU REU, Ramaswamy Lab<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-6448 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-twentyone profile-field-florida-international-university profile-field-pastreu profile-field-ramaswamy-lab\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cell-met\/profile\/erika-pierre\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\"><img width=\"120\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cell-met\/files\/2021\/08\/Erika-Pierre.jpeg\" alt=\"Headshot of Erika Pierre\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Erika Pierre<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">FIU REU, Ramaswamy Lab<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Projects<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n&lt;a href=&#8221;https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cell-met\/field\/ramaswamy-lab\/&#8221;&gt;Project summaries sorted by participants&lt;\/a&gt;<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Sharan Ramaswamy earned a PhD in Biomedical Engineering (BME) from the University of Iowa in 2003. Following a post-doctoral fellowship at the NIH and a research faculty position at the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Ramaswamy joined the Biomedical Engineering department at Florida International University (FIU) in December 2009 as an Assistant Professor. 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