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  • Dr. Brandon J. Tefft

    Dr. Brandon Tefft
    Dr. Brandon J. TefftMarquette University

    Medical College of Wisconsin, Biomedical Engineering C-2805

    MilwaukeeWI53201United States of America
    (414) 955-2470Google Scholar
    Curriculum Vitae

    Associate Professor

    Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering

    Director

    Cardiovascular Regenerative Engineering Laboratory (CaRE Lab)

     

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    Professional Preparation

    • Postdoctoral Fellowship, 20112018, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic
    • Ph.D., 2011, Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University 
    • M.S. 2008, Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University
    • B.S. 2005, General Engineering minor in Biomedical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Courses Taught

    BIEN 4931/5931 Special Topics in BME—Tissue Engineering

    BIEN 6430 Advanced Tissue Engineering—Explores advanced topics in tissue engineering with students reviewing recent academic research regarding tissue engineering applications before presenting their findings to the class. Tissue applications include skin, heart valves, tendons, bone, bladder, and more. 

    BIOM 6931 Special Topics in BME—Advanced Tissue Engineering

     

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    Research Interests

    • Cardiovascular regenerative engineering
    • Cardiovascular device design
    • Tissue engineered vascular grafts and heart valves
    • Biomedical nanotechnology

    Recent Publications

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    Aung O, Rossi PJ, Zhai Y, Allen KP, Dyer MR, Chang J, Wang X, Caswell C, Stellpflug A, Chen Y, Tefft BJ, Gu L, Wu R, Wang B.  Biofabrication of small-diameter vascular graft with acellular human amniotic membrane: a proof-of-concept study in pig.  Biofabrication.   2025 Apr 22;17(3) PMID: 40209742 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105003322926 04/11/2025

    Oliver AA, Carlson KD, Price C, Banaskiewicz K, Benike A, Dai D, Brown RA, Sandhu GS, Kadirvel R, Guillory RJ 2nd, Tefft BJ, Kallmes DF, Morrison JJ, Dragomir-Daescu D.  Magnetic capture of blood outgrowth endothelial cells to the luminal surface of magnetizable stent-grafts promotes healing in a porcine pseudoaneurysm model.  Acta Biomater.   2025 Mar 21 PMID: 40122362 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105000857076 03/24/2025

    Eleid MF, Gulati R, Tefft BJ, McGowan R, Pennington D, Spoon DB, Greason KL, Reeder GS, Sandhu GS.  A Novel Self-Centering Aortic Valve Crossing Catheter for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.  JACC Cardiovasc Interv.   2025 Mar 24;18(6):820-821 PMID: 39985509 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-86000805647 02/22/2025

    Tefft BJ.  A Sophisticated Model of Human Atherosclerosis on a Chip.  Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol.   2024 Dec;44(12):2473-2475 PMID: 39445424 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85207913628 10/24/2024

    Shradhanjali A, Wolfe JT, Tefft BJ.  Magnetic Cell Targeting for Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering.  Tissue Eng Part B Rev.   2024 Aug 19 PMID: 39078330 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85201691441 07/30/2024


    Publications of Brandon J. Tefft PhD from the Faculty Collaboration Database

    Recent Grants

    • Tefft, Brandon J. (Principal Investigator); "CAREER: Origami-inspired design for a tissue engineered heart valve." A CAREER Award sponsored by the National Science Foundation (July 2024–June 2029).
    • Tefft, Brandon J. (Principal Investigator); "Vascular conduits with optimized local blood flow patterns for improved endothelialization." A Product Development Pilot Award from the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering (March 2023–April 2024).
    • Tomita-Mitchell, Aoy (Principal Investigator); Tefft, Brandon (Co-PI); "MCW-led Collaborative Research for Improved Health." Sponsored by the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment (July 2022–June 2024). 
    • Tefft, Brandon J. (Principal Investigator); "Rapidly healing flow diverters using magnetic cell targeting for intracranial aneurysm treatment." An R21 Award sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (June 2022–May 2024).
    • Tefft, Brandon J. (Principal Investigator); "3D Printer." An S10 Award sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (OD, May 2022–April 2023).
    • Career Development Award, American Heart Association, Dallas, TX (April 2022–March 2025).
    • Tefft, Brandon J. (Principal Investigator); "Transcriptomics of adherent endothelial cells for improved endothelialization of small-diameter vascular grafts." An R01 Award sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NHLBI, January 2022–December 2026).
    • Innovation Pilot Award, Herma Heart Institute, Children's Wisconsin (July 2021–June 2022).

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