Faculty & Staff

Meisam Asgari

Education
Research
Awards
Publications

Assistant Professor

Office: ENC 3504

Phone: 813-396-0368

Email

Meisam Asgari

Education

  • NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, 2018-2020, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, 2016-2018, McGill University - Montreal, Canada
  • Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2015, McGill University - Montreal, Canada
  • M.Sc. Solid Mechanics, 2011, Isfahan University of Technology - Iran
  • B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, 2007, Isfahan University of Technology - Iran

Research Areas

  • Biomechanics; Cardiovascular diseases (atherosclerosis; aneurysm; stenosis); design and development of active vascular grafts that mimic natural arterial responses to vasoactive stimuli
  • Multi-scale structural and mechanical characterization of crustacean exoskeletons for biomimetic design
  • Structural and mechanical functional gradients in biological materials at small scales
  • Dissipation and toughening mechanisms in mineralized tissues

Memberships

  • American Heart Association (AHA) 2023-Present
  • Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) 2023-Present
  • Society of Engineering Science (SES) 2019-Present
  • The Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME) 2015-Present
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 2014-2017

Courses

  • Transport Phenomena in Biomedical Engineering – BME 3632/6634
  • Biomechanics – BME 4931
  • Advanced Mechanics of Biological Materials – BME 4931/6931
  • Directed Research - BME 7915
  • Directed Research - BME 5910
  • Undergraduate Research Experience – BME 4914

Honors and Awards

  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2018-2020
  • Fonds de Recherche du Quebec Nature et Technologies (FRQNT) Postdoctoral Fellowship Award 2018-2020 (Declined)
  • McGill Engineering International Tuition Award (MEITA), 2011–2014
  • McGill Graduate Research Enhancement and Travel (GREAT) Award, May 2015
  • Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Faculty of Engineering, McGill University, 2015

Selected Publications

 A single asterisk (∗) represents equal contributions.

M. Asgari, N. Latifi, F. Giovaniello, H.D. Espinosa & M. Amabili, Revealing layer-specific ultrastructure and nano-mechanics of fibrillar collagen in human aorta via atomic force microscopy testing--implications on tissue mechanics at macroscopic scale, Advanced NanoBiomed Research, 2100159 (2022).

M. Amabili∗, M. Asgari∗, I.D. Breslavsky∗, G. Franchini∗, F. Giovaniello∗ & G.A. Holzapfel∗, Microstructural and mechanical characterization of the layers of human descending thoracic aortas, Acta Biomaterialia,134, 401–421 (2021).

F. Giovaniello, M. Asgari, I.D. Breslavsky, G. Franchini, G.A. Holzapfel, M. Tabrizian & M. Amabili, Development and mechanical characterization of decellularized scaffolds for an active aortic graft, Acta Biomaterialia, 160, 59–72 (2023).

M. Asgari∗, N.A. Alderete∗, Z. Lin∗, R. Benavides & H.D. Espinosa, A matter of size? Material, structural and mechanical strategies for size adaptation in the elytra of Cetoniinae beetles, Acta Biomaterialia, 122, 236–248 (2021).

M. Vaez, M. Asgari, et al., Modulation of the biophysical and biochemical properties of collagen by glycation for tissue engineering applications, Acta Biomaterialia,155, 182–198 (2023).

J. Abi-Rafeh∗, M. Asgari∗, I. Troka, L. Canaff, A. Moussa, D. Pasini & D. Goltzman, Genetic deletion of menin in mouse mesenchymal stem cells: an experimental and computational analysis, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research Plus, 6(5), e10622 (2022).

M. Asgari∗, V. Brule∗, T.L. Western & D. Pasini, Nano-indentation reveals a potential role for gradients of cell wall stiffness in directional movement of the resurrection plant Selaginella lepidophylla, Scientific Reports, 10(1), 1–10 (2020).

M. Asgari, J. Abi-Rafeh, G.N. Hendy & D. Pasini, Material anisotropy and elasticity of cortical and trabecular bone in the adult mouse femur via AFM indentation, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 93, 81–92 (2019).

M. Asgari, et al., In vitro fibrillogenesis of tropocollagen type III in collagen type I affects its relative fibrillar topology and mechanics, Scientific Reports, 7(1), 1392 (2017).

M. Asgari, Micro-mechanical, continuum-mechanical, and AFM-based descriptions of elasticity in open cylindrical micellar filaments, Soft Matter, 13, 7112 (2017).