<strong>Research: </strong>The aortic heart valve tends to form abnormal valve tissue matrix and develop disease when it experiences changes in the oscillatory flow patterns. Amanda’s research will consist on investigating how the valve endothelial cells  respond to different oscillatory shear stresses, which will be quantified and categorized into physiologically-normal and abnormal ranges.

<strong>Mentor: </strong>Dr. Sharan Ramaswamy