Johana Uribe, PhD

Research Interests

Johana aims to conjugate electronic platforms with biological systems for monitoring and studying molecular and cellular processes. She focuses on using electrical platforms to study the effect of cancer-derived extracellular vesicles on epithelial and stem cell transformation towards malignant phenotypes, on conjugation of Supported Lipid Bilayers (SLB) with electrical platforms to study molecular processes at the cell membrane level, and in general, on biological applications of electric and sensing systems developed in the group.

Selected Publications

Dual Mode Sensing of Binding and Blocking of Cancer Exosomes to Biomimetic Human Primary Stem Cell Surfaces
J. Uribe, W. C. Traberg, A. Hama, V. Druet, Z. Mohamed, A. Ooi, AM. Pappa, M. Huerta, S. Inal, R. M. Owens, and S. Daniel
ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 7, 12, 5585–5597, (2021)
A supported membrane platform to assess surface interactions between extracellular vesicles and stromal cells
J. Uribe, H.Y. Liu, Z. Mohamed, A. Chiou, C. Fischbach, and S. Daniel
ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 6 (7), 3945-3956, (2020)
Reproducible in vitro model for dystrophic calcification of cardiac valvular interstitial cells: insights into the mechanisms of calcific aortic valvular disease.
H. Cirka, J. Uribe, V. Liang, F.J. Schoen, and K.L. Billiar
Lab Chip, 17 (5), 814-829 (2017)

Education

Ph.D, Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, United States, 2021
M.Sc., Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, United States, 2019
B.Sc., Bioengineering, University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, Dartmouth, United States, 2015

Professional Profile

2022- present: Post-doctoral fellow, Organic Bioelectronics Lab, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
2022: Graduate Success Facilitator, Diversity Programs in Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, United States
2019: Teaching assistant for cellular principles of biomedical engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, United States
2015-2022: Research assistant, Daniel Lab, Cornell University, Ithaca, United States
2016-2021: Graduate Coordinator, Diversity Programs in Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, United States
2016: Biomedical Engineering intern, Weill Cornell Medical Center, NY-Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, United States
2015: Research for undergraduates Coordinator, Worcester Polytech Institute (WPI), Worcester, United States
2014-2015: Research assistant, Mechanobiology Lab, Worcester Polytech Institute (WPI), Worcester, United States
2013: Intern at National Science Foundation (NSF) Robert Noyce Program, Fairhaven, United States

Scientific and Professional Membership

Biomedical Engineering Society (BMEs)
Society for Biomaterials (SFB)
American Institute of Chemical Engineers, AIChE

Awards

Inducted to Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, New Haven, United States, 2020
National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship recipient, Ithaca, United States 2016
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation fellowship recipient, Ithaca, United States, 2015

KAUST Affiliations

Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE)

Research Interests Keywords

SLBs Tissue engineering Organic electrochemical transistors extracellular vesicles Cancer