Faculty & Staff
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 鈥� BME 3632/6634
- Biomechanics 鈥� BME 4931
- Advanced Mechanics of Biological Materials 鈥� BME 4931/6931
- Directed Research - BME 7915
- Directed Research - BME 5910
- Undergraduate Research Experience 鈥� 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鈥�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 (鈭�) 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鈭�, M. Asgari鈭�, I.D. Breslavsky鈭�, G. Franchini鈭�, F. Giovaniello鈭� & G.A. Holzapfel鈭�, Microstructural and mechanical characterization of the layers of human descending thoracic aortas, Acta Biomaterialia,134, 401鈥�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鈥�72 (2023).
M. Asgari鈭�, N.A. Alderete鈭�, Z. Lin鈭�, 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鈥�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鈥�198 (2023).
J. Abi-Rafeh鈭�, M. Asgari鈭�, 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鈭�, V. Brule鈭�, 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鈥�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鈥�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).