Publications
Journal Publications
2009
Jennifer M. Singelyn*, Jessica A. DeQuach*, Sonya Seif-Naraghi, Robert B. Littlefield, Pamela J. Schup-magoffin, Karen L. Christman. Naturally derived myocardial matrix as an injectable scaffold for cardiac tissue engineering. Biomaterials. 2009; 30:5409-5416. *Shared first author
Karen L. Christman, Eric Schopf, Rebecca M. Broyer, Ronald C. Li, Yong Chen, and Heather D. Maynard. Positioning Multiple Proteins at the Nanoscale with Electron Beam Cross-Linked Functional Polymers. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2009; 131:521-527.
Jiashing Yu, Karen L. Christman, Hubert H. Fok, Qizhi Fang, Richard E. Sievers, Anne J. Kim, and Randall J. Lee. Restoration of Left Ventricular Geometry and Improvement of Left Ventricular Function in a Rodent Model of Chronic Ischemic Cardiomyopathy. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2009; 137:180-187.
2008
Karen L. Christman, Vimary Vazquez-Dorbatt, Eric Schopf, Christopher M. Kolodziej, Ronald C. Li, Rebecca M. Broyer, Yong Chen, and Heather D. Maynard. Nanoscale Growth Factor Patterns by Immobilization on a Heparin-Mimicking Polymer. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2008; 130:16585-16591.
2007
Paula M. Mendes, Karen L. Christman, Puru Parthasarathy, Eric Schopf, Jianyong Ouyang, Yang Yang, Jon A. Preece, Heather D. Maynard, Yong Chen, J. Fraser Stoddart. Electrochemically Controllable Self-Assembly of Proteins: Spatial Surface Bioconjugation. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 2007; 18, 1919-1923.
Karen L. Christman,* Rebecca M. Broyer,* Zachary P. Tolstyka, and Heather D. Maynard. Site-specific Protein Immobilization through N-terminal Oxime Linkages. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 2007; 17, 2021-2027. *Shared first author.
Branden Brough*, Karen L. Christman*, Tak Sing Wong, Chris M. Kolodziej, Jeffrey G. Forbes, Kuan Wang, Heather D. Maynard, and Chih-Ming Ho. Surface Initiated Actin Polymerization from Top-down Manufactured Nanopatterns. Soft Matter. 2007; 3: 541-546. *Shared first author. (Cover article)
2006
Karen L. Christman, Vanessa D. Enriquez-Rios, and Heather D. Maynard. Nanopatterning Proteins and Peptides. Soft Matter. 2006; 2: 928-939. (One of the top 10 most downloaded Soft Matter articles in Nov. 2006 - Feb. 2007)
Karen L. Christman, Michael V. Requa, Vanessa D. Enriquez-Rios, Sabrina Ward, Kenneth A. Bradley, Kimberly L. Turner and Heather D. Maynard. Submicron Streptavidin Patterns for Protein Assembly. Langmuir. 2006; 22:7444 -7450.
Karen L. Christman and Randall J. Lee. Biomaterials for Treatment of Myocardial Infarction. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2006; 48:907-913.
2005
Karen L. Christman and Heather D. Maynard. Protein Micropatterns Using a pH-Responsive Polymer and Light. Langmuir. 2005; 21:8389-8393.
Karen L. Christman, Qizhi Fang, Anne J. Kim, Richard E. Sievers, Hubert H. Fok, Albert F. Candia, Kenneth J. Colley, Gonzalo Herradon, Laura Ezquerra, Thomas F. Deuel, and Randall J. Lee. Pleiotrophin Induces Formation of Functional Neovasculature In Vivo. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2005; 332:1146-1152.
Karen L. Christman, Qizhi Fang, Michael S. Yee, Kandice R. Johnson, Richard E. Sievers, and Randall J. Lee. Enhanced Neovasculature Formation in Ischemic Myocardium Following Delivery of Pleiotrophin Plasmid in a Biopolymer. Biomaterials. 2005; 26:1139-44.
2004
Karen L. Christman, Andrew J. Vardanian, Qizhi Fang, Richard E. Sievers, Hubert H. Fok, and Randall J. Lee. Injectable Fibrin Scaffold Improves Cell Transplant Survival, Reduces Infarct Expansion, and Induces Neovasculature Formation in Ischemic Myocardium. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2004; 44:654-60.
Karen L. Christman, Hubert H. Fok, Richard E. Sievers, Qizhi Fang, and Randall J. Lee. Fibrin Glue Alone and Skeletal Myoblasts in a Fibrin Scaffold Preserve Cardiac Function after Myocardial Infarction. Tissue Engineering. 2004; 10:403-9.
2000
Jubilee R. Stewart, Karen L. Christman, and Catherine O'Brian. Effects of Resveratrol on the Autophosphorylation of Phorbol Ester-Responsive Protein Kinases: Inhibition of Protein Kinase D but Not Protein Kinase C Isozyme Autophosphorylation. Biochemical Pharmacology. 2000; 60(9):1355-9.
Patents
Karen L. Christman, Jennifer Singelyn, and Jessica DeQuach. Compositions and Methods for Tissue Repair with Extracellular Matrices. Patent pending.
Randall J. Lee, Karen L. Christman, and Richard E. Sievers. Material Compositions and Related Systems and Methods for Treating Cardiac Conditions. Patent pending.
Randall J. Lee, Karen L. Christman, and Richard E. Sievers. System and Method for Forming a Non-ablative Cardiac Conduction Block. Patent pending.