Gustavo Vaca-Diez Source Confirmed

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Senior Research Assistant

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

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2 h-index 6 pubs 38 cited

Research Areas

Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Health and Medical Research Impacts

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Gustavo Vaca-Diez's research focuses on the development and application of microphysiological systems to study cardiovascular diseases, particularly calcific aortic valve disease. His work utilizes a three-dimensional valve-on-chip microphysiological system to investigate the progression of this condition and identify potential biomarkers. Recent publications explore how cell cycle progression, cholesterol metabolism, and protein homeostasis are implicated in early calcific aortic valve disease. Additionally, his research investigates the mechanosensitive pathways affected by physiological and pathological strain on valve cells within this novel human valve-on-chip system.

Vaca-Diez collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Kartik Balachandran, Ishita Tandon, Alan E. Woessner, and Patrick Kuczwara. He has authored six publications with 38 citations and an h-index of 2. His research is characterized by its active and recent contributions to the field.

Metrics

  • h-index: 2
  • Publications: 6
  • Citations: 38

Selected Publications

  • Elucidating the mechanosensitive pathways of physiological and pathological strain on valve cells in a novel human valve-on-chip system (2025) DOI
  • A three-dimensional valve-on-chip microphysiological system implicates cell cycle progression, cholesterol metabolism and protein homeostasis in early calcific aortic valve disease progression (2024) DOI
  • A Three-Dimensional Valve-on-Chip Microphysiological System Reveals Novel Biomarkers of Early Calcific Aortic Valve Disease Progression (2023) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Kartik Balachandran University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 3 shared publications Ishita Tandon University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 2 shared publications Alan E. Woessner University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 2 shared publications Patrick Kuczwara University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 2 shared publications Swastika Tandon University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 2 shared publications Alexis P. Applequist University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication Kyle P. Quinn University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication Connor Robinson University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication

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