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Katherine W. Ferrara

Katherine W. Ferrara

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
77
Citations
20157
World Ranking
668
National Ranking
234

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to theory and applications of biomedical ultrasonics.
  • 2010 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to ultrasound and its applications in molecular imaging and drug delivery
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2004 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Katherine W. Ferrara is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and focuses on interdisciplinary research across engineering, medicine, and the biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology fields. Their primary areas of expertise include biomedical engineering, molecular biology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, immunology, and oncology.

Their recent research outputs highlight a range of topics including ultrasound and hyperthermia applications, RNA interference and gene delivery, photoacoustic and ultrasonic imaging, ultrasound imaging and elastography, nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, virus-based gene therapy research, and immunotherapy and immune responses.

The following recent papers illustrate the scope and impact of their work:

  • "Two-way magnetic resonance tuning and enhanced subtraction imaging for non-invasive and quantitative biological imaging" (2020), published in Nature Nanotechnology
  • "In situ T-cell transfection by anti-CD3-conjugated lipid nanoparticles leads to T-cell activation, migration, and phenotypic shift" (2021), published in Biomaterials
  • "Low-frequency ultrasound-mediated cytokine transfection enhances T cell recruitment at local and distant tumor sites" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Gold-Nanostar-Chitosan-Mediated Delivery of SARS-CoV-2 DNA Vaccine for Respiratory Mucosal Immunization: Development and Proof-of-Principle" (2021), published in ACS Nano
  • "Immune modulation resulting from MR-guided high intensity focused ultrasound in a model of murine breast cancer" (2021), published in Scientific Reports

The scientist frequently collaborates with a number of researchers, including Spencer K. Tumbale, Marina N. Raie, Josquin Foiret, Bo Wu, and James Wang, reflecting sustained co-authorship relationships.

The scientist's publications are often featured in several journals and venues, notably including Cancer Research, Biomaterials, ACS Nano, Nature Communications, and BME Frontiers.

Katherine W. Ferrara has received several recognitions throughout their career. These include election as a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2014 for contributions to biomedical ultrasonics, designation as an IEEE Fellow in 2010 for work in ultrasound applied to molecular imaging and drug delivery, fellowship in the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2009, and fellowship in the Indian National Academy of Engineering in 2004.

Best Publications

  • Ultrasound microbubble contrast agents: fundamentals and application to gene and drug delivery.

    Katherine Ferrara;Rachel E Pollard;Mark Borden

  • Experimental and theoretical evaluation of microbubble behavior: effect of transmitted phase and bubble size

    K.E. Morgan;J.S. Allen;P.A. Dayton;J.E. Chomas

  • Ultrasound contrast microbubbles in imaging and therapy: physical principles and engineering

    Shengping Qin;Charles F Caskey;Katherine W Ferrara

  • Mechanisms of contrast agent destruction

    J.E. Chomas;P. Dayton;J. Allen;K. Morgan

  • Acoustic radiation force in vivo: A mechanism to assist targeting of microbubbles

    Paul Dayton;Alexander Klibanov;Gary Brandenburger;Kathy Ferrara

  • Optical and acoustical observations of the effects of ultrasound on contrast agents

    P.A. Dayton;K.E. Morgan;A.L. Klibanov;G.H. Brandenburger

  • Threshold of fragmentation for ultrasonic contrast agents

    James E. Chomas;Paul A. Dayton;Donovan J. May;Katherine W. Ferrara

  • Lipid-shelled vehicles: engineering for ultrasound molecular imaging and drug delivery.

    Katherine W. Ferrara;Mark A. Borden;Hua Zhang

  • The magnitude of radiation force on ultrasound contrast agents

    Paul A. Dayton;John S. Allen;Katherine W. Ferrara

  • Influence of lipid shell physicochemical properties on ultrasound-induced microbubble destruction

    M.A. Borden;D.E. Kruse;C.F. Caskey;Shukui Zhao

  • Noninvasive Imaging of Inflammation by Ultrasound Detection of Phagocytosed Microbubbles

    Jonathan R. Lindner;Paul A. Dayton;Matthew P. Coggins;Klaus Ley

  • Targeted imaging using ultrasound.

    Paul A. Dayton;Katherine W. Ferrara

  • Ultrasound Radiation Force Enables Targeted Deposition of Model Drug Carriers loaded on Microbubbles

    Aaron F H Lum;Mark A Borden;Paul A Dayton;Dustin E Kruse

  • Driving delivery vehicles with ultrasound

    Katherine W. Ferrara

  • A preliminary evaluation of the effects of primary and secondary radiation forces on acoustic contrast agents

    P.A. Dayton;K.E. Morgan;A.L. Klibanov;G. Brandenburger

  • Ultrasound molecular imaging of tumor angiogenesis with an integrin targeted microbubble contrast agent.

    Christopher R. Anderson;Xiaowen Hu;Hua Zhang;Jose Tlaxca

  • The atypical mechanosensitive microRNA-712 derived from pre-ribosomal RNA induces endothelial inflammation and atherosclerosis

    Dong Ju Son;Sandeep Kumar;Wakako Takabe;Chan Woo Kim;Chan Woo Kim

  • Acoustically-Active Microbubbles Conjugated to Liposomes: Characterization of a Proposed Drug Delivery Vehicle

    Azadeh Kheirolomoom;Paul A. Dayton;Aaron F.H. Lum;Erika Little

  • Optical observation of lipid- and polymer-shelled ultrasound microbubble contrast agents

    Susannah H. Bloch;Mingxi Wan;Paul A. Dayton;Katherine W. Ferrara

  • A method for radiation-force localized drug delivery using gas-filled lipospheres

    M.J. Shortencarier;P.A. Dayton;S.H. Bloch;P.A. Schumann

  • Direct observations of ultrasound microbubble contrast agent interaction with the microvessel wall

    Charles F. Caskey;Susanne M. Stieger;Shengping Qin;Paul A. Dayton

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul A. Dayton
Paul A. Dayton University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Paul K. Dayton
Paul K. Dayton Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Scott I. Simon
Scott I. Simon University of California, Davis
Alexander L. Klibanov
Alexander L. Klibanov University of Virginia
Ting Xu
Ting Xu University of California, Berkeley
Dan Gazit
Dan Gazit Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Hua Zhang
Hua Zhang City University of Hong Kong
Robert D. Cardiff
Robert D. Cardiff University of California, Davis
Hairong Zheng
Hairong Zheng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hanjoong Jo
Hanjoong Jo Emory University

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