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53
Citations
11868
World Ranking
16048
National Ranking
6658

Overview

Todd C. McDevitt is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a particular focus on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Surgery, Biophysics, and Oncology.

McDevitt's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Congenital heart defects research
  • Renal and related cancers
  • Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications

The scientist has contributed to numerous publications, with a number appearing in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Development, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, Methods in Molecular Biology, and Science Translational Medicine.

Notable recent papers include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 infection of human iPSC-derived cardiac cells reflects cytopathic features in hearts of patients with COVID-19, 2021, Science Translational Medicine
  • Co-emergence of cardiac and gut tissues promotes cardiomyocyte maturation within human iPSC-derived organoids, 2021, Cell stem cell
  • Heparin-mediated delivery of bone morphogenetic protein-2 improves spatial localization of bone regeneration, 2020, Science Advances
  • The NIH Somatic Cell Genome Editing program, 2021, Nature
  • SARS-CoV-2 infection of human iPSC-derived cardiac cells predicts novel cytopathic features in hearts of COVID-19 patients, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent collaborators in McDevitt's research include David Joy, Oriane B. Matthys, Ashley R.G. Libby, Emily A. Bulger, and Lyandysha V. Zholudeva, with collaborative efforts featuring multiple coauthorships.

Best Publications

  • Architectural Protein Subclasses Shape 3D Organization of Genomes during Lineage Commitment

    Jennifer E. Phillips-Cremins;Michael E G Sauria;Amartya Sanyal;Tatiana I. Gerasimova

  • Materials as stem cell regulators

    William L. Murphy;Todd C. McDevitt;Adam J. Engler

  • Stem cell paracrine actions and tissue regeneration

    Priya R Baraniak;Todd C McDevitt;Todd C McDevitt

  • Engineering the embryoid body microenvironment to direct embryonic stem cell differentiation.

    Andrés M. Bratt-Leal;Richard L. Carpenedo;Todd C. McDevitt;Todd C. McDevitt

  • Scaffold-free culture of mesenchymal stem cell spheroids in suspension preserves multilineage potential

    Priya R. Baraniak;Todd C. McDevitt

  • In vitro generation of differentiated cardiac myofibers on micropatterned laminin surfaces

    Todd C. McDevitt;John C. Angello;Marsha L. Whitney;Hans Reinecke

  • Rotary suspension culture enhances the efficiency, yield, and homogeneity of embryoid body differentiation.

    Richard L. Carpenedo;Carolyn Y. Sargent;Todd C. McDevitt;Todd C. McDevitt

  • Spatially organized layers of cardiomyocytes on biodegradable polyurethane films for myocardial repair.

    Todd C. McDevitt;Kimberly A. Woodhouse;Stephen D. Hauschka;Charles E. Murry

  • Proliferation of cardiomyocytes derived from human embryonic stem cells is mediated via the IGF/PI 3-kinase/Akt signaling pathway

    Todd C. McDevitt;Michael A. Laflamme;Charles E. Murry

  • Cell-derived matrices for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications.

    Lindsay E. Fitzpatrick;Todd C. McDevitt

  • Incorporation of biomaterials in multicellular aggregates modulates pluripotent stem cell differentiation.

    Andrés M. Bratt-Leal;Richard L. Carpenedo;Mark D. Ungrin;Peter W. Zandstra

  • Pre-conditioning mesenchymal stromal cell spheroids for immunomodulatory paracrine factor secretion

    Joshua A. Zimmermann;Todd C. Mcdevitt;Todd C. Mcdevitt

  • Homogeneous and organized differentiation within embryoid bodies induced by microsphere-mediated delivery of small molecules

    Richard L. Carpenedo;Andrés M. Bratt-Leal;Ross A. Marklein;Scott A. Seaman

  • The Multiparametric Effects of Hydrodynamic Environments on Stem Cell Culture

    Melissa A. Kinney;Carolyn Y. Sargent;Todd C. McDevitt;Todd C. McDevitt

  • SARS-CoV-2 infection of human iPSC-derived cardiac cells reflects cytopathic features in hearts of patients with COVID-19.

    Juan A. Perez-Bermejo;Serah Kang;Sarah J. Rockwood;Camille R. Simoneau;Camille R. Simoneau

  • Perspective: The promise of multi-cellular engineered living systems.

    Roger D. Kamm;Rashid Bashir;Natasha Arora;Roy D. Dar

  • Gelatin methacrylate microspheres for controlled growth factor release

    Anh H. Nguyen;Jay McKinney;Tobias Miller;Tom Bongiorno

  • Adhesion strength–based, label-free isolation of human pluripotent stem cells

    Ankur Singh;Shalu Suri;Ted Lee;Jamie M Chilton

  • Stem cell microencapsulation for phenotypic control, bioprocessing, and transplantation.

    Jenna L. Wilson;Todd C. McDevitt;Todd C. McDevitt

  • Hydrodynamic modulation of embryonic stem cell differentiation by rotary orbital suspension culture.

    Carolyn Y. Sargent;Geoffrey Y. Berguig;Melissa A. Kinney;Luke A. Hiatt

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick S. Stayton
Patrick S. Stayton University of Washington
Bruce R. Conklin
Bruce R. Conklin University of California, San Francisco
Andrés J. García
Andrés J. García Georgia Institute of Technology
William L. Murphy
William L. Murphy University of Wisconsin–Madison
Hua Wang
Hua Wang Georgia Institute of Technology
Charles E. Murry
Charles E. Murry University of Washington
Barbara D. Boyan
Barbara D. Boyan Virginia Commonwealth University
Peter W. Zandstra
Peter W. Zandstra University of British Columbia
Stephen D. Hauschka
Stephen D. Hauschka University of Washington
Sean P. Palecek
Sean P. Palecek University of Wisconsin–Madison

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