Omar El Mounayri

HONORS & AWARDS 1. Effect of nano-grating patterned substrate on vascular cell behavior in response to shear flow and strain, MURI, Co-PI, $19,500, 06/2014 – 8/2014. 2. Biomechanics of smooth muscle cell differentiation: Experimental study using an innovative in vitro mechanical system – Phase II, MURI, Co-PI, $7,800, 10/2013 – 04/2014. 3. Biomechanics of smooth muscle cell differentiation: Experimental study using an innovative in vitro mechanical system, MURI, Co-PI, $22,200, 06/2013 – 08/2013. 4. Design and application of flow chamber for studying endothelial mechano-transduction on flexible substrate, MURI, Co-PI, $16,300, 05/2008 – 08/2008. 5. Design and construction of a novel flow chamber for studying air flow on airway epithelial cells, MURI, Co-PI, $8,000, 10/2008 – 06/2009. 6. Regulation of SMC-specific genes expression by clustered homeodomain proteins, HoxA10 and HoxB8, PI, $52,000, 2004-2007. 7. Biomechanics of smooth muscle cell differentiation: Experimental study using