Andrew Leete Darling

2003 IEEE EMBS Award Winner

Education:
BA Biology (1998), University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
MS Biomedical Science (2003), Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
PhD Mech. Engineering (est. 2005), Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

Work Experience:

2/02-present - Research Assistant, CATE Lab, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Currently investigating application of CAD/CAM techniques in tissue engineering, specifically working with freeform fabrication of tissue engineering scaffolds in the Computer Aided Tissue Engineering Lab.

4/00-9/01 - Computer Animator, Leete Michaels Associates, Erie, PA
Performed freelance computer animation and architectural rendering for Erie-area advertisers and architects. This work was part-time, by contract, and independently managed.

2/01-7/01 - Medical Clerk, Open MRI of Erie, Erie, PA
Performed clinical secretarial duties for an Open MRI facility.

7/00-1/01 - CAD Drafter, Erie Maleable Iron, Erie, PA
Transferred hydraulic and electrical schematic drawings to CAD format, and assisted in the construction of a new inventory database.

10/98-1/00 - Department Secretary, Dermatology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Assisted two full-time research faculties and provided administrative support for the remainder of the department. Provided aid in grant preparation, research publication, and clinical records.

Awards:
Dean's Fellowship - Drexel University
Wilson Academic Scholarship - University of Rochester
Phase I Winner - Baiada Business Plan Competition 2001, Drexel University
Graduate Poster Winner - Research Day 2002, Drexel University
Honorable Mention - Poster - Research Day 2003, Drexel University
Honorable Mention - Fellowship - NASA GSRP Fellowship Application 2003
3rd Place - EMBS 2003 - IEEE Award for Student Presentations
GAANN Fellowship - Education-oriented Graduate Fellowship, Drexel University

Journal Publications:
[1] Sun, W., Darling, A., Starly, B, Nam, J., "Computer-Aided Tissue Engineering, Part I: Overview, Scope and Challenges," invited paper for special issue on Tissue Engineering, J. Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry, in press.
[2] Sun, W., Starly B, Darling, A., Gomez, C., "Computer-Aided Tissue Engineering, Part II: Application to biomimetic modeling and design of tissue scaffolds," invited paper for special issue on Tissue Engineering, J. Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry, in press.
[3] F. Wang, L. Shor, A. Darling, S. Khalil, W. Sun, S. Güçeri, A. Lau, "Precision Extruding Deposition and Characterization of Cellualr Poly-ε-Caprolactone Tissue Scaffolds," Rapid Prototyping Journal, in press.
[4] A. Darling and W. Sun, "3D Microtomographic Characterization of Precision Extruded Poly-ε-Caprolactone Tissue Scaffolds," submitted to Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 10/16/2003, in review.
[5] A.L. Darling, H. Roupas, E. Tharavong, N. Kelley, P. Koerner, W. Sun, "Orthotic design through 3D reconstruction: a passive assistance ankle foot orthotic," submitted to Journal Applied Bionics and Biomechanics, 9/8/2003, in review.

Conference Presentations/Posters:
[1] Darling, A; Sun, W. "Designing endoskeletal prostheses based upon the musculoskeletal structure of the recipient," poster, Research and Venture Day, Drexel University, May 7, 2002.
[2] Darling, A; Dcosta, D; Hu, X; Chiang, J; Lehmicke, M; Sun, W."CAD/CAM Assisted Biomodeling and Design of Inter-Vertebral Implant." Proceeding of 2002 Northeastern Bioengineering Conference, pp. 213-214, Philadelphia, PA, April 2002.
[3] Gomez, C; Starly, B., Darling, A; Fang, Z; Lau, A; Sun, W. "Biomimetic modeling and design of bone scaffolds," 6th New Jersey Symposium on Biomaterials Science, Somerset, NJ, October 17-18, 2002.
[4] Darling, A; Sun, W.; Subbaraman, G. "Biomodeling assisted three dimensional organ printing," Proceedings of the Twenty-First Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, September, 2002, 237.
[5] Darling, A., Starly, B., Gomez, C., Fang, Z. and Sun, W., "Image-based biomimetic modeling and its application in computer-aided tissue engineering", SPIE/BIOS 2003 - Symposium on optical technologies to solve problems in tissue engineering and tissue mechanics, San Jose, CA, Jan. 25-31, 2003
[6] Z. Fang, B. Starly, A. Darling, W. Sun, "Modeling and Characterization of 3D Heterogeneous Tissue Scaffolds", The 4th Asian-Australasian Conference on Composite Materials, Sydney, Australia, July 6-10, 2004.
[7] B. Starly, A. Darling, C. Gomez, W. Sun, A. Shokoufandeh, W. Regli, "Image Based Bio-CAD Modeling and Its Application in Biomedical and Tissue Engineering", ACM Symposium on Solid Modeling and Applications 04, Genova, Italy, June 9-11, 2004.
[8] J. Nam, A. Darling, B. Starly, Z. Fang, C. Gomez, S. Khalil, W. Sun, "On Computer-Aided Tissue Engineering", The 6th International Conference on Tissue Engineering, Orlando, FL, Dec. 10-13, 2003.
[9] A. Darling, and W. Sun, "Bio-blueprint Modeling for 3D Tissue and Organ Printing", The 6th International Conference on Tissue Engineering, Orlando, FL, Dec. 10-13, 2003.
[10] Darling, A., Nam, J, Sun, W. , "Scaffold Informatics: A bioinformatics Approach for Tissue Scaffold Modeling and Construction," Symposium on Digital Biology: The Emerging Paradigm, NIH Biomedical Information Science and Technology Initiative Consortium, November 6-7, 2003, Natcher Conference Center, NIH, Bethesda, Marylan.
[11] A. Darling and W. Sun, "3D Microtomographic Characterization of Precision Fused Deposited Biocompatible Polymer Scaffolds", 25th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, September 17-21, Cancun, Mexico.
[12] F. Wang, L. Shor, A. Darling, S. Khalil, B. Starly, S. Güçeri, W. Sun, "Fabrication and Characterization of Cellualr Poly-ε-Caprolactone (PCL) Scaffolds," Proceedings of 14th Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, August 4-6, 2003, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
[13] Darling, L. Shor, S. Khalil, F. Wang, S. Güçeri, W. Sun, "Micro-ct Characterization of Fusing Extruded PCL Scaffolds," Proceeding of 29th Northeastern Bioengineering Conference, 3/23 ~ 24, 2003 NJIT, Newark, NJ, U.S.A.
[14] F. Wang, L. Shor, B. Starly, A. Darling, S. Güçeri, W. Sun, "Fabrication of Cellular Poly-ε-Caprolactone (PCL) Scaffolds by Precision Extruding Deposition Process," Proceeding of 29th Northeastern Bioengineering Conference, 3/23 ~ 24, NJIT, Newark, NJ, U.S.A.
[15] B. Starly, C. Gomez, A. Darling, Z. Fang, A. Lau, W. Sun, W. Lau, T. Bradbury, A. Youssef, C. Gaylo, "Computer-Aided Bone Scaffold Design - A Biomimetic Approach," Proceeding of 29th Northeastern Bioengineering Conference, 3/23 ~ 24, NJIT, Newark, U.S.A.
[16] Gomez, C., Starly, B., Darling, A., Fang, Z., Lau, A. and Sun, W. "Biomimetic modeling and design of bone scaffold", 13th Interdisciplinary Research Conference on Biomaterials, Baltimore, MD, USA March 14th-15th, 2003.
[17] Starly, B., Darling, A., and Sun, W. "Biomimetic design of 3D bone scaffolds", Proceedings of 2002 meeting on Tissue Engineering at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, November 21~24, 2002, pp. 45.

References: Available upon request

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