Harshini Ramakrishna

Harshini

Education Background:

  • Ph.D., Candidate Fiber & Polymer Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 2015-Present
  • M.S., Textile Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 2013-2015
  • B.Tech, Textile Technology, Anna University, Chennai, India, 2009-2013

Introduction:

I am from Chennai, India. I did my undergraduate in Textile Technology from Anna University and I came to NC State for Masters in Textile Engineering immediately after my graduation. I graduated from Masters in December 2015 and currently I am enrolled in PhD – Fiber and Polymer Science program.Apart from school, I enjoy playing chess, cooking and travelling.

Experience:
Research Assistant at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 2013 – Present

  • Worked on a project to develop a degradable scaffold for tendon-bone junction regeneration
  • The scaffold is designed in such a way that it mimics the natural mice tendon-bone junction in terms of the architecture, mechanical and immunochemical properties
  • The polylactic acid (PLA) fibers have been braided into tubular scaffolds which are cultured by the TgfbR2 expressing progenitors in static condition and it is being tested for various mechanical and biological properties

Teaching Assistant at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, August 2014- December 2014

  • Worked as a Teaching Assistant for “Polymeric Biomaterial Engineering”, graduate/under graduate course

Bachelors Thesis, Arunachala Spinning Mills, Tirupur, India, 2012 – 2013

  • Worked on thesis titled “Effect of processing parameters on splicing performance of ring and compact yarn”: The thesis is based on studying the effect of splicing parameters on Retained Splice Strength (RSS) of Compact and Ring yarn using three variables factorial design proposed by Box-Behnken

Presentations:

  • Presented a poster on “Development of degradable scaffold for tendon-bone junction regeneration and evaluation of the role of TgfbR2 expressing progenitor cells on the scaffold” in Graduate Student Research Symposium in March 2015
  • Presented a poster on “The Role of TgfbR2 Expressing Cells in the Development of Degradable Scaffolds for Tendon Bone Junction Regeneration” in the 2015 Annual meeting and Exposition of Society for Biomaterials, Charlotte NC, April 2015

Research Area and Interests:
Biomedical Textiles, Tissue Engineering, Biodegradable Polymers

Contact Information:
Email: hramakr@ncsu.edu