##master-page:HomepageTemplate #format wiki == Darlene Hunt == ||attachment:surgery.jpg ||attachment:dh_expo07.jpg || Email: dhunt AT ucsd DOT edu == About Me == I graduated from the Bioengineering doctoral program at the [http://ucsd.edu/ University of California, San Diego] in 2009, and currently work as a postdoctoral scholar with [:AndrewMcCulloch:Dr. Andrew McCulloch] as a member of the [:FrontPage:Cardiac Mechanics Research Group] at UCSD. == Research == My research focused on post-myocardial infarction (MI) healing in the MRL mouse, a strain capable of regenerating through-and-through ear hole punches and cryoprobe injury to the right ventricle. We and others have shown that MRL mice survive MI better than the commonly used C57BL/6J (C57) strain. Completed work submitted for publication includes a microarray analysis to help understand the mechanisms underlying increased survival in the MRL, quantification of RNA expression, tissue-level assays to confirm microarray and RNA data, and measurement of chronic infarct scar remodeling. == Publications == * Jacot JG, Martin JC, Hunt DL (2010). Mechanobiology of cardiomyocyte development. ''J Biomech'' 43:93-98. * Hunt DL, Campbell PH, Jones Y, Harwood F, Amiel D, Omens JH, !McCulloch AD (2008). Effects of biglycan deficiency on myocardial infarct structure and mechanics. ''Mol Cell Biomech'' 5:27-35. [attachment:biglycan_paper_final.pdf PDF file] == Oral Presentations == Hunt DL, Campbell PH, Zambon A, Vranizan K, Omens JH, !McCulloch AD at Experimental Biology 2008 == Poster Presentations == Experimental Biology 2010 [[BR]] UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering Research Expo, 2008 (''poster competition semifinalist'') [[BR]] Gordon Research Conference: Tissue Repair and Regeneration, 2007 [[BR]] UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering Research Expo, 2007 [[BR]] International Society of Applied Cardiovascular Biology Satellite Meeting, 2006 [:DarleneHunt/Attachments:Dissertation and Defense, Senate Proposal/Presentation, and 2007 AHA Proposal] ''(restricted--log in to view)'' [:DarleneHunt/STICH:STICH Project Data] ''(restricted--log in to view)'' ---- [:FrontPage:CMRG Home]