Amanda Barreto
Amanda graduated with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Florida International University in 2021. She is a PhD student in Dr. Samira Musah's lab.
Research Interests
Tissue and Genetic Engineering, Regenerative Medicine, Translational Research, Chronic Kidney Disease, Drug Discovery
Publications:
Amanda D. Barreto, Morgan A. Burt, Samira Musah “Advancing drug discovery with stem cell-derived kidney disease models” Trends in Pharmacological Sciences-Cell Press *Submitted
TitilolaD.Kalejaiye, Amanda D. Barreto, Samira Musah “Translating renal organoids into artificial kidneys” Current Transplantation Reports-Springer *Submitted
Devin B. Mair, Ceylin Elmasli, Amanda D. Barreto, Supeng Ding, Luo Gu, Seth H Weinberg, Taeyoon Kim, Deok-Ho Kim, and Rong Li “The Arp2/3 Complex Enhances Migration on Soft Elastic Substrates” Biophysical *Under revision for resubmission
Amanda D. Barreto, Lia Paolino, Kazue Orikasa-Lopez, Asad Mirza, Arvind Agarwal, Joshua Hutcheson, Sharan Ramaswamy (2021) “Constitutive Properties of Mitral Valve Tissues Via Nanoindentation” Structural Heart, Sup1.
Asad M. Mirza, Amanda D. Barreto, Tisha Boodooram, Sharan Ramaswamy (2021) “Importance of Non-Newtonian Modeling of Blood Flow for Calcified Aortic Valves: Relevance to Sub-Clinical Thrombosis” Structural Heart, Sup1.
Melake D. Tesfamarian, Asad M. Mirza, Daniel Chaparro, Ahmed Z. Ali, Rachel Montalvan, Ilyas Saytashev, Brittany A. Gonzalez, Amanda D. Barreto, Jessica Ramella-Roman, Joshua D. Hutcheson and Sharan Ramaswamy (2019) “Elastin-Dependent Aortic Heart Valve Leaflet Curvature Changes During Cyclic Flexure” Bioengineering 6(2), 39.
Honors & Awards:
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Graduate Fellowship
NSF GRFP Honorable Mention
Outstanding FIU Senior Leadership Award Finalist
NIH T34-MARC U*STAR Research Project Grant
1st Place Award at FIU MARC U*STAR Fall 2020 Symposium
Student Government Association STEM Scholarship
Diversity Travel Award by SB3C
Honors College Research Conference Scholarship
Gold Blue Achievement Award
Florida Academic Scholars
Federal Pell Grant
Conference Abstracts & Presentations:
Amanda D. Barreto, Morgan A. Burt, Samira Musah “Discovery of novel therapeutic candidates for human podocytopathies” (Poster Presentation) July 2022, Duke Early Start Poster Symposium.
Amanda D. Barreto, Lia Paolino, Kazue Orikasa-Lopez, Asad Mirza, Arvind Agarwal, Joshua Hutcheson, Sharan Ramaswamy “Constitutive Properties of Mitral Valve Tissues Via Nanoindentation” (Oral Presentation), April, Heart Valve Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Virtual.
Amanda D. Barreto, Asad Mirza, Brittany A. Gonzalez, Daniel Chaparro, Joshua Hutcheson, Sharan Ramaswamy “In-vitro Tissue Model System to Mimic Calcified Aortic Valve Tissues” (Poster Presentation), March, Undergraduate Research at FIU Conference.
Amanda D. Barreto, Amy Reid, Daniel Cambron, Shaylyn Grier “How to Establish an Undergraduate Research Society at your Institution” (Oral Presentation), February, Florida Undergraduate Research Conference, Virtual.
Amanda D. Barreto, Lia Paolino, Kazue orikasa-Lopez,Asad M. Mirza, Nicole Bacca, Brittany A. Gonzalez, Pranjal Nautiyal, Joshua Hutcheson, Arvind Agarwal, Sharan Ramaswamy “Homogenization of Severely Calcified Human Valve Tissues-Relevance to TAVR” MARC U*STAR Fall Symposium (Oral Presentation), December, Florida International University, Miami, FL.
Amanda D. Barreto, Devin B Mair, Ceylin Elmasli, Rong Li , and Deok Ho Kim “The Arp2/3 Complex Facilitates Cell Spreading and Migration Through Diverse Mechanical Advantages” (Poster), November,The Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS).
Amanda D. Barreto, Asad M. Mirza, Nicole Bacca, Brittany A. Gonzalez, Pranjal Nautiyal, Joshua Hutcheson, Arvind Agarwal, Sharan Ramaswamy “Increased Adhesion Forces in Severely Calcified Valve Leaflets during Indentation Testing” (Poster), October, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Conference (BMES).
Amanda D. Barreto, Asad M. Mirza, Nicole Bacca, Brittany A. Gonzalez, Pranjal Nautiyal, Joshua Hutcheson, Arvind Agarwal, Sharan Ramaswamy “Response of Adhesion Forces During Calcified Tissue Indentation” (Oral Presentation), September, Undergraduate Research Day, Florida International University, Miami, FL.
Amanda D. Barreto, Devin B. Mair, Deok-Ho Kim “Computational Analysis of Morphological Features of Glioblastoma Cells on Different Stiffness Substrates”
Leadership Alliance National Symposium (Oral Presentation), August, Virtual.
Hopkins CARES Symposium (Oral Presentation), July, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
BSI-SIP Summer Presentation (Chalk Talk), July, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Amanda D. Barreto, Asad M. Mirza, Nicole Bacca, Brittany A. Gonzalez, Pranjal Nautiyal, Joshua Hutcheson, Arvind Agarwal, Sharan Ramaswamy “Towards Homogenized Constitutive Characterization of Severely Calcified Aortic Valve Leaflets” Heart Day Symposium at FIU (Poster), February, Miami, FL.
Amanda D. Barreto, Matthew S. Pasteris, Nicole Diaz, Alexandra Tchir “Leveraging Student Involvement to Prepare Students for Graduate Programs” Florida Undergraduate Research Leadership Symposium (FURLS) (Oral), February, Gainesville, FL.
"Undergraduate Research 101" Panelist at Florida International University, November
Amanda D. Barreto, Asad M. Mirza, Daniel Chaparro, John Hutcheson, Sharan Ramaswamy “Calcified Matrix Sub-Types in Aortic Valve Leaflets Prone to Sub-Clinical Thrombosis”
McNair National Scholars Conference (Poster), November, Miami, FL.
MARC U*STAR & QBIC Undergraduate Research Symposium (Oral Presentation), October, Miami, FL.
Amanda D. Barreto, Asad M. Mirza, Sharan Ramaswamy “Regional Curvature Alterations in Human Aortic Valve Leaflets after Calcification” Undergraduate Research Day, (Poster), September, Florida International University, Miami, FL
Amanda D. Barreto, Asad M. Mirza, Sharan Ramaswamy “A Spatial Mean Curvature Map of The Aortic Valve-Relevance to Calcification” Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C) (Poster), June, Pittsburg, PA.
Amanda D. Barreto, Asad M. Mirza; Daniel Chaparro, Ahmed Z. Ali; Rachel Montlavan; Joshua D. Hutcheson, Sharan Ramaswamy “Aortic Valve Leaflet Curvature as a Function of Elastin Degradation”.
National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR) (Poster), April, Atlanta, GA.
Conference for Undergraduate Research at FIU (CURFIU) (Poster), April, Miami, FL.
Amanda D. Barreto, Asad Mirza, Ahmed Al-Zamzami, Sharan Ramaswamy “Aortic Valve Leaflet Curvature as a Function of Elastin Degradation” Undergraduate Research Day (Poster), September, Florida International University, Miami, FL