Faculty & Research

personnel profile

Marc E Levenston

 
Title:Associate Professor
Department(s):Mechanical Engineering
Location:Durand 233
Mail Code:4038
Phone:650.723.9464       
Fax:650.725.1587
E-mail: levenston@stanford.edu
URL: http://stbl.stanford.edu
Administrator: Doreen E. Wood

Research Statement

Dr. Levenston's primary research interests relate to the function, degeneration and repair of articular cartilage and fibrocartilage, with an emphasis on understanding the complex interactions between biophysical and biochemical cues in controlling cell behavior. Current areas include the mechanisms and functional implications of cell-mediated tissue degeneration in cartilage and meniscus, novel imaging techniques for nondestructive assessment of cartilage composition, and interactions between mechanical, chemical and matrix-supplied cues in controlling the development of engineered tissues.

Degree Discipline Year School
PhD Mechanical Engineering 1995 Stanford
Publication TitleAuthor(s)/Speaker(s)Open Document
Chondrocytes and meniscal fibrochondrocytes differentially process aggrecan during de novo extracellular matrix assembly Wilson, CG; Nishimuta, JF; Levenston, ME
Quantitative assessment of articular cartilage morphology via EPIC-µCT Xie, L; Lin, AS; Levenston, ME...
Improved estimation of solute diffusivity through numerical analysis of FRAP experiments Irrechukwu, ON; Levenston, ME
A modified lap test to more accurately estimate interfacial shear strength for bonded tissues. Sitterle, VB; Sun, W; Levenston, ME
Characterization of proteoglycan production and processing by chondrocytes and BMSCs in tissue engineered constructs Connelly, JT; Wilson, CG; Levenston, ME
Display All Publications
Course NumberCourse TitleLink
ME287 Soft Tissue Mechanics
ME80 Strength of Materials
Display All Courses

Academic Honors & Awards

Editorial Consultant, Journal of Biomechanics (2009)
Associate Editor, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering (2009)
Tau Beta Pi Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (2007)
Frederick E. Terman Fellow, Stanford University (2007)
Docteur Honoris Causa, Université Henri Poincaré (2005)
Editorial Board, Biorheology (2005)
Negma-Lerads International Prize for Research on Mechanobiology of Cartilage and Chondrocyte (2005)
Lockheed Martin Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence, Georgia Tech (2004)
NIH Skeletal Biology Structure and Regeneration Study Section (2003-2007)
CETL/BP Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, Georgia Tech (2001)