Kristin Myers

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

M.S.  Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

B.S.   University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

RESEARCH INTERESTS

•Experimental Soft Tissue Mechanics (Ocular and Reproductive Tissues)

•Biochemical and Mechanical Relationships in Soft Tissues

AWARDS AND HONORS

•Ph. D. Student Poster Competition, ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference

•National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow

•Clare Booth Luce Fellow

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

1. 1.Myers K, Paskaleva A, House M, and Socrate S. “A Study of the Anisotropic and Tension/Compression Behavior of Human Cervical Tissue,” Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, in press 2009.
   

2. 2. Myers K, Socrate S, Tzeranis D, House M. “Changes in the biochemical constituents and morphologic appearance of the cervical stroma during pregnancy,” European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 144: S82-S89, 2009.
   

3. 3. House M, Bhadelia R, Myers K, and Socrate S. “Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Three-dimensional Cervical Anatomy in the Second and Third Trimester,” European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 144: S65-S69, 2009.
   

4. 4.Myers K, Paskaleva A, House M, and Socrate S. “Mechanical and Biochemical Properties of Human Cervical Tissue,” Acta Biomaterialia, 4: 104–116, 2008.
   

5. 5.Myers K and Wineman A. “A Pressurized Spherical Elastomeric Membrane Undergoing Temperature Induced Scission and Crosslinking,” Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, 8: 299-314, 2003.