Sukriti Dewan

Sukriti Dewan

Post Doctoral Scientist

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Dynamic Innovator in Science, Technology and Engineering

  • Education

    • University of Illinois Chicago

      2004 - 2012
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Physiology and Biophysics; Specialization in Cardiac Mechanics and Physiology

      • Developed in vivo clinically relevant 3-stage animal models of heart failure in guinea pigs • Integrated functional study of cardiac contractile function from protein level to whole organ levels• Employed cardiac mechanics techniques from single myofibril level to intact cell level• Analyzed and researched Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Congestive Heart Failure in Single Myofibrils in a Patho-physiological Beta Myosin Heavy Chain animal Model.• Authored multiple publications… Show more • Developed in vivo clinically relevant 3-stage animal models of heart failure in guinea pigs • Integrated functional study of cardiac contractile function from protein level to whole organ levels• Employed cardiac mechanics techniques from single myofibril level to intact cell level• Analyzed and researched Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Congestive Heart Failure in Single Myofibrils in a Patho-physiological Beta Myosin Heavy Chain animal Model.• Authored multiple publications and collaborated in an inter-disciplinary environment Show less

    • Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

      2000 - 2004
      Bachelor of Technology - BTech Biotechnology Summa Cum Laude

      Dissertation Research:Database development to annotate Gene expression in plants using Micro array data.Dept. of Biotechnology, GGSIPU, Delhi, India

  • Experience

    • University of California San Diego

      Aug 2012 - Oct 2017
      Post Doctoral Scientist

      • Integrated computational and experimental approaches towards cardiac mechanics and heart failure mechanisms• Engineered state-of-the-art high-throughput 3-D printed cardiac contractility assay using iPSC derived stem cells• Optimized and validated a novel growth model of human fetal cardiac development using patient-specific data• Developed multi-scale models of sarcomere mechanics and cross-bridge cycling from genotype to cellular phenotype• Identified novel systems biology based phospho-proteomic targets and cell signaling networks in genetic mouse models of CaMKII deletion• Led and managed teams of 3 to 6, across 5 different multi-disciplinary projects, each resulting in a publication Show less

    • Geppetto, Inc

      Jun 2016 - Dec 2017
      Cofounder

      Leveraging 3D printing for affordable and functional Prosthetic• Identified clinical needs by collaborating with clinicians and parents of physically-challenged pediatric patients• Enabled 3-D printing of patho-physiological neonatal hearts using clinical CT-scan data from clinicians• Collaborated with scientists and clinicians from different disciplines to identify needs and develop models• Mentored and engaged students and technicians to successfully deliver results• Delivered public seminars and talks to a critical audience as a team representative Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Micro MBA

      University of California San Diego
      May 2017
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Sukriti Dewan
      Young European Society for Muscle Research (ESMR) Scientist Support Fellowship awardee - Jul 2010 Title: Altered relaxation kinetics and phosho-proteome in a Beta MHC model of Congestive Heart Failure.
    • Awarded to Sukriti Dewan
      American Heart Association Pre-doctoral fellowship awardee American Heart Association Aug 2006 Title: Single myofibril kinetics in human heart failure