John Kolega PhD
John Kolega
PhD
Associate Professor / Graduate Program Director
Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Cardiovascular Disease; Cytoskeleton and cell motility; Molecular and Cellular Biology; Molecular Basis of Disease
Professional Summary:
My primary research interest is the behavior of endothelial cells, which form the inner lining of blood vessels and are key players in the remodeling events that occur during wound healing, aneurysm formation, tumor growth, and a wide variety of disease conditions. There are two questions about endothelial behavior that drive most of the research in my laboratory:
(1) How do endothelial cells sense and respond to their mechanical environment?
Blood vessels remodel to accommodate long-term changes in blood flow. Certain flow environments can cause destructive remodeling that leads to cerebral aneurysms (local “ballooning” of vessels). Working with researchers at the Canon Stroke & Vascular Research Center, we use cell culture and whole animal systems to examine how endothelial cells respond to specific hemodynamic micro-environments in order to understand the mechanism and regulation of flow-induced remodeling, especially as it relates to cerebral aneurysms.
(2) How does an endothelial cell migrate during wound healing and blood-vessel remodeling? I am particularly interested in the motor protein, myosin II, and how it exerts force within the cytoskeleton to push or pull the cell as it moves. In order to study the organization and movements of cytoskeletal proteins - and not just there biochemical properties - we use a variety of light microscopic methods to examine the dynamics and biochemistry of cytoskeletal proteins in living migrating endothelial cells. We also use conventional biochemical, genetic, and pharmacological manipulations to investigate the regulatory events that control myosin II behavior in situ.
Education and Training:
- Fellowship, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Dermatology New York University Medical School (1989)
- Fellowship, Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory for Developmental Biology & Anomalies National Institutes of Health (1985)
- PhD, Cell Biology, Yale University (1984)
- MS, Biology, Yale University (1981)
- BA, Life Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1978)
- BS, Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1978)
Employment:
- Associate Professor, Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Buffalo, State University of New York Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2001-present)
- Assistant Professor, Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Buffalo, State University of New York Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2000–2001)
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Buffalo, State University of New York Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (1998–2000)
- Assistant Professor, Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Buffalo, State University of New York Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (1993–1998)
- Special Research Faculty, Center for Light Microscope Imaging and Biotechnology, Carnegie Mellon University - (1992–1993)
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Light Microscope Imaging & Biotechnology, Carnegie Mellon University (1989–1992)
- Technical Collaborator, Brookhaven National Laboratories (1978)
- Technical Collaborator, Brookhaven National Laboratories (1977)
Awards and Honors:
- Brody Lecturer (2025)
Research Expertise:
- Cell Biology: Cytoskeletal regulation and mechanism in cell migration. Endothelial cell biology.
- Gross Anatomy: back and extremeties
- Vascular Biology: endothelial signaling, vessel wall remodeling
Research Centers:
- Toshiba Stroke Research Center
UB 2020 Strategic Strengths:
- Molecular Recognition in Biological Systems and Bioinformatics
Grants and Sponsored Research:
- September 2023–August 2026
SBIR: Development of a Molecular Diagnostic to Identify Dangerous Intracranial Aneurysms
National Institutes of Health (Federal Flow Through via Neurovascular Diagnostics Incorporated )
Role: Principal Investigator
$393,885 - September 2022–August 2025
Hemodynamically induced molecules regulating the initiation of intracranial aneurysms
National Institutes of Health - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
$438,835 - July 2024–June 2025
CAT2324G: Validation of a Blood-Based Diagnostic Assay for Assessment of Intracranial Aneurysms
NYS Department of Economic Development
Role: Principal Investigator
$105,000
Journal Articles:
- Ionita CN, Paciorek AM, Dohatcu A, Hoffmann KR, Bednarek DR, Kolega JP, Levy EI, Hopkins LN, Rudin S, Mocco JD. (2009) The asymmetric vascular stent: efficacy in a rabbit aneurysm model. Stroke (Mar), 40(3): 959-965.
- Ionita CN, Paciorek AM, Hoffmann KR, Bednarek DR, Yamamoto J, Kolega JP, Levy EI, Hopkins LN, Rudin S, Mocco J. (2008) Asymmetric vascular stent: feasibility study of a new low-porosity patch-containing stent. Stroke (Jul), 39(7): 2105-2113.
- Santo BA, Jenkins TD, Shah JP, Balghonaim S, Scotti A, Patel TR, Levy EI, Siddiqui AH, Kolega J, Tutino VM. (2025) Impact of neutrophil extracellular traps on the mechanical, radiomic, and histological properties of in vitro stroke clots. Acta neurologica Belgica (Dec).
- Santo BA, Patel TR, Mousavi Janbeh Sarayi SM, Poppenberg KE, Balghonaim S, Scotti A, Jenkins TD, Levy EI, Siddiqui AH, Kolega J, Tutino VM. (2025) CT Radiomic Signatures of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Ischemic Stroke Thrombi. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology (Aug).
- Biber JC, Sullivan A, Brazzo JA, Heo Y, Tumenbayar BI, Krajnik A, Poppenberg KE, Tutino VM, Heo SJ, Kolega J, Lee K, Bae Y. (2023) Survivin as a mediator of stiffness-induced cell cycle progression and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells. APL bioengineering (Dec), 7(4): 046108. doi:10.1063/5.0150532
- Krajnik A, Nimmer E, Brazzo JA, Biber JC, Drewes R, Tumenbayar BI, Sullivan A, Pham K, Krug A, Heo Y, Kolega J, Heo SJ, Lee K, Weil BR, Kim DH, Gupte SA, Bae Y. (2023) Survivin regulates intracellular stiffness and extracellular matrix production in vascular smooth muscle cells. APL bioengineering (Dec), 7(4): 046104. doi:10.1063/5.0157549
- Patel TR, Santo BA, Jenkins TD, Waqas M, Monteiro A, Baig A, Levy EI, Davies JM, Snyder KV, Siddiqui AH, Kolega J, Tomaszewski J, Tutino VM. (2022) Biologically Informed Clot Histomics Are Predictive of Acute Ischemic Stroke Etiology. Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology (Dec), 3: e000536. doi:10.1161/SVIN.122.000536
- Rajabzadeh-Oghaz H, Siddiqui AH, Asadollahi A, Kolega J, Tutino VM. (2022) The association between hemodynamics and wall characteristics in human intracranial aneurysms: a review. Neurosurgical review (Feb), 45(1): 49-61.
- Vaidyanathan K, Wang C, Krajnik A, Yu Y, Choi M, Lin B, Jang J, Heo SJ, Kolega J, Lee K, Bae Y. (2021) A machine learning pipeline revealing heterogeneous responses to drug perturbations on vascular smooth muscle cell spheroid morphology and formation. Scientific reports (Dec), 11(1): 23285. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-02683-4
- Tutino VM, Zebraski HR, Rajabzadeh-Oghaz H, Chaves L, Dmytriw AA, Siddiqui AH, Kolega J, Poppenberg KE. (2021) RNA Sequencing Data from Human Intracranial Aneurysm Tissue Reveals a Complex Inflammatory Environment Associated with Rupture. Molecular diagnosis & therapy (Nov), 25(6): 775-790.
- Kolega J, Poppenberg KE, Lim HW, Gutierrez LC, Veeturi SS, Siddiqui AH, Rajabzadeh-Oghaz H, Tutino VM. (2021) Identification of intima-to-media signals for flow-induced vascular remodeling using correlative gene expression analysis. Scientific reports (Aug), 11(1): 16142. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-95403-x
- Patel TR, Fricano S, Waqas M, Tso M, Dmytriw AA, Mokin M, Kolega J, Tomaszewski J, Levy EI, Davies JM, Snyder KV, Siddiqui AH, Tutino VM. (2021) Increased Perviousness on CT for Acute Ischemic Stroke is Associated with Fibrin/Platelet-Rich Clots. AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (Jan), 42(1): 57-64. doi:10.3174/ajnr.A6866
- Tutino, V.M., Rajabzadeh-Oghaz, H., Veeturi, S., Poppenberg, K., Waqas, M., Mandelbaum, M., Liaw, N., Siddiqui, A.H., Meng, H., and Kolega, J. (2021) Endogenous Animal Models of Intracranial Aneurysm Development: A Review. accepted for publication. Neurosurg. Rev. (Jan) doi:10.1007/s10143-021-01481-w
- Tutino, V.M., Yan, A.J., Veeturi, S.S., Patel. T.R., Rajabzadeh-Oghaz, H., Waqas, M., Siddiqui, A.H., Tseng, J., Kolega, J. (2020) Landmark-Based Shape Analysis on Middle Cerebral Intracranial Aneurysms: A Geometric Morphometrics Approach to Infer Natural History. Curr Neurovasc Res (Dec), 17(5): 725-735. doi:10.2174/1567202617999201214230944
- Poppenberg KE, Tutino VM, Li L, Waqas M, June A, Chaves L, Jiang K, Jarvis JN, Sun Y, Snyder KV, Levy EI, Siddiqui AH, Kolega J, Meng H. (2020) Classification models using circulating neutrophil transcripts can detect unruptured intracranial aneurysm. Journal of translational medicine (Oct), 18(1): 392. doi:10.1186/s12967-020-02550-2
- Poppenberg KE, Li L, Waqas M, Paliwal N, Jiang K, Jarvis JN, Sun Y, Snyder KV, Levy EI, Siddiqui AH, Kolega J, Meng H, Tutino VM. (2020) Whole blood transcriptome biomarkers of unruptured intracranial aneurysm. PloS one (Jan), 15(11): e0241838. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0241838
- Vaidyanathan, K., Wang, C., Yu, Y., Krajnik, A., Choi, M. Lin, B., Kolega, J., Lee, K., Bae, Y. (2020) Machine Learning approach reveals heterogeneous responses to FAK and Rho GTPases inhibition on smooth muscle spheroid formation. bioRxiv (Jan) doi:10.1101/2020.01.30.927616
- Poppenberg KE, Jiang K, Tso MK, Snyder KV, Siddiqui AH, Kolega J, Jarvis JN, Meng H, Tutino VM. (2019) Epigenetic landscapes suggest that genetic risk for intracranial aneurysm operates on the endothelium. BMC medical genomics (Oct), 12(1): 149. doi:10.1186/s12920-019-0591-7
- Tutino VM, Poppenberg KE, Li L, Shallwani H, Jiang K, Jarvis JN, Sun Y, Snyder KV, Levy EI, Siddiqui AH, Kolega J, Meng H. (2018) Biomarkers from circulating neutrophil transcriptomes have potential to detect unruptured intracranial aneurysms. J Transl Med (Dec), 16(1): 373-373.
- Tutino VM, Poppenberg KE, Jiang K, Jarvis JN, Sun Y, Sonig A, Siddiqui AH, Snyder KV, Levy EI, Kolega J, Meng H. (2018) Circulating neutrophil transcriptome may reveal intracranial aneurysm signature. PLoS One (Jan), 13(1).
- Tutino VM, Rajabzadeh-Oghaz H, Chandra AR, Gutierrez LC, Schweser F, Preda M, Chien A, Vakharia K, Ionita C, Siddiqui A, Kolega J, Ionita CN. (2018) 9.4T Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Mouse Circle of Willis Enables Serial Characterization of Flow-Induced Vascular Remodeling by Computational Fluid Dynamics. Curr Neurovasc Res (Jan), 15(4): 312-325.
- Tutino VM, Liaw N, Spernyak JA, Ionita CN, Siddiqui AH, Kolega J, Meng H. (2016) Assessment of Vascular Geometry for Bilateral Carotid Artery Ligation to Induce Early Basilar Terminus Aneurysmal Remodeling in Rats. Curr Neurovasc Res (Jan), 13(1): 82-92.
- Tutino VM, Mandelbaum M, Takahashi A, Pope LC, Siddiqui A, Kolega J, Meng H. (2015) Hypertension and Estrogen Deficiency Augment Aneurysmal Remodeling in the Rabbit Circle of Willis in Response to Carotid Ligation. Anat Rec (Hoboken) (Nov), 298(11): 1903-1910.
- Liaw N, Fox JM, Siddiqui AH, Meng H, Kolega J. (2014) Endothelial nitric oxide synthase and superoxide mediate hemodynamic initiation of intracranial aneurysms. PLoS One (Jul), 9(7): 101721-101721.
- Tutino VM, Mandelbaum M, Choi H, Pope LC, Siddiqui A, Kolega J, Meng H. (2014) Aneurysmal remodeling in the circle of Willis after carotid occlusion in an experimental model. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab (Mar), 34(3): 415-424.
- Mandelbaum M, Kolega J, Dolan JM, Siddiqui AH, Meng H, Siddiqui A. (2013) A critical role for proinflammatory behavior of smooth muscle cells in hemodynamic initiation of intracranial aneurysm. PLoS One (Sep), 8(9): 74357-74357.
- Alfano JM, Kolega J, Natarajan SK, Xiang J, Paluch RA, Levy EI, Siddiqui AH, Meng H, Siddiqui A. (2013) Intracranial aneurysms occur more frequently at bifurcation sites that typically experience higher hemodynamic stresses. Neurosurgery (Sep), 73(3): 497-505.
- Dolan JM, Kolega J, Meng H. (2013) High wall shear stress and spatial gradients in vascular pathology: a review. Ann Biomed Eng (Jul), 41(7): 1411-1427.
- Dolan JM, Meng H, Sim FJ, Kolega J. (2013) Differential Gene Expression by Endothelial Cells Under Positive and Negative Streamwise Gradients of High Wall Shear Stress. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol (Jul)C854-C866.
- Xiang J, Tremmel M, Kolega J, Levy EI, Natarajan SK, Meng H. (2012) Newtonian viscosity model could overestimate wall shear stress in intracranial aneurysm domes and underestimate rupture risk. J Neurointerv Surg (Sep), 4(5): 351-357.
- Martins GG, Kolega J. (2012) A role for microtubules in endothelial cell protrusion in three-dimensional matrices. Biol Cell (May), 104(5): 271-286.
- Dolan JM, Sim FJ, Meng H, Kolega J. (2012) Endothelial cells express a unique transcriptional profile under very high wall shear stress known to induce expansive arterial remodeling. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol (Apr), 302(8): 1109-1118.
- Dolan JM, Meng H, Singh S, Paluch R, Kolega J. (2011) High fluid shear stress and spatial shear stress gradients affect endothelial proliferation, survival, and alignment. Annals of biomedical engineering (Jun), 39(6): 1620-31. doi:10.1007/s10439-011-0267-8
- Meng H, Metaxa E, Gao L, Liaw N, Natarajan SK, Swartz DD, Siddiqui AH, Kolega J, Mocco J. (2011) Progressive aneurysm development following hemodynamic insult. J Neurosurg (Apr), 114(4): 1095-1103.
- Tanweer, O., Metaxa, E., Liaw, N., Sternberg, D.S., Siddiqui, A.H., Kolega, J., Meng, H. (2011) Inhibition of Stretch-activated Ion Channels on Endothelial Cells Disrupts Nitric Oxide-mediated Arterial Outward Remodeling. J Biorheology (Jan).
- Kolega J, Gao L, Mandelbaum M, Mocco J, Siddiqui AH, Natarajan SK, Meng H. (2011) Cellular and molecular responses of the basilar terminus to hemodynamics during intracranial aneurysm initiation in a rabbit model. Journal of vascular research (Jan), 48(5): 429-42. doi:10.1159/000324840
- Metaxa E, Tremmel M, Natarajan SK, Xiang J, Paluch RA, Mandelbaum M, Siddiqui AH, Kolega J, Mocco J, Meng H. (2010) Characterization of critical hemodynamics contributing to aneurysmal remodeling at the basilar terminus in a rabbit model. Stroke (Aug), 41(8): 1774-82. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.585992
- Tremmel M, Xiang J, Hoi Y, Kolega J, Siddiqui AH, Mocco J, Meng H, Siddiqui A. (2010) Mapping vascular response to in vivo hemodynamics: application to increased flow at the basilar terminus. Biomech Model Mechanobiol (Jan), 9: 421-434.
- Wang Z, Kolega J, Hoi Y, Gao L, Swartz DD, Levy EI, Mocco J, Meng H, Kolega JP. (2009) Molecular alterations associated with aneurysmal remodeling are localized in the high hemodynamic stress region of a created carotid bifurcation. Neurosurgery (Jul), 65(1): 169-177.
- Gao L, Hoi Y, Swartz DD, Kolega J, Siddiqui A, Meng H, Kolega JP. (2008) Nascent aneurysm formation at the basilar terminus induced by hemodynamics. Stroke (Jul), 39(7): 2085-2090.
- Szymanski MICHAEL, Metaxa E, Meng H, Kolega JP. (2008) Endothelial Cell Layer Subjected to Impinging Flow Mimicking the Apex of an Arterial Bifurcation. Ann Biomed Eng (Jul).
- Metaxa E, Meng H, Kaluvala SR, Szymanski MP, Paluch RA, Kolega JP. (2008) Nitric oxide-dependent stimulation of endothelial cell proliferation by sustained high flow. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (Jun).
- Meng H, Wang Z, Hoi Y, Gao L, Metaxa E, Swartz DD, Kolega JP. (2007) Complex hemodynamics at the apex of an arterial bifurcation induces vascular remodeling resembling cerebral aneurysm initiation. Stroke (Jun), 38(6): 1924-1931.
- Meng H, Swartz DD, Wang Z, Hoi Y, Metaxa EM, Szymanski MP, Yamamoto J, Sauvageau E, Levy EI, Kolega JP. (2006) A model system for mapping vascular responses to complex hemodynamics at arterial bifurcations in vivo. Neurosurgery (Nov), 59(5): 1094-1100.
- Kolega J, Kolega JP. (2006) The role of myosin II motor activity in distributing myosin asymmetrically and coupling protrusive activity to cell translocation. Mol Biol Cell (Oct), 17(10): 4435-4445.
- Martins GG, Kolega J, Kolega JP. (2006) Endothelial cell protrusion and migration in three-dimensional collagen matrices. Cell Motil Cytoskeleton (Feb), 63(2): 101-115.
- Kolega J. (2004) Phototoxicity and photoinactivation of blebbistatin in UV and visible light. Biochemical and biophysical research communications (Jul), 320(3): 1020-5.
- Kolega J. (2003) Asymmetric distribution of myosin IIB in migrating endothelial cells is regulated by a rho-dependent kinase and contributes to tail retraction. Molecular biology of the cell (Dec), 14(12): 4745-57. doi:10.1091/mbc.E03-04-0205
- Li X, Kolega J. (2002) Effects of direct current electric fields on cell migration and actin filament distribution in bovine vascular endothelial cells. Journal of vascular research (Jan), 39(5): 391-404.
- Kolega J. (1999) Turnover rates at regulatory phosphorylation sites on myosin II in endothelial cells. Journal of cellular biochemistry (Dec), 75(4): 629-39.
- Kolega J, Kumar S, Kolega JP. (1999) Regulatory light chain phosphorylation and the assembly of myosin II into the cytoskeleton of microcapillary endothelial cells. Cell Motil Cytoskeleton (Jan), 43(3): 255-268.
- Kolega, J. (1998) Cytoplasmic dynamics of myosin IIA and IIB: spatial 'sorting' of isoforms in locomoting cells. J Cell Sci (Aug), 111: 2085-95.
- Kolega J. (1998) Fluorescent analogues of myosin II for tracking the behavior of different myosin isoforms in living cells. Journal of cellular biochemistry (Mar), 68(3): 389-401.
- Kolega J. (1997) Asymmetry in the distribution of free versus cytoskeletal myosin II in locomoting microcapillary endothelial cells. Experimental cell research (Feb), 231(1): 66-82.
- Taylor DL, DeBiasio R, LaRocca G, Pane D, Post P, Kolega J, Giuliano K, Burton K, Gough B, Dow A. (1994) Potential of machine-vision light microscopy in toxicologic pathology. Toxicologic pathology (Jan), 22(2): 145-59.
- Kolega J, Taylor DL. (1993) Gradients in the concentration and assembly of myosin II in living fibroblasts during locomotion and fiber transport. Molecular biology of the cell (Aug), 4(8): 819-36. doi:10.1091/mbc.4.8.819
- John Kolega, Nederlof, M. A., Taylor, D. L. (1993) Quantitation of cytoskeletal fibers in fluorescence images: stress fiber disassembly accompanies dephosphorylation of the regulatory light chains of myosin II. Bioimaging (Jan), 1: 136-150.
- Giuliano KA, Kolega J, DeBiasio RL, Taylor DL. (1992) Myosin II phosphorylation and the dynamics of stress fibers in serum-deprived and stimulated fibroblasts. Molecular biology of the cell (Sep), 3(9): 1037-48. doi:10.1091/mbc.3.9.1037
- Loomis CA, Kolega J, Manabe M, Sun TT. (1992) Characterization of a keratinocyte-specific extracellular epitope of desmoglein. Implications for desmoglein heterogeneity and function. The Journal of biological chemistry (Aug), 267(23): 16676-84.
- Kolega J, Janson LW, Taylor DL. (1991) The role of solation-contraction coupling in regulating stress fiber dynamics in nonmuscle cells. The Journal of cell biology (Sep), 114(5): 993-1003. doi:10.1083/jcb.114.5.993
- Janson LW, Kolega J, Taylor DL. (1991) Modulation of contraction by gelation/solation in a reconstituted motile model. The Journal of cell biology (Sep), 114(5): 1005-15. doi:10.1083/jcb.114.5.1005
- Kolega J, Manabe M. (1990) Tissue-specific distribution of a novel component of epithelial basement membranes. Experimental cell research (Aug), 189(2): 213-21.
- Kolega J, Manabe M, Sun TT. (1989) Basement membrane heterogeneity and variation in corneal epithelial differentiation. Differentiation; research in biological diversity (Oct), 42(1): 54-63.
- Kolega J. (1986) Effects of mechanical tension on protrusive activity and microfilament and intermediate filament organization in an epidermal epithelium moving in culture. The Journal of cell biology (Apr), 102(4): 1400-11. doi:10.1083/jcb.102.4.1400
- John Kolega, Shure MS, Chen WT, Young ND. (1982) Rapid cellular translocation is related to close contacts formed between various cultured cells and their substrata. J Cell Sci (Apr), 54: 23-34.
- Kolega J. (1981) The movement of cell clusters in vitro: morphology and directionality. Journal of cell science (Jun), 49: 15-32.
Books and Book Chapters:
- K. Hahn, John Kolega, J. Montibeller, R. DeBiasio, P. Post, J. Myers, D. L. Taylor. (1999) In: Fluorescent analogs: optical biosensors of the chemical and molecular dynamics of macromolecules in living cells. , 554-566.
- John Kolega, Taylor, D. L. (1991) In: Regulation of actin and myosin II dymamics in living cells. , 187-206.
Professional Memberships:
- American Heart Association Council (2000–2022)
- American Heart Association (2000–present)
- The American Association for the Advancement of Science (1991–present)
- American Society for Cell Biology (1991–present)
Presentations:
- "Stalking a Silent Killer: Brain Aneurysm Research at UB" 9th Annual Anne & Harold Brody Lecture (2025)
Service Activities:
- organizer, Quantitative Biology Research Forum; organizer of bi-weekly research forum for presentation and discussion of research and research issues related to computational approaches to biomedical questions (2022–present)
- Director of Graduate Studies, Master's Programs in Computational Cell Biology, Anatomy & Pathology; Director (2021–present)
- Director of Graduate Studies, Master's program in Medical Anatomy & Experimental Pathology; Director (2021–present)
- Appointments & Promotions Committee; member (2018–present)
- Director of Graduate Studies for PhD program in Computational Cell Biology, Anatomy & Pathology; Director of Graduate Studies (2017–present)
- Divisional Committee on Promotions, Health Sciences (2002–present)
- Executive Committee, Department of Pathology & Anatomical Sciences Executive Committee, Department of Pathology & Anatomical Sciences; Committee Member (2002–present)
- ad hoc review for Nature; Nature Medicine; Scientific Reports; Journal of Cell Biology; Molecular Biology of the Cell; PLoS ONE; FASEB Journal; Biophysical Journal; American Journal of Physiology; Journal of Vascular Research; Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology; Cardiovascular Research; Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton; Experimental Cell Research; Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics; Cell & Molecular Bioengineering; Journal of Neurobiology; Journal of the Royal Society Interface; Cell and Molecular Life Sciences; Wound Repair and Regeneration; Neurosurgery; Acta Biomaterialia, BMC Research Notes, Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery; Heliyon; Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine; Bioengineered; Microcirculation; Journal of Comparative Neurology; scientific review