Alyssa G. Oberman, PhD
Dr. Oberman studies bone mechanobiology and how mechanical input corresponds to morphological changes in the tissue. Her previous work focused on developing in situ models of orthopedic implants to evaluate limitations to osseointegrated knee implants. Her most recent research focus has been exploring the local mechanical and biological cues that differ between skull and long bones to understand how the skull can retain mechanical and material integrity without distinct external loading.
- BSE Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
- MS Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
- PhD The University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame – Postdoctoral Fellow
Selected Publications
Curtis, K.J., Mai, C., Martin, H., Oberman, A.G., et al. (2021). The Effect of Marrow Secretome and Culture Environment on the Rate of Metastatic Breast Cancer Cell Migration in Two and Three Dimensions. Molecular Biology of the Cell.
Curtis, K.J., Oberman, A.G., & Niebur, G.L. (2019). Effects of mechanobiological signaling in bone marrow on skeletal health. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.
Selected Presentations
Oberman, A.G. Machireddy, M., Bangasser, D., James, B., Nano, S., Tong, W., & Niebur, G.L., Validation of a Bioreactor Culture System to Quantify the Effect of Mechanical Loading On Osseointegration of Additively Manufactured Ti6Al4V scaffolds, 2022 ORS Annual Meeting
Oberman, A.G., English, B., Tong, W., & Niebur, G.L., An In Vitro Model of Bone Formation In A Porous Titanium Scaffold, SB3C 2021: Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference
Oberman, A.G., English, B., Tong, W., & Niebur, G.L., An In Vitro Model of Bone Formation In A Porous Titanium Scaffold, SB3C 2020: Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference
Oberman, A.G., Patel, A.A., & Niebur, G.L., Inhibition of GSK-3β by LiCl Does Not Affect MSC Differentiation In Vitro or Bone Formation In Situ, SB3C 2019: Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference
News
NSF-funded Digital Paleontology Internship for Undergraduate Students
As part of a collaborative NSF-funded collaborative research grant, Dr. Siobhan Cooke is recruiting two undergraduate students to conduct research in her lab during May and June of 2024. The project focuses on niche-differentiation and extinction of the endemic...
Congrats to EJ Huang & Jake Wilson on their recent publication!
Bever Lab PhD students EJ Huang and Jake Wilson just published a detailed analysis of body mass and its method of estimation among small mammals, with important implications for the Mesozoic fossil record! http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pala.12692 Way to go EJ and Jake!
Publication alert for PhD candidates Fernando Torres & EJ Huang!
PhD students Fernando Torres and EJ Huang published a new study of Pleistocene fossils from Ecuador that advances our understanding of the famous giant tortoises of the Galapagos Islands. https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2024.2313615 See also a note on this article...