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
Dr. Sylvester to Collaborate with Dr. Cowgill on NSF-MCA Grant at University of Missouri
Dr. Adam Sylvester has been named as a collaborator by Dr. Libby Cowgill of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Missouri for her NSF-MCA grant, titled "Validating Patterns of Bone Functional Adaptation in Living Humans." Bone is a living tissue that...
Congratulations to our Paleontological Society Student Research Grant recipients!
Stephanie Palmer for her proposal, "Insights into aquatic transitions through carnivoran comparative endocranial morphology." Savannah Cobb for her proposal, "Using computer vision to classify ‘honing premolars’ by sex and diet." Will...
Welcome New PhD Students!
FAE is excited to welcome Bianca Neale and Elizabeth Jewlal as PhD students in the fall of 2023. Both Bianca and Elizabeth bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution, and we are thrilled to have them join our...