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Lars E. Olson, Ph.D.

Dr. Lars Olson Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Marquette University
Olin Engineering Center, Rm 301
P.O. Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881

Email: lars.olson@marquette.edu

Research Interests:

  • Optical instrumentation
  • Tissue engineering
  • Biological transport and circulation physiology
  • Mathematical modeling of physiological systems
  • Biosensors

Professional Preparation

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Ph.D. 1993

Biomedical Engineering

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN M.S. 1989 Biomedical Engineering
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA B.S. 1987 Electrical
Engineering


Appointments/Professional Experience

2000 Associate Professor

Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI

1993

Assistant Professor

Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI

1988-1993 Pre-doctoral Fellow Department of Biomedical Engineering, Graduate School, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
1987-1988 Graduate Research Assistant Department of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
1987 Graduate Teaching Assistant Department of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Awards and Honors

1996

Marquette University College of Engineering Outstanding Teacher Year Award

1991

Proctor and Gamble American Physiological Society Graduate Student Award

1989

Vanderbilt University Graduate Student Research Day Award (Science) Harold Stirling Vanderbilt Scholar.

Relevant Publications (* indicates graduate student)

Olson, L.E., Merker, M.P., Patel, M.K., Bongard, R.D., Daum, J.D., Johns, R.A., and C.A. Dawson. Cyanide increases reduction but decreases sequestration of methylene blue by endothelial cells. Annals of Biomed. Eng. 28(1):85-93, 2000.

Effros RM. Hogan G. Wahlen Hoagland K. Olson L. and W. Lin. Protection of the lungs from acid during aspiration. American Journal of Medicine. 111 Suppl 8A:56S-59S, 2001.

LaDisa, J.F., Hettrick, D.A., Olson, L.E., Guler, I., Gross, E.R., Kress, T.T., Kersten, J.R., Warltier, D.C., and P.S. Pagel. Stent implantation alters coronary artery hemodynamics and wall shear stress during maximal vasodilation. J. Appl. Physiol. 93(6):1939-46, 2002.

Gross, E.R., LaDisa, J.F., Weihrauch D, Olson, L.E., Kress, T.T. Hettrick, D.A., Pagel, P.S. Warltier, D.C. and J.R. Kersten. Reactive oxygen species modulate coronary wall shear stress and endothelial function during hyperglycemia. Am. J. Physiol. (Heart Circ. Physiol.) 284(5):H1552-9, 2003.

LaDisa, J.F., Guler, I, Olson, L.E., Hettrick, D.A., Kersten, J.R., Warltier, D.C., and P.S. Pagel. Three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics modeling of alterations in coronary wall shear stress produced by stent implantation. Ann. Biomed. Eng. 31(8):972-80, 2003.

R.M. Effros, Olson, L.E., Lin, W., Audi, S.H., Hogan, R., Shaker, R., Hoagland, K., and B. Foss. Resistance of the pulmonary epithelium to movement of buffer ions. Am J. Physiol. (Lung Cell Mol. Physiol.) 285:L476-83, 2003.

Savla, U., Olson, L.E. and C.M. Waters. Mathematical modeling of airway epithelial wound closure during cyclic mechanical strain. J. Appl. Physiol. 96(2):566-74, 2004.

LaDisa, J.F., Olson, L.E., Guler, I., Hettrick, D.A., Audi, S.H., Kersten, J.R., Warltier, D.C., and P.S. Pagel. Stent design properties and deployment ratio influences indexes of wall shear stress: a three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics investigation with a normal artery. J. Appl. Physiol. 97(1): 424-30, 2004.

LaDisa, J.F.*, Olson, L.E., Guler, I., Hettrick, D.A., Kersten, J.R., Warltier, D.C., and P.S. Pagel. Circumferential stress evaluated using time-dependent 3D computational fluid dynamics models. J. Appl. Physiol. 97(1):424-430, 2004.

Ladisa, J.F., Olson, L.E., Guler, I., Hettrick, D.A., Kersten, J.R., Warltier, D.C., Pagel, P.S. Circumferential vascular deformation after stent implantation alters wall shear stress evaluated with time-dependent 3D computational fluid dynamics models. J. Appl. Physiol. 98(3): 947-57, 2005.

Ladisa, J.F. Olson, L.E., Molthen, R.C., Hettrick, D.A., Pratt, P.F. Hardel, M.D., Kersten, J.R., Warltier, D.C., Pagel, P.S. Alterations in wall shear stress predict sites of neointimal hyperplasia after stent implantation in rabbit iliac arteries. Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol. 288(5):H2465-75, 2005.

Ladisa, J.F., Olson, L.E., Ropella, K.M., Molthen, R.C., Haworth S.T., Kersten, J.R., Warltier, D.C., Pagel, P.S. Microfocal X-Ray computed tomography post-processing operations for optimizing reconstruction volumes of stented arteries during 3D computational fluid dynamics modeling. Comput. Methods Programs Biomed. 79(2):121-134, 2005.

 




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