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Ashauntee Fairley

The University of Texas at Austin

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Abbey NkansahiD· 3 shared Elizabeth Cosgriff‐HernandeziD· 3 shared Nicholas Grammer· 3 shared Aashee Budhwani· 2 shared Adhwita Anand· 2 shared Josephine B. AlleniD· 2 shared Nicolai Ang· 2 shared Aarushi Chowdary Yedalla· 1 shared

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Mechanical History and Substrate Stiffness Shape Integrin-Mediated Endothelial Cell Behavior on Bioactive Hydrogels

Abbey Nkansah, Aashee Budhwani, Ashauntee Fairley, Aarushi Chowdary Yedalla, Adhwita Anand, Nicholas Grammer, Josephine B. Allen, Elizabeth Cosgriff‐Hernandez

This study shows that substrate stiffness promotes integrin expression and endothelialization, while mechanical history has a transient effect on cell behavior.

bioRxiv · Jul 29, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering

Off-the-Shelf Multilayer Vascular Grafts with Damage-Resistant Hydrogel Coatings Incorporating Integrin Targeting

Abbey Nkansah, Ashauntee Fairley, Nicolai Ang, Maddie Laude, Andrew Robinson, Nicholas Grammer, Xiaoxiao Zhang, Lee-Jae Jack Guo, Mir Timo Zadegh Nazari-Shafti, Abdelmotagaly Elgalad, Elizabeth Cosgriff‐Hernandez

This paper develops multilayer vascular grafts with damage-resistant hydrogel coatings that promote endothelialization and maintain thromboresistance, showing durability after sterilization and physiological loading.

bioRxiv · Jul 29, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering

Characterization of Sex-Based Differences in Integrin-Mediated Endothelial Cell Adhesion to Bioactive Hydrogels

Abbey Nkansah, Aashee Budhwani, Nicholas Grammer, Nicolai Ang, Ashauntee Fairley, Sabrina Pietrosemoli Salazar, Aaurshi Yedalla Chowdary, Adhwita Anand, Stephanie K. Seidlits, Josephine B. Allen, Elizabeth Cosgriff‐Hernandez

This study identifies sex-based differences in integrin expression and endothelial cell adhesion to bioactive hydrogels, highlighting the need to consider biological sex in biomaterial design.

ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering · Oct 3, 2025Peer-reviewedBioengineering