Connie Hall, Ph.D.

Office: Wishnick Hall, Room 207
10 West 32nd Street, E1-116
Chicago, IL 60616-3793
Phone: 312.567.3862
Fax: 312.567.5707
Email: hallc@iit.edu
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Expertise

• Mass transport, biocompatibility, blood flow and thrombosis, computational fluid dynamics

Education

• B. S., Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, 1986
• M.S., Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, 1987
• Ph.D., Engineering/Biomedical, The University of Memphis, 1995

Research

Current Projects

• ENGINEERING RESEARCH
• - The role of blood borne procoagulant microparticles on the thrombogencity of biomaterials (Funded by the American Heart Association)
• - Modeling of the transport and adhesion of procoagulant microparticles to biomaterial surfaces examining the role of red blood cells and platelets on this process.
• - The effects of disturbed flow, as found in stenosed vessels on microparticle contribution to thrombosis.
• - The effects of cardiovascular devices on cellular components of blood and the risk of thrombosis (Heartware, Inc.)
• - Experimental validation of computational models of thrombosis developed by Dr. Aaron Fogelson, Math Dept. University of Utah.
• - The assessment of blood flow in encapsulated islets implanted in the omentum, in collaboration with Dr. Emmanuel Opara and Dr. Eric Brey.
• ACADEMIC
• - Cell and Tissue Track Director, Biomedical Engineering Department
• - Chair, ABET and UG Curriculum Committees, Biomedical Engineering Department
• - Instructor for freshman-level "Introduction to the Profession course (ITP, BME 100)
• - Instructor, Biofluid Mechanics (BME 301) and Biofluids Laboratory (BME 320)

Awards/Honors

Patents

Books

Selected Publications

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• Tummala, Shanti R. and Hall, Connie. L.,  Computational Modeling of Factor Xa Inhibition by Immobilized Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 35(3): 408-418, 2007.
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• Chandiwal, Amito, Zaman, Fowzia Shahreen, Mast, Alan, E., Hall, Connie L. Factor Xa inhibition by immobilized recombinant tissue factor pathway inhibitor. Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition, 17(9): 1025-1037, 2006.
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• Lee, Don-Chan, Chang, Bong-Jun, Yu, Luping, Frey, Shelli L., Lee, Ka Yee C., Patchipulusu, Sirisha, Hall, Connie L. Polymer cushions functionalized with lipid molecules.  Langmuir (Communication); 20(26): 11297-11300, 2004.
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• Raybagkar, Deepti, Patchipulusu, Sirisha, Mast Alan E., Hall, Connie L.,  In vitro flow evaluation of recombinant tissue factor pathway inhibitor immobilized on collagen impregnated Dacron.  ASAIO Journal, 50(4): 301-305, 2004.
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• Mast, A. E., Acharya, N., Malecha, M. J., Hall,  C. L. , and Dietzen DJ. Characterization of the Association of Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor with Human Placenta.  Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, 22:2099-2104, 2002.
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• Hathcock, J. J., Hall, C. L. and Turitto, V. T. Active Tissue Factor Shed From Human Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells Adheres to Artificial Surfaces.  Journal of Biomaterials  Science, Polymer Edition, 11(11): 1211-1225, 2000.
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• Mast, Alan E., Stadanlick, J. E., Lockette, J. Marcus, Dietzen, Dennis J., Hasty, Karen A., Hall, Connie L. Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor Binds to Platelet Thrombospondin-1. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 275(41): 31715-31721, 2000.
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• Turitto, V.T., Hall, C.L. Mechanical Factors Affecting Hemostasis and Thrombosis.  Thrombosis Research, 92: S25-S31, 1998.
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• Hall, C. L., Taubman, M. B., Nemerson, Y. and Turitto, V. T.  Factor Xa Generation at the Surface of Cultured Rat Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in an in vitro Flow System.  Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 120: 484-490, 1998.
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• Hall, C. L., Slack, S. M. and Turitto, V.T.  A Computational Analysis of the Generation of FXa by the TF:VIIa Complex on the Surface of Cultured Rat Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells.  Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 26 (1), 1998.
  

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