David Rubenstein
Phone:  (405) 744-7118
Email:  david.rubenstein@okstate.edu
Address:  Oklahoma State University, 218 Engineering North, Stillwater, OK 74078 
 

Assistant Professor
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering


Academic Background

Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University
M.S., Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University
B.E., Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University

Areas of Interest

Tissue Engineering of Blood Vessels
Biofluid Flow within the Microcirculation and Macrocirculation
Platelet Activation Potentials
Coagulation cascade
Nanofabrication
Two-phase, Multi-scale modeling

Recent Publications

Platelet factor V supports hemostasis in a patient with an acquired factor V inhibitor, as shown by prothrombinase and tenase assays.  Maria T. Grosse Perdekamp, MD, David A. Rubenstein, Jolyon Jesty, PhD, Mae B. Hultin, MD.  Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis 2006; Vol. 17, Issue October: 593-597.

Activation of platelets exposed to shear stress in the presence of smoke extracts of low-nicotine and zero-nicotine cigarettes: the protective effect of nicotine.  Jaimohan Ramachandran, David Rubenstein, Danny Bluestein, Jolyon Jesty.  Nicotine and Tobacco Research.  2004; Vol. 6, No 5, Issue October: 835-841.

A shear-restricted pathway of platelet procoagulant activity is regulated by IQGAP1.  Wadie Bahou, Lesley Scudder, David Rubenstein, Jolyon Jesty.  Journal of Biological Chemistry.  2004; Vol. 279, No 21, Issue May 21: 22571-22577.

Differences between mainstream and sidestream cigarette smoke extracts and nicotine in the activation of platelets under static and flow conditions.  David Rubenstein; Jolyon Jesty, Danny Bluestein.  Circulation.  2004; 109: 78-83.

Bioassay chamber for angiogenesis with perfused explanted arteries and electrospun scaffolding.  David Rubenstein, Dong Han, Sara Goldgraben, Hebah El-Gendi, Pelagia-Irene Gouma, Mary D Frame.  Microcirculation (in press).

Honors and Awards

Award for Academic Excellence in Biomedical Engineering -- Class of 2004
Provosts Award for Academic Excellence -- State University of New York at Stony Brook
Barry M. Goldwater Scholar

Memberships

Biomedical Engineering Society, BMES
Microcirculation Society
Sigma Xi Research Honor Society


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