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Biography

Dr. Majid Jadidi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomechanics. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, specializing in the biomechanics of soft tissues. His research program is dedicated to understanding the complex biomechanics of human arteries in health and disease. Using a combination of experimental biomechanics and preclinical models, his lab investigates the structural and functional changes in the vascular system caused by aging and disease. This foundational work drives the development and testing of new medical devices and therapeutics for vascular repair.

Teaching Interests

Cardiovascular Biomechanics, Continuum Mechanics, Statics & Dynamics, Strength of Materials

Research Interests

Vascular Biomechanics, Mechanobiology, Elastin, Arterial Growth and Remodeling, Medical Device Design and Preclinical Testing

Education

Ph D, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, Mechanical Engineering, 2020

BS, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran, Mechanical Engineering, 2016

BS, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran, Industrial Engineering, 2016

Selected Publications

Jadidi Miandashti, Majid, Razian, S, Habibnezhad, M, Anttila, E, Kamenskiy, Alexey. 2021. Mechanical, structural, and physiologic differences in human elastic and muscular arteries of different ages: Comparison of the descending thoracic aorta to the superficial femoral artery., Acta biomaterialia, 119, 268-283.

Jadidi Miandashti, Majid, Habibnezhad, M, Anttila, E, Maleckis, Kaspars, Desyatova, Anastasia, MacTaggart, J, Kamenskiy, Alexey. 2020. Mechanical and structural changes in human thoracic aortas with age., Acta biomaterialia, 103, 172-188.

Jadidi Miandashti, Majid, Sherifova, S, Sommer, G, Kamenskiy, Alexey, Holzapfel, G. 2021. Constitutive modeling using structural information on collagen fiber direction and dispersion in human superficial femoral artery specimens of different ages., Acta biomaterialia, 121, 461-474.

Jadidi Miandashti, Majid, Razian, S, Anttila, E, Doan, T, Adamson, J, Pipinos, M, Kamenskiy, Alexey. 2021. Comparison of morphometric, structural, mechanical, and physiologic characteristics of human superficial femoral and popliteal arteries., Acta biomaterialia, 121, 431-443.

Jadidi Miandashti, Majid, Poulson, W, Aylward, P, MacTaggart, J, Sanderfer, C, Marmie, B, Pipinos, M, Kamenskiy, Alexey. 2021. Calcification prevalence in different vascular zones and its association with demographics, risk factors, and morphometry., American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, 320, 6, H2313-H2323.