Dr. Joseph Loverde, Ph.D.

Supervisory Microbiologist

Chemistry & Life Science

joseph.loverde [at] westpoint.edu

Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering - New Jersey Institute of Technology & Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences at New Jersey Medical School

M.S. in Bioinformatics - Northeastern University

B.S. in Biology - Muhlenberg College

Research Interests

Bioinformatics, Biomechanics, Tissue Engineering, Neuroscience

Selected Publications

Loverde, J. R., M. Piroli, G. J. Klarmann, J. Gaston, J. Kenneth Wickiser, J. Barnhill, K. H. Gilchrist, and V. B. Ho. "Development of a Bioreactor for in-Vitro Compression Cycling of Tissue Engineered Meniscal Implants." HardwareX 14 (Jun 2023): e00433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2023.e00433.

Klarmann, G. J., Piroli, M.E., Loverde, J.R., Nelson, A.F., Zhaozhang L., Gilchrist, K.H., Gaston, J.D., Ho, V.B. "3d Printing a Universal Knee Meniscus Using a Custom Collagen Ink." Bioprinting 31 (April 2023). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bprint.2023.e00272.

Loverde, J. R., R. E. Tolentino, P. Soteropoulos, and B. J. Pfister. "Biomechanical Forces Regulate Gene Transcription During Stretch-Mediated Growth of Mammalian Neurons." Front Neurosci 14 (November 2020): 600136 600136. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2020.600136.

Mitropoulos, A. N., K. T. Kiesewetter, E. Horne, J. Butler, J. R. Loverde, and J. K. Wickiser. "Uniform Wet-Spinning Mechanically Automated (Usma) Fiber Device." HardwareX 8 (Oct 2020): e00124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2020.e00124.

Pfister, Bryan J., Jonathan M. Grasman, and Joseph R. Loverde. "Exploiting Biomechanics to Direct the Formation of Nervous Tissue." Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering 14 (May 2020): 59-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobme.2020.05.009.

Additional Publications: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/joseph.loverde.1/bibliography/publi…