Polycythemia vera is a myeloproliferative disease which results in increased hematocrit. The hyperactivity of the bone marrow causes overproduction of elements in the blood, especially red blood cells. Coagulation and other complications due to the resulting high blood viscosity lead to abnormal flow, contributing to stroke and neurodegenerative disorders. My research objective is to quantify the effects of polycythemia vera on cerebral microcirculation using in vivo two-photon excited fluorescence microscopy to map the vascular topology and measure RBC velocity in individual cortical blood vessels in JAK2 transgenic mice. I graduated with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology. I am currently a Ph.D. student in Biomedical Engineering.
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