Assistant Professor
#15 Corporate Research Center
540-231-3134
540-231-9100- FAX
mnr@vt.edu
| Education | Research | Experience |
Education
| Ph.D. | Biomedical Engineering | University of Texas- Austin | 2005 |
| M.S.M.E. | Mechanical Engineering | University of Texas-Austin | 2002 |
| B.S. | Mechanical Engineering | University of Texas-Austin | 2000 |
Research
For more information, please go to Dr. Rylander’s lab website http://www.me.vt.edu/nrylander/
- Thermal therapy design for cancer treatment and cardiac preconditioning
- Nanotechnology for therapeutics and diagnostics
- Measurement and imaging of cellular and tissue protein expression
- Bioheat transfer modeling
- Controlled angiogenesis and Heat Shock Protein (HSP) expression in tumors and tissue engineered constructs
Future Teaching Activities
- Heat/Bioheat Transfer
- Thermal Therapy Design
Experience
| Graduate Teaching Assistant | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas |
2003-2006 |
| Graduate Research Assistant |
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas |
2003 - 2006 |
| Undergraduate Research Assistant |
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas | 1999 |
Honors
- Received “Scholar in Training” award for best abstract from the American Association of Cancer Research
- Received College of Engineering Thrust Fellowship and Endowed Presidential Scholarship
- Received Honors Scholars Program award which provided a fellowship and opportunity to work as a summer intern at Applied Research Laboratories
Publications
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M. N. Rylander, Y. Feng, Y. Zhang, J. Bass, R. J. Stafford, J. Hazle, and K. R. Diller, 2006, “Optimizing HSP Expression in Prostate Cancer Laser Therapy Through Predictive Computational Models,’ Journal of Biomedical Optics, 11:4, 04111131-16.
Diller, K.R. and Rylander, M.N., Bioheat Transfer Phenomena Expressed Across Multiple Length Scales, Proceedings 13th International Heat Transfer Conference, Sydney, 2006, KN-03, 1-15. -
J. T. Oden, K. R. Diller, C. Bajaj, J. C. Browne, J. Hazle, I. Babuska, J. Bass, L. Demkowicz, Y. Feng, D. Fuentes, S. Prudhomme, M. N. Rylander, R. J. Stafford, and Y. Zhang, “Development of a Computational Paradigm for Laser Treatment of Cancer,” conference paper for 6th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, California, July, 2006, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 3993, 530-537.
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Y. Feng, M. N. Rylander, J. Bass, J.T. Oden, and K. R. Diller, “Optimal Design of Laser Surgery for Cancer Treatment Through Nanoparticle-Mediated Hyperthermia Therapy,” conference paper for National Cancer Institute - Special Symposium on Nanotechnology for Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment, California, May 2005, NSTI-Nanotech. 1, 39-42.
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M. N. Rylander, Y. Feng, J. Bass, and K. R. Diller, 2005, “Thermally Induced Injury and Heat-Shock Protein Expression in Cells and Tissues,” Annals of New York Academy of Science, 1066, 222-242.
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M. N. Rylander, S. Wang, S. Aggarwal, and K. R. Diller, 2005, “Correlation of HSP 70 Expression and Cell Viability Following Thermal Stimulation of Bovine Aortic Endothelial Cells,” Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 127, 751-757.
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M. N. Rylander, Y. Feng, J. Bass, and K. R. Diller, 2006, “HSP Expression and Damage Optimization Algorithm for Prostate Cancer Therapy Design,” Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, In review.
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M. N. Rylander, Y. Feng, and K. R. Diller, 2006, “Thermally Induced HSP27, HSP60, and HSP70 Expression Kinetics and Cell Viability in Normal and Cancerous Prostate Cells,” The Prostate, In review.
- S Wang, W. Xie, M. N. Rylander, P. W. Tucker, S. Aggarwal, and K. R. Diller, 2006, “HSP70 Kinetics Study by Continuous Observation of HSP-GFP Fusion Protein Expression on a Perfusion Heating Stage,” Biotechnology and Bioengineering, In review.