Lucas Timmins
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Lucas Timmins | |
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| Born | December 8, 1982 |
| Education | Texas A&M Georgia Institute of Technology Emory University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biomechanics Interventional Cardiology |
| Institutions | University of Utah |
Lucas Timmins is an American biomedical engineer. He is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Utah, active in the fields of biomechanics and interventional cardiology.
Early life and education
Timmins was born December 8, 1982 and grew up in Port Neches, Texas, a small refining town on coast of Texas near the Louisiana border. His father worked in refining, and his mother was a grade school teacher. He has one older sister. He attended Port Neches-Groves high school. He is married.
Timmins received a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University in 2005, He received the Whitaker International Fellowship in 2007, where he traveled to London and attended Queen Mary University of London. His Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering was also received from Texas A&M University in 2010. His postdoctoral work was in Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Medicine from February 2010 - July 2015. As a postdoc he taught Problems in Biomedical Engineering and Biotransport at Georgia Tech.
Career and research
Timmins worked at the Emory University school of medicine in the department of Radiology & Imaging Sciences as an Instructor August 2015- July 2016. He then moved to the University of Utah in August 2016 to be an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and an Affiliate Faculty Member in the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute. He teaches Biomechanics Research and Biomechanics I at the University of Utah.
The scientific fields he is most actively involved in are biomechanics and interventional cardiology. His research has included work in determining how coronary hemodynamics drive the progression of coronary atherosclerosis1 and also understanding the mechanics dealing with failure of vascular stents.[1][2]
Timmins was the primary author on a paper that looked at stented artery biomechanics to optimize device design2. This research aimed to validate an algorithm to optimizing stent design to minimize or maximize various blood vessel mechanical properties.[citation needed]
Timmins was a part of a team of researchers that investigated the correlation of plaque area, plaque composition, and vessel remodeling as a function of wall shear stress.[3]
Timmins was a supporting author on a study exploring how device design effects the mechanics of the artery wall.[4] The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects that different stent parameters have on the stresses in the artery wall after implantation and the resulting radial displacement that is achieved by the stent in the interest of preventing failures, such as restenosis or formation of a new blockage.
Selected awards and honors
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- Outstanding Postdoc Award (1 of 4 awarded in School of Medicine), Emory University School of Medicine (2015)
- Young Investigator Award, 8th International Symposium on Biomechanics in Vascular Biology & Cardiovascular Disease, Rotterdam, NL (2013)
- Young Investigator Award, 8th International Symposium on Biomechanics in Vascular Biology & Cardiovascular Disease, Rotterdam, NL (2013)
- Robert M. Nerem International Travel Award, Parker H. Petit Institute of Bioengineering & Biosciences, Georgia Institute of Technology (2012)
- American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship (Greater Southeast Affiliate) (2011)
- Gandy-Diaz Teaching Fellowship, Wallace H. Coulter Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University (2011)
References
- ^ L. H. Timmins, M. R. Moreno, C. A. Meyer, J. C. Criscone, A. Rachev, J. E. Moore, “Stented Artery Biomechanics and Device Design Optimization,” Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, vol. 45, no. 5, pp. 505-513, 2007.
- ^ J. Bedoya, C. A. Meyer, L. H. Timmins, M. R. Moreno, and J. E. Moore, “Effects of Stent Design Parameters on Normal Artery Wall Mechanics,” Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, vol. 128, no. 5, p. 757, 2006.
- ^ H. Samady, P. Eshtehardi, M. C. Mcdaniel, J. Suo, S. S. Dhawan, C. Maynard, L. H. Timmins, A. A. Quyyumi, and D. P. Giddens, “Coronary Artery Wall Shear Stress Is Associated With Progression and Transformation of Atherosclerotic Plaque and Arterial Remodeling in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease,” Circulation, vol. 124, no. 7, pp. 779–788, 2011.
- ^ J. Bedoya, C. A. Meyer, L. H. Timmins, M. R. Moreno, and J. E. Moore, “Effects of Stent Design Parameters on Normal Artery Wall Mechanics,” Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, vol. 128, no. 5, p. 757, 2006.