Ravi K. Birla, PhD
Research Investigator,
Section of Cardiac Surgery
Phone: 734-936-2144
Email: rbirla@umich.edu
Research Interests: Cardio-vascular tissue engineering.
Development of models of 3-dimensional heart muscle in vitro and
understanding the interaction of cardiac cells with different support
matrices. Effect of electrical, mechanical and chemical
stimulation on tissue engineered heart muscle.