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  1. Efficient transdifferentiation of human dermal fibroblasts into skeletal muscle

    Article • Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, June 2017, Wiley

    Nicolas Christoforou

  2. Core Transcription Factors, MicroRNAs, and Small Molecules Drive Transdifferentiation of Human Fibroblasts Towards The Cardiac Cell Lineage

    Article • Scientific Reports, January 2017, Nature

    Nicolas Christoforou

  3. A spatiotemporal characterization method for the dynamic cytoskeleton

    Article • Cytoskeleton, May 2016, Wiley

    Nicolas Christoforou

  4. In-depth evaluation of commercially available human vascular smooth muscle cells phenotype: Implications for vascular tissue engineering

    Article • Experimental Cell Research, May 2016, Elsevier

    Nicolas Christoforou

  5. A spatiotemporal characterization method for the dynamic cytoskeleton

    Article • Cytoskeleton, April 2016, Wiley

    Aya Shanti, Nicolas Christoforou

  6. Transdifferentiation of human endothelial progenitors into smooth muscle cells

    Article • Biomaterials, April 2016, Elsevier

    Nicolas Christoforou

  7. Optimization of anti-cancer drugs and a targeting molecule on multifunctional gold nanoparticles

    Article • Nanotechnology, March 2016, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Nicolas Christoforou

  8. State of the art of metal oxide memristor devices

    Article • Nanotechnology Reviews, January 2016, De Gruyter

    Dr Baker S Mohammad, Nicolas Christoforou, Dr Baker Mohammad

  9. Transdifferentiation of human endothelial progenitors into functional smooth muscle cells for tissue engineered blood vessel assembly

    Article • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, January 2016, Frontiers

    Nicolas Christoforou

  10. Mending the Heart Through In Situ Cardiac Regeneration

    Article • January 2016, Elsevier

    Nicolas Christoforou

  11. Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Hydrogel Scaffolds Containing Cell-Adhesive and Protease-Sensitive Peptides Support Microvessel Formation by Endothelial Progenitor Cells

    Article • Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, October 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Nicolas Christoforou

  12. CD45+ Cells Present Within Mesenchymal Stem Cell Populations Affect Network Formation of Blood-Derived Endothelial Outgrowth Cells

    Article • BioResearch Open Access, August 2015, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Nicolas Christoforou

  13. Erratum to: Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived Mononuclear Cells Exhibit Pericyte-Like Phenotype and Support Network Formation of Endothelial Progenitor Cells In Vitro

    Article • Annals of Biomedical Engineering, April 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Nicolas Christoforou

  14. Knockdown of the Cell Cycle Inhibitor p21 Enhances Cartilage Formation by Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

    Article • Tissue Engineering Part A, April 2015, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Nicolas Christoforou

  15. Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived Mononuclear Cells Exhibit Pericyte-Like Phenotype and Support Network Formation of Endothelial Progenitor Cells In Vitro

    Article • Annals of Biomedical Engineering, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Nicolas Christoforou

  16. A CRISPR/Cas9-Based System for Reprogramming Cell Lineage Specification

    Article • Stem Cell Reports, December 2014, Elsevier

    Nicolas Christoforou

  17. Differentiation of Mouse Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) into Nucleus Pulposus-Like Cells In Vitro

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2013, PLOS

    Samuel Y. Sheng Professor Kam W Leong, Nicolas Christoforou

  18. Optimization of direct fibroblast reprogramming to cardiomyocytes using calcium activity as a functional measure of success

    Article • Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, July 2013, Elsevier

    Nicolas Christoforou

  19. Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiac Progenitors Differentiate to Cardiomyocytes and Form Biosynthetic Tissues

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2013, PLOS

    Samuel Y. Sheng Professor Kam W Leong, Nicolas Christoforou

  20. A Robust Strategy for Negative Selection of Cre-LoxP Recombination-Based Excision of Transgenes in Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2013, PLOS

    Samuel Y. Sheng Professor Kam W Leong, Nicolas Christoforou

  21. Transcription Factors MYOCD, SRF, Mesp1 and SMARCD3 Enhance the Cardio-Inducing Effect of GATA4, TBX5, and MEF2C during Direct Cellular Reprogramming

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2013, PLOS

    Samuel Y. Sheng Professor Kam W Leong, Nicolas Christoforou

  22. Comparison of Mixed and Lamellar Coculture Spatial Arrangements for Tissue Engineering Capillary NetworksIn Vitro

    Article • Tissue Engineering Part A, March 2013, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Samuel Y. Sheng Professor Kam W Leong, Nicolas Christoforou

  23. Pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiac tissue patch with advanced structure and function

    Article • Biomaterials, December 2011, Elsevier

    Samuel Y. Sheng Professor Kam W Leong, Nicolas Christoforou

  24. High-throughput screening of microscale pitted substrate topographies for enhanced nonviral transfection efficiency in primary human fibroblasts

    Article • Biomaterials, May 2011, Elsevier

    Samuel Y. Sheng Professor Kam W Leong, Nicolas Christoforou

  25. Stem Cells in Cardiac Tissue Engineering

    Article • November 2010, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Samuel Y. Sheng Professor Kam W Leong, Nicolas Christoforou

  26. Engineering a Highly Functional 3D Cardiac Tissue Patch From Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Cardiogenic Cells

    Article • Heart Rhythm, November 2010, Elsevier

    Samuel Y. Sheng Professor Kam W Leong, Nicolas Christoforou

  27. Influence of Electromechanical Activity on Cardiac Differentiation of Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

    Article • Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology, August 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Nicolas Christoforou

  28. Implantation of Mouse Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Cardiac Progenitor Cells Preserves Function of Infarcted Murine Hearts

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2010, PLOS

    Samuel Y. Sheng Professor Kam W Leong, Nicolas Christoforou

  29. Low Oxygen Tension and Synthetic Nanogratings Improve the Uniformity and Stemness of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Layer

    Article • Molecular Therapy, May 2010, Elsevier

    Samuel Y. Sheng Professor Kam W Leong, Nicolas Christoforou

  30. Efficient Array-Based Identification of Novel Cardiac Genes through Differentiation of Mouse ESCs

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2008, PLOS

    Nicolas Christoforou

  31. Mouse ES cell–derived cardiac precursor cells are multipotent and facilitate identification of novel cardiac genes

    Article • Journal of Clinical Investigation, February 2008, American Society for Clinical Investigation

    Nicolas Christoforou

  32. Stem Cells and Their Potential in Cell-Based Cardiac Therapies

    Article • Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, May 2007, Elsevier

    Nicolas Christoforou

  33. Stem Cell Culture

    Article • January 2002, Elsevier

    Nicolas Christoforou