Nicole Hope Levi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Surgical Sciences-Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Nicole Hope Levi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Clinical Specialties

Emergence-based Drug Delivery, Wound Healing Problems, Breast Cancer

Contact Information

Academic: 336-713-8052 | Department: 336-716-4171

Email: nlevi@wakehealth.edu

Education & Training

Ph.D., WFU Sch of Med/Va Tech Biomedical Engineering & Sc , 2007
M.S., Clemson University , 2002

Memberships

Biomedical Engineering Society

Nicole Hope Levi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Research Interests

cancer/oncogenesis, drugs/therapeutic agents pharm, engineering/bioengineering, instrument development, model development

Contact Information

Academic: 336-713-8052 | Department: 336-716-4171

Email: nlevi@wakehealth.edu

Recent Publications

MacNeill CM, Coffin RC, Carroll DL, Levi-Polyachenko NH. Low band gap donor-acceptor conjugated polymer nanoparticles and their NIR-mediated thermal ablation of cancer cells. Macromol Biosci. 2013;13(1):28-34.

Graham EG, MacNeill CM, Levi-Polyachenko NH. Quantifying folic acid-functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes bound to colorectal cancer cells for improved photothermal ablation. J Nanopart Res. 2013;15(5):1649.

MacNeill CM, Wailes EM, Levi-Polyachenko NH. A comparative study of the photothermal efficiency of electrically conducting poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-based nanomaterials with cancer cells. J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2013;13(6):3784-3791.

Wagner WD, Wang R, Levi-Polyachenko N. Heart valve substitute fabricated from silk protein, collagen, and poly-glycerol sebacate has enhanced endothelial cell growth and reduced thrombogenicity [abstract]. FASEB J. 2013;27():527.4.

Wagner WD, Argenta LC, Morykwas MJ, Levi-Polyachenko N. Production of a biodegradable electrospun biomaterial with tensile strength and elasticity [abstract]. FASEB J. 2012;26(Meeting Abstracts Suppl):905.2.

Argenta LC, Carroll DL, Levi NH, Liu J, Morykwas MJ, Tatter S, Wagner WD, inventors; Wake Forest University Health Sciences and Wake Forest University, assignees. Device and method for treating central nervous system pathology. United States patent 8,267,960. 2012 Sept 8. 2012;():.

Ringwood AH, McCarthy M, Levi-Polyachenko N, Carroll DL. Nanoparticles in natural aquatic systems and cellular toxicity [abstract]. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol. 2010;157(1 Suppl):S53.

Coldren FM, Palavecino EL, Levi-Polyachenko NH, Wagner WD, Smith TL, Smith BP, Webb LX, Carroll DL. Encapsulated Staphylococcus aureus strains vary in adhesiveness assessed by atomic force microscopy. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2009;89(2):402-410.

McGee MP, Morykwas M, Levi-Polyachenko N, Argenta L. Swelling and pressure-volume relationships in the dermis measured by osmotic-stress technique. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2009;296(6):R1907-1913.

Levi-Polyachenko NH, Merkel EJ, Jones BT, Carroll DL, Stewart JH. Rapid photothermal intracellular drug delivery using multiwalled carbon nanotubes. Mol Pharm. 2009;6(4):1092-1099.

Ringwood AH, Levi-Polyachenko N, Carroll DL. Fullerene exposures with oysters: embryonic, adult, and cellular responses. Environ Sci Technol. 2009;43(18):7136-7141.

Burke A, Singh R, Kraft RA, Levi-Polyachenko N, Hatcher HC, D'Agostino R Jr, Kock ND, Carroll DL, Akman S, Torti FM, Torti SV, et al. Long-term survival following a single treatment of kidney tumors with multiwalled carbon nanotubes and near-infrared radiation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009;106(31):12897-902.

Levi-Polyachenko NH, Carroll DL, Stewart JH IV. Applications of carbon-based nanomaterials for drug delivery in oncology In: Cataldo F, Da Ros T, eds. Medicinal chemistry and pharmacological potential of fullerenes and carbon nanotubes. Berlin: Springer;2008: 223-266.

Stewart JH IV, Tran T-L, Levi N, Tsai WS, Schrump DS, Nguyen DM. The essential role of the mitochondria and reactive oxygen species in cisplatin-mediated enhancement of Fas ligand-induced apoptosis in malignant pleural mesothelioma. J Surg Res. 2007;141(1):120-131.

Levi N, Hantgan RR, Lively MO, Carroll DL, Prasad GL. C60-Fullerenes: detection of intracellular photoluminescence and lack of cytotoxic effects. J Nanobiotechnol. 2006;4():article 14.