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

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

Memberships

Biomedical Engineering Society

Nicole Hope Levi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Research Interests

cancer/oncogenesis, cross(mult/tnslat/inter)discip, 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, Graham EG, Levi-Polyachenko NH. Soft template synthesis of donor-acceptor conjugated polymer nanoparticles: structural effects, stability, and photothermal studies. J Polym Sci A1. 2014;52(11):1622-1632.

Levi-Polyachenko N, Rosenbalm T, Kuthirummal N, Shelton J, Hardin W, Teruel M, Hobley E, Wang R, Day C, Narayanan V, David L, Wagner WD. Development and characterization of elastic nanocomposites for craniofacial contraction osteogenesis. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2014;():.

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.

Carroll DL, Stewart JH IV, Levi-Polyachenko NH, inventors; Wake Forest University Health Sciences, assignee. Compositions and methods for treating cancer. United States patent US 8,501,233. 2013 Aug 6. 2013;():.

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.