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Biography
Dr. David Li is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomechanics at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and completed his postdoctoral training at Yale University. His research focuses on integrating biomechanical data with computational models of cardiovascular disease to advance surgical decision-making.
Teaching Interests
Cardiovascular biomechanics, growth and remodeling, image-based modeling
Research Interests
Cardiovascular biomechanics, growth and remodeling, myocardial infarction, aortic aneurysm, calcification
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Graduate Program Committee
Education
Ph D, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, Biomedical Engineering, 2021
MS, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, Biomedical Engineering, 2017
BS, Rice University, Houston, TX, Bioengineering, 2015
Scholarship/Research/Creative Activity
Selected Publications
Li, David, Goswami, S, Cao, Q, Oommen, V, Assi, R, Humphrey, J, Karniadakis, G. 2025. Importance of localized dilatation and distensibility in identifying determinants of thoracic aortic aneurysm with neural operators., PLoS computational biology, 21, 10, e1013550.
Schwarz, E, Li, David, Means, C, Assi, R, Humphrey, J. 2025. Mechanisms Driving Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Stability., bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology.
Li, David, Cavinato, C, Latorre, M, Humphrey, J. 2023. Computational modelling distinguishes diverse contributors to aneurysmal progression in the Marfan aorta., Proceedings. Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences, 479, 2276.
Weiss, D, Rego, B, Cavinato, C, Li, David, Kawamura, Y, Emuna, N, Humphrey, J. 2023. Effects of Age, Sex, and Extracellular Matrix Integrity on Aortic Dilatation and Rupture in a Mouse Model of Marfan Syndrome., Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, 43, 9, e358-e372.
Goswami, S, Li, David, Rego, B, Latorre, M, Humphrey, J, Karniadakis, G. 2022. Neural operator learning of heterogeneous mechanobiological insults contributing to aortic aneurysms., Journal of the Royal Society, Interface, 19, 193, 20220410.
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Curriculum Vitae
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Curriculum Vitae