Dr Sara Baratchi
Vice-Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow
Atherothrombosis and Vascular Biology
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Australia
Biography
Dr Sara Baratchi is an ARC DECRA and Vice-Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow at RMIT University. She is interested in the general mechanism of cellular mechanotransduction, including a particular interest in understanding the mechanotransduction of blood flow at the surface of endothelial cells and leukocytes. She would like to identify the key mechanoreceptors that sense shear stress and understand how those molecules interact with each other. Dr Baratchi has published over 30 papers in various peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. She is the recipient of multiple awards and grants including an ARC DECRA (DE170100239), 2016 Emerging Researcher Award from the RMIT’s School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, 2015 RMIT vice-chancellor Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2010 Australian Endeavour Fellowship from the Australian Government, 2009 Coltman Prize from the Deakin University Faculty of Science, and several travel grants.
Research Interest
Atherothrombosis and Vascular Biology
Publications
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Sara Baratchi,Shear stress mediates exocytosis of functional TRPV4 channels in endothelial cells Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 2016;73(3):649–666.
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Sara Baratchi,Porous PDMS structures for the storage and release of aqueous solutions into fluidic environments Lab Chip 2017 June.
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Sara Baratchi,Lateral trapezoid microfluidic platform for investigating mechanotransduction of cells to spatial shear stress gradients Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 2017 November;251:963–975.
