Faculty & Staff

Anna Bulysheva

Education
Experience
Memberships
Publications

Assistant Professor

Office: ENG 241

Phone: 813-974-4649

Email

Anna Bulysheva

Education

2017​​ Post-Doctoral Fellow in Bioelectrics
​​Frank Reidy Center for Bioelectrics, ODU, Norfolk, VA
​​​Director: Dr. Richard Heller, Ph.D.

2012​​ Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
​Mentor: Dr. W. Andrew Yeudall, Ph.D., B.D.S.

2009 M.S. in Biomedical Engineering
​​Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
​​​Mentor: Dr. Gary L. Bowlin, Ph.D.

2006 ​B.S in Biology, Minors in Physics and Chemistry
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Experience

2022-Present
Assistant Professor, ​Department of Medical Engineering, ​Â鶹ÊÓƵ, Tampa, FL

2019-2022​
Assistant Professor, ​Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, ​Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA

2018-2019​
Visiting Assistant Professor, ​Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, ​Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA

2017-2019​
Research Assistant Professor, Frank Reidy Research Center for Bioelectrics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA

2012-2017​
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Frank Reidy Research Center for Bioelectrics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA

2009-2012​
Research Associate, Oral and Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA

2007-2009​
Research Associate, Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical EngineeringVirginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA

2008-2009​
Research Associate, Ethicon and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA

2006-2007​
Research Associate, Computer Science Department and InnerOptic Inc, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill NC

Memberships

  • Member of International Society for Electroporation-Based Technologies and Treatments since 2015
  • Member of the American Society for Gene and Cell Therapy since 2014
  • Associate Member of the American Heart association since 2013
  • Member of Alpha Eta Mu Beta, Biomedical Engineering Honor Society since 2008
  • Member of the Biomedical Engineering Society since 2009
  • President of VCU Club Tennis Team 2011- 2012
  • Vice President of VCU Club Tennis Team 2010-2011

Publications 

  1. Learning Models for Prediction of Gene Electrotransfer Treatment Outcomes. Otten A, Francis MP, Bulysheva AA. Exploration of Machine Applied Sciences. 2024 December; 14(24):11601. doi: 10.3390/app142411601

  2. Localized In Vivo Electro Gene Therapy (LiveGT)-Mediated Skeletal Muscle Protein Factory Reprogramming. Hensley J, Francis MP, Otten A, Korostyleva N, Gagliardo T, Bulysheva AA. Applied Sciences. 2024 December; 14(23):11298. doi: 10.3390/app142311298.

  3. Integrative physiology-coupled pilot-centered flight simulation. Harrison SC, Clipp RB, Mitchum MD, Bulysheva AA, Webb JB, Newman BA, Landman D, Sadagic A, Audette MA. Simulation. 2024 December. doi: 10.1177/00375497241299430.

  4. Epicardial Cryoablation During Cardiopulmonary Bypass in a Pig Survival Model. Serra F, Philpott JM, Bulysheva AA, Zemlin CW. Epicardial Cryoablation During Cardiopulmonary Bypass in a Pig Survival Model. JTCVS open. Forthcoming. doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2024.12.003.

  5. Multiaxial filament winding of biopolymer microfibers with a collagen resin binder for orthobiologic medical device biomanufacturing. Amin H, Tapp A, Kailes B, Sheean A, Bulysheva A, Francis MP.  Biomedical Materials. 2024 Jul 11;19(5). doi: 10.1088/1748-605X/ad5243. PubMed PMID: 38815607.

  6. Assembled Cell-Decorated Collagen (AC-DC) Fiber Bioprinted Implants with Musculoskeletal Tissue Properties Promote Functional Recovery in Volumetric Muscle Loss. Christensen KW, Turner J, Coughenour K, Maghdouri-White Y, Bulysheva AA, Sergeant O, Rariden M, Randazzo A, Sheean AJ, Christ GJ, Francis MP.Adv HealthcMater. 2021 Dec 8:e2101357. doi: 10.1002/adhm. 202101357. Online ahead of print.

  7. Reduction of plasmid vector backbone length enhances reporter gene expression. Boye C, Arpag S, Francis M, DeClemente S, West A, Heller R, Bulysheva A. Bioelectrochemistry. 2021 Oct 29;144:107981. doi:10.1016/j.bioelechem. 2021.107981. Online ahead of print.

  8. Gene electrotransfer of FGF2 enhances collagen scaffold biocompatibility. Boye C, Christensen K, Asadipour K, DeClemente S, Francis M, Bulysheva A. Bioelectrochemistry. 2021 Oct 29;144:107980. doi: 10.1016/j.bioelechem. 2021.107980. Online ahead of print.

  9. Cardioporation enhances myocardial gene expression in rat heart. Boye C, Arpag S, BurcusN, Lundberg C, DeClemente S, Heller R, Francis M, Bulysheva A. Bioelectrochemistry. 2021 Dec;142:107892. doi:10.1016/j.bioelechem. 2021.107892. Epub 2021 Jul 27.

  10. Comprehensive collagen crosslinking comparison of microfluidic wet-extruded microfibers for bioactive surgical suture development. Dasgupta A, Sori N, Petrova S, Maghdouri-White Y, Thayer N, Kemper N, Polk S, Leathers D, Coughenour K, Dascoli J, PalikondaR, Donahue C, Bulysheva AA, Francis MP. Acta Biomaterialia. 2021 Jul 1;128:186-200. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.04.028. Epub2021 Apr 19.