Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. B.S. 1999 Mechanical Engineering University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. Ph.D. 2005 Biomedical Engineering University of California – San Diego, La Jolla, CA. 2005-2007 Postdoctoral Fellowship

Microvascular network growth, multi-cellular coordination during tissue remodeling, biomechanics.

Stapor PC, Murfee WL. (2011) Identification Of Class III b-Tubulin As A Marker of Angiogenic Perivascular Cells. Microvascular Research. (Epub ahead of print). (Cover Illustration) Yang M, Aragon M, Murfee WL. (2011) Angiogenesis In Mesenteric Microvascular Networks From Spontaneously Hypertensive Versus Normotensive Rats. Microcirculation. Oct; 18(7): 574-582. Forouzan O, Burns JM, Robichaux JL, Murfee WL, Shevkoplyas SS. (2011) Passive recruitment of circulating leukocytes into capillary sprouts from existing capillaries in a microfluidic system. Lab on a Chip. Jun 7; 11(11): 1924-1932. Stapor PC, Wang W, Murfee WL, Khismatullin DB. (2011) The Distribution of Fluid Shear Stresses in Capillary Sprouts. Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology. 2(2): 124-136. Tran ED, Yang M, Chen A, DeLano FA, Murfee WL and Schmid-Sch?nbein GW. (2011) Matrix Metalloproteinase Activity Causes VEGFR-2 Cleavage and Microvascular Rarefaction in Mesentery. Microcirculation. April; 18(2): 228-237. Murfee WL, Rappleye JW, Ceballos M, Schmid-Schonbein GW. Discontinuous Expression of Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecules along Initial Lymphatic Vessels in Adult Rat Mesentery: The Primary Valve Structure. Lymphatic Research and Biology, In Press, 2007. Binder KW, Murfee WL, Song J, Laughlin MH, Price RJ. Computational Network Model Prediction of Hemodynamic Alterations Due to Arteriolar Remodeling in Interval Sprint Trained Skeletal Muscle. Microcirculation, 14: 181-192, 2007. Taylor AC, Murfee WL, Peirce SM. EphB4 Expression along Adult Microvascular Networks: More than a Venous Specific Marker. Microcirculation, 14: 253-267, 2007. Murfee WL, Rehorn MR, Peirce SM, Skalak TC. Perivascular Cells along Venules Upregulate NG2 Expression During Microvascular Remodeling. Microcirculation, 13: 261-273, 2006. Murfee WL, Hammett LA, Evans C, Xie L, Squire M, Rubin C, Judex S, Skalak TC. High-Frequency Low Magnitude Vibrations Suppress the Number of Blood Vessels per Muscle Fiber in Mouse Soleus Muscle. Journal of Applied Physiology, 98: 2376-2380, 2005. Murfee WL, Skalak TC, Peirce SM. Differential Arterial/Venous Expression of NG2 Proteoglycan in Perivascular Cells Along Microvessels: Identifying a Venule-Specific Phenotype. Microcirculation, 12(2): 151-160, 2005. Murfee WL, Van Gieson EJ, Price RJ, Skalak TC. Cell Proliferation in Mesenteric Microvascular Network Remodeling in Response to Elevated Hemodynamic Stress. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 32(12): 1662-1666, 2004.