CURRICULUM VITÆ

Jean Frederic Welter, M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
Skeletal Research Center
Department of Biology,
Case Western Reserve University
Millis Science Center, Room 113D
2080 Adelbert Road
Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7080
Tel.: (216) 368-1333 (Office), (216) 368-2777 (Lab),
Fax: (216) 368-4077
E-mail: jfw2@cwru.edu
July, 2008

1996	Ph.D. (Physiology & Biophysics), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
1990	M.Sc. (Experimental Surgery), Dean's Honors List McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
1984	Permanent ECFMG certificate, Foreign Medical Graduate Examination in the Medical Sciences (F.M.G.E.M.S.)
1984	Doktor der gesamten Heilkunde (M.D.), School of Medicine, Leopold Franzens Universität, Innsbruck, Austria

2007 -	Research Associate Professor, Department of Biology Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
2004 - 2007	Senior Research Associate, Skeletal Research Center Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
1998 - 2004	Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopædics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
1996 - 1998	Instructor, Department of Orthopædics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
1990 - 1996	Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
1989 - 1990	Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Orthopædics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
1988 - 1989	PGY-1 Surgery Resident, Surgery Residency Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
1985 - 1988	Research Fellow, Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute (Orthopædic Research Laboratory), Montréal, PQ, Canada

2007 - Present	Biomedical Engineering Society
2003 - Present	International Cartilage Repair Society
2001 - Present	American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
1998 - Present	American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
1997 - Present	Orthopædic Research Society
1989 - Present	American Association for the Advancement of Science

2006	ICRS poster award “Cum Laude”
2003, 2005	Arthritis Foundation travel ward
1991 - 1993	Research Fellowship, Cell Physiology Training Program. Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
1990	McGill University, Dean's Honors List
1989 - 1990	Research Fellowship, NIH Training Program in Musculoskeletal Research. Department of Orthopædics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
1985 - 1988	Fellow of the McGill University - Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute

Ashley McKee, undergraduate senior project co-advisor

2009	Jason Walker, summer undergraduate student
2008 - 2009
2008	Michael Pelyak, ENGAGE fellowship sponsor
2006 - 2008	EBME 325, Introduction to Tissue Engineering, guest lecturer. Department of Biomedical Engineering, CWRU
2005 - 2006	Ross Anderson, undergraduate senior project co-advisor
2005 - 2008	Bioreactors for MSC differentiation; “Cell-Based Therapies and Tissue Engineering” (CTTE) short course
2003 - 2004	Mukund Deglurkar, M.B.B.S., M.S., F.R.C.S. Research Fellow, MD candidate, University of Wales
2003 - 2004	Reid Wenger, D.D.S., Research Fellow
2002	Rabia Ahmed, summer undergraduate student.
1997 - 1998	Shmuel Tsurel, M.D.; Research Fellow
1991 - 1994	Introduction to Microcomputers. Department of Physiology & Biophysics, CWRU

• * Intra-articular delivery of injectable sustained-release microsphere drug formulations. CSCRM/BRCP: 7/1/09 – 6/30/2012. Principal Investigator
• * Tissue engineered cartilage repair. (PI: Arnold Caplan) NIH/NIAMS-NIBIB P01 AR053622 7/01/08 - 06/30/10 Core director and sub-project Co-principal investigator
• * Engineering cartilage: an integrated approach to biological joint repair. NIH R01 AR050802. 4/5/2005 - 3/31/2010. Principal investigator.
• * Chondrogenic preconditioning of cell/scaffold constructs for the repair of large cartilage defects. Arthritis Foundation Biomedical Research Grant. 07/01/2002 - 06/30/2005. Principal investigator.
• * Clinical tissue engineering center (CTEC), BRTT, PI: George Muschler, 04/01/2005 - 03/31/2008 Co-investigator.
• * Tissue-engineered skin with built-in capillary flow networks. NIH R01 EB006203. PI: Harihara Baskaran, 03/01/2006 - 02/28/2010, Co-investigator.
• * Tissue engineering of cartilage subtypes. NIH R01 DE015322. PI: James Dennis, 08/01/2004 - 7/31/2008, Co-investigator.
• * Strength and resorption of biodegradable skull implants. NIH R01-DE13740. PI: David Dean, Co-investigator. Start date pending. Co-investigator.
• * Effects of processing techniques for tantalum trabecular bone implant surfaces. Zimmer, Inc. PI: Victor Goldberg, 07/01/2003 - 06/30/2005, Co-investigator.
• * State-of-the-Art pH Monitoring in Bioreactors. NSF STTR Phase I. PI: John Robecheck, 07/01/03 - 06/30/04, Co-investigator.
• * Tissue engineered implants for cartilage regeneration. Ohio Board of Regents/Case Western Reserve University Presidential Research Initiative. 01/01/2001 - 12/31/2002. Principal investigator
• * Gene transcription in mechanically loaded bone cells. NIH R03 AR 45777. 10/1/1998 - 9/30/2001. Principal investigator

Pending/Planned Proposals:

• * 1R43-AR058078-01: Intra-articular delivery of controlled release betamethasone. SBIR phase I, 12/01/2009-5/31/2010. Co-Principal Investigator.
• * Acoustic properties of tissue engineered cartilage. PRI
• * Cytokine regulation of stem cell multipotentiality. NIH R01. PI: Luis Solchaga, Co-investigator. (Planned)
• * Acoustically-Induced Cell Patterning in Three Dimensional Constructs for Cell and Tissue Engineering 1R21EB008786-01

At Case Western Reserve University:

• Luis Solchaga: Cytokine regulation of Stem cell multipotentiality, Cartilage tissue engineering.
• Harihara Baskaran: Mass transport studies in tissue-engineered cartilage and skin. Metabolic engineering of anaerobic bacteria.
• Charles Malemud: Apoptosis in OA.
• Victor Goldberg: Porous ingrowth bone implants, bone grafts and bone graft substitutes.
• Jim Dennis: Engineering of tracheal cartilage.
• David Dean: Tissue engineering of cranial implants.
• Marty Pagel: Online MRI of tissue-engineered cartilage.
• Tariq Haqqi: Oxidative stress and MSC performance.
• C.C. Liu: Glucose consumption by differentiating mesenchymal stem cells

Off Campus:

• Lisa Freed (Massachusetts Institute of Technology): Cartilage tissue engineering.
• John Robecheck, (Sensirox, Inc), Jay Johnson (UDRI): Development of micro-pH sensors.
• R. Tracy Ballock, (Cleveland Clinic Foundation): Investigation of Heuter-Volkmann effect in vitro using a hydrostatic bioreactor.
• Dwayne Bisgrove, Ph.D., System Biosciences (SBI): Lentiviral reporter/selection vectors to report cell differentiation.

• 2008 Ad hoc member, NIH Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group ZAR1 EHB-H (M1) 1
• 2006, 2007 Ad hoc member, NIH Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group ZAR1 EHB-J (M1) (1)
• 2005 Ad hoc member, NIH Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group ZAR1 EHB-G (O1) (1)
• 2005 Judge, MTEC-2005 presentation awards
• 2004, 2006-2008 Ad hoc reviewer for the National Medical Research Council (Singapore) study section
• 2004, 2006, 2007 Judge, graduate student poster competition at Research ShowCASE
• 2003 Organizing committee for the 5th Bone Fluid Flow Workshop, Cleveland, OH. September 17 - 18
• 2002 - 2003 Ad hoc member, NIH biomedical engineering study section ZRG1 SSS-M 58
• 2001 - 2004 Member, Department of Orthopædics Research Committee
• * Ad hoc reviewer for Acta Biomaterialia
• * Ad hoc reviewer for Arthritis Research and Therapy
• * Ad hoc reviewer for Biomaterials
• * Ad hoc reviewer for BioTechniques
• * Ad hoc reviewer for Bone
• * Ad hoc reviewer for British Journal of Cancer
• * Ad hoc reviewer for Cells, Tissues, Organs
• * Ad hoc reviewer for Current Eye Research
• * Ad hoc reviewer for Genomics
• * Ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Biological Chemistry
• * Ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Biomedical Materials Research
• * Ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Investigative Dermatology
• * Ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Orthopædic Research
• * Ad hoc reviewer for the Orthopædic Research Society
• * Ad hoc reviewer for Tissue Engineering
• * Ad hoc reviewer for Yonsei Medical Journal

• “Apparatus and method for tissue engineering.” Provisional patent application filed November 4, 2003; definitive application filed November 4, 2004.

1. Valonen, P.K.; Moutos, F.T.; Kusanagi, A.; Moretti, M.; Diekman, B.O.; Welter, J.F.; Caplan, A.I.; Guilak, F.; Freed, L.E: In vitro generation of mechanically functional cartilage grafts based on adult human stem cells and 3D-woven poly(?-caprolactone) scaffolds (submitted)
2. Solchaga, L.A.; Penick, J.; Goldberg, V.M.; Caplan, A.I; and Welter, J.F.: TGF-β1 and dexamethasone regulate hypertrophy during chondrogenic differentation of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells . (in preparation)
3. Berilla, J.; Solchaga, L.A.; Baskaran, H.; and Welter, J.F.: Design of a cartilage tissue engineering bioreactor (submitted)
4. Liang, W.H.; Janakiraman, V.; Welter, J.F.; and Baskaran, H.: Composite tissue engineered skin constructs made of collagen dermal analogs and cultured keratinocyte epidermal analogs (in preparation)
5. Liang, W.H.; Kienitz, B.L.; Peterson, K.; Penick, K.; Welter, J.F.; and Baskaran, H.: Optimizing collagen-GAG scaffolds for tissue engineering applications. (submitted)
6. Berilla, J. and Welter, J.F.: Image analysis algorithm for measuring local thickness (submitted)
7. Welter, J.F.; Baskaran, H.; Berilla, J.A.; Caplan, A.I; Goldberg, V.M.; Penick, K.; and Solchaga, L.A.: Transient aggregate culture enables human mesenchymal stem cell-based cartilage tissue engineering (in preparation)
8. Welter, J.F.: Simplified color thresholding of histological images using color-space rotation. (in preparation)

1. Solchaga, L.A.; Penick, J.; Goldberg, V.M.; Caplan, A.I.; and Welter, J.F.: FGF-2 delays the loss of chondrogenic potential in human adult bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Tissue Engineering 2009, (in press)
2. Welter, J.F.; Solchaga, L.A.; and Penick, K.J.: Simplification of aggregate culture of human mesenchymal stem cells as a chondrogenic screening assay. BioTechniques 2007, 42(6):732 - 737. Abstract
3. Henderson, J.H.; Welter, J.F.; Mansour, J.M.; Niyibizi, C.; Caplan, A.I; and Dennis, J.E.: Cartilage tissue engineering for pediatric laryngotracheal reconstruction: Comparison of chondrocytes from three anatomic locations in the rabbit. Tissue Engineering 2007, 13(4):843 - 853. Abstract
4. Deglurkar, M.; Davy, D.T.; Goldberg, V.M.; Stewart, M.C.; and Welter, J.F.: Evaluation of machining methods for porous tantalum implants in a rabbit intramedullary osseointegration model. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research (B) 2007, 80B(2):528 - 540. Abstract
5. Henderson, J.H.; Mansour, J.M.; Welter, J.F.; Awadallah, A.; Ginley, N.; Caplan, A.I.; and Dennis, J.E.: Cartilage tissue engineering: comparison of chondrocytes from three anatomic locations in the rabbit. CWRU Orthopaedic Journal 2006, 3(1):33- 42.
6. Solchaga, L.A.; Tognana, E.; Penick, K.; Baskaran, H.; Caplan, A.I.; Goldberg, V.G.; and Welter, J.F.: A rapid vacuum-seeding technique for the assembly of large tissue-engineered cell/scaffold composites. Tissue Engineering 2006, 12(7):1851 - 1863. Abstract
7. Wenger, R.; Hans, M.G.; Welter, J.F.; Solchaga, L.A.; Sheu, Y.R.; and Malemud, C.J.: Tissue-engineered human cartilage-constructs from human osteoarthritic chondrocytes. Frontiers in Biosciences, 2006, 11:1690 - 1695. Abstract
8. Penick, K.J.; Solchaga, L.A.; and Welter, J.F.: A high-throughput aggregate culture system to assess the chondrogenic potential of mesenchymal stem cells. BioTechniques 2005, 39(5):687 - 691. Abstract
9. Penick, K.; Berilla, J.; Solchaga, L.A.; and Welter, J.F.: Performance of polyoxymethylene plastic (POM) as a component of a tissue engineering bioreactor. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 2005, 75(1):168 - 174. Abstract
10. Solchaga, L.A.; Penick, K.; Porter, J.; Caplan, A.I.; Goldberg, V.M.; and Welter, J.F.: FGF-2 enhances the mitotic and chondrogenic potentials of human adult bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells. J. Cellular Physiology 2005, 203:398 - 409. Abstract
11. Solchaga, L.A.; Penick, K.; and Welter, J.F.: A manual mosaicking approach to generating large, high resolution digital images of histological sections. Proceedings of the Royal Microscopical Society 2004, 39(4):313 - 320.
12. Stewart, M.C.; Welter, J.F.; and Goldberg, V.G.: Effect of Hydroxyapatite/Tricalcium-Phosphate coating on osseointegration of plasma-sprayed titanium alloy implants. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 2004, 69A(1):1 - 10. Abstract
13. Jabbour, L.; Welter, J.F.; Kollar, J.; and Hering, T.M.: Sequence, gene structure, and expression pattern of CNTL, a minor class intron-containing gene: evidence for a role in apoptosis. Genomics 2003, 81(3):292 - 303. Abstract
14. Islam, N.; Haqqi, T.M.; Jepsen, K.J.; Kraay, M.; Welter, J.F.; Goldberg, V.M.; and Malemud, C.J.: Hydrostatic pressure induces apoptosis in human chondrocytes from osteoarthritic cartilage through up-regulation of tumor necrosis factor-α, inducible nitric oxide synthase, c-myc, p53 and bax-α, and suppression of bcl-2. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry 2002, 87: 266 - 278. Abstract
15. Balasubramanian, S.; Agarwal, C.; Efimova, T.; Dubyak, G.R.; Banks, E.; Welter, J.; and Eckert, R.L.: Thapsigargin suppresses phorbol ester-dependent human involucrin promoter activity by suppressing CCAAT-enhancer-binding protein alpha (C/EBPα) DNA binding. Biochemical Journal 2000, 350(Pt 3):791 - 796. Abstract
16. Agarwal, C.; Effimova, T.; Welter, J.F.; Crish, J.F.; and Eckert, R.L.: CCAAT/Enhancer-binding proteins. A role in regulation of human involucrin promoter response to phorbol ester. Journal of Biological Chemistry 1999, 274(10):6190 - 6194. Abstract
17. Effimova, T.; LaCelle, P.; Welter, J.F.; and Eckert, R.L.: Regulation of human involucrin promoter activity by a protein kinase C, RAS, MEKK1, MEK3, P38/RK, AP-1 signal transduction pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry 1998, 273(38):24387 - 24395. Abstract
18. Banks, E.B.; Crish, J.F.; Welter, J.F.; and Eckert, R.L.: Characterization of human involucrin promoter distal regulatory region transcriptional activator elements - a role for SP1 and AP-1 binding sites. Biochemical Journal 1998, 331(Pt.1):61 - 69. Abstract
19. Robinson, N.A.; Lapic, S.; Welter, J.F.; and Eckert, R.L.: S100A11, S100A10, annexin I, desmosomal proteins, SPRs, plasminogen activator inhibitor-2, and involucrin are components of the cornified envelope of cultured human epidermal keratinocytes. Journal of Biological Chemistry 1997, 272(18):12035 - 12046. Abstract
20. Eckert R.L.; Crish J.F.; Banks E.B.; Welter, J.F.: The epidermis: genes on - genes off. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 1997, 109(4): 501 - 509. Abstract
21. Eckert, R.L. and Welter, J.F.: Keratinocyte differentiation: genes and their regulation. Cell Death and Differentiation 1996, 3:373 - 383. Abstract
22. Eckert, R.L. and Welter, J.F.: Transcription factor regulation of epidermal keratinocyte gene expression. Molecular Biology Reports 1996, 23:59 - 70. Abstract
23. Welter, J.F.; Gali, H.U.; Crish, J.F.; and Eckert, R.L.: Regulation of human involucrin promoter activity by POU domain proteins. Journal of Biological Chemistry 1996, 271(25):14727 - 14733. Abstract
24. Welter, J.F. and Eckert, R.L.: Differential expression of the fos and jun family members c-fos, fosB, fra-1, fra-2, c-jun, junB and junD during human epidermal differentiation. Oncogene 1995, 11(12):2681 - 2687. Abstract
25. Welter, J.F.; Crish, J.F.; Agarwal, C.; and Eckert, R.L.: Fos related antigen (fra-1), junB and junD activate human involucrin promoter transcription by binding to proximal and distal AP1 sites to mediate phorbol ester effects on promoter activity. Journal of Biological Chemistry 1995, 270(21):12614 - 12622. Abstract
26. Eckert, R.L.; Yaffe, M.B.; Crish, J.F.; Murthy, S.; Rorke, E.A.; and Welter, J.F.: Involucrin - Structure and role in envelope assembly. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 1993, 100(5):613 - 617. Abstract
27. Welter, J.F.; Shaffer, J.W.; Stevenson, S.; Davy, D.T.; Field, G.A.; Klein L.; Li, X.Q.; Zika, J.M.; and Goldberg, V.M.: Cyclosporin A and tissue antigen matching in bone transplantation. Fibular allografts studied in the dog. Acta Orthopædica Scandinavica 1990, 61(6):517 - 527. Abstract

1. Solchaga, L.A.; Penick, K.J.; and Welter, J.F.: Chondrogenic differentiation of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells: tips & tricks. In: Vemuri, M.C.; Rao, M.S.; and Chase, L.G., eds.: Mesenchymal Stem Cell Assays and Applications. Humana Press, 2009 (In press)
2. Goldberg, V.M. and Welter, J.F.: Autografts. In: Callaghan, J.J.; Rosenberg, A.G.; and Rubash, H.E., eds.: The adult hip, Lippincott-Raven. 2006(23):304 - 328.
3. Welter, J.F. and Goldberg, V.M.: Bone grafting and substitutes. In: Orthopædic knowledge update. AAOS, 2005:241 - 248.
4. Solchaga, L.A.; Welter, J.F.; and Caplan, A.I.: Generation of pluripotent stem cells and their differentiation to the chondrocytic phenotype. In: Sabatini, M.; De Ceuninck, F.; and Pastoureau, P., eds.: Cartilage and osteoarthritis (Methods in Molecular Medicine series). Humana Press, 2004:53 - 68. Abstract
5. Welter, J.F.; Solchaga, L.A.; and Stewart, M.C.: High efficiency non-viral transfection of chondrocytes. In: Sabatini, M.; De Ceuninck, F.; and Pastoureau, P., eds.: Cartilage and osteoarthritis (Methods in Molecular Medicine series). Humana Press, 2004:129 - 146. Abstract/li>
6. Solchaga, L.A.; Welter, J.F.; Caplan, A.I; and Goldberg, V.M.: Cartilage Tissue Engineering. In: Callaghan, J.J.; Rosenberg, A.G.; Rubash, H.E.; Simonian, P.T.; and Wickiewicz, T.L., eds.: The adult knee. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Publishers, 2003:251 - 258.

• Walker, J.; McKee, A.; Berilla, J.; Baskaran, H.; Mansour, J.; and Welter, J.F.: Nondestructive ultrasonic evaluation of mechanical properties of agarose gels. ORS 2010 (submitted)
• Chou, C.-L.; Rivera, A.L.; Welter, J.F.; and Baskaran, H.: Micrometer scale guidance of mesenchymal stem cells to form structurally oriented extracellular matrix. ORS 2010 (submitted)
• Shao, Y.; Wang, L.; Welter, J.F.; and Ballock, R.T.: Primary cilia are required for ihh signal transduction in response to hydrostatic loading of growth plate chondrocytes. ORS 2010 (submitted)
• McKee, A.; Mansour, J.M.; and Welter, J.F.: Noninvasive evaluation of mechanical properties of agarose gels using ultrasound technology. BMES 2009 (accepted)
• Berilla, J. and Welter, J.F.: Time-constant based fluorescent oxygen sensor. BMES 2009 (accepted)
• Welter, J.F.; Pelyak, M.R.; Penick, K.J.; Solchaga, L.A.; and Goldberg, V.M.: Extracellular matrix deposition by chondrogenically differentiating human mesenchymal stem cells is enhanced by macromolecular crowding. OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Montréal, PQ Canada September 9-13, 2009
• Pelyak, M.; Penick, K.; Cheung, H.-M.; and Welter, J.: Accelerated MSC extracellular matrix deposition through dextran sulfate, polystyrene, and hyaluronic acid. MSC2009, August 17-19, 2009
• Chou, C.-L.; Rivera, A.L.; Welter, J.F.; and Baskaran, H.: Micrometer scale guidance of mesenchymal stem cells to form structurally oriented extracellular matrix. AICHE 2009 (Accepted)
• Berilla, J. and Welter, J.F.: Oxygen sensors for bioreactor monitoring. Proceedings of the 2009 Research ShowCASE, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. 2009
• McKee, A.M.; Mansour, J.M.; and Welter, J.F.: Noninvasive evaluation of mechanical properties through the use of ultrasound technology. Proceedings of the 2009 Research ShowCASE, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. 2009
• Pelyak, M.; Penick, K.; Cheung, H.M.; and Welter, J.F.: Accelerated MSC extracellular matrix deposition through dextran sulfate polystyrene, and hyaluronic acid. Proceedings of the 2009 Research ShowCASE, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. 2009
• Welter, J.F.; Solchaga, L.A.; Leahy, P.; Penick, K.J.; Caplan, A.I.; Goldberg, V.M.: Gene expression patterns during chondrogenic differentiation of human MSCs. 55th Annual Meeting of the Orthopædic Research Society, Las Vegas, NV, February, 2009. 924.
• Pelyak, M.R.; Penick, K.J.; Berilla, J.A.; Solchaga, L.A.; and Welter, J.F.: Macromolecular crowding accelerates extracellular matrix deposition by differentiating MSCs. 55th Annual Meeting of the Orthopædic Research Society, Las Vegas, NV, February, 2009. 914.
• Valonen, P.K.; Moutos, F.T.; Kusanagi, A.; Moretti, M.; Diekman, B.O.; Welter, J.F.; Caplan, A.I.; Guilak, F.; and Freed, L.E.: In vitro generation of mechanically functional cartilage grafts based on adult human stem cells and 3D woven poly(?-caprolactone) scaffolds. 55th Annual Meeting of the Orthopædic Research Society, Las Vegas, NV, February, 2009. 934.
• Shao, Y.; Wang, L.; Welter, J.; Ballock, R.T.; Leiferman, E.; and Noonan, K.: Mechanical forces modulate indian hedgehog signaling in vitro and in vivo. 55th Annual Meeting of the Orthopædic Research Society, Las Vegas, NV, February, 2009. 993
• Welter, J.F.; Solchaga, L.A.; Leahy, P.; Penick, K.J.; Caplan, A.I.; Goldberg, V.M.: Database of gene expression patterns during chondrogenic differentiation of human MSCs. OARSI 2008 (accepted).
• Baskaran, H.; Kienitz, B. L.; Liang, W.-H.; Penick, K.; Welter, J. F.: Optimizing collagen-GAG scaffolds for tissue engineering applications. OARSI 2008 (accepted).
• Berilla, J and Welter, J.F.: Local thickness measurements in engineered cartilage using image analysis. BMES meeting 2008, (accepted)
• Berilla, J and Welter, J.F.: Image analysis algorithm for measuring local thickness in engineered cartilage. Proceedings of the 7th Annual meeting workshop of the Midwestern Tissue Engineering Consortium, April 11-12, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH. 2008:nnn
• Berilla, J and Welter, J.F.: Image analysis algorithm for measuring local thickness in engineered cartilage. Research ShowCase2008
• Shao, Y.Y.; Welter, J.F.; Wang, L.; and Ballock, R.T.: Response of growth plate chondrocytes to hydrostatic loading in vitro. 54th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, CA, 638, March 2-5, 2008.
• Welter, J.F.; Baskaran, H.; Solchaga, L.A.; Penick, K.; and Berilla, J.: Aggregate formation dynamics as a biomarker for chondrogenic potential of mesenchymal stem cells. BMES 2007 P5.166
• Welter, J.F.; Baskaran, H.; Solchaga, L.A.; Penick, K.; and Berilla, J.: Aggregate formation dynamics as a biomarker for chondrogenic potential of mesenchymal stem cells. MSC2007, August 27-29, 2007:224
• Shao, Y.; Welter, J.; Wang, L.; and Ballock, T.: Hydrostatic loading of growth plate chondrocytes. ASBMR 2007 Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 22S1:S156
• Berilla, J.; Penick, K.; Solchaga, L.; and Welter, J.: Timing of aggregate formation as a biomarker for chondrogenic potential. Proceedings of the 6th Annual meeting workshop of the Midwestern Tissue Engineering Consortium, April 20-21, 2007
• Penick, K., Solchaga, L.A.; and Welter, J.F.: A simplified aggregate culture system to assess chondrogenic potential. Proceedings of the 6th Annual meeting workshop of the Midwestern Tissue Engineering Consortium, April 20-21, 2007
• Berilla, J.; Penick, K.; Solchaga, L.; and Welter, J.: Timing of aggregate formation as a biomarker for chondrogenic potential. Proceedings of the 2007 Research ShowCASE, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. 2007:102
• Penick, K., Solchaga, L.A.; and Welter, J.F.: A simplified aggregate culture system to assess chondrogenic potential. Proceedings of the 2007 Research ShowCASE, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. 2007: 284
• Berilla, J.; Penick, K.; Solchaga, L.; and Welter, J.: Timing of aggregate formation as a biomarker for chondrogenic potential. Proceedings of the 2007 Research ShowCASE, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. 2007:72
• Penick, K., Solchaga, L.A.; and Welter, J.F.: A simplified aggregate culture system to assess chondrogenic potential. Proceedings of the 2007 Research ShowCASE, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. 2007
• Davood, V.; Welter, J.F.; Jackowe, D.J.; George, J.E.; Wang, J.Y. and Fisher, J.P.: Loading Rapid-Prototyped, Tissue-Engineered Poly(propylene fumarate) Scaffolds for Bioreactor Culturing. Proceedings of the 2007 Research ShowCASE, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. 2007
• Solchaga, L.A.; Penick, K.J.; Caplan, A.C.; Goldberg, V.M.; and Welter, J.F.: Transforming growth factor-beta 1 modulates lineage progression of human mesenchymal stem cell-derived chondrocytes. Transactions of the Orthopædic Research Society, 2007, 32:1504
• Welter, J.F.; Solchaga, L.A.; Berilla, J.A.; Anderson, R.; Penick, K.J.; Vinson, A.; and Baskaran, H.: Measuring and modelling substrate mass-transport and consumption during human mesenchymal stem cell-based cartilage tissue engineering. Transactions of the Orthopædic Research Society, 2007, 32:494
• Welter, J.F.; Baskaran, H.; Solchaga, L.A.; and Goldberg, V.: Modelling substrate mass-transport during mesenchymal stem cell-based cartilage tissue engineering OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis Prague, Czech Republic December 7-10, 2006
• Solchaga, L.A.; Penick, K.; Caplan, A.I.; Goldberg, V.M.; and Welter, J.F.: Transforming growth factor-beta 1 modulates lineage progression of human mesenchymal stem cell-derived chondrocytes. OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis Prague, Czech Republic December 7-10, 2006
• Welter, J.F.; Anderson, R.; Penick, K.; Solchaga, L.A.; and Baskaran, H.: Substrate mass-transport modelling during MSC-based chondrogenesis Biomedical Engineering Society meeting, Chicago, IL, October 11 - October 14, 2006
• Anderson, R.; Baskaran, H.; Berilla, J.; Solchaga, L.; Penick, K.; and Welter, J.: Modeling mass-transport during maturation of MSC-based tissue engineered cartilage. Proceedings of the 2006 Research ShowCASE, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. 2006:133
• Baskaran, H.; Kienitz, B.; and Welter, J.: Suspension centrifugation for optimizing lyophilized collagen-gag scaffolds for tissue engineering. Proceedings of the 2006 Research ShowCASE, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. 2006:63
• Solchaga, L.; Penick, K.J.; Goldberg, V.M.; Caplan, A.I.; and Welter, J.F.: Regulation of hypertrophic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cell-derived chondrocytes. Proceedings of the 2006 Research ShowCASE, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. 2006:408
• Vinson, A.; Solchaga, L.; Penick, K.; Welter, J.F.; and Baskaran, H.: Assessment of mass transport limitations in mesenchymal stem cell-based spherical cartilage constructs. Proceedings of the 2006 Research ShowCASE, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. 2006:42
• Anderson, R.W.; Baskaran, H.; Berilla, J.A.; Solchaga, L.A.; Penick, K.J.; and Welter, J.F.: Modeling substrate mass transport during the growth of an MSC-based cartilage construct. Proceedings of the 6th symposium of the International Cartilage Repair Society, San Diego, CA, 8 - 11 January 2006: P3-40
• Solchaga, L.A.; Penick, K.J.; Goldberg, V.M.; Caplan, A.I.; Welter, J.F.: Regulation of lineage progression of human mesenchymal stem cell-derived chondrocytes. Proceedings of the 6th symposium of the International Cartilage Repair Society, San Diego, CA, 8 - 11 January 2006: P4-51
• Berilla, J.A.; Solchaga, L.A.; Baskaran, H.; and Welter, J.F.: A modular bioreactor optimized for cartilage tissue engineering. Biomedical Engineering Society meeting, Baltimore, MD, September 28 - October 1, 2005, 277:15
• Berilla, J.A.; Solchaga, L.A.; Penick, K.; Baskaran, H.; and Welter, J.F.: A modular bioreactor system for cartilage tissue engineering. Proceedings of the Arthritis Research Conference, Atlanta, GA. 2005
• Solchaga, L.A.; Penick, K.; Porter, J.D.; Goldberg, V.M.; Caplan, A.I.; Welter, J.F.: FGF-2 enhances the mitotic and chondrogenic potentials of human adult bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Proceedings of the Arthritis Research Conference, Atlanta, GA. 2005
• Baskaran, H.; Berilla, J.; Solchaga, L.; and Welter, J.F.: Mesenchymal stem cell-based cartilage tissue engineering. Proceedings of the Arthritis Research Conference, Atlanta, GA. 2005
• Burton, L.; Penick, K.; Welter, J.F.; Caplan, A.I.; Goldberg, V.M.; and Solchaga, L.A.: Fibroblast growth factor-2 enhances the chondrogenic differentiation of adult mesenchymal stem cells. Proceedings of the 2005 Research ShowCASE, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. 2005:169
• Berilla, J.; Solchaga, L.A.; Penick, K.; Baskaran, H.; and Welter, J.F.: A modular bioreactor system for cartilage tissue engineering Proceedings of the 2005 Research ShowCASE, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. 2005:324
• Baskaran, H.; Berilla, J.; Solchaga, L.; and Welter, J.F.: Mesenchymal stem cell-based cartilage tissue engineering Proceedings of the 2005 Research ShowCASE, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. 2005:50
• Welter, J.F.; Solchaga, L.A.; Penick, K.; Baskaran, H.; Goldberg, V.M.; Caplan, A.I.; and Berilla, J.A.: A modular bioreactor system for cartilage tissue engineering. Transactions of the Orthopædic Research Society, 2005, 30(2):1771
• Wenger, R.; Welter, J.F.; Hans, M.G.; Malemud, C.J.: Hydrostatic pressure increases apoptosis in tissue-engineered cartilage-constructs. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 12 Supplement B, S73, 2004
• Baskaran, H.; Solchaga, L.; Berilla, J.; and Welter, J.: Mesenchymal stem cell based cartilage tissue engineering. American Institute of Chemical Engineers meeting, Austin, TX, November 7-12, 2004:75c
• Baskaran, H.; Solchaga, L.; Berilla, J.; and Welter, J.: Transport considerations in mesenchymal stem cell-based cartilage tissue engineering. Biomedical Engineering Society meeting, Philadelphia, PA, October 13-16, 2004, 971:44
• Welter, J.; Baskaran, H.; Berilla, J.; Penick, K.; Goldberg, V.; Mansour, J.; Caplan, A.; and Solchaga, L.: Expansion and differentiation environment modulates chondrogenesis in large tissue engineered constructs. Biomedical Engineering Society meeting, Philadelphia, PA October 13-16, 2004972:44
• Welter, J.; Baskaran, H.; Berilla, J.; Penick, K.; Goldberg, V.; Mansour, J.; Caplan, A.; and Solchaga, L.: Enhanced chondrogenesis in large tissue engineered constructs by modulation of growth and differentiation conditions. Proceedings of the 5th symposium of the International Cartilage Repair Society, Ghent, Belgium, May 26 - 29, 2004:625
• Baskaran, H.; Solchaga, L.; Berilla, J.; and Welter, J.: Assessment of mass transport limitations during cartilage tissue engineering. Proceedings of the 5th symposium of the International Cartilage Repair Society, Ghent, Belgium, May 26 - 29, 2004:653
• Baskaran, H.; Solchaga, L.A.; Berilla, J.; and Welter, J.F.: Assessment of mass transport limitations during cartilage tissue engineering. Proceedings of the 2004 Research ShowCASE, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. 2004:212
• Solchaga, L.A.; Goldberg, V.M.; Mishra, R.; Caplan, A.I.; Penick, K.J.; and Welter, J.F.: FGF-2 enhances the mitotic and chondrogenic potentials of human adult mesenchymal stem cells. Proceedings of the 2004 Research ShowCASE, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. 2004:447
• Welter, J.F.; Baskaran, H.; Berilla, J.; Penick, K.; Goldberg, V.M.; Mansour, J.; Caplan, A.I.; and Solchaga, L.: Modulation of growth and differentiation conditions enhances chondrogenesis in large tissue engineered constructs. Proceedings of the 2004 Research ShowCASE, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. 2004:448
• Welter, J.F.; Baskaran, H.; Berilla, J.; Penick, K.; Mansour, J.; Caplan, A.I.; and Solchaga, L.: Modulation of growth and differentiation conditions enhances chondrogenesis in large tissue engineered constructs. Transactions of the Orthopædic Research Society, 2004, 29(2):719
• Baskaran, H.; Solchaga, L.A.; Berilla, J.; and Welter, J.F.: Assessment of mass transport limitations during cartilage tissue engineering. Transactions of the Orthopædic Research Society, 2004, 29(2):721
• Solchaga, L.A.; Goldberg, V.M.; Mishra, R.; Caplan, A.I.; and Welter, J.F.: FGF-2 modifies the gene expression profile of bone marrow-derived human mesenchymal stem cells. Transactions of the Orthopædic Research Society, 2004, 29(2):777
• Welter, J.F.; Penick, K.; Berilla, J.; Caplan, A.I.; Goldberg, V.M.; and Solchaga, L.A.: MSC-based tissue engineered cartilage: Effects of construct assembly method and perfusion rates. Proceedings of the Arthritis Research Conference, Keystone, CO. 2003:71
• Baskaran, H.; Solchaga, L.A.; Penick, K.; Berilla, J.; and Welter, J.F.: Substrate mass transport in tissue engineered cartilage. Proceedings of the Arthritis Research Conference, Keystone, CO. 2003:70
• Welter, J.F.; Solchaga, L.; and Berilla, J.: Design of a modular bioreactor system. Proceedings of the 2003 Research ShowCASE, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. 2003:69
• Penick, K.; Berilla, J.; Solchaga, L.; and Welter, J.F.: On the use of Delrin® (acetal) in tissue culture. Proceedings of the 2003 Research ShowCASE, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. 2003:41
• Baskaran, H.; Solchaga, L.A.; Penick, K.; Berilla, J.; and Welter, J.F.: Substrate mass transport in tissue engineered cartilage. Proceedings of the 2003 Research ShowCASE, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. 2003:67
• Berilla, J.; Solchaga, L.; and Welter, J.F.: A multichannel fiberoptic spectrophotometer for monitoring bioreactor medium pH. Proceedings of the 2003 Research ShowCASE, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. 2003:247
• Malemud, C.; Islam, N.; Haqqi, T.; Jepsen, K.; Kraay, M.; Welter, J.F.: and Goldberg, V.: Role of apoptosis in arthritis. Proceedings of the 2003 Research ShowCASE, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. 2003:24
• Solchaga, L.A.; Goldberg, V.M.; Mansour, J.; Caplan, A.I.; and Welter, J.F.: Cartilage tissue engineering: In vitro generation of large cartilaginous constructs. Transactions of the Orthopædic Research Society, 2003, 28(2):944
• Welter, J.F.; Tognana, E.; Goldberg, V.M.; Caplan, A.I.; and Solchaga, L.A.: Assembly of large cell-scaffold composites for cartilage tissue engineering. Transactions of the Orthopædic Research Society, 2003, 28(2):949
• Solchaga, L.A.; Tognana, E.; Goldberg, V.M.; Caplan, A.I.; and Welter, J.F.: Tissue engineered cartilage implants: in vitro chondrogenic pre-conditioning. Proceedings of the 4th symposium of the International Cartilage Repair Society, Toronto / CA, 15 - 18 June 2002:271
• Welter, J.F.; Tognana, E.; Mansour, J.; Goldberg, V.M.; Caplan, A.I.; and Solchaga, L.A.: Tissue engineered cartilage implants: in vitro chondrogenic preconditioning. Proceedings of the 2nd Annual workshop of the Midwestern Tissue Engineering Consortium, 2002:21
• Solchaga, L.; Tognana, E.; Goldberg, V.M.; Caplan, A.I.; and Welter, J.F.: Tissue engineered cartilage implants: optimizing construct assembly. Transactions of the Orthopædic Research Society, 2002, 27(1):483
• Welter, J.F.; Pradhan, S.; Tsurel, S.; and Berilla, J.: Modulation of the c-fos promoter activity by brief low amplitude strains: a role for ets transcription factors? Transactions of the Orthopædic Research Society, 2002, 27(2):522
• Tsurel, S.; Pradhan, S.; Berilla, J.; and Welter, J.F.: Response of osteoblasts to brief, low amplitude strains: modulation of c-fos promoter activity. Israel Orthopaedic Association, Tel Aviv, December 4-5, 2001. J. Bone Joint Surg., 84-B(Supll. III):316-317
• Solchaga, L.A.; Tognana, E.; and Welter, J.F.: Tissue engineered cartilage implants: optimizing construct assembly. Orthopædic Research Day, Case Western Reserve University, June 2001
• Berilla, J. and Welter, J.F.: Development of a Shear Sensor for Cell Culture Applications. Orthopædic Research Day, Case Western Reserve University, June 2001
• Pradhan, S.; Berilla, J.; Tsurel, S.; and Welter, J.F.: Response of osteoblasts to brief, low amplitude strains: Modulation of c-fos promoter activity. Orthopædic Research Day, Case Western Reserve University, June 2001
• Malemud, C.J.; Haqqi, T.M.; Jepsen, K.J.; Islam, N.; Kraay, M.; Welter, J.; and Goldberg, V.M.: Induction of apoptosis in human chondrocytes by hydrostatic pressure. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2001, 9(Supplement B):S8
• Pradhan, S.; Tsurel, S.; Berilla, J.; and Welter, J.F.: Response of the c-fos promoter to brief low amplitude strains in osteoblasts: a role for ets transcription factors? ASBMR 2001 J. Bone Miner. Res. 2001, 16(S1):S361
• Balasubramanian, S.; Agarwal, C.; Efimova, T.; Dubyak, G.; Banks, E.B.; Welter, J.F.; and Eckert. R.L.: Thapsigargin suppresses differentiation-dependent human involucrin promoter activity by reducing CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein - DNA binding. 62nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Investigative Dermatology, Washington, DC, May, 2001
• Tsurel, S. and Welter, J.F.: Physiological levels of mechanical strain modulate osteoblast differentiation in vitro. Orthopaedic Research Day, Case Western Reserve University, January 2000
• Islam, N.; Islam, S.; Haqqi, T.; and Welter, J.F.: EGCG inhibits chondrocyte apoptosis. Orthopædic Research Day, Case Western Reserve University, January 2000
• Welter, J.F.; Islam, N.; Islam, S.; and Haqqi, T.M.: EGCG - a constituent of green tea - inhibits chondrocyte apoptosis. Transactions of the Orthopædic Research Society 2000, 25(2):907
• Agarwal, C.; Effimova, T.; Welter, J.F.; Crish, J.F.; and Eckert, R.L.: CCAAT/Enhancer binding proteins - required regulators of human involucrin promoter activity. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 1999, 112(4):549
• Effimova, T.; LaCelle, P.T.; Welter, J.F.; and Eckert, R.L.: Regulation of human involucrin promoter activity via a specific MAPK signal transduction cascade. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 1999, 112(4):549
• Effimova, T.; LaCelle, P.T.; Welter, J.F.; and Eckert, R.L.: Regulation of human involucrin promoter activity by a PKC, RAS, MEKK1, MEK3, p38/RK, AP1 signal transduction pathway. Proceedings of the AACR 1999, 40:364
• Tsurel, S.; Goldberg, V.M.; and Welter, J.F.: The response of human mesenchymal stem cells to mechanical strains changes as a function of differentiation state. Transactions of the Orthopædic Research Society, 1999, 24(2):628
• Banks, E.B.; Crish, J.F.; Welter, J.F.; and Eckert, R.L.: Characterization of human involucrin promoter distal regulatory region transcriptional activator elements - a role for SP1 and AP1 binding sites. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 1998, 110(4):604
• Efimova, T.; Banks, E.B.; LaCelle, P.T.; Welter, J.F.; and Eckert, R.L.: Regulation of human involucrin promoter activity by a protein kinase C, Ras, MEKK, and Activator Protein-1 signal transduction pathway. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 1998, 110(4):604
• Welter, J.F.; Agarwal, C.; Efimova, T.; and Eckert, R.L.: The human involucrin promoter proximal regulatory region - a role for C/EBP, AP1, ets, and AP2 binding sites. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 1998, 110(4):603
• Welter, J.F. and Eckert, R.L.: Functional characterization of the human involucrin proximal promoter regulatory region - Effects of CAAT enhancer binding protein, activator protein - 1, ETS factors and activator protein - 2. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 1997, 108(4):630
• Welter, J.F.; Robinson, N.A.; Bright, G.R.; and Eckert, R.L.: Immunocytochemical localization of AP1 family transcription factors in normal human keratinocytes cultured under serum free conditions. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 1997, 108(4):630
• Robinson, N.A.; Lapic, S.; Welter, J.F.; and Eckert, R.L.: S100c, s100a10, annexin I, desmosomal proteins, sprs, plasminogen activator inhibitor - 2, and involucrin are components of the cornified envelope of cultured human epidermal keratinocytes. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 1997, 108(4):552
• Welter, J.F.; Gali, H.U.; Crish, J.F.; and Eckert, R.L.: Regulation of the human involucrin promoter by POU domain proteins. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 1996, 106(4):907
• Banks, E.B.; Crish, J.F.; Welter, J.F.; and Eckert, R.L.: Combinatorial regulation of human involucrin promoter activity by modulator, silencer and enhancer elements. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 1996, 106(4):838
• Welter, J.F. and Eckert, R.L.: Expression of activator protein-1 (AP-1) family members in the human epidermis and in cultured keratinocytes. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 1995, 104(4):674
• Welter, J.F.; Crish, J.F.; Agarwal C.; and Eckert R.L.: Regulation of human involucrin promoter function by activator protein-1 (jun/fos) and phorbol myristate acetate. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 1994, 102(4):577
• Brown, K.L.B. and Welter, J.F.: A comparison of vascularized and conventional bone grafts for bridging large bone defects. In: Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Limb Salvage in Musculoskeletal Oncology. Springer Verlag
• Welter, J.F. and Brown, K.L.B.: A comparison of free vascularized and conventional fibular grafts for large defects in weight bearing bones. In: Aebi, M. and Regazzoni, P. (eds) Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Bone Transplantation: 1989, pp. 86 - 87. Springer Verlag
• Welter, J.F. and Brown, K.L.B.: A comparison of free vascularized and conventional fibular grafts for large defects in weight bearing bones. Orthopædic Transactions 1987, 11(2):291 - 292
• Welter, J.F.; Kornacki, J.B.; and Brown, K.L.B.: A comparison of free vascularized and conventional fibular grafts for large defects in weight bearing bones. Transactions of the Orthopædic Research Society, 1987, 22(1):115
• Brown, K.L.B.; Kornacki, J.B.; Welter, J.F.; Poole, A.R.; and Cruess, R.L.: The effects of weightbearing on the growth of heterotopically transplanted free vascularized epiphyseal grafts in dogs. Orthopædic Transactions 1986, 10(2):241 - 242
• Brown, K.L.B.; Kornacki, J.B.; Welter, J.F.; and Cruess, R.L.: The effects of weight bearing on the growth of heterotopically transplanted free vascularized epiphysial grafts in dogs. Transactions of the Orthopædic Research Society, 1986, 21(1):52

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