Juan Lasheras

Title(s)	Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
School	Vc-academic Affairs
Address	9500 Gilman Drive # La Jolla CA 92093
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Research

Research Activities and Funding

Development of patient-specific mathematical models for the transport of solute molecules in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) along the spinal canal
NIH R01NS120343Sep 30, 2020 - Aug 31, 2025
Role: Principal Investigator

Bio-Mechanics of Directional Migration of Leukocytes
NIH R01GM084227Sep 30, 2010 - Jun 30, 2020
Role: Principal Investigator

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Publications

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Biomechanical interactions of Schistosoma mansoni eggs with vascular endothelial cells facilitate egg extravasation. PLoS Pathog. 2022 03; 18(3):e1010309. Yeh YT, Skinner DE, Criado-Hidalgo E, Chen NS, Garcia-De Herreros A, El-Sakkary N, Liu L, Zhang S, Kandasamy A, Chien S, Lasheras JC, Del Álamo JC, Caffrey CR. PMID: 35316298; PMCID: PMC8939816.

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Mic Microbiology
Translation:Humans Animals Cells
Transmantle Pressure Computed from MR Imaging Measurements of Aqueduct Flow and Dimensions. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2021 10; 42(10):1815-1821. Sincomb SJ, Coenen W, Criado-Hidalgo E, Wei K, King K, Borzage M, Haughton V, Sánchez AL, Lasheras JC. PMID: 34385144; PMCID: PMC8562736.

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Neu Neurology Rad Radiology
Translation:Humans
The interplay between matrix deformation and the coordination of turning events governs directed neutrophil migration in 3D matrices. Sci Adv. 2021 Jul; 7(29). François J, Kandasamy A, Yeh YT, Schwartz A, Ayala C, Meili R, Chien S, Lasheras JC, Del Álamo JC. PMID: 34261650; PMCID: PMC8279509.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 3 Fields:
Sci Science
Elucidating the Biomechanics of Leukocyte Transendothelial Migration by Quantitative Imaging. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2021; 9:635263. Schwartz AB, Campos OA, Criado-Hidalgo E, Chien S, Del Álamo JC, Lasheras JC, Yeh YT. PMID: 33855018; PMCID: PMC8039384.

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Interaction of a Migrating Cell Monolayer with a Flexible Fiber. Biophys J. 2021 02 02; 120(3):539-546. Valencia L, López-Llorente V, Lasheras JC, Jorcano JL, Rodríguez-Rodríguez J. PMID: 33359462; PMCID: PMC7895989.

View in: PubMed Mentions: Fields:
Bio Biophysics
Translation:Cells
Mechanical forces alter endothelin-1 signaling: comparative ovine models of congenital heart disease. Pulm Circ. 2020 Apr-Jun; 10(2):2045894020922118. Zhu T, Chiacchia S, Kameny RJ, Garcia De Herreros A, Gong W, Raff GW, Boehme JB, Maltepe E, Lasheras JC, Black SM, Datar SA, Fineman JR. PMID: 32489641; PMCID: PMC7238833.

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Subject-Specific Studies of CSF Bulk Flow Patterns in the Spinal Canal: Implications for the Dispersion of Solute Particles in Intrathecal Drug Delivery. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2019 07; 40(7):1242-1249. Coenen W, Gutiérrez-Montes C, Sincomb S, Criado-Hidalgo E, Wei K, King K, Haughton V, Martínez-Bazán C, Sánchez AL, Lasheras JC. PMID: 31196863; PMCID: PMC7048533.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 2 Fields:
Neu Neurology Rad Radiology
Translation:Humans
Three-Dimensional Monolayer Stress Microscopy. Biophys J. 2019 07 09; 117(1):111-128. Serrano R, Aung A, Yeh YT, Varghese S, Lasheras JC, Del Álamo JC. PMID: 31103228; PMCID: PMC6626853.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 8 Fields:
Bio Biophysics
Translation:Humans Cells
Quantifying the mechanics of locomotion of the schistosome pathogen with respect to changes in its physical environment. J R Soc Interface. 2019 01 31; 16(150):20180675. Zhang S, Skinner D, Joshi P, Criado-Hidalgo E, Yeh YT, Lasheras JC, Caffrey CR, Del Alamo JC. PMID: 30958153; PMCID: PMC6364656.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 3 Fields:
Bio Biology Bio Biomedical Engineering Bio Biophysics
Translation:Animals
Three-dimensional forces exerted by leukocytes and vascular endothelial cells dynamically facilitate diapedesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 01 02; 115(1):133-138. Yeh YT, Serrano R, François J, Chiu JJ, Li YJ, Del Álamo JC, Chien S, Lasheras JC. PMID: 29255056; PMCID: PMC5776826.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 18 Fields:
Sci Science
Translation:Humans Cells
Self-organized mechano-chemical dynamics in amoeboid locomotion of Physarum fragments. J Phys D Appl Phys. 2017 May 24; 50(20). Zhang S, Guy RD, Lasheras JC, Del Álamo JC. PMID: 30906070; PMCID: PMC6430145.

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Two-Layer Elastographic 3-D Traction Force Microscopy. Sci Rep. 2017 01 11; 7:39315. Álvarez-González B, Zhang S, Gómez-González M, Meili R, Firtel RA, Lasheras JC, Del Álamo JC. PMID: 28074837; PMCID: PMC5225457.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 12 Fields:
Sci Science
Translation:Animals
Cooperative cell motility during tandem locomotion of amoeboid cells. Mol Biol Cell. 2016 Apr 15; 27(8):1262-71. Bastounis E, Álvarez-González B, del Álamo JC, Lasheras JC, Firtel RA. PMID: 26912787; PMCID: PMC4831880.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 5 Fields:
Cel Cell Biology Mol Molecular Biology
Translation:Animals
Three-dimensional balance of cortical tension and axial contractility enables fast amoeboid migration. Biophys J. 2015 Feb 17; 108(4):821-832. Álvarez-González B, Meili R, Bastounis E, Firtel RA, Lasheras JC, Del Álamo JC. PMID: 25692587; PMCID: PMC4336364.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 24 Fields:
Bio Biophysics
Translation:Animals Cells
FAK and paxillin dynamics at focal adhesions in the protrusions of migrating cells. Sci Rep. 2014 Aug 12; 4:6024. Hu YL, Lu S, Szeto KW, Sun J, Wang Y, Lasheras JC, Chien S. PMID: 25113375; PMCID: PMC4129417.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 74 Fields:
Sci Science
Translation:Animals Cells
Cytoskeletal Mechanics Regulating Amoeboid Cell Locomotion. Appl Mech Rev. 2014 Jun 05; 66(5). Alvarez-González B, Meili R, Firtel R, Bastounis E, Del Álamo JC, Lasheras JC. PMID: 25328163; PMCID: PMC4201387.

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Both contractile axial and lateral traction force dynamics drive amoeboid cell motility. J Cell Biol. 2014 Mar 17; 204(6):1045-61. Bastounis E, Meili R, Álvarez-González B, Francois J, del Álamo JC, Firtel RA, Lasheras JC. PMID: 24637328; PMCID: PMC3998796.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 31 Fields:
Cel Cell Biology
Translation:Humans Animals Cells
Bicuspid aortic valves experience increased strain as compared to tricuspid aortic valves. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2013 Oct; 4(4):362-6. Szeto K, Pastuszko P, del Álamo JC, Lasheras J, Nigam V. PMID: 24327628; PMCID: PMC6261454.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 9 Fields:
Car Cardiology Gen General Surgery Ped Pediatrics
Translation:Animals
Three-dimensional quantification of cellular traction forces and mechanosensing of thin substrata by fourier traction force microscopy. PLoS One. 2013; 8(9):e69850. del Álamo JC, Meili R, Álvarez-González B, Alonso-Latorre B, Bastounis E, Firtel R, Lasheras JC. PMID: 24023712; PMCID: PMC3762859.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 47 Fields:
Med Medicine (General)Sci Science
Translation:Animals
Shp2 plays a crucial role in cell structural orientation and force polarity in response to matrix rigidity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Feb 19; 110(8):2840-5. Lee HH, Lee HC, Chou CC, Hur SS, Osterday K, del Álamo JC, Lasheras JC, Chien S. PMID: 23359696; PMCID: PMC3581906.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 14 Fields:
Sci Science
Translation:Animals Cells
Roles of cell confluency and fluid shear in 3-dimensional intracellular forces in endothelial cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Jul 10; 109(28):11110-5. Hur SS, del Álamo JC, Park JS, Li YS, Nguyen HA, Teng D, Wang KC, Flores L, Alonso-Latorre B, Lasheras JC, Chien S. PMID: 22665785; PMCID: PMC3396533.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 54 Fields:
Sci Science
Translation:Humans Animals Cells
The SCAR/WAVE complex is necessary for proper regulation of traction stresses during amoeboid motility. Mol Biol Cell. 2011 Nov; 22(21):3995-4003. Bastounis E, Meili R, Alonso-Latorre B, del Álamo JC, Lasheras JC, Firtel RA. PMID: 21900496; PMCID: PMC3204062.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 17 Fields:
Cel Cell Biology Mol Molecular Biology
Translation:Animals Cells
An Oscillatory Contractile Pole-Force Component Dominates the Traction Forces Exerted by Migrating Amoeboid Cells. Cell Mol Bioeng. 2011 Dec; 4(4):603-615. Alonso-Latorre B, Del Álamo JC, Meili R, Firtel RA, Lasheras JC. PMID: 22207880; PMCID: PMC3234362.

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The mechanics of the adhesive locomotion of terrestrial gastropods. J Exp Biol. 2010 Nov 15; 213(Pt 22):3920-33. Lai JH, del Alamo JC, Rodríguez-Rodríguez J, Lasheras JC. PMID: 21037072; PMCID: PMC6514465.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 10 Fields:
Bio Biology
Translation:Animals
Myosin II is essential for the spatiotemporal organization of traction forces during cell motility. Mol Biol Cell. 2010 Feb 01; 21(3):405-17. Meili R, Alonso-Latorre B, del Alamo JC, Firtel RA, Lasheras JC. PMID: 19955212; PMCID: PMC2814786.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 48 Fields:
Cel Cell Biology Mol Molecular Biology
Translation:Animals Cells
Recent advances in the application of computational mechanics to the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Rev Esp Cardiol. 2009 Jul; 62(7):781-805. Del Alamo JC, Marsden AL, Lasheras JC. PMID: 19709514; PMCID: PMC6089365.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 3 Fields:
Car Cardiology
Translation:Humans
Distribution of traction forces associated with shape changes during amoeboid cell migration. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2009; 2009:3346-9. Alonso-Latorre B, Meili R, Bastounis E, Del Alamo JC, Firtel R, Lasheras JC. PMID: 19964075; PMCID: PMC6157266.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 4 Fields:
Bio Biomedical Engineering
Translation:Animals Cells
Anisotropic rheology and directional mechanotransduction in vascular endothelial cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Oct 07; 105(40):15411-6. del Alamo JC, Norwich GN, Li YS, Lasheras JC, Chien S. PMID: 18840694; PMCID: PMC2563098.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 34 Fields:
Sci Science
Translation:Animals Cells
Spatio-temporal analysis of eukaryotic cell motility by improved force cytometry. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Aug 14; 104(33):13343-8. Del Alamo JC, Meili R, Alonso-Latorre B, Rodríguez-Rodríguez J, Aliseda A, Firtel RA, Lasheras JC. PMID: 17684097; PMCID: PMC1940228.

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Sci Science
Translation:Animals
Intraoperative brain ultrasound: a new approach to study flow dynamics in intracranial aneurysms. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2006 Sep; 32(9):1307-13. Hölscher T, Rodriguez-Rodriguez J, Wilkening WG, Lasheras JC, U HS. PMID: 16965970.

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Dia Diagnostic Imaging
Translation:Humans
Flow changes caused by the sequential placement of stents across the neck of sidewall cerebral aneurysms. J Neurosurg. 2005 Nov; 103(5):891-902. Cantón G, Levy DI, Lasheras JC, Nelson PK. PMID: 16304994.

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Neu Neurosurgery
Translation:Humans
Hemodynamic changes due to stent placement in bifurcating intracranial aneurysms. J Neurosurg. 2005 Jul; 103(1):146-55. Cantón G, Levy DI, Lasheras JC. PMID: 16121985.

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Neu Neurosurgery
Translation:Humans
Changes in the intraaneurysmal pressure due to HydroCoil embolization. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2005 Apr; 26(4):904-7. Cantón G, Levy DI, Lasheras JC. PMID: 15814942; PMCID: PMC7977101.

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Neu Neurology Rad Radiology
Hemodynamic changes occurring during the progressive enlargement of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Ann Vasc Surg. 2004 Jan; 18(1):14-21. Salsac AV, Sparks SR, Lasheras JC. PMID: 14712379.

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Gen General Surgery Vas Vascular Diseases
Translation:Humans