Leigh Griffiths
Asst Professor
lggriffiths@ucdavis.edu
VM Medicine and Epidemiology
Office
VM2 Building (room 228), Davis, CA 95616
+1 530 754 0334
Degrees:
2008
PhD
Veterinary Medicine
2007
DipACVIM (Cardiology)
Veterinary Medicine
2000
DSAS (Soft Tissue)
Veterinary Medicine
1995
MRCVS
Veterinary Medicine
1995
VetMB
Veterinary Medicine
Research Interests:
Cardiovascular Tissue Engineeing
Immunoproteomic antigen identification; Proteomics of cardiovascular tissues; Xenogeneic Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering of valve, myocardium and whole heart; Immunomodulatory properties of mesenchymal stem cells; Transplant Immunology of xenogeneic tissues.
CBS Graduate Group Affiliations:
Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology
Graduate Groups not Housed in CBS:
Immunology
Publications:
Last updated 2/14/2011
Blossom, J. E., J. M. Bright, et al. (2010). "Transvenous occlusion of patent ductus arteriosus in 56 consecutive dogs." J Vet Cardiol 12(2): 75-84.
Griffiths, L. G., L. H. Choe, et al. (2008). "Immunoproteomic identification of bovine pericardium xenoantigens." Biomaterials 29(26): 3514-3520.
Griffiths, L. G., L. Choe, et al. (2008). "Protein extraction and 2-DE of water- and lipid-soluble proteins from bovine pericardium, a low-cellularity tissue." Electrophoresis 29(22): 4508-4515.
Griffiths, L. G., J. M. Bright, et al. (2006). "Transcatheter intravascular stent placement to relieve supravalvular pulmonic stenosis." Journal of Veterinary Cardiology 8(2): 145-155.
Goncalves, A. C., L. G. Griffiths, et al. (2005). "Decellularization of bovine pericardium for tissue-engineering by targeted removal of xenoantigens." J Heart Valve Dis 14(2): 212-217.
Griffiths, L. G., E. C. Orton, et al. (2004). "Evaluation of techniques and outcomes of mitral valve repair in dogs." J Am Vet Med Assoc 224(12): 1941-1945.
Laboratory Personnel:
Maelene Wong (Biomedical Engineering - PhD Candidate)
Angeliki Papalamprou (Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Physiology - PhD Candidate)
Key Words:
Transplant Immunology, Immunoproteomics, Proteomics, Tissue Engineering, Cardiac Muscle, Whole Heart, Heart Valve