Emily Mihalko

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate

Publications:

1. Mihalko, E.P., Moiseiwitsch, N., Sollinger, J., Cooley, B.C., Brown, A.C., Fibrin-specific pNIPAM Nanogels for Targeted Delivery of Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator to Treat Thrombotic Complications Are Well Tolerated In Vivo. Manuscript submitted for publication.
2. Mihalko, E.P., Simpson, A., Krishnakumar, M., Brown, A.C., Dual-delivery nanogel therapeutic for treatment of cardiac fibrosis downregulates fibrotic phenotypes in vitro. Manuscript submitted for publication.
3. Nandi, S., Mihalko, E., Nellenbach, K., Castaneda, M., Schneible, J., Menegatti, S., Barker, T., Brown, A. Synthetic platelet microgels containing fibrin B knob mimetic motifs enhance clotting responses. Advanced Therapeutics. (2021). doi.org/10.1002/adtp.202100010.
4. Todd, Jordan; Bharadwaj, Vimala; Nellenbach, Kimberly; Nandi, Seema; Copeland, Connor; Mihalko, Emily; Brown, Ashley; Stabenfeldt, Sarah. Platelet-Like Particles Reduce Coagulopathy-Related and Neuroinflammatory Pathologies Post-Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Biomedical
Materials Research: Part B-Applied Biomaterials. (2021). doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.34888. 
5. Mihalko, E.P., Sandry, M., Mininni, N., Nellenbach, K., Deal, H., Daniele, M., Ghadimi, K., Levy, J.H., Brown, A.C. Fibrin-modulating nanogels for treatment of disseminated intravascular coagulation. Blood Advances. (2021). doi.org/10.1182/bloodadvances.2020003046.
6. Abhichart Krissanaprasit, Carson Key, Kristen Froehlich, Sahil Pontula, Emily Mihalko, Daniel Miotto Dupont, Ebbe Sloth Andersen, Jørgen Kjems, Ashley C. Brown, and Thomas H. LaBean. Multivalent Aptamer-Functionalized Single-Strand RNA Origami as Effective, Target-Specific Anticoagulants with
Corresponding Reversal Agent. Advanced Healthcare Materials. (2020). doi:10.1002/adhm.202001826
7. Nandi, S., Sommerville, L., Nellenbach, K., Mihalko, E., Erb, M., Freytes, D.O., Hoffman, M., Monroe, D., Brown, A.C. Platelet-like particles improve fibrin network properties in a hemophilic model of provisional matrix structural defects. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. (2020).
doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2020.05.088.

Education & Training

  • Ph.D.: North Carolina State University & University of North Carolina (Raleigh, NC)