Education

•  University of Pennsylvania, PhD in Bioengineering1999
• Johns Hopkins University, MSE in Biomedical Engineering 1994
• Rutgers University, BS in Mechanical Engineering,1992

 Research Interests

• applied biomaterials and tissue engineering
• cell-biomaterial interaction
• materials processing
• surface characterization and modification of biomaterials
• materials testing
• in vivo models
• tissue-engineering scaffolds for repair of bone and other related musculoskeletal tissues
• nerve tissue regeneration utilizing stem cells

 Publications

       Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:

• Livingston, T.L., Lee, K., Hendricks, K., Kalfoglou, C., Terry, R., Boehnlein, E., Junker, U., Mosca, J., ElKalay, M., Kadiyala, S.  2001.  In vivo osteogenesis using genetically engineered human mesenchymal stem cell constructs.  Gene Therapy.  (in preparation)
• Livingston, T., Archambault, M., McIntosh, K., van den Bos, C., Gordon, S., Young, R., Kraus, K.,  Kadiyala, S., Peter, S. 2001.  Allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells regenerate bone in a critically-sized canine segmental gap.  Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. (in preparation)
• Livingston, T.L., Dalcusi, G., ElKalay, M. Kadiyala, S.  2001.  Osteogenic activity of human mesenchymal stem cells in vivo on calcium phosphate ceramics.  American Society for Artificial Internal Organs Journal. (in preparation)
• Peter, S., Livingston, T., Archambault, M., Kadiyala, S., Gordon, S., Smith, A.  2001.  Mesenchymal stem cell-based bone regeneration:  past, present and future.  Anatomical Record, Special Issue on Tissue Engineering. (in preparation)
• Livingston, T., Garino, J., Ducheyne, P.  2001.  An in vivo evaluation of a bioactive ceramic scaffold for bone tissue engineering.  Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. (accepted)
• Saltzman, W. M., Livingston, T., Parkhurst, M.R.  1999.  Antibodies to CD18 influence the migration of neutrophils through extracellular matrix. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 65(3), pp. 356-363.
• Ducheyne, P., Livingston, T., Shapiro, I., Ayyaswamy, P., Gao, H., Radin, S.  1997.  Surface modified bioactive glass particles as microcarriers in a microgravity environment.  Tissue Engineering, 3(3), pp. 219-229.

       Abstracts, Proceedings, and Presentations:

• G. Daculsi, O. Gauthier, E. Aguado, P.Pilet, C. Gobin, S. Kadiyala, T. Livingston.  2001.  Comparative osteogenic activity of various micro macroporous calcium phosphates for tissue engineering and bone substitute.  European Society for Biomaterials (accepted).
• T. Livingston, S. Kadiyala, M. Archambault, K. McIntosh, S. Peter.  2001.  Allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells regenerate bone with an absence of an immunological response.  International Society of Hematology, March 22-24, 2001.
• Livingston, T., Kadiyala, S., ElKalay, M., Young, R., Kraus, K., Gordon, S., Peter, S.  2000.  Repair of canine segmental bone defects using allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells.  Orthopaedic Research Society 47th Annual Meeting, February 25-28, 2001.
• Livingston, T.  MSC based gene therapy for tissue regeneration.  30th International Sun Valley Hard Tissue Workshop, August 14-18, 2000.
• Chuang, L. Livingston, T., Xu, T., Kadiyala, S., Archambault, M., Gasser, J., Marshak, D.  2000.  Local administration of rat mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) into proximal tibia promotes bone augmentation in rats.  American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 22nd Annual Meeting.
• Livingston, T.L., Dalcusi, G., ElKalay, M. Kadiyala, S.  2000.  Osteogenic activity of human mesenchymal stem cells in vivo on calcium phosphate ceramics. American Society for Artificial Internal Organs Journal.  Vol. 46, Issue 2, p. 238.
• Peter, S.J., Livingston, T., Gordon, S., Hebert G., ElKalay, M., Kadiyala, S.  2000.  Predifferentiation of human MSCs in vitro leads to osteogenesis in vivo. American Society for Artificial Internal Organs Journal. Vol. 46, Issue 2, p. 236.
• Lee, K., Livingston, T.L., Hendricks, K., Buyaner, D., Liu, L., Boehnlein, E., Junker, U., Mosca, J.  2000.  Expression of the human bone morphogenetic protein-7 gene in human mesenchymal stem cells accelerate in vitro chondrogenesis and in vivo osteogenesis.  Molecular Therapy.  Vol. 1, Issue 5, p. S144.
• Livingston, T.L., Lee, K., Cole, J., Hendricks, K., Kalfoglou, C., Terry, R., Boehnlein, E., Junker, U., Mosca, J., ElKalay, M., Kadiyala, S.  2000.  In vivo osteogenesis using genetically engineered human mesenchymal stem cell constructs.  Tranactions of the Sixth World Biomaterials Congress. p. 562.
• Peter, S.J., Livingston, T., Gordon, S., Yagami, M., Klyushnenkova, E., McIntosh, K., Wagner, J., Young, R.G., ElKalay, M., Kadiyala, S.  2000.  Bone formation via allogeneic mesenchymal stem cell implantation. Transactions of the Sixth World Biomaterials Congress. p. 104.
•  Livingston, T.L., Garino, J., Ducheyne, P.  2000.  A bioactive scaffold for bone repair.  2nd National Veterans Administration Rehabilitation Research and Development Conference.
• Garino, J., Ducheyne, P., Livingston, T.  1999.  In vivo study of the incorporation of in vitro-synthesized bone.  Rehabilitation R&D Progress Reports 1998.  Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development.
• Livingston, T.L., Garino, J., Ducheyne, P.  1999.  A mechanical and histological evaluation of a tissue engineered bioactive scaffold in vivo.  Bioceramics, 12, H. Ohgushi, G.W. Hastings, T. Yoshikawa, eds., World Scientific Publishing Co, Singapore, p. 245-248.
• Livingston, T.L., Garino, J., Ducheyne, P. 1999.  Implantation of in vitro synthesized bone leads to return of mechanical function of bone.  Workshop on Tissue Engineering, Gene Delivery, and Regenerative Healing.
• Livingston, T.L., Garino, J., Ducheyne, P. 1999.  Mechanical evaluation of the incorporation of a bioactive scaffold into bone, Proceedings of the 45th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society.
• Livingston, T.L., Lai, M., Garino, J., Ducheyne, P.  1998.  A bioactive scaffold for bone tissue engineering.  Transactions of the Society for Biomaterials, 21, p. 99.
• Livingston, T.L., Dai, W., Krewson, C.E., Saltzman, W.M.  1994.  Extracellular matrix molecules influence cell aggregation in three-dimensional cell cultures.  Proceedings of the 13th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference.
• Livingston, T.L., Krewson, C.E., Dai, W., Saltzman, W.M.  1994.  Cell migration and aggregation in protein hydrogels. Proceedings of the Annual American Chemical Society Symposium.