Kyriacos A. Athanasiou

<p>Kyriacos A. Athanasiou  is a <a href="/facts/Greek_Cypriots/aXgtA0dF">Greek Cypriot</a>-American bioengineer who has contributed significantly to both academic advancements as well as high-technology industries.  He is currently a Distinguished Professor at the <a href="/facts/University_of_California,_Irvine/gS3nEt3V">University of California, Irvine</a>. He joined UCI from the <a href="/facts/University_of_California,_Davis/LTCyhaP5">University of California, Davis</a> where he also served as the Chair of the Biomedical Engineering department.  Before joining the University of California in 2009, he was the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor at <a href="/facts/Rice_University/YvEYoWMn">Rice University</a>.  He has published hundreds of scientific articles detailing structure-function relationships and <a href="/facts/Tissue_engineering/Tx77KG1S">tissue engineering</a> approaches for <a href="/facts/Articular_cartilage/aH44t8b7">articular cartilage</a>, the <a href="/facts/Meniscus_(anatomy)/Ud3xT7oq">knee meniscus</a>, and the <a href="/facts/Temporomandibular_joint/DrwCtHHj">temporomandibular joint</a>.
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Kyriacos A. Athanasiou