Name:	Mark S. Redfern, Ph.D.
Affiliation:	University of Pittsburgh
Title:	Vice Chairman of Undergraduate Program Professor, Department of Bioengineering Professor, Department of Otolaryngology Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering

Mark S. Redfern received a B.S. in Engineering Science (1978), an M.S. (1982) and Ph.D. (1988) in Bioengineering from the University of Michigan. Mark currently is a professor in the Departments of Bioengineering (William Kepler Whiteford Professor), Otolaryngology, Industrial Engineering, Physical Therapy, and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. Mark's research is focused in two main areas: Human postural control and ergonomics. The major goal of Mark's postural control research is the prevention of falls by investigating the factors that influence balance, including the health of the vestibular system and attention requirements of standing balance in patients with vestibular disorders. The objectives of Mark's postural control research are to: (1) develop a greater understanding the normal function of the postural control system, (2) develop better ways to diagnose, treat and rehabilitate patients with balance disorders, and (3) develop new design criteria for the environments in which people live and work to minimize the potential for falling injuries to occur. Mark is also interested in reducing injuries in the workplace through ergonomic redesign. The ergonomic research focus has been in the area of fall prevention, back injuries and standing fatigue.

PhD (Bioengineering), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1988
MS (Bioengineering), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1982
BS (Engineering Science), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1978

Mark S. Redfern, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
203 Lothrop Street
EEINS 123
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: (412) 624-4771
Fax: (412) 647-0108
redfernms@msx.upmc.edu
Human Movement and Balance Laboratory: http://www.engr.pitt.edu/hmbl/
Medical Virtual Reality Laboratory: http://www.mvrc.pitt.edu/

• Postural Control System
• Balance disorders
• Falling injuries and mechanisms
• Ergonomic design

Redfern MS, Cham R, Gielo-Perczak KG, Gronqvist R, Hirvonen M, Lanshammar H, Marpet M, pai CYC, Powers C: Biomechanics of slips. Ergonomics 44:1038-1166, 2001.

Redfern MS, Jennings JR, Martin C, Furman JM: Attention influences sensory integration for postural control in older adults. Gait and Posture 14:211-216, 2001.

Cham R, Redfern MS: Lower extremity corrective reactions to slip events. J Biomechanics 34:1439-1445,2001.

Redfern MS, Yardley L, Bronstein AM: Visual influences on balance. J Anxiety Disorders 15:81-94,2001.

Ardic, FN, Latt LD, Redfern MS: Paraspinal muscle response to electrical vestibular stimulation. Acta Otolaryngologica (Stockh) 120:39-46, 2000.

Lui, V. W. Y., He, Y., Falo, L. and Huang, L. Systemic administration of naked DNA encoding IL-12 for the treatment of HPV-DNA positive tumor. Human Gene Therapy. 13: 177-185, 2002.

Tan, Y., Zhang, J. and Huang, L. Co-delivery of NF-KB decoy-related oligodeoxynucleotide improves LPD-mediated systemic gene transfer. Molecular Therapy. 6: 804-812, 2002.

Liu, F. and Huang, L. Non-invasive gene delivery to the liver by mechanical massage. Hepatology. 35:1314-1319, 2002.

Chesnoy, S., Lee, P., and Huang, L. Intradermal injection of transforming growth factor-b1 gene enhances wound healing in genetically diabetic mice. Pharmaceutical Research. 20: 345-350, 2003.

Dileo, J., Banerjee, R., Whitmore, M., Nayak, J., Falo, L., and Huang, L. Lipid-Protamine-DNA-mediated antigen delivery to antigen presenting cells results in enhanced anti-tumor immune responses. Molecular Therapy, 7:640-648, 2003.