
Duke University
Research Interests
I am interested in the development and optimization of tissue-engineered blood vessels for more accurate in vitro modeling of arterial diseases.
Selected Publications
Yarbrough D, Chen R, Shoemaker J, Yu E, Ataam JA, Amelung C, Karakikes I, and Gerecht S. Artery-on-chip demonstrates smooth muscle function comparable to both healthy and diseased living tissues. BioRxiv. 2025.
Yarbrough D, and Gerecht S. Engineering smooth muscle to understand extracellular matrix remodeling and vascular disease. Bioengineering. 2022. 9(9) 449
Aliakseyeu A, Albright V, Yarbrough D, Hernandez S, Zhou Q, Ankner JF, and Sukhishvili SA. Selective hydrogen bonding controls temperature reponse of layer-by-layer upper critical solution temperature micellar assemblies. Soft Matter. 2021.
Lee KM, Yarbrough D, Kozman M, Herrman TJ, Park J, Wang R, and Kurouski D. Sensitive SERS characterization and analysis of chlorpyrifos and aldicarb residues in animal feed using gold nanoparticles. Jour Reg Sci. 2020.
Lee KM, Yarbrough D, Kozman M, Herrman TJ, Park J, Wang R, and Kurouski D. A rapid and convenient screening method for detection of restricted monensin, decoquinate, and lasalocid in animal feed by applying SERS and chemometrics. Jour Food & Chem Tox. 2020.
Awards
NSF Graduate Research Fellow - 2022 Awardee
Contact
danielle.yarbrough@duke.edu