Mark Colasurdo, PhD

Biomedical engineer with deep and diverse expertise in medical devices, biomaterials, and machine learning. Passionate about technology development, scientific innovation, leadership, and mentorship.

• SingletSeeker: An unsupervised clustering approach for automated singlet discrimination in cytometry., Colasurdo M, Ferrer-Font L, Middlebrook A, Konecny AJ, Prlic M, Spidlen J., Cytometry B Clin Cytom., 09/25, 108, 5, 378-391
• Adhesive peptide and polymer density modulate 3D cell traction forces within synthetic hydrogels., Colasurdo M, Nieves EB, Fernández-Yagüe MA, Franck C, García AJ., Biomaterials., 09/22, 288, 121710
• Matrix Mechanosensing: From Scaling Concepts in 'Omics Data to Mechanisms in the Nucleus, Regeneration, and Cancer., Discher DE, Smith L, Cho S, Colasurdo M, García AJ, Safran S., Annu Rev Biophys., 05/17, 46, 295-315

• Automated singlet discrimination in flow cytometry data, Colasurdo M, Spidlen J., 05/25
• Automated, multi-dimensional classification of cell cycle data, Colasurdo M, Sheridan R, Spidlen J., 05/25
• A bioadhesive hydrogel for the repair of anal fistula, Colasurdo M, Limem S, Butler T., 03/23

• CYTO 2025, 05/25, Colasurdo M, Ferrer-Font L, Middlebrook A, Konecny AJ, Prlic M, Spidlen J. SingletSeeker: An unsupervised clustering approach for automated singlet discrimination in cytometry., Colasurdo M, Sheridan R, Quinn J, Spidlen J. Automated, Multiparameter Cell Cycle Analysis in Flow Cytometry.
• Society for Biomaterials, 04/22, Colasurdo M, Elahi S. Woven P4HB in Hernia Repair.
• University of Pennsylvania, Mechanobiology Symposium, 09/18, Colasurdo M, García AJ. 3D Traction Force Microscopy and PEG-4MAL Platform for the Study of Cell-Material Interactions.
• GRC, Signal Transduction in Engineered Extracellular Matrices, 07/18, Colasurdo M, García AJ. 3D Traction Force Microscopy and PEG-4MAL Platform for the Study of Cell-Material Interactions.

• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (2017), Awarded the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, which provides three years of funding as well as tuition reimbursement. Awarded to top 10% of applicants, doctoral students in the United States, who demonstrate substantial academic achievement, intellectual merit, and social impact throughout their careers.
• National Institutes of Health T32 Cell and Tissue Engineering Traineeship (2016), Awarded an NIH trainee fellowship in the field of cell and tissue engineering. Provides two years of funding and requires coursework and an internship in biotechnology industry to complete traineeship.
• Cornell Biology Research Fellowship (2013), Awarded $10K to pursue independent undergraduate research with 4 semesters of research development coursework.
• Alpha Epsilon Biological Engineering Honors Society (2013), Inducted into the engineering honors society for excellence in scholarship and research.
• National Federation of the Blind, National Scholarship Winner (2011), Awarded $10K to pursue higher education in highly competitive scholarship program for individuals who are blind or low vision.