
David Bark
Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering
Career Development Award, American Heart Association
Bark’s research is focused on leveraging biophysics to develop diagnostics and therapeutics to benefit cardiovascular health. Bark’s AHA Award will focus on investigating the underlying mechanisms through which reperfusion of blood flow after an ischemic event, such as a heart attack, stroke, or organ transplant, can paradoxically double the tissue damage caused by initial ischemia.