A review of scaffold characterization methods for cell-cultured meat and seafood

Tvedt JR, Porras AM, Zhang B, Farzah R (2026) Future Foods

Developing a protocol to counteract spontaneous in vitro activation of intestinal fibroblasts using design of experiments

Mohammadalizadeh ZG, Sudi SG, Basto Moreno DAG, Bauer Estrada KG, Almonte MU, Fogg K, Porras AM (2026) npj Biomedical Innovations

Comparative genomic and functional profiling of ECM-targeting enzymes in Bacteroides, a key genus of the human gut microbiome

Mancera Azamar KMG, Rajesh K, Downing BU, Javith MU, Yamhure IU, Porras AM# (2026) Under review at the Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Journal.bioRxiv [preprint]

Trymethylamine-N-oxide, a gut-derived metabolite, induces myofibroblastic activation of valvular interstitial cells through endoplasmic reticulum stress

Sudi S, Suresh DS, Kolli, T, Mancera Azamar KM, Dickson A, Mohammadalizadeh Z, Porras AM (2026) Scientific Reports

Supplementation with a Limosilactobacillus fermentum K73 synbiotic modulates gut microbiota function and behavior in gnotobiotic mice transplanted with microbiota from children diagnosed with ASD

Bauer Estrada KG, Mancera Azamar KMG, Wang C, Sudi SG, Friday-Saunders K, Márquez V, Quintanilla-Carvajal MX, Acosta-González A, Conde-Martinez N, Porras AM#, Alviña A# (2025) biorXiv [preprint]

Texture engineering in cell-based seafood: Insights from structural and compositional benchmarks

Chuah SX, Mancera Azamar KM, Kolli T, Odabasi AZ, Zhang B, Sims C, Goodrich-Schneider R, Porras AM, Farzad R (2026) Food Research International

Innovative engineering approaches to model host-microbiome interactions in vitro

Mancera Azamar KM, Sudi SD, Mohammadalizadeh Z, Coffin C, Parker IK, Porras AM (2025) Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

Crisis communication on Instagram during COVID-19: A content analysis of institutional public health messaging in Colombia using the CERC framework

Muriel Ruiz V#, Fernandez-Alvarez E#, Olmedo Iniguez CS, Yamhure Baena I, Javith M, Cortés Moreno ML, Mateus Téllez J, Cucunubá ZM, Porras AM (2025) Research Square [Preprint]

Engineered in vitro models to improve the mechanistic understanding and treatment of neglected tropical diseases caused by protozoan parasites

Monjute TG, Rosero JG, Ruley JAU, Hernandez AJU, Kime PE, Porras AM (2024) GEN Biotechnology

Framework for department-level accountability to diversify engineering

Linnes JC, Moore E, Porras AM, Wayne E, Boyle PM, Chow LW, Maisel K, Peyton SR, Stabenfeldt SE, Winter JO, Kuntz Willits R (2024) Nature Reviews Bioengineering

Diversify your faculty: A roadmap for equitable hiring strategies

Cosgriff-Hernandez E, Aguado BA, Akpa B, Fleming G, Moore E, Porras AM, Boyle Patrick, Chan D, Chesler N, Christman K, Desai T, Harley B, Hudalla G, Killian M, Maisel K, Maitland K, Peyton S, Pruitt B, Stabenfeldt S, Stevens K, Bowden A (2023) Nature Biomedical Engineering

Inflammatory bowel disease-associated gut commensals degrade components of the extracellular matrix

Porras AM, Zhou HG, Shi Q, Xiao XG, JRI Live Cell Bank, Longman R, Brito IL (2022) mBio

Public engagement with biotechnology inside and outside the classroom: Community-focused approaches

Jimenez J, Gamble-George J, Danies G, Hamm RL, Porras AM (2022) GEN Biotechnology

Engaging scientific diasporas in STEAM education: The case of science clubs Colombia

Avendano-Uribe BE, Lombana-Bermudez A, Flórez LV, Chaparro E, Hernandez-Morales AC, Archbold J, Buitrago-Casas JC, Porras AM (2022) Frontier Research Metrics and Analytics

Engineering the aortic valve extracellular matrix through stages of development, aging, and disease

Scott AJ, Simon LR, Hutson HN, Porras AM, Masters KS (2021) Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

Geographic differences in gut microbiota composition impact susceptibility to enteric infection

Porras AM, Shi Q, Zhou H, Callahan R, Montenegro-Bethancourt G, Solomons N, Brito IL (2021) Cell Reports

Building a virtual community to support and celebrate the success of Latinx scientists

Aguado BA, Porras AM (2020) Nature Reviews Materials

Science communication in multiple languages is critical to its effectiveness

Márquez MC, Porras AM (2020) Frontiers in Communication

The internationalization of human microbiome research

Porras AM, Brito IL (2019) Current Opinion in Microbiology

Creation of disease-inspired biomaterial environments to mimic pathological events in early calcific aortic valve disease

Porras AM, Westlund JA, Evans AD, Masters KS (2018) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America