Kyle D. Allen
· ProfessorUniversity of Florida · Biomedical Engineering
Active 1988–2024
About
Kyle D. Allen is a professor affiliated with the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, with additional affiliations in Biomaterials & Regenerative Medicine, Biomechanics & Bionics, and Neural Engineering. His research seeks to improve the evaluation of preclinical osteoarthritis models and enhance the translation of emerging diagnostics and therapeutics for joint diseases from preclinical studies to clinical applications. Dr. Allen’s laboratory is currently developing new behavioral assays to examine symptomology in rodent models of joint disease, as well as novel methods to collect and analyze joint-level molecular changes using magnetic nanoparticles. His work also involves innovative tissue engineering and cell therapy approaches to replace tissue function. Dr. Allen holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering & Economics from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Rice University. He completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Orthopedic Surgery at Duke University. Throughout his career, he has received numerous awards, including the UF Doctoral Mentoring Award, the HWCOE Faculty Excellence in Leadership Award, and the NIH K99/R00 Pathways to Independence Award. His contributions to the field include advancing understanding of joint disease mechanisms and developing novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.
Research topics
- Medicine
- Pathology
- Materials science
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Biophysics
- Nanotechnology
- Physical therapy
- Chemical engineering
- Anatomy
- Radiology
- Psychology
- Nuclear magnetic resonance
- Thermodynamics
- Nuclear medicine
- Organic chemistry
- Neuroscience
- Pharmacology
- Psychiatry
- Biomedical engineering
- Composite material
- Internal medicine
- Physics
Selected publications
Current Rheumatology Reports · 2022 · 41 citations
Senior authorCorresponding- Medicine
- Neuroscience
- Physical therapy
Science Advances · 2021 · 38 citations
- Chemistry
- Chemical engineering
- Materials science
Polymer-coated nanoparticles in synovial fluid and hyaluronic acid solutions diffuse faster than expected based on bulk viscosity.
Journal of Controlled Release · 2020 · 41 citations
Senior authorCorresponding- Chemistry
- Medicine
- Biomedical engineering
Recent grants
NIH · $163k · 2011
NIH · $51k · 2009
Magnetic Capture of Osteoarthritis Biomarkers
NIH · $1.6M · 2015–2021
NIH · $337k · 2015
NIH · $735k · 2015
Frequent coauthors
- 30 shared
Michael G. Fehlings
University of Toronto
- 30 shared
Lori A. Setton
Washington University in St. Louis
- 25 shared
Mohammed F. Shamji
- 22 shared
Y. Raja Rampersaud
University Health Network
- 21 shared
Elena G. Yarmola
University of Florida
- 20 shared
V.K. Noonan
University of British Columbia
- 20 shared
Christopher S. Bailey
London Health Sciences Centre
- 18 shared
S. Bailey
Education
- 2005
Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering
University of Florida
- 2001
M.S., Biomedical Engineering
University of Florida
- 1999
B.S., Mechanical Engineering
University of Florida
Awards & honors
- UF Doctoral Mentoring Award (2022-2023)
- HWCOE Faculty Excellence in Leadership Award, University of…
- Research Excellence Award, Department of Biomedical Engineer…
- UF Preeminence Term Professor, University of Florida (2017-2…
- J. Crayton Pruitt Family Term Fellow, Department of Biomedic…
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