Mark Johnson
Associate Professor

email:

m-johnson2@northwestern.edu

research:

http://www.bme.northwestern.edu/faculty_staff/core/johnson.php

phone:

(847)467-7143

address: 

Biomedical Engineering Department
Northwestern University
2145 Sheridan Rd., RM# E378, Tech Bldg.
Evanston, IL 60208


 
Education

B.S.  (Interdisciplinary Engineering)

 

Purdue, 1975

 

B.S.  (Mathematics)   

 

Purdue, 1975

 

S.M.  (Mechanical Engineering)  

 

M.I.T., 1981

 

Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering)

 

M.I.T., 1987

 

 

Experience

Powers Regulator Co.   

 

Computer Programmer (summer 1974)

 

Argonne National Lab.  

 

Research Assistant (summer 1975)

 

TRW Inc.  

 

Test Engineer (1975-1977)

 

Pratt & Whitney Aircraft 

 

Design Engineer (1977-1979)

 

MIT     

 

Research Engineer (1981-1985)

 

Mass. Eye & Ear Infirmary

 

Research Associate (1984-1991)

 

MIT  

 

Instructor (Fall 1986)

 

Harvard Medical School 

 

Associate in Ophthalmol. (1986-1988)

 

MIT       

 

Research Engineer (1987-1990)

 

Harvard Medical School   

 

Instructor in Ophthalmol. (1988-1991)

 

MIT    

 

Principal Research Engineer (1990-1999)

 

Tsongas Committee 

 

Mid-Atlantic Coordinator (winter 1991-1992)

 

MIT    

 

Asst. MIT Varsity Squash Coach (1995-1998)

 

Northwestern University

 

Associate Professor (2000 to present)

 

Northwestern University

 

NU Squash Club Coach (2001 to present)

 

Personal Interests
squash, tennis, skiing, fishing, wild mushrooms, wild plants, fine wines, wine making, hiking, politics, camping

Research Interests
cause of glaucoma, cellular mechanics, transport through connective tissues, nanoscale biotransport, macromolecular transport, physiochemical hydrodynamics, cause of age-related macular degeneration, morphometric analysis, ocular bioengineering, relationship between chaos and diffusion, lung surfactant


PUBLICATIONS

Chapters:

1. Johnson, M. and Erickson, K.: Mechanisms and routes of aqueous humor drainage. Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology ,Volume I: Basic Sciences, chapter 11B, Ed. Albert , D.M. and Jakobiec, F.A., WB Saunders Co. Philadelphia, 2000.

2. Johnson, D. and Johnson, M.: How does non-penetrating glaucoma surgery work?, Non-Penetrating Glaucoma Surgery, chapter 4, Ed. Mermoud, A. and Shaarawy, T., Martin Dunitz, Ltd., London, 2001 (reprinted from Journal of Glaucoma).

Papers:

1. Johnson,M.: Turbulent heat transfer to a rotating disk: a review and extension of Dorfman. ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Nov 1980, 780-1.

2. Johnson,M. and Kamm,R.D.: The role of Schlemm's canal in aqueous outflow from the human eye. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 24: 320-5, 1983.

3. Johnson,M., Ethier,C.R., Kamm,R.D., Grant,W.M., Epstein,D.E. and Gaasterland,D.: The flow of aqueous humor through micro-porous filters. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 27: 92-7, 1986.


4. Kamm,R.D., Butcher,R., Froelich,J., Johnson,M., Salzman,E., Shapiro,A. and Strauss,H.W.: Optimization of parameters of external pneumatic compression for prophylaxis against deep vein thr ombosis: radionuclide gated imaging studies. Cardiovascular Research 20: 588-596, 1986.


5. Ethier,C.R., Kamm,R.D., Palaszewski,B.A., Johnson,M. and Richardson,T.M.: Calculations of flow resistance in the juxtacanalicular meshwork. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 27: 1741-1750, 1986.


6. Johnson,M. and Kamm,R.D.: Numerical studies of steady flow dispersion at low Dean number in a gently curving tube. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 172: 329-345, 1986.


7. Johnson,M., Kamm,R., Ethier,C.R., and Pedley,T.: Scaling laws and the effects of concentration polarization on the permeability of hyaluronic acid. Physicochemical Hydrodynamics 9: 427-441, 1987.


8. Salzman,E.W., McManama,G.P., Shapiro,A.H., Robertson,L.K., Donovan,A.S., Blume,H.W., Sweeney,J., Kamm,R.D., Johnson,M. and Black,P.M.: Effect of optimization of hemodynamics on fibrinolytic activity and antithrombotic efficacy of external pneumatic compression. Annals of Surgery 206: 636-641, 1987.


9. Nguyen,K.P.V., Chung,M.L., Anderson,P.A., Johnson,M. and Epstein,D.L.: Hydrogen Peroxide Removal by the Calf Outflow Pathway. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 29: 976-981, 1988.


10. Johnson,M.: The enthralling world of SEM, Bulletin of the Boston Mycological Club, 44,1: 3-4, 1988.


11. Ethier,C.R., Kamm,R.D., Johnson,M., Pavao,A.F. and Anderson,P.J.: Further studies on the flow of aqueous humor through microporous filters. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 30: 739-745, 1989.


12. Pavao,A.F., Lee,D.A., Ethier,C.R., Johnson,M., Anderson,P.J. and Epstein,D.L.: Two dimensional gel electrophoresis of calf aqueous humor, serum and filter-bound proteins. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 30: 731-738, 1989.


13. Rosenquist, R., Epstein,D.L., Melamed,S., Johnson,M. and Grant,W.M.: Outflow resistance of enucleated human Eyes at two different perfusion pressures and different extents of trabeculotomy, Current Eye Research 8: 1233, 1989.


14. Johnson,M, Johnson,D.H., Kamm,R.D., deKater,A.W. and Epstein,D.: The filtration characteristics of the aqueous outflow system, Experimental Eye Research 50: 407-418, 1990.


15. Johnson, M., Kamm, R., Ho,L.W., Shapiro,A. and Pedley,T.J.: The nonlinear growth of surface tension-driven instabilities of a thin annular film, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 233: 141 156, 1991.


16. Johnson,M., Chen,A., Epstein,D.L. and Kamm,R.D.: The pressure and volume dependence of the rate of wash-out in the bovine eye, Current Eye Research 10: 373-375, 1991.


17. Kim,A., Wang,C., Johnson,M. and Kamm,R.D.: The specific hydraulic conductivity of bovine serum albumin, Biorheology, 11: 401-419, 1991.


18. Johnson,M., Shapiro,A., Ethier,C.R. and Kamm,R.D.: The modulation of outflow resistance by the pores of the inner wall endothelium, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 33: 1670-1675, 1992.


19. Murphy,C.G., Johnson,M. and Alvarado,J.: The juxtacanalicular tissue in pigmentary glaucoma: the hydrodynamic role of pigment and other constituents, Archives of Ophthalmology 110: 1779-1785, 1992.


20. Gong,H., Freddo,T.F. and Johnson,M.: Age-related changes of sulfated proteoglycans in the normal trabecular meshwork, Experimental Eye Research 55: 691-709, 1992.


21. Otis,D., Johnson,M. and Kamm,R.D.: The role of pulmonary surfactant in airway closure: a computational study, Journal of Applied Physiology 75: 1323-1333, 1993.


22. Johnson,M., Gong,H., Freddo,T.F., Ritter,N. and Kamm,R.D.: Serum proteins generate aqueous outflow resistance in bovine eyes, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 34: 3549-3557, 1993.


23. Otis,D.R. Jr., Ingenito,E.P., Kamm,R.D. and Johnson,M.: Dynamic surface tension of TA surfactant: experiments and theory, Journal of Applied Physiology 77: 2681-2688, 1994.


24. Brown, C.T., Vural, M., Johnson, M. and Trinkaus-Randall, V.: Age-related changes of scleral hydration and sulfated glycosaminoglycans, Mechanisms of Aging and Development 77: 97-101, 1995.


25. Freddo, T.F., Kamm, R.D. and Johnson, M: Pathway of albumin into the anterior chamber, Graefe's Arch. Clin. Exp. Ophthalmol. 233: 662-665, 1995 (letter to the editor).


26. Whale, M.D., Grodzinsky, A.J. and Johnson, M.: The effect of aging and pressure on the specific hydraulic conductivity of the aortic wall, Biorheology 33: 17-44, 1996.


27. Sit, A., Gong, H., Ritter, N., Freddo, T.F., Kamm, R.D. and Johnson, M.: The role of soluble proteins in generating aqueous outflow resistance in the bovine and human eye, Experimental Eye Research 64: 813-821, 1997.


28. Sit, A.J., Coloma, F.M., Ethier, C.R. and Johnson, M.: Factors affecting the pores of the inner wall endothelium of Schlemm's canal, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 38: 1517-1525, 1997.


29. Hubbard, W.C., Johnson, M., Gong, H., Gabelt, B.T., Peterson, J.A., Sawhney, R., Freddo,T.F. and Kaufman, P.L.: Intraocular pressure and outflow facility are unchanged following acute and chronic intracameral chondroitinase ABC and hyaluronidase in monkeys, Experimental Eye Research, 65: 177-190, 1997


30. Gong, H., Ye,W., Johnson,M., Kamm,R.D. and Freddo,T.F.: The non-uniform distribution of albumin in human and bovine cornea, Experimental Eye Research, 65: 747-756, 1997.


31. Ye, W., Gong, H., Sit, A., Johnson, M. and Freddo, TF: Interendothelial junctions in normal human Schlemm's canal respond to changes in pressure, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 38: 2460-2468, 1997.


32. Johnson, M. and Habyarimana, J.: An operational test for distinguishing between complicated and chaotic behavior in deterministic systems, Physica D, 116: 289-300, 1998.


33. Ethier, C.R., Sit, A.J., Coloma, F.M., and Johnson, M.: Two populations of pores of the inner wall endothelium of Schlemm's canal, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 39: 2041-2048, 1998.


34. Ingenito, E.P., Mark, L., Morris, J., Espinosa, F. F., Kamm,R.D. and Johnson, M.: Biophysical characterization of lung surfactant components, Journal of Applied Physiology 86: 1702-1714, 1999.


35. Johnson, M.: Education of our leaders in the next century, MIT Faculty Newsletter, April/May 2000.


36. Johnson, M. and Tarbell, J.M.: A biphasic, anisotropic model of the aortic wall, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 123: 52-57, 2001.


37. Morris, J., Ingenito, E.P., Mark, L., Kamm, R.D. and Johnson, M.: Dynamic behavior of lung surfactant, Journal of Biomechanical Engineeringg 123: 106-113, 2001.


38. Johnson, D. and Johnson, M.: How does non-penetrating glaucoma surgery work?, Journal of Glaucoma, 10:55-67, 2001.


39. Russell, P., Tamm, E.R., Grehn, F.J., Picht, G., and Johnson, M.: The presence and properties of myocilin in the aqueous humor, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 42: 983-986, 2001.


40. Overby, D., Ruberti, J., Gong, H., Freddo, T.F. and Johnson, M.: Specific hydraulic conductivity of corneal stroma as seen by quick-freeze/deep-etch, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 123: 154-161, 2001.


41. Johnson, D.H. and Johnson, M.: Aqueous outflow and glaucoma surgery, Ophthalmo-Chirurgie 13: 88-89, 2001.


42. Johnson, D.H. and Johnson, M.: Glaucoma surgery and aqueous outflow: How does non-penetrating glaucoma surgery work?, Archives of Ophthalmology 120: 67-70, 2001.


43. Johnson, M., Christensen, C., Sit, A., Chen, D., Read, T. and Ethier, C.R.  Glaucomatous eyes have a reduced pore density in the inner wall endothelium of Schlemm's canal, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 43:2950-2955, 2002


44. Gong, H., Overby, D., Ruberti, J., Johnson,M. and Freddo, T.: A new view of the human trabecular meshwork using quick-freeze/deep-etch, Experimental Eye Research 75: 347-358, 2002.


45. Overby, D., Gong, H., Freddo, T.F. and Johnson,M.: The mechanism of increasing outflow facility during washout in the bovine eye, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 43: 3455-3464, 2002.


46. Ruberti, J.W., Curcio, C.A., Millican, L., Menco, B.Ph.M., Huang, J.-D., and Johnson, M.: Quick-freeze/deep-etch visualization of age-related lipid accumulation in Bruch's membrane, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 44: 1753-1759, 2003.


47. Johnson, M.: Aqueous outflow resistance (debate summary), International Glaucoma Review 4-3, 446-447, 2003.


48. Ethier, CR, Johnson, M. and Ruberti, J: Ocular Biomechanics and Biotransport, Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering (invited review article), 6:249-73 2004.


49. Seurynck, S.L.,  Brown, N.J.,  Wu, C.W., Germino, K.W., Kohlmeir, E.K., Ingenito, E.P., Glucksberg, M.R., Barron, A.E. and Johnson, M.: Optical monitoring of bubble size and shape in a pulsating bubble surfactometer, Journal of Applied Physiology 99: 624-633, 2005.


50. Overby, D and Johnson, M.: A stereologic theory to correct for depth-of-field effects in microscopy, The Journal of Microscopy, Vol 220, 176-189, 2005.

 

51. Johnson, M.: "What controls aqueous humour outflow resistance?", Experimental Eye Research 82: 545-557, 2006.

 

52. Johnson, M., Dabholkar, A., Huang, J., Presley J.B., Chimento M.F. and Curcio, C.A.: Comparison of Morphology of Human Macular and Peripheral Bruch's Membrane in Older Eyes, Current Eye Research 32: 791-799, 2007.

 

53. Huang, J., Presley J.B., Chimento M.F., Curcio, C.A. and Johnson, M.: Age-related changes in human macular Bruch's membrane as seen by quick-freeze/deep-etch, Experimental Eye Research 85: 202-218, 2007.

 

 

Internal Publications
The Effect of GAGases on Outflow Facility in the Bovine Eye
 
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