She received her Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from the University of Minnesota and was an assistant professor of physiology at the Mayo Clinic from 2004 to 2006. Ogle enjoys teaching applications-based subject matter and as such has taught Mathematics for Engineers, Biomedical Engineering Design, Tissue Engineering and Engineering Extracellular Matrices. Beyond the classroom, Ogle has developed novel technologies to analyze stem cell behavior including multiphoton flow cytometry. She uses this technology to develop means to repair damaged heart muscle. In addition, Ogle has studied cell fusion as a mechanism of stem cell differentiation, development, transfer of viruses and cancer metastasis. She is funded by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, the American Heart Association and the Coulter Foundation. Marisa S. Otegui