She was originally hired by Johns Hopkins University as an assistant professor with joint appointments in biomedical engineering and orthopedic surgery in 2003. Originally named Jules Stein Professor of the Wilmer Eye Institute in 2010, Elisseeff is now Morton Goldberg Professor in the JHU Department of Biomedical Engineering and Director of her own lab. While at Hopkins, Elisseeff has pursued clinical development and translation of biomedical research.
In 2004, Elisseeff cofounded Cartilix, Inc., which was acquired by Biomet Inc in 2009.[8] In 2009, she also founded Aegeria Soft Tissue and Tissue Repair. She serves on the Scientific Advisory Boards of Bausch and Lomb, Kythera Biopharmaceutical, and Cellular Bioengineering Inc.[9] Elisseeff has also served on the board of the State of Maryland's Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO).[10]
Research
Elisseeff's current research group resides within the Johns Hopkins University Translational Tissue Engineering Center, undertaking translational research related to tissue engineering, ophthalmology and immunology.[11] Beginning with the publication of a Science article in 2016, much of her group's research has pivoted to identifying the response of the immune system to implanted biomaterials and how biomaterial properties affect wound healing response.[12]