Group Members – Page 5 – Regenerative Biomaterials & Therapeutics Group

August 22, 2014

Publication: “Shrink Wrapping Cells in a Defined Extracellular Matrix to Modulate the Chemo-Mechanical Microenvironment”

Rachelle, John and Amrita are co-first authors on our latest publication on “Shrink Wrapping Cells in a Defined Extracellular Matrix to Modulate the Chemo-Mechanical Microenvironment” published in the Journal of Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering. This article is part of the 2014 Young Innovator issue and the work will be presented at the 2014 Biomedical Engineering Society meeting in October as part of the Young Innovator Symposium.

August 15, 2014August 15, 2014

Publication: “ECM Protein Nanofibers and Nanostructures Engineered Using Surface-initiated Assembly”

Congratulations to John Szymanski and Quentin Jallerat, who are co-authors on our publication “ECM Protein Nanofibers and Nanostructures Engineered Using Surface-initiated Assembly”. This is published in the Journal of Visualized Experiments and includes detailed video demonstrations of the techniques.

July 11, 2014

Congrats to John Szymanski for receiving a poster award at the GRC

Congratulations to John Szymanksi, who was awarded a poster award at the 2014 Gordon Research Conference on Signal Transduction by Engineered Extracellular Matrices.

June 17, 2014

Patent Issued: “Methods of generating patterned soft substrates and uses thereof”

Prof. Feinberg is a co-inventor on the recently issued US Patent No. 8,748,181 “Methods of generating patterned soft substrates and uses thereof.”

May 9, 2014June 17, 2014

Publication: “Nano- and Microstructured ECM and Biomimetic Scaffolds for Cardiac Tissue Engineering”

We have published a chapter titled Nano- and Microstructured ECM and Biomimetic Scaffolds for Cardiac Tissue Engineering in the book Bio-inspired Materials for Biomedical Engineering edited by Tony Brennan and Chelsea Kirschner. Co-authors are Quentin Jallerat, John Szymanski and Adam Feinberg. This book covers the latest bio-inspired materials synthesis techniques and biomedical applications that are advancing the field of tissue engineering.

April 21, 2014April 21, 2014

Publication: “Fabrication of Freestanding Alginate Microfibers and Microstructures for Tissue Engineering Applications”

We have published an article entitled “Fabrication of Freestanding Alginate Microfibers and Microstructures for Tissue Engineering Applications” in the journal Biofabrication . Authors are graduate student John Szymanski and Prof Adam Feinberg.

April 20, 2014April 20, 2014

Congratulations to Prarthana for Receiving a Summer Research Fellowship

Congratulations to MS student Prarthana Patil, who has received a Summer Research Fellowship from the Department of Biomedical Engineering to continue her work on patterned microfibers for muscle tissue engineering applications.

March 12, 2014

Rachelle Palchesko wins second place poster at the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Retreat

Congratulations to Dr. Rachelle Palchesko for wining 2nd place in the poster competition in the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine 2014 retreat for her poster entitled “Development of a Human Bioengineered Corneal Endothelium Towards Use in Endothelial Keratoplasty.”

January 9, 2014

Congratulations to Amrita Sahu for Receiving her Masters of Science in Biomedical Engineering

Congats to Amrita Sahu, who has received her MS degree in Biomedical Engineering for her research on single cell protein scaffolds. Amrita will continue to work in the group through the spring semester.

December 15, 2013

Publication: “Engineered skeletal muscle tissue for soft robotics: fabrication strategies, current applications, and future challenges”

We have published a review article entitled “Engineered skeletal muscle tissue for soft robotics: fabrication strategies, current applications, and future challenges” in the journal WIREs Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology. Authors are graduate student Rebecca Duffy and Prof Adam Feinberg.