News

Yu-Chieh and Jef’s paper was accepted for publication in Tissue Engineering.

Goldey came in second in the undergraduate research competition at the Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society

  Yu-Chieh and Dr. Uriel’s review paper was accepted for publication in the Journal of Tissue Viability.

Dr. Moya (Monica) successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis on tuesday, October 6.

Dr. Francis-Sedlak (Megan) successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis on thursday, September 25.

In our lab we are focused on understanding the process of neovascularization in regenerative medicine and using this information to guide the development of new methods for promoting tissue regeneration and blood vessel formation. Our multidisciplinary research involves collaborations with scientists, engineers, and clinicians both domestically and abroad.

The current areas of focus are:

   Applying neovascularization models (in vitro, in vivo, and in silico) to study cell-matrix interactions in cell migration and vessel assembly

  Developing techniques for isolating and characterizing new tissue-derived hydrogels for use in the design of microenvironments for controlled tissue regeneration and cell differentiation

  Studying diabetes specific changes in cell function and matrix structure and its relationship to wound healing and neovascularization

  Developing new synthetic material technologies that promote sustained neovascularization for applications in regenerative medicine

Left, Eric with Dr. Moya, Dr. Uriel (and Maya), and Dr. Francis-Sedlak at graduation. 

Right, Goldey receiving his award at the BMES meeting