On October 25th, the NC State Student Chapter of the Society of Biomaterials (SFB) hosted “Biomaterials Day” at Hunt Library on the NC State campus. The day consisted of guest and student speakers, as well as ample time for networking and poster presentations, all on the topic of biomaterials. The REdesign lab had four oral presentations given by the following REdesign Lab members:
Dr. Camilo Mora-Navarro – “Decellularized Vocal Fold Lamina Propria-ECM And Associated Matrix-bound Vesicles: Proteomic And In Vitro Characterization Of The TGF-β1 Mediated Fibrotic Response In Human Fibroblasts”
Andreea Badileanu (2nd Place Oral Presentation Award) – “In Vitro Co-Culture Model to Study the Antifibrotic Effect of Porcine Derived Lamina Propria Extracellular Matrix Hydrogel”
Lewis Gaffney – “Muscle and Tendon Derived Extracellular Matrix Promotes Expression of MTJ specific Integrins in Myoblast Cell Culture”
Emily Wrona Ozpinar – “Incorporation of Inflammatory Cells in the Design of Tissue-Engineered Constructs and Drug Delivery Models Using Extracellular Matrices”
The REdesign Lab also had several poster presentations, given by the following students:
Amber Detwiler – “Feeling Out” the Niche for Hair Follicle Development in Bioengineered Skin Grafts
Sabrina Earp – Effect of Extracellular Matrix Components Isolated From Decellularized Porcine Vocal Fold Lamina Propria on Activation of Vocal Fold Fibroblasts
Ariana Frey (3rd Place Poster Award) – The Development of a Three-Dimensional In Vitro Model of Canine and Human Mastocytosis
Cody Helm – Engineering a Nanocarrier Drug Delivery Model to Target Mast Cells in an Extracellular Matrix Hydrogel
We thank the SFB NCSU Student Chapter for hosting a great event and for inviting us to present!
Dr. Mora-Navarro, Isabel, Daphne, Andreea, Lewis, Ariana, Sabrina, Emily, Dr. Freytes and Mario at NCSU Biomaterials Day
