Mechanobiology in Cell and Tissue Engineering I

Track Chair(s)

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  Chelsea Magin, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  University of Colorado, Denver | Anschutz
  Aurora, Colorado, United States
• CK

  Cathal John Kearney

Session Chair(s)

• TG

  Tomas Gonzalez-Fernandez, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  Lehigh University
  Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
• SS

  Stephanie Schneider, PhD

  Research Associate
  University of Colorado Boulder
  Boulder, Colorado, United States

Presentations:

• 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT

  Novel lymphangiogenesis-on-a-chip model of 3-D blind-ended microvessels and associated flow-induced remodeling
  

  Presenting Author: Jacob Holter, MS – Ohio State University

  Primary Investigator: Jonathan Song – Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Travis Jones, PhD – Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Shashwat Agarwal – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Joe Tinapple – the Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Joseph M. Barlage – The Ohio State University
• 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT

  A systematic investigation of endothelial cell behavior under hydrostatic pressure
  

  Presenting Author: Giulia Venturini, MS – University of Illinois at Chicago

  Primary Investigator: David Eddington – University of Illinois Chicago
• 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT

  Elevated Viscosity as a Biophysical Regulator of Cell Fate and Immune Function with regenerative and immunosuppressive capabilities.
  

  Presenting Author: Bhawana Agarwal – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Alice Amitrano – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Qinling Yuan – Johns Hopkins University

  Primary Investigator: Konstantinos Konstantopoulos, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
• 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT

  Tissue engineering models to assess the fibrotic remodeling of cardiac matrix under diabetic conditions
  

  Presenting Author: Alex Carter – Clemson University

  Primary Investigator: Agneta Simionescu – Clemson University

  Co-Author: Dan Simionescu, Ph.D. – Clemson University
• 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT

  Collagen Fiber Alignment and Internal Architecture Cooperatively Regulate Breast Cancer Cell Migration in a Subtype-Specific Manner
  

  Presenting Author: Poorya Esmaili Bambizi, MSc – Rochester Institute of Technology

  Co-Author: Tresa M Elias – University of Rochester

  Co-Author: Indranil Joshi – Rochester Institute of Technology

  Co-Author: Edward Brown – University of Rochester

  Last Author: Vinay V. Abhyankar, PhD – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology

  Primary Investigator: Vinay V. Abhyankar, PhD – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology
• 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT

  Inhibition of Focal Adhesion Kinase Limits, but Does Not Block, Collagen Maturation in Response to Slow Stretch in Engineered Ligaments
  

  Presenting Author: Kelly Ott – Virginia Commonwealth University

  Last Author: Jenny Puetzer, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University