Tendon and Muscle

Session Chair(s)

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  Mark Chapman, PhD

  Associate Professor
  University of San Diego
  San Diego, California, United States
• 

  Stephanie Cone

  Assistant Professor
  University of Delaware, United States

Track Chair(s)

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  Deva Chan, Ph.D.

  Associate Professor
  Purdue University
  West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
• 

  Whasil Lee, PhD

  Assist Professor
  University of Rochester, NY
  Rochester, New York, United States
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  Jessica Isaacs, PhD PE

  Managing Engineer
  Exponent, Inc.
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Presentations:

• 1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT

  Prevention of Muscle Fibrosis in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy via Engineered Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cell-Mediated Fibronectin Degradation
  

  Presenting Author: Helena Roell – Colorado State University

  Primary Investigator: Sing-Wan Wong – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Alexa Gonzalez – Colorado State University
• 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT

  Inhibition of Histone Deacetylase Preserves Muscle-Specific Gene Expression and Chromatin Architecture During Mechanical Unloading
  

  Presenting Author: Kanita Hrustanovic – Colorado State University, College of Engineering

  Last Author: Soham Ghosh – Colorado State University

  Primary Investigator: Soham Ghosh – Colorado State University
• 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT

  Obesity Alters Adipogenesis Regulation in Human Skeletal Muscle
  

  Presenting Author: Alis Balayan – UCSD

  Co-Author: Severin Ruoss, PhD – UC San Diego

  Co-Author: Thomas Molley, PhD – UCSD

  Primary Investigator: Samuel Ward – UCSD

  Last Author: Adam Engler – University of California San Diego
• 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT

  Engineering a Bi-directional and Bi-temporal Delivery System for Enhancing Intrasynovial Tendon Repair
  

  Presenting Author: Emily Yan, Master of Biomedical Innovation and Development Candidate – Georgia Institute of Technology

  Co-Author: Yidan Chen – Georgia Institute of Technology

  Primary Investigator: Younan Xia – Georgia Institute of Technology
• 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT

  Enhancing Tendon Repair Through Non-Invasive Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
  

  Presenting Author: Afton K. Limberg – Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering

  Co-Author: Jay Buckey – Dartmouth Health, Geisel School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Frances D. Faro, MD – Dartmouth Health, Geisel School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Katherine Hixon – Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering

  Last Author: Douglas Van Citters – Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering
• 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT

  Focused Ultrasound Stimulation of Nitric Oxide-releasing Hydrogels for Tendon Healing
  

  Presenting Author: Emily P. Rogers, BS – Virginia Tech

  Co-Author: Dylan Easley, Ph.D. – Purdue University

  Co-Author: Rebecca Abi-Aad – Virginia Tech

  Co-Author: Sara Elnahhas – Virginia Tech

  Co-Author: Smitha Rao, Ph.D. – Michigan Technological University

  Co-Author: Gunnar Brolinson, D.O. – Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

  Co-Author: Rupak Rajachar, Ph.D. – University of Washington

  Co-Author: Eli Vlaisavljevich, Ph.D. – Virginia Tech

  Last Author: Vincent Wang, Ph.D. – Virginia Tech

  Primary Investigator: Vincent Wang, Ph.D. – Virginia Tech