Tissue Engineering - Poster Session B

Presentations:

• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Dorsal Root Ganglia Density Influences the Health and Fasciculation of Stretch-Grown Axonal Tracts
  

  Presenting Author: Viviana Alpizar (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania

  Co-Author: Hannah Lee, MD, PhD – University of Pennsylvania

  Primary Investigator: Daniel Kacy Cullen, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Dynamic Modulation of Hydrogel Stiffness to Enhance Vasculogenesis of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Derived Endothelial Progenitors
  

  Presenting Author: Davina C. Tran (she/her/hers) – University of Texas at Austin

  Co-Author: Brett Stern – University of Texas at Austin

  Co-Author: Kathleen N. Halwachs (she/her/hers) – University of Texas at Austin

  Co-Author: Kristie Cheng – University of Texas at Austin

  Co-Author: Nicholas Peppas – University of Texas at Austin

  Co-Author: Adrianne M. Rosales, PhD Chemical Engineering (she/her/hers) – McKetta Chemical Engineering Department, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.

  Primary Investigator: Janet Zoldan – The University of Texas at Austin Biomedical Engineering
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Differentiation of hPSC-derived Cardiac Organoids with Consistent Chamber Formation
  

  Presenting Author: Marcel El-Mokahal, BS (he/him/his) – University of North Texas

  Co-Author: Angello Huerta Gomez, MS (he/him/his) – University of North Texas

  Primary Investigator: Huaxiao Yang, PhD – University of North Texas

  Co-Author: Percyval Seddoh – University of North Texas
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Effects of the BMP-2 mimetic peptide sequence and concentration on 3D stem cell spreading and osteogenic differentiation
  

  Presenting Author: Niva Shah – Rowan University

  Co-Author: Umu S. Jalloh (she/her/hers) – Rowan University

  Primary Investigator: Sebastian Vega, PhD – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Effect of EDOT-Py Nanoparticles in the Viability of Brain Tissue Scaffolds
  

  Presenting Author: Jorge Vanegas (he/him/his) – University of Texas at San Antonio ESTEEMED Pre-MARC

  Primary Investigator: Gabriela Romero Uribe, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Texas at San Antonio

  Co-Author: Gary Newman – UTSA

  Co-Author: Luis Flores – UTSA

  Co-Author: Nicolas E. Muzzio (he/him/his) – University of Texas at San Antonio
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Fabricating Biomimetic Vascular Networks in Engineered Tissue through 3D Freeform Ice Printing
  

  Presenting Author: Feimo Yang, MS – Carnegie Mellon University

  Co-Author: Akash Garg, PhD – Carnegie Mellon University

  Co-Author: Sophie Clarke (she/her/hers) – Carnegie Mellon University

  Co-Author: Antonio A. Woodlard – University of Pittsburgh

  Co-Author: Burak Ozdonganlar – Carnegie Mellon University

  Last Author: Philip R. R. LeDuc, PhD – Carnegie Mellon University
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Effects of donor and passage number on neocartilage derived from extensively passaged human costal chondrocytes
  

  Presenting Author: Takumi Takahashi, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California, Irvine

  Co-Author: Wendy E. Brown, PhD;M.RSc. (she/her/hers) – University of California Irvine (UCI)

  Co-Author: Cecilia T. Trinh (she/her/hers) – University of California, Irvine

  Co-Author: Jerry C. Hu, PhD – University of California, Irvine

  Last Author: Kyriacos A. Athanasiou, MS, MPhil, PhD, D.Sc. (hon) – University of California, Irvine
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Viscoelastic Behavior of Hydrogels with Rigid Microparticles
  

  Presenting Author: Caroline O'Rourke – The College of New Jersey

  Primary Investigator: Paul A. Janmey, PhD – University of Pennsylvania

  Co-Author: Behnaz Eftekhari – University of Pennsylvania
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Effects of Modulating YAP Signaling on Lymphatic Endothelial Cell Morphology and Cell-Cell Junction Formation
  

  Presenting Author: Zhyan N. Noble – Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  Co-Author: Brian Ruliffson (he/him/his) – Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  Primary Investigator: Catherine F. Whittington – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Efficacy of Poloxamer P188 for Wound Healing in a Brain Endothelium Model
  

  Presenting Author: Mia Grubbs (she/her/hers) – University of Texas at Arlington

  Co-Author: Anne Alsup, BSc (she/her/hers) – University of Texas at Arlington

  Last Author: Michael Cho – University of Texas at Arlington
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Engineering A Patient-specific Heart On A Chip Model Of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
  

  Presenting Author: Riya Verma, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Southern California

  Co-Author: Megan Rexius, PhD – University of Southern California

  Co-Author: Antonina Maxey – University of Southern California

  Co-Author: Madison Pierce – University of Southern California

  Last Author: Ram Subramanyan – Criss Heart Center Children’s Nebraska

  Primary Investigator: Megan McCain – Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Engineering Composite Extracellular Matrix Hydrogels with Aligned Embedded Nanofibers for Aligned Tissue Regeneration
  

  Presenting Author: Naeem Aboukirsh (he/him/his) – Rowan University

  Last Author: Vince Beachley – Rowan University
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Engineering Granular Hydrogels for Lymphatic Vasculature Formation: Effect of Gels Morphology on the Development of Perfusable Vasculature Constructs
  

  Presenting Author: Daniel Montes Pinzon – University of Notre dame

  Co-Author: Sanjoy Saha, MS (he/him/his) – University of Notre Dame

  Co-Author: Donghyun Paul Jeong, BS – University of Notre Dame

  Co-Author: Fei Fan – University of Notre Dame

  Co-Author: Hsueh-Chia Chang, Phd – University of Notre Dame

  Primary Investigator: Donny Hanjaya-Putra – University of Notre Dame
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Engineering High-Throughput Human Neuromuscular Microphysiological System for Phenotypic Drug Testing
  

  Presenting Author: Byunggik Kim – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Zhanping Ren, MSE (he/him/his) – Johns Hopksin University

  Co-Author: Wonjin Yun – Johns Hopksin University

  Co-Author: Minjae Do – Johns Hopksin University

  Co-Author: Joseph Criscione – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Gabsang Lee – Johns Hopksin University

  Primary Investigator: Deok-Ho Kim – Johns Hopksin University
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Engineering Microvascular Network with Polystyrene Microtubes Embedded Hybrid Hydrogels
  

  Co-Author: Sadia Khan (she/her/hers) – Binghamton University

  Co-Author: Liyuan Wang – Binghamton University

  Co-Author: Xianyang Li – Binghamton University

  Co-Author: Yan Chen – Binghamton University

  Co-Author: Yingge Zhou, PhD (he/him/his) – Binghamton University

  Presenting Author: Ying Wang, PhD (she/her/hers) – Binghamton Univeristy

  Primary Investigator: Ying Wang, PhD (she/her/hers) – Binghamton Univeristy
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Enhancing Functional Hepatocyte Cells for Developing a Human Brain-Liver-Gut Microphysiological System (MPS)
  

  Presenting Author: Katherine Scoullos (she/her/hers) – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Enhancing Brain Organoid Size, Complexity, and Longevity Through Synthetic Vascularization
  

  Presenting Author: Itzy Morales Pantoja, PhD (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Aishwarya Pantula (she/her/hers) – Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218,USA

  Co-Author: Xinglin Chen, MS (she/her/hers) – Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Derosh George, PhD (he/him/his) – Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA

  Co-Author: Gayatri Pahapale, PhD – Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA

  Co-Author: Ashwin Damodaran (he/him/his) – Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218,USA

  Co-Author: Alisa Fedotova (she/her/hers) – Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: David Gracias, PhD – Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA; Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (SKCCC), Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering, Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics (LCSR), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.

  Primary Investigator: Lena Smirnova – Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT), Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Bloomberg School of Public Health Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Evaluating Immune Responses in Different Murine Liver Disease Models
  

  Presenting Author: Jonathan Daniel, BS (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Jamie L. Hernandez, PhD (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University

  Primary Investigator: Joshua C. Doloff, MA, PhD (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University, Depts. of Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering, Translational Tissue Engineering Center (TTEC), and the Institute for NanoBioTechnology (INBT)
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  ETV2-mediated vascular differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells improves endothelial functionality
  

  Presenting Author: Stefanie Defronzo (she/her/hers) – Northeastern University

  Primary Investigator: Guohao Dai, PhD – Northeastern University
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Extracellular Matrix Composition Is Modulated By Intercellular Communication Between Fibroblasts and Adipocyte Lineage Cells
  

  Presenting Author: Edward Sander, PhD – University of Iowa

  Co-Author: James Ankrum, PhD – University of Iowa

  Last Author: Sarah Calve – University of Colorado Boulder
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Development of an Aptamer-Based Biosensor for Real-Time Monitoring of Cell Attachment
  

  Co-Author: Rodrigo Somoza, PhD (he/him/his) – Case Western Reserve University

  Co-Author: Thanusha AV, Dr (she/her/hers) – Case Western Reserve University

  Co-Author: Miguel Angel Fuentes – Case Western Reserve University

  Presenting Author: Jean Welter, MD MSC PHD – Case Western Reserve University
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Extracellular matrix proteins and mimics influence human hepatic organoid function and phenotype.
  

  Presenting Author: Arafat Fasuyi, B.Sc. (she/her/hers) – University of Washington, Seattle
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Development of an ECM-laden, Blend-Electrospun Scaffold for Nerve Repair
  

  Presenting Author: Andrew Bryan, MS – University of Cincinnati
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Effect of High Wall Shear Stress and Nitric Oxide Deficiency on Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype
  

  Presenting Author: Kaoru Sawasaki, MA (she/her/hers) – Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University

  Co-Author: Masanori Nakamura, PhD (he/him/his) – Department of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology

  Co-Author: Naoyuki Kimura – Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Jichi Medical University

  Co-Author: Koji Kawahito, MD – Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Jichi Medical University

  Co-Author: Masashi Yamazaki – Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University

  Co-Author: Hiromichi Fujie – Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University

  Last Author: Naoya Sakamoto, PhD – Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Evaluating Leishmania Donovani Infection Efficiency Using MATLAB Image Analysis
  

  Presenting Author: Joshua ruley (he/him/his) – University of florida

  Co-Author: Tia Monjure (she/her/hers) – University of florida

  Co-Author: Javier Rosero – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Peter Kima – University of Florida

  Primary Investigator: Ana Maria Porras, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Florida
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Docetaxel alters matrix-mediated transport in tissue-engineered lymph node stroma
  

  Presenting Author: Sophia Schumaecker – Georgia Institute of Technology/Fralin Biomedical Research Institute

  Co-Author: Jennifer Hammel, PhD (she/her/hers) – Virginia Tech

  Co-Author: Jessica Cunningham, PhD – Virginia Tech Fralin Biomedical Research Institute

  Primary Investigator: Jennifer Munson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Virginia Tech
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Effect of copper- and zinc-doped bioactive glass biopolymeric scaffolds for bone tissue engineering applications utilizing RUNX-2 and osteocalcin reporters: an in vitro study
  

  Presenting Author: Thanusha AV, Dr (she/her/hers) – Case Western Reserve University

  Co-Author: Marcela Ospina-Arango – University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

  Co-Author: Jean Welter, MD MSc PhD – Case Western Reserve University

  Co-Author: Rainer Detsch – University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

  Co-Author: Aldo Boccaccini – University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

  Co-Author: Rodrigo Somoza – Case Western Reserve University
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Genetically Engineered Extracellular Vesicles with Chimeric Antigen Receptor of Human Stem Cell-Derived Neutrophils for Treating Glioblastoma.
  

  Presenting Author: Colin cme18b@fsu.edu, BS (he/him/his) – Florida State University

  Co-Author: Li Sun – Florida State University

  Primary Investigator: Yan Li, PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Florida State University
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Developing a Dataset of Printability Assessments Under Various Extrusion Bioprint Conditions
  

  Co-Author: Ryan B. Felix, Bachelor of Science (he/him/his) – Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland College Park

  Presenting Author: Laena O. Nho (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland College Park

  Primary Investigator: John P. Fisher, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Maryland, College Park
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Directed Morphogenesis of An Embryonic Heart Tissue Model Recapitulates Cardiogenesis
  

  Presenting Author: Joshua Gershlak, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Evaluating the impact of the microenvironment on the stromal cell phenotype using decellularized lymph node sections
  

  Presenting Author: Alisa Fedotova (she/her/hers) – Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Leonor N. Teles – University of Miami

  Primary Investigator: Alice Tomei, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Miami

  Co-Author: Ana V. Hernandez – University of Miami

  Co-Author: Estefania Esparza

  Co-Author: Mira Sayegh
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Glitches in the meningeal lymphatics system: a contributing factor in the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease
  

  Presenting Author: Rhea John, M.S. (she/her/hers) – Virginia Tech

  Primary Investigator: Jennifer Munson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Virginia Tech

  Co-Author: Jennifer Hammel, PhD (she/her/hers) – Virginia Tech

  Co-Author: Peng Jin

  Co-Author: LaDeirda Monet Roberts

  Co-Author: Faith McCrossin
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Development and Characterization of DLP-Printed Hydrogel Constructs for Intestinal Epithelial Cell Culture Models
  

  Presenting Author: James O. Yuhas – Rice University

  Co-Author: Fariha N. Ahmad (she/her/hers) – Rice University

  Primary Investigator: Jane Grande-Allen, PhD (she/her/hers) – Rice University
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Development of an Engineered Model of Neurovascular Coupling: Validating GABAergic Interneuron Nitric Oxide Production
  

  Presenting Author: Johanna Pearson (she/her/hers) – Vanderbilt University

  Primary Investigator: Leon Bellan, PhD – Vanderbilt University
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Evaluating a Novel Cell Source for Tissue Regeneration
  

  Presenting Author: Vidhika Siddha – Northwestern University

  Co-Author: Madeleine Goedegebuure, MS – Northwestern University

  Co-Author: Matthew Bury – Lurie Children's Hospital

  Primary Investigator: Guillermo Ameer – 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2 Center for Advanced Regenerative Engineering (CARE), 3 Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

  Last Author: Arun Sharma, PhD – Northwestern University
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Gut Microbial Metabolite Mediated Immunomodulation to Promote Cartilage Tissue Regeneration
  

  Presenting Author: Sara Cunha (she/her/hers) – University of Connecticut

  Co-Author: Venkatakrishna R. Jala, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Louisville - Department of Microbiology and Immunology

  Primary Investigator: Syam Nukavarapu, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Connecticut/ Biomedical Engineering
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Development of 3D Tissue Models for Microvasculature Studies
  

  Presenting Author: Kelly G. Hoang (she/her/hers) – California State University Long Beach

  Presenting Author: Alyssa M. Alfaro (she/her/hers) – California State University, Long Beach

  Co-Author: Jacqueline Mejia – California State university Long Beach

  Co-Author: Valeria Garcia (she/her/hers) – CSULB

  Primary Investigator: Perla Ayala, PhD – California State University Long Beach
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

  Development of Soft Porous Membranes to Enhance Endothelial Barrier Function in Tissue Barrier Models
  

  Presenting Author: Atiyeh Hosseinifakhr, MA – Rochester Institute of Technology

  Primary Investigator: Tom Gaborski, PhD – Rochester Institute of Technology