RECENT EVENTS
4/01/08 Several students from the Regeneration and Repair Lab presented posters and platform presentations at the Graduate Research Forum held this week in Wadsworth Hall. Graduate student Eric Minner won 1st prize in the platform presentation competition while taking 3rd place in the poster competition. Five students presented posters
in the Forum. Brandon Johnson presented his work titled 'Controlled
Release of Glucosamine Affects Chondrocyte Activity in Vitro' which
details his work using a hydrogel system to slowly release glucosamine
in an attempt to stimulate chondrocyte activity. Jared Cregg presented
a poster titled 'Anisotropic Micro-fibrous Scaffolds for Nerve Regeneration
Applications' and a talk titled 'Polymer Film Substrate Stabilizes
Electrospun Fiber Morphology and Allows Construction of Implantable
3D Scaffolds'. These presentations detailed his work on implantable
tissue-engineered scaffolds that present multiple guidance cues
for guided neuronal regeneration. Sherri Wiseman presented her poster
titled 'Development of Novel Sol-Gel Glasses that Facilitate Neural
Adhesion and Neurite Extension in Vitro' which presents her work
on sol-gel matrices for neural-probe coatings that are more biocompatible
after implantation. Han-Bing Wang presented a poster titled 'Optimizing
Electrospinning Parameters to Create Aligned Fibers for Nerve Regeneration
Applications' and a presentation titled 'Development of Implantable
Multilayer 3D Scaffolds Consisting of Aligned Electrospun Fibers
for Neuronal Regeneration Applications.' These works detailed her
development of implantable, aligned, micron-diameter sized fibrous
scaffolds that specify the direction of axonal extension from sensory
ganglion. Eric Minner presented a poster and presentation titled
'Methylcellulose/Agarose Hydrogel System to Release Therapeutic
Agents' which presented a hydrogel system that releases Interleukin-10
for improved regenerative outcome following traumatic spinal cord
injury.
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