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Olabisi Lab attends annual BMES meeting
Congratulations to Dr. Corina White
Congratulations to Dr. Ayesha Aijaz
Olabisi Lab Undergraduates present at the Summer NJSGC Fellow Poster Session
Olabisi Lab Undergraduate Featured in Rutgers Today
Olabisi Lab Undergraduate presents at the Academic Year NJSGC Fellow Poster Session
Olabisi Lab attends annual SFB meeting
Olabisi Lab attends annual SFB meeting
Prof. Olabisi invited to speak at the Department of State
Olabisi Lab Undergraduates present at the Summer NJSGC Fellow Poster Session
Prof. Olabisi invited to speak at the European Parliament
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REU students Vincent Cali and Kaylie Sheehan, in addition to Tissue Engineering Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) students, Jeeba Thomas, Nina Ninua, Aliyah Shell, Ruchi Patel, Kriti Sharma, Zeiny Aubdoollah, Sofia Castro-Pedidro, Shreya Soni, Sheethal Ajakkala and Aishwaria Devi all presented at the annual SFB meeting in Phoenix, AZ. Vincent presented his work on micropatterning PEG hydrogels using biomineral proteins. Kaylie presented her work on differentiating cells using piezoelectric scaffolds. The CURE students presented their work investigating a variety of substances as wound healing agents: Zeiny and Sofia, household sweeteners; Jeeba and Aliyah, silver nitrate; Shreya and Nina, vitamins; Ruchi and Kriti, cactus prickly pear and tamanu fruit; Sheethal and Aishwaria, spinach and green tea.
Corina White, successfully defended her dissertation today. Corina graduated with a PhD in Biomedical Engineering. Her dissertation was entitled, Biomimetic PEG hydrogels for ex vivo expansion and in situ transplantation of retinal pigment epithelial cells.
Ayesha Aijaz, was hooded at today’s graduation ceremonies. Ayesha graduated with a PhD in Biomedical Engineering. Her dissertation was entitled, Coencapsulation of insulin-producing cells and mesenchymal stromal cells in PEGDA hydrogels to enhance chronic wound healing.
Kriti Gupta and Bryan Kwok presented their posters followed by a podium presentation, along with the other NJ Space Grant Consortium (NJSGC) Summer Fellows. Kriti’s poster was entitled, “Inducing Mechanical Stresses in Electro-active PEGDA Hydrogels to Influence the Fate of Mesenchymal Stem Cells.” Bryan’s poster was entitled “Tuning the mechanical properties of a synthetic polymer scaffold for retinal pigment epithelium tissue engineering.”
Brooke McClarrenWas featured by Rutgers Today in an article entitled “
Brooke McClarren presented her poster followed by a podium presentation, along with the other NJ Space Grant Consortium (NJSGC) Academic Year Fellows. Brooke’s poster was entitled, “Mesenchymal Stem Cell Response to Cyclic Tension, Static Tension and Vibration.”
BME graduate student Ayesha Aijaz, and BME undergraduate students Abhimanyu Cherukupalli, Davina Perera, Deepika Seethamraju, Michael Medini, Michael Pellegrini, and Ron Falkowski all presented at the annual SFB meeting in Denver, CO. Ayesha presented her work on microencapsulated insulin-producing cells. Davina and Deepika presented their work on optimizing microencapsulation conditions for mammalian osteoblasts. Mike M and Ron presented their work on optimizing polymer conditions for microencapsulated mammalian osteoblasts. Mike P presented his and Abhi’s work on developing a correction for Coulter counted hydrogel microspheres.
Davina Perera and Michael Pellegrini presented their posters followed by a podium presentation, along with the other NJ Space Grant Consortium (NJSGC) Summer Fellows. Davina’s poster was entitled, “Determining the Optimum Cell Density for Hydrogel Microencapsulation Based on Cell Viability.” Michael’s poster was entitled, “Development and Validation of a Method to Determine Microsphere Size.”