Archita has successfully passed her PhD Proposal Defense entitled “Self-Reinforcing Dermal Specific Interwoven Extracellular Matrix for Chronic Wounds” and is now officially a PhD candidate! Congratulations.
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Research paper published in Biomimetics
Ann’s research paper titled “Detergent-Based Decellularization for Anisotropic Cardiac-Specific Extracellular Matrix Scaffold Generation” has been published in Biomimetics. Dhavan Sharma, Wenkai (Vicky) Jia, and Dr. Feng Zhao are co-authors in this article. Congratulations!
Ann passed PhD proposal defense
Te-An Chen passed her preliminary examination and proposal defense for her doctoral project titled “Engineering Anisotropic and Vascularized Stem Cell Patch for Cardiac Tissue Regeneration”. Congratulations!
Eric Wang Wins Outstanding Senior Engineer Award
Eric Wang, a senior in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University, received the Craig C. Brown Outstanding Senior Engineer Award, the most prestigious award bestowed upon a graduating senior in the College of Engineering at Texas A&M.
The award recognizes a student who demonstrates outstanding academic and leadership achievements and whose character exceeds standards.
Ann received Outstanding Junior Poster Award at 5th GVRC meeting
Ann’s poster title “Prevascularization of Tissue-Engineered Cardiac Patch using Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Derived Endothelial Cells” was selected as Outstanding Junior Poster at the 5th Annual Gulf Coast Vascular Research Consortium (GVRC) meeting. Congratulations!
Zhao Lab presented at 5th GVRC meeting
Zhao lab presented at the 5th Annual Gulf Coast Vascular Research Consortium (GVRC) meeting in College Station on August 4-5, 2023. Dr. Zhao gave a talk titled “Structured cell-derived extracellular matrix for vascular bioengineering”. Alvis, Te-An, and Archita presented their doctoral research. Alvis presented a poster titled “Pharmaceutical Wnt Activation, Oscillatory Shear Stress, and Shear Stress Gradients Synergistically Activate Lymphatic Valve Genes”. Te-An presented a poster titled “Prevascularization of Tissue-Engineered Cardiac Patch using Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Derived Endothelial Cells”. Archita presented a poster titled “Evaluating Innate Immune Response and Patency of Engineered Perfusable Tissue Constructs”.
Dr. Zhao Gave a Talk at CVRI Symposium
Dr. Zhao gave a talk titled “Extracellular Matrix for Cardiac and Lymphatic Tissue Engineering and Regeneration” at the 2023 Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI) Michael E. DeBakey Institute Research Symposium.
Research paper published in Bioactive Materials
Dhavan’s research paper titled “Perfusability and immunogenicity of implantable pre-vascularized tissues recapitulating features of native capillary network” has been published in Bioactive Materials. Archita Sharma, Te-An Chen, Sarah Voon and Dr. Feng Zhao are co-authors in this article. Congratulations!
Review paper published in Advanced Healthcare Materials
Archita Sharma’s review paper “Updates on Recent Clinical Assessment of Commercial Chronic Wound Care Products” has been published in Advanced Healthcare Materials. Archita Sharma, Dhavan Sharma, and Feng Zhao are co-authors in this article. Congratulations!
Alvis and Archita received the BME Graduate Student Scholarship
Alvis Chiu and Archita Sharma were each awarded a BME Graduate Student Scholarship for the fall 2023 semester from the department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M. Alvis and Archita each received a scholarship of $1,000 and a non-resident tuition waiver for fall 2023, spring 2024 and summer 2024. They were two of the numerous applicants for this competitive scholarship; congratulations on your award.