McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory > Mauck Lab > Isaac E. Erickson

Isaac E. Erickson

Graduate Student in Bioengineering
NSF Graduate Research Fellow (2007-2010)
University of Pennsylvania

HOMETOWN
Ogden, Utah

EDUCATION
B.S. Bioengineering, 2006, University of Utah

AREAS OF SPECIAL INTERESTS
Scientific pursuits include functional cartilage tissue regeneration, bioreactor design and development, mesenchymal and adult stem cell research. Personal interests include off-road triathlon training, mountain biking, freestyle BMX, traveling, professional basketball, and eating strange things for cash.

PUBLICATIONS

1. Erickson IE, Huang AH, Chung C, Li RT, Burdick JA, Mauck RL. Differential Maturation and Structure-Function Relationships in MSC and Chondrocyte Seeded Hydrogels. Tissue Engineering Part A, 2008, in press.
2. Chung C, Erickson IE, Mauck RL, Burdick JA. Differential Behavior of Auricular and Articular Chondrocytes in Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels. Tissue Engineering Part A, 2008, 14(7): 1121-31.
3. Brey DM, Erickson IE, Burdick JA. Influence of macromer molecular weight and chemistry on poly(beta-amino ester) network properties and initial cell interactions. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part A, 2008, 85(3): 731-41.

CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS

1. Brey DM, Erickson IE, Tan A, Burdick JA. "Controlling Polymer Properties and Cellular Interactions through Poly(alpha-amino ester) Macromer Structure." Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. April, 2007.
2. Erickson IE, Yang YI, Fitzpatrick K, Kirker KR, Massey MF, Shelby J. "Improved Viability of Adipose-Derived Adult Stem Cells Using Hyaluronan as a Media Supplement." Biointerface 2005: The Annual Surfaces in Biomaterials Foundation Symposium, Minneapolis, MN, October 24-26, 2005.
3. Erickson IE, Chung C, Burdick JA, Mauck RL. Hyaluronic Acid Macromer Concentration Influences Functional MSC Chondrogenesis in Photocrosslinked MSC-Laden Hydrogels. Proceedings of ASME 2008 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Marco Island, FL, June 25-29.
4. Erickson IE, Huang AH, Chung C, Li RT, Burdick JA, Mauck RL. Hydrogel Effects on Long-Term Maturation of Chondrocyte and MSC-Laden Hydrogels. 54th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, CA, March 2-5, 2008, Transactions Vol. 33, 0557.