Claudia Loebel, M.D.
Visiting Research Scholar
University of Pennsylvania
Hometown
Jena, Germany
Education
M.D. 2011 Martin-Luther University Halle-Saale, Germany
Areas of Special Interest
Claudia is a 3rd year graduate student at the AO Research Institute Davos and ETH Zurich, Switzerland. She joined the Mauck lab in January 2015 as a visiting research scholar. Her studies are focused on orthopaedic tissue engineering and regeneration using tyramine-modified hyaluronic acid hydrogels. Outside the lab she enjoys running, biking and mountaineering.
Publications
Loebel C, D'Este M, Alini M, Zenobi-Wong M, Eglin D. Precise tailoring of tyramine-based hyaluronan hydrogel properties using DMTMM conjugation. Carbohydr Polym. 2015 Jan 22;115:325-33.
Loebel C, Czekanska EM, Staudacher J, Salzmann G, Richards RG, Alini M, Stoddart MJ. The calcification potential of human MSCs can be enhanced by interleukin-1ß in osteogenic medium. J Tissue Eng Regen Med. 2014 Sep 4.
Loebel C, Czekanska EM, Bruderer M, Salzmann G, Alini M, Stoddart MJ. In vitro osteogenic potential of human mesenchymal stem cells is predicted by runx2/sox9 ratio. Tissue Eng Part A. 2015 Jan;21(1-2):115-23.
Abstracts
Loebel C, D'Este M, Alini M, Zenobi-Wong M, Eglin D. "Precise hyaluronan-tyramine synthesis for tailored cellular microenvironments" 2014 European Society of Biomaterials, Liverpool UK (Poster)
Loebel C, D'Este M, Alini M, Zenobi-Wong M, Eglin D. "A mechanical tunable hyaluronan hydrogel for endochondral bone tissue engineering" 2014 European Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, Nantes France (Podium)
Loebel C, Czekanska EM, Alini M, Stoddart M. "Early prediction of osteogenic potential of human MSCs by Runx2/Sox9 ratio" 2014 European Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, Nantes France (Podium)
Loebel C, Czekanska EM, Alini M, Stoddart M. "The Runx2-Sox9 See-Saw: A Balance for MSC Osteogenesis" 2013 Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX (Poster)
Awards
2014, 1st place, award podium presentation European Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting
2014, 1st place, award poster presentation Swiss Society of Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine Annual Meeting
2014, SSB+RM Travel Award Swiss Society of Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine