ONGOING BIOENGINEERING AND TISSUE ENGINEERING RESEARCH PROJECTS

 

Dawn M. Elliott, Ph.D.

Robert L. Mauck, Ph.D.

 

Steven B. Nicoll, Ph.D.

Biomimetic Scaffolds for Connective Tissue Repair

Epigenetic Control of Cellular Phenotype

Transcriptional and Genetic Determinants of Chondrogenesis

 

Louis J. Soslowsky, Ph.D.

Determining the Etiology of Rotator Cuff Tendinitis/Tendinosis

Etiologic Factors For Tendon Degeneration

Evaluation of Scaffolds in a Rat Model of Rotator Cuff Repair

Injury and Repair of the Rotator Cuff Tendon Insertion Site

Regeneration vs. Repair in Tendon: Development of in vivo Models to Investigate Scarless Healing

Regenerative Tissue Engineering of Tendon Using Fetal and Adult Fibroblast-Seeded Scaffolds

Roles of Decorin and Biglycan in Tendon Repair

Rotator Cuff Tendon Strain using Texture Correlation and MRI

Small Intestine Submucosa (SIS) as a Tissue Engineering Graft for Treatment of Chronic Rotator Cuff Tears

Structure-Function Relationships in Tendon and Ligament using Transgenic Mouse Models

The Role of IL-10 Overexpression on the Properties of Healing Tendon

The Role of Inflammatory Cytokines in Tendon Healing

Transcriptional Profiling of Tissue from a Rat Tendon Overuse Model