Ryan Nagao

Graduate Student
BS, Biomedical Engineering
BME 4.410

Phone: 512-471-1986
Email: nagao@mail.utexas.edu

Year Joined Lab: 2008

Education

BS in Biomedical Engineering from the University of California, Davis (2008)

Research

Decellularized ECM Constructs for Tissue Engineering

Native extracellular matrix (ECM) provides all tissues with a scaffold optimized for proliferation, morphogenesis and regeneration. Acellular ECM has a 3-dimensional architecture and molecular composition comparable to native ECM and can be obtained from readily available allogenic and xenogenic sources. Understanding the mechanisms involved in the interatctions between acellular ECM scaffolds and native cells can provide insight into optimizing these constructs for tissue engineering applications in peripheral nerve regeneration and vasculogenesis.