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Stabler Laboratory – Diabetes Tissue Engineering

Stabler awarded 2021-2022 HW College of Engineering Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentor Award

Congratulations to Dr Cherie Stabler, professor and Integra LifeSciences Term Professor, on receiving the 2021-2022 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Doctoral Mentoring Award. This honor, based on an extensive review of her credentials, letters of recommendation, and peer and student evaluations, recognizes excellence in mentoring graduate students. College Undergraduate Adviser/Mentor Award […]

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New published review in Acta Biomaterialia on designing materials for protecting cells from immune attack!

Magdalena Samojlik and Dr Stabler recently published their review on the unique immunological responses to beta cell implants and how biomaterials can serve to dampen these responses. The review highlights the key immune pathways activated when beta cells are implanted into a person with Type 1 diabetes, including autogenic and […]

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New publication in Advanced NanoBiomed Research on engineering multi-enzymatic coatings for antioxidant protection!

Nicholas Abuid, in collaboration with Dr Gattas-Asfura and undergraduate students Katerina Zientek, Cristina Isusi Silgo, Jose Torres, as well as Dr Kevin Otto and his student Morgan Urdaneta, recently published our findings on modulating the antioxidant properties of cerium oxide nanoparticles via alteration of their pH and the molecular weight […]

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New publication in Tissue Engineering Part A on multi-drug releasing scaffold platform!

Jiapu Liang, in collaboration with fellow graduate students Robert Accolla, Kaiyuan Jiang, and Ying Li, recently published our findings on the development of a multi-drug releasing porous scaffold. In this approach, drugs were loaded within PDMS microbeads and integrated into our porous scaffold. By loading into beads, enhanced control over […]

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New publication in Science Advances on culturing islets in microphysiological platforms

Smit Patel, along with our collaborative team of Drs Agarwal, Phelps, and Buchwald and their students Matthew Ishahak and Walker Hagen, as well as former postdoctoral fellow Debbie Chaimov and MS researchers Ashwin Vilraj and Daniel LaShoto, recently published our findings on optimizing islet culture and monitoring in 3-D hydrogels […]

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