Engineering Cells & Their Microenvironments
The Engineering Cells & Their Microenvironments Special Interest Group concentrates on technologies and approaches focused at the single cell level and encompassing engineering cell microenvironments, biomaterial-induced cell signaling, stem cell manufacturing and differentiation, immunoengineering, and biomaterials for cell-based detection and diagnosis.
Objectives
- Engage members at the annual Society For Biomaterials meeting by guiding and sponsoring forums
- Promote networking through social events held at the annual meeting
- Share resources to support students and members
Officers
Chair: Janet Zoldan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Texas at Austin
107 W. Dean Keeton St.
BME 4.202D
Austin, TX 78712
t: (512) 471-4884
e: zjanet@austin.utexas.edu
Vice-Chair: Chelsea M. Magin, PhD
12700 E 19th Ave
MS C272
Aurora, CO 80045
t: (352) 219-1527
e: Chelsea.magin@ucdenver.edu
Secretary/Treasurer: Kyle Lampe, PhD
Associate Professor
Undergraduate Program Director
Chemical Engineering
University of Virginia
Wilsdorf 202
385 McCormick Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
t: (434) 982.6921
e: lampe@virginia.edu
Program Chair: Silviya Petrova Zustiak, PhD
Associate Professor
Saint Louis University
3507 Lindell Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63103
t: (314) 977-8331
e: silviya.zustiak@slu.edu
Web Contact: Taimoor H. Qazi, PhD
Assistant Professor
Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering
Purdue University
206 S Martin Jischke Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47906
e: tqazi@purdue.edu
Student Contact: TBD
Industry Representative: Daniel Harrington, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
1941 East Rd
BBS 4202A
Houston, TX 77054
e: daniel.harrington@uth.tmc.edu
Biomaterials Forum Reporter: Cody Crosby, PhD
Assistant Professor of Physics
Associate Professor
Southwestern University
Fondren-Jones Science Hall (FJS) #109
Georgetown, TX 78626
t: (512) 863-1130
e: crosbyc@southwestern.edu
Past Chair: Daniel Alge, PhD
Associate Professor
Texas A&M University
5045 Emerging Technologies Building
3120 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3120
t: (979) 458-9248
e: dalge@tamu.edu