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: Ashley Carson Brown, PhD
Assistant Professor
North Carolina State University and the UNC-Chapel Hill
911 Oval Drive
Raleigh, NC 27606
t: (919) 513-8231
e: aecarso2@ncsu.edu
Vice-Chair: Daniel Alge, PhD
Assistant Professor
Texas A&M University
5045 Emerging Technologies Building
3120 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3120
t: (979) 458-9248
e: dalge@tamu.edu
Secretary/Treasurer: Janet Zoldan, PhD
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
Program Chair: Akhilesh K Gaharwar, PhD
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-1158
t: (765) 430-3069
e: gaharwar@tamu.edu
Web Contact: Chris Highley, PhD
PO Box 800759
415 Lane Rd.
Charlottesville, VA 22908
e: ch2qm@virginia.edu
Student Contact: Ram Saraswat, B.S.
Graduate Research Assistant
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
337 Saint Charles Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
t: (605) 939-6038
e: ram.saraswat@mines.sdsmt.edu
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: Scott Wood, PhD
Assistant Professor
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
501 East Saint Joseph St
EEP 234
Rapid City, SD 57701
t: (605) 394-5222
e: scott.t.wood@gmail.com
Past Chair: Danielle Benoit, PhD
University of Rochester
Biomedical Engineering
308 Goergen Hall
7204700507
Rochester, NY 14627
t: (720) 470-0507 x4700507
e: danielleswbenoit@gmail.com
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