Scholar: Michael Berger (BME)
Mentor: Ethan Lotz
Lab: Barbara D. Boyan, Ph.D.
Project: Semaphorin Regulation of Osteoclasts by Osteoblast Lineage Cells on Titanium Surfaces is Surface Dependent
Publications:
Lotz, E.M., Berger, M.B., Schwartz, Z. & Boyan, B.D. (2018) Regulation of osteoclasts by osteoblast lineage cells depends on titanium implant surface properties. Acta Biomater 68: 296–307.

Scholar: Brigitte Ha (CLSE)
Mentor: Adam Fisher
Lab: Stephen Fong, Ph.D.
Project: Promoting Bacterial Transformation: A Comparison of Surface-Functionalized Nanoparticles

Scholar: Ryan Meekins (MNE)
Mentor/Lab: Laleh Golshahi, Ph.D.
Project: Intersubject Variability in Regional Deposition of Aerosols in Nasal Airways of Children 2-6 Years Old

Scholar: Suraj Kandalam (BME)
Mentor: Tyler Ferro
Lab: Dianne T.V. Pawluk, Ph.D.
Project: Early Development Use of Tactile Graphics for Children: Tactile Crayons

Scholar: Karolina Stumbraite (BME)
Mentor: Ryan Clohessy
Lab: Zvi Schwartz, D.M.D., Ph.D.
Project: µ-Particle Scaffolds Support Osteogenic Differentiation

Scholar: Nabil Mikhaiel (BME)
Mentor: Robert Pouliot
Lab: Rebecca L. Heise, Ph.D.
Project: Utilizing Natural Crosslinking Molecules to Improve Stiffness of Lung-Derived Extracellular Matrix Hydrogels
Publications:
Pouliot, R.A., Link, P.A., Mikhaiel, N.S., Schneck, M.B., Valentine, M.S., Kamga Gninzeko, F.J., Herbert, J.A., Sakagami, M. & Heise, R.L. (2016) Development and characterization of a naturally derived lung extracellular matrix hydrogel. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A 104: 1922–1935.
Young, B.M., Shankar, K., Allen, B.P., Pouliot, R.A., Schneck, M.B., Mikhaiel, N.S. & Heise, R.L. (2017) Electrospun Decellularized Lung Matrix Scaffold for Airway Smooth Muscle Culture. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering 3: 3480–3492.
Link, P.A., Pouliot, R.A., Mikhaiel, N.S., Young, B.M. & Heise, R.L. (2017) Tunable Hydrogels from Pulmonary Extracellular Matrix for 3D Cell Culture. Journal of Visualized Experiments

Scholar: Aidan Collins (CS)
Mentor/Lab: Sevag Gharibian, Ph.D.
Project: On the Complexity of Extending Product State Bases