Symposium in Tissue Regeneration

Wednesday, March 24, 2010
8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
MBRB Auditorium
900 South Ashland (building entrance on Marshfield)

Outstanding Research Award in Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine

Post-doctoral and graduate students engaged in research involving stem cells and regenerative medicine are encouraged to submit abstracts of 300 words or less in order to be considered as a candidate for the Outstanding Research Award in Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine. 

Winners are selected to present at the Symposium in Tissue Regeneration which will be held Wednesday, March 24, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. in the MBRB Auditorium, 900 South Ashland. For Symposium agenda, click here.

1st Place:

Ikenna Madueke
UIC – Urology
“Regeneration of human prostate from adult prostate stem cells”
Advisor:  Dr. Gail Prins

2nd Place:

Erzsebet Szilagyi
UIC - Surgery
“Activated mesenchymal stem cells synergize with Integra scaffold to promote increased wound VEGF and blood flow in non human primates”
Advisor:  Dr. Amelia Bartholomew

3rd Place:

Steven Caliari
UIUC - Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
“Aligned Collagen-GAG Scaffolds for Tendon Tissue Engineering”
Advisor:  Dr. Brendan Harley

Honorable Mentions:

Lei Wang
UIUC – Veterinarian Biosciences
“Differentiation of Aorta-Derived Mesoangioblasts into the Olgodendrocyte Lineage via Inhibition of the Rho-Kinase (Rock) Signaling Pathway”
Advisor:  Dr. Suzanne Berry

Jackson Hoffman
UIC - Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
“Tcf3 controls lineage commitment by limiting pluripotency and Nodal signaling”
Advisor:  Dr. Bradley Merrill

Jae Hyun Jeong
UIUC - Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
“In situ Cell Encapsulation into a Vascularized Hydrogel Matrix Using a SLA”
Advisor:  Dr. Hyunjoon Kong

If you have any questions regarding the Symposium in Tissue Regeneration, please contact Jacqueline Berger at jacquieb@uic.edu.