Tissue Engineering
Tissue Engineering SIG is a forum to exchange information, further knowledge, and promote greater awareness regarding all aspects of the use of biomaterials to engineering tissue substitutes or to promote tissue regeneration. Of primary interest and relevance to TE SIG is the use of appropriate materials (synthetic and natural) with cells (either native or from a donor source) and/or biological response modifiers (e.g., growth factors, cytokines and other recombinant products) to replace tissue and organ functions. Particular emphasis is placed on the development of materials to better incorporate, protect, and deliver both the cells and biological response modifiers to help promote the healing and regenerative processes. The group is committed to forging interactions among basic scientists, applied scientists, engineers, clinicians, industrial members, professional societies in related fields, and regulatory groups in its efforts to expand and effectively utilize the shared knowledge base in this multidisciplinary field.
Objectives:
- Provide forums for presentations and exchange of knowledge at SFB through sponsoring symposia and sessions.
- Publicize activities in the Biomaterials Forum
- Forge interactions among basic scientists, applied scientists, engineers, clinicians, industrial members, professional societies in related fields, and regulatory groups in its efforts to expand and effectively utilize the shared knowledge base in this multidisciplinary field.
- Establish stronger interactions with members in the SIG, other SIGs, and other professional societies.
We welcome new members at all career stages who are interested in the intersection between biomaterials and tissue engineering!
Officers
Chair: Gulden Camci-Unal, Ph.D.
Professor
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Department of Chemical Engineering
Perry Hall 228, 1 University Ave
Lowell, MA 01854
t: (978) 934-3143
e: Gulden_CamciUnal@uml.edu
Vice Chair: Muhammad Rizwan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75390
t: 9062317882
e: muhammad.rizwan@UTSouthwestern.edu
Secretary/Treasurer: Woojin Han, Ph.D.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Department of Orthopaedics
Annenberg Building, Floor 20-66A
1468 Madison Avenue
New York, NY, 10029
t: (212) 241-4507
e: woojin.han@mssm.edu
Program Chair: Jessica Gluck, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
North Carolina State University
1020 Main Campus Drive
Campus Box 8301
Raleigh, NC 27695
t: (919) 515-6637
e: jmgluck@ncsu.edu
Social Media Representatives:
Lesley W. Chow, PhD
Lehigh University
5 E Packer Ave
Bethlehem, PA 18015
t: (610) 758-3852
e: lac415@lehigh.edu
Secil Demir, PhD
Georgia Institute of Technology
315 Ferst Drive NW
Atlanta, GA 30332-0363
t: (470) 764-1223
e: sdemir8@gatech.edu
Web Contact: Alex Chan, PhD
Stanford University
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
t: (650) 493-5000 x 63832
e: ahpchan@stanford.edu
Student Contact: Mert Gezek
University of Massachusetts Lowell
t: (978) 914-8520
e: Mert_Gezek@student.uml.edu
Industry Representative: Richard Payne, PhD
Head of Process and Product Development
Twin City Bio, LLC
3929 Westpoint Blvd
Suite G
Winston Salem, NC 27103
t: (336) 970-0724
e: rich.payne@twincitybio.com
Biomaterials Forum Reporter: Bethany Almeida
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Clarkson University
e: balmeida@clarkson.edu
Journal Advocate: Muhammad Rizwan, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, Texas 75390
t: (214) 648-4282
e: muhammad.rizwan@utsouthwestern.edu
Past Chair: Jeannine M. Coburn, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Department of Biomedical Engineering
60 Prescott Street
Rm 4012
Worcester, MA 01605
t: (508) 831-6839
e: jmcoburn@wpi.edu
Tissue Engineering SIG Quarterly Newsletter
Social Media
Join your Tissue Engineering SIG colleagues online! Connect with us here:
- X (Twitter): @SFB_TE_SIG
- LinkedIn: Tissue Engineering SIG subgroup of the Society for Biomaterials group
- Facebook: Society for Biomaterials - Tissue Engineering SIG