David Kaplan
Stern Family Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Education:
BS, Biology, University of Albany
PhD, Biology & Biochemistry, SUNY, Syracuse & Syracuse University
Postdoctoral Training, SUNY, Syracuse
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Research synopsis:
My research is at the interface between biology and materials science and engineering and aimed at understanding and controlling the biological synthesis and processing of polymers and polymer interfaces. This understanding is used to control the functional attributes of the polymers related to cell responses, solution properties, architectural control of assembly and self-assembly. This problem is addressed using genetic, physiological and enzymatic approaches. These concepts are also integrated into ongoing efforts in tissue engineering. Our studies are focused on the manipulation of adult human stem cells on novel protein-based matrices in novel bioreactors to generate desired tissue outcomes -- ligament, bone, cartilage.
Lab members:
Mattia Bonzanni, Postdoctoral Scholar
Dana Cairns, Postdoctoral Scholar
Laura Chambre, Postdoctoral Scholar
Ying Chen, Research Assistant Professor
Jaewon Choi, Postdoctoral Scholar
Joshua Erndt-Marino, Postdoctoral Scholar
Vincent Fitzpatrick, Postdoctoral Scholar
Tatjana Flora, Postdoctoral Scholar
Andrew Ford, Postdoctoral Scholar
Constancio Gonzalez-Obeso, Postdoctoral Scholar
Jonathan Grasman, Postdoctoral Scholar
Nafis Hasan, Postdoctoral Scholar
Chunmei Li, Research Assistant Professor
Volha Liaudanskaya, Postdoctoral Scholar
Carmen Preda, Research Assistant
Disha Sood, PhD Student in Biomedical Engineering
Aswin Sundarakrishnan, PhD Student in Biomedical Engineering
Anne Valat, Postdoctoral Scholar