Webpage:
http://biomed.tamu.edu/MTE
“The truly exciting aspect of tissue engineering is that it harnesses the body’s ability to heal itself. The tissues in our bodies have undergone countless evolutionary advances to achieve the level of function that we have today. In comparison, biomaterial science is a relatively young field and still has a long way to go to develop materials that can effectively replace native tissue. The paradigm shift to working with the body provides numerous opportunities to learn from nature and improve upon current therapeutic strategies.”
Biography
Dr. Cosgriff-Hernandez received her B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and Ph.D. in Macromolecular Science and Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Her graduate research, under the guidance of Professors Anne Hiltner and James Anderson, elucidated key cell-material interactions and biodegradation mechanisms of biomedical polyurethane elastomers. Dr. Cosgriff-Hernandez was the recipient of the 2005 Society for Biomaterials Student Award for Outstanding Research. She was also awarded the UT-TORCH Postdoctoral Fellowship and conducted bone tissue engineering research with Professor Tony Mikos at Rice University. Her postdoctoral research was focused on the development of fabrication techniques for high porosity scaffolds utilizing emulsion templating.
Her current research interests include biomaterial synthesis, structure-property relationships, cell-material interactions, musculoskeletal tissue engineering and biodegradation characterization. Specifically, novel block copolymer systems are under investigation as polymeric scaffolds for tendon and ligament tissue engineering. Complementary experiments that generate quantitative models of tissue remodeling will be used to improve the design of new biomaterials and guide tissue regeneration strategies.
Keywords
Biomaterials
Tissue Engineering
Cell-Material Interactions
Biodegradation Mechanisms
Hierarchical Structure-Property Relationships
Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Office: 335E Zachry
Phone: 979-845-1771
Email:
Education:
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Bioengineering, Rice University, 2005-2007
Ph.D., Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 2005
B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 2000
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