Dr. Edward Bonnevie and Mary Clare McCorry have published an article in the journal of Biotribology. Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhance Lubrication of Engineered Meniscus Through Lubricin Localization in Collagen Gels Effective boundary lubrication is essential to the health of the… Continue Reading
Six members of the Bonassar Lab had their abstracts accepted for the BMES 2016 Annual Meeting (Benjamin Cohen, Jill Middendorf, Rebecca Irwin, Stephen Sloan, Leanne Iannucci, and Kiara Chan). Visit the Cornell Booth at the BMES Annual Meeting for more… Continue Reading
Jenny Puetzer Wins Whitaker International Scholarship Award Jenny Puetzer, a 5th year PhD student in Biomedical Engineering, was recently awarded a Whitaker International Scholarship. This award will be used to support her postdoctoral studies under Prof. Molly Stevens in the… Continue Reading
Podium Presentations Nizeet Aguilar, “Comparison of E cacy of Endogenous and Exogenous IGF-I in Stimulating Matrix Production in Mature and Neonatal Chondrocytes” Edward Bonnevie, “IGF-I Facilitates the Formation of a Lubricin-Rich Surface Layer in Engineered Meniscal Tissue” Kirk Samaroo, “Characterization of… Continue Reading
Jorge Mojica-Santiago, a second year PhD student in the Bonassar Laboratory, earned the Second Place Poster Award at the 2nd International Spine Research Symposium in Philadelphia, PA for his paper titled “Characterization of Canine-Sized Alginate/Collagen Tissue-Engineered Intervertebral Discs.” His work… Continue Reading
Happy Holidays from the Bonassar Lab! The Bonassar Lab attends the Annual BME Holiday Party at the Johnson Museum.
Dr. Peter Grunert, research fellow of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical Hospital, won 1st place in the Basic Science for his presentation at the Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery Society meeting (http://weillcornellbrainandspine.org/in-the-news/dr-grunert-takes-first-place-basic-science-mins). Drs. Grunert and his supervisor, Dr. Roger Hartl, Chief… Continue Reading
Dr. Robby Bowles (PhD ’11) has agreed to join the faculty of the University of Utah as an Assistant Professor of Bioengineering in Fall of 2014. Dr. Bowles came to Cornell in 2005 after receiving his B.S.E. in Bioengineering from… Continue Reading
Bonassar Laboratory’s Work on Tissue Printing Featured on CNN 3D printing has tremendous potential to revolutionize the way that medicine is practiced. In combination with medical imaging data, 3D printing can produce implants customized to the anatomy of specific patients.… Continue Reading
Benjamin Cohen has received the Cornell Training Program in Stem Cell Research predoctoral fellowship through the NYSTEM sponsored training grant and the Cornell University Stem Cell Program. Ben will participate in a multidisciplinary approach to stem cell research training including… Continue Reading
