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Robert Accolla, in collaboration with fellow graduate students Madison Deller,Taylor Lansberry, Smit Patel, and Jiapu Liang, and undergraduate student Amberlyn Simmons, recently published our findings on the use of 3D printed PDMS-based scaffolds for supporting fibrin-based vasculogenesis (i.e. the formation of blood vessel networks) outside of the body. This publication explored how the open pore structure […]

Robert Accolla, in collaboration with fellow graduate students Jiapu Liang and Taylor Lansberry, technician Irayme Labrada, and undergraduate students Marlon Loaisiga and Baltasar Lopez Sardi, recently published our findings on the development of oxygen generating microbeads via the encapsulation of calcium peroxide in PDMS. This publication explored the modulation of material properties to both customized […]

The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering has selected Dr. Cherie Stabler as the new chair of the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME). Stabler, Ph.D., is the Integra LifeSciences & UF Foundation Preeminence Term Professor in BME. She is succeeding Christine Schmidt, Ph.D., who led the department since 2013. “The mission and […]

Congratulations to Dr Robert Accolla on the successful defense of his PhD dissertation entitled “Engineering Modular Oxygen-generating, Pro-vasculogenic Biomaterial Platforms for Cell-based Therapies”! His work established patent-pending designs in oxygen generating materials and 3D printed scaffolds. His research will elevate the survival of cells in vivo by providing customizable oxygen kinetics to localized implants, while […]

Congratulations to Min Du on the successful defense of his MS Thesis, which explored the role of shear stress and extracellular matrix on pancreatic islet culture. His robust optimization of key assays will provide a strong foundation for his doctoral work. Congrats Min!

Cherie Stabler, Ph.D., Professor & Integra LifeSciences Term Professor, is the recipient of the 2022-2023 UF Foundation Preeminence Term Professorship. She was recognized for her research and outstanding record of accomplishment. The UF Foundation’s Term Professorship program was created in 2013 to support UF’s Preeminence goals. Each fall, the Foundation awards two term professorships for […]

Big congrats to Taylor Lansberry, a Ph.D. student in the Stabler lab, for her recent selection as a T32 fellow for the NIH NIDDK T32 Training Program in Type 1 Diabetes and Biomedical Engineering! This T32 training fellowship seeks to facilitate collaborations between bench scientists and biomedical engineers at the doctoral level to help improve […]

Robert Accolla and Dr Stabler, along with fellow undergraduate research Amberlyn Simmons, recently published a review on applying additive manufacturing techniques for cell-based therapies in type 1 diabetes. The goal of this review was to outline current 3D printing technologies and how they could contribute to the design of innovative devices for supporting the implanted […]

Smit Patel and Dr Stabler, in collaboration with Dr Clayton Matthews, recently published their review on designing benchtop platforms for studying type 1 diabetes. The goal of this review was to help facilitate communication between engineers and biologists studying T1D. The paper provides a robust overview of the key features of the islet, as well […]

Congratulations to Dr Smit Patel on the successful defense of his PhD dissertation entitled “Engineering an In Vitro Pancreatic Niche”! His work established enabling technology for the long term culturing and assessment of pancreatic islet, which can serve to elevate not only pharmaceutical screening but also provide an in vitro window to study a hard-to-culture […]