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The Christman lab is interested in multi-scale, interdisciplinary approaches for regenerative medicine and biomaterials, with a main focus on the treatment of myocardial infarction and heart failure. Current projects include the development of biomaterials for preventing heart failure following a myocardial infarction, injectable polymers for in situ regeneration of the myocardium, and multi-scale surface patterning for directing cell differentiation. Projects involve a variety of approaches and tools including polymer chemistry, stem cells, nanotechnology, mechanics, cell biology, and imaging.
Recent News
Jessica DeQuach's abstract is accepted for an oral presentation and Adam Young's and Sonya Seif-Naraghi's abstracts are accepted for poster presentations at the Society for Biomaterials Meeting in April in Seattle.
Sonya Seif-Naraghi's paper entitled "Design and characterization of an injectable pericardial matrix gel: a potentially autologous scaffold for cardiac tissue engineering" is accepted for publication in Tissue Engineering.
Jen Singelyn receives a Keystone Symposia scholarship for the upcoming meeting on Cardiovascular Development and Repair.
Positions Available
Prospective graduate students should apply directly to the department.
