Jessica Weaver

SBHSE | Assistant Professor

Total mentored projects: 7

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Spring 2021

Camryn Garza

Biomedical engineering

Cell Viability of Insulin-Producing Cells After Injection Into Complex Hydrogel Shapes in Macroencapsulation Device

Designing molding devices for donor islet cells and hydrogels will help restore insulin production for people with type 1 diabetes.

Program: FURI

Fall 2020

Michael Alec Finocchiaro

Biomedical engineering

Incorporating Fluorescent Nanoprobe Emulsions in Hydrogels for Non-invasive Oxygen Measurement

Studying oxygenation within tissue via fluorescent nanoprobes will help improve diabetic insulin treatment.

Program: FURI

Alec McCall

Biomedical engineering

Reproducibility and Extraction of Complex Hydrogel Geometry Fabrication in 3D Printed Injection Molds

A clinically translatable cell encapsulation strategy would enable the widespread application of islet transplantation to treat diabetes.

Program: FURI

Spring 2020

Michael Alec Finocchiaro

Biomedical engineering

Quantification of Tissue Oxygenation to Improve Encapsulated Cell Viability In Vivo

Studying oxygenation within tissues via fluorescent nanoprobes will help develop an alternate treatment to insulin injections.

Program: FURI

Sarah R Brady

Biomedical engineering

Modification of Synthetic Hydrogel Chemistry to Generate Complex Macroencapsulation Device Geometries

Designing complex geometries for PEG hydrogels to encapsulate islet cells will help treat type 1 diabetes.

Program: FURI

Alec McCall

Biomedical engineering

Reproducibility and Completeness of Complex Hydrogel Geometry Fabrication in 3D Printed Injection Molds

A clinically translatable cell encapsulation strategy would enable the widespread application of islet transplantation to treat diabetes.

Program: FURI

Fall 2019

Sarah R Brady

Biomedical engineering

Modification of Synthetic Hydrogel Chemistry to Generate Complex Macroencapsulation Device Geometries

Designing alternative chemistries for hydrogel macrodevices will improve graft survival of Type 1 diabetes islet cell transplants.

Program: FURI

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