So lucky to get such great lectures on foundational topics in regenerative medicine in class this week! Part of the tour of foundational topics – with Dr. Aaron Goldstein on TE last week, Thomas Brickler and Ann Nichols on Basic Bio, and Dr. Karen DePauw on Interdisciplinarity the week before that -, this week took […]
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
This week in the Regenerative Medicine Class, Aaron Goldstein talked about tissue engineering and regenerative medicine on Tuesday, and on Thursday we had a discussion about the first section of the Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Since we’ll explore Thursday’s topic on two more occasions, this week’s question is about tissue engineering. So, class: how […]
Interdisciplinarity
Now that we’ve had our class with Karen DePauw on interdisciplinarity, here is our first prompt. Please put your answer in the comments; you are welcome to reply to one another as well. What is (in your opinion) interdisciplinary thinking, and what does it make you do? How does your view contrast with other potential views […]
Congrats, Megan!
Congratulations to our own Megan Quesenberry on being named August Staff Member of the Month for the VMCVM! Megan helps coordinate our RM IGEP, including our tech needs to coordinate two campuses and paperwork with the graduate school, and she designs recruiting and website materials for us. We’re so proud to have her with our […]
New GRAD 5134 Student Users
It’s been an exciting week in our first week of Fall 2015’s GRAD 5135: Regenerative Medicine: Science & Society. We oriented ourselves by talking about course and program goals, about the hope and the media hype of the field, as well as thinking through public perceptions and reactions that some of us get when we […]
Welcome New RM IGEP Class!
Welcome new GRAD 5134 students, meeting this Fall 2015 semester in GLC Meeting Room B. Can’t wait to see you al tomorrow. This is where we will be providing prompts for replies during the coming semester. Cheers.
Our Regenerative Medicine Retreat was mentioned in Vet Med’s June Vital Signs Newsletter!
The Interdisciplinary Graduate Education Program (IGEP) in Regenerative Medicine held its first Research Retreat on May 19 at Mountain Lake Lodge in nearby Giles County. Nearly 40 IGEP students from the Colleges of Engineering, Business, and Veterinary Medicine attended, including representatives from the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg. The aim of the retreat was to foster expanded […]
The Influence of VEGF-A Signaling on Beta-Cell Regeneration, by Tracee Popielarczyk
“Our journal club discussions have revolved around the current management, treatment, and cures for diabetes and potential regenerative medicine strategies; however, much is still unknown about the underlying processes and signaling mechanisms involved in pancreatic development and its role in this disease. It is known that β-cells exhibit a low regenerative capacity, making the molecular […]
MIT’s develops Nanogel that can secret insulin-Posted by Andre Stevenson
Came across this article (below and link) a few days about regarding nanogels that can secrete insulin…I know we’ve moved on…but the concept can definitely apply to other areas as well… Link: http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2013/nanotechnology-could-help-fight-diabetes-0516 Nanotechnology could help fight diabetes Injectable nanogel can monitor blood-sugar levels and secrete insulin when needed. Anne Trafton, MIT News Office May 16, […]
Congratulations to Tracee Popielarczyk for her recent induction!
Congratulations to Tracee Popielarczyk, MS, a PhD candidate, Stamps Family Fellow and Regenerative Medicine IGEP student. She has been accepted as an associate Member into Iota Delta Rho, the Interdisciplinary Research Honor Society. Iota Delta Rho is the Nation’s first interdisciplinary honor society and was founded at Virginia Tech in 2011. Tracee exemplifies a collaborative and […]