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First and Last Name: Ksenia Menshikh
Student/PhD/Postdoc: PhD Candidate
Institute: Università del Piemonte Orientale
Department: Department of Health Sciences
Group leader: Prof. Lia Rimondini (INNOVATION Lab)
Matrix Marvel: Stem Cells Thriving on Bone-Mimicking Scaffolds
Short description of image: In our studies, I am searching for a synthetic scaffold suitable for the use as a bone-like environment in 3D models of skeletal diseases in vitro. This scanning electron microscopy image shows extracellular matrix (pink) produced by primary mesenchymal stem cells seeded on the 3D-printed tricalcium phosphate scaffold (its granules are in blue). * The fact that the cells produced abundant amounts of matrix and integrated in the scaffold’s microstructure indicates that the tricalcium phosphate scaffold is cytocompatible and can potentially play role of a bone-like environment - at least, from the point of observations in vitro.
Instrument used to produce the image: Scanning Electron Microscope JSM-IT500 by Leica.


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Ana Margarida CARVALHO

Ana Margarida CARVALHO; Portugal
i3S & ICBAS - UP

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Biography
Ana Margarida Carvalho holds a MSc in Bioengineering with a specialization in Molecular Biotechnology from the University of Porto (Faculdade de Engenharia & Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar). During her MSc, from February to July 2020, she enrolled in an Erasmus+ internship at the MERLN Institute, Maastricht University under the supervision of Dr Aart van Apeldoorn where she worked on comparing different drug strategies to improve the outcomes of clinical islet transplantation. In 2021, her MSc dissertation was carried out at i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde under the supervision of Dr Bruno Sarmento and Dr Rute Nunes and consisted of the development of a bioengineered pancreas using induced pluripotent stem cells to treat type 1 diabetes mellitus. After finishing her MSc, she was granted a Research Fellowship where she worked with nasal in vitro models to evaluate the cytotoxicity and bioavailability of nanomedicines. Currently, Margarida is a PhD student in i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde within the International Doctoral Program in Molecular and Cellular Biotechnology Applied to Health Sciences (BiotechHealth) from Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, under the supervision of Dr Bruno Sarmento (i3S), Dr Cristina Barrias (i3S) and Dr Ruchi Bansal (University of Twente). Her project is focused on the development of a 3D in vitro model of human liver fibrosis for evaluating antifibrotic nano-based drug delivery systems. So far, she has published three review articles as the first author and has collaborated in one research article. Her research interests include biomaterials and tissue engineering, in vitro models of disease, and functionalized nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery. She is also very enthusiastic about Science Communication, and she is always eager to learn and share her knowledge with others.

Expertise
Bioengineering Regenerative Medicine Tissue Engineering Biomaterials 3D in vitro models Targeted drug delivery Liver fibrosis
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Postdoc position at AO Research Institute (ARI) Davos

Postdoc position at AO Research Institute (ARI) Davos

The AO Research Institute Davos is seeking a postdoc with a strong background in biopolymer chemistry and biomaterials!

https://esbiomaterials.eu/cms/jobs

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Hosting ESB 2030

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