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Faculty Information
	Irene Georgakoudi
	Irene.Georgakoudi@tufts.edu
	Assistant Professor
	P: (617) 627-4353
	F: (617) 627-3231
Address:
	Biomedical Engineering Department 4 Colby Str., Rm. 153
	Medford, MA 02155

Opportunity:

non-invasive assessment of stem cell differentiation

Summary:

Tissue engineering promises to revolutionize the manner in which we repair or treat tissue damage. However, there has been limited progress in understanding the dynamic and complex relationships between the cellular, extracellular matrix and biomaterial scaffold components that typically make-up engineered tissues. The use of non-invasive optical modalities for monitoring engineered tissue development has the potential to offer significant improvements in this respect. This project will focus on the use of light scattering spectroscopic imaging for monitoring and assessing stem cell differentiation. The information we acquire will be critical in developing instruments and methods that ultimately assess stem cell differentiation in a three-dimensional specimen dynamically over time, without destructing the sample and without the need to use any exogenous contrast agents.

Contact Via:

E-mail

What is the timeframe for this research opportunity?

8-10 weeks

Prerequisities for students?

Some experience with Matlab and optical equipment is preferred

Responsibilities for students?

Student will be responsible for cell culturing and differentiation induction as well as data acquisition and analysis with a light scattering spectroscopic imaging system developed in-house.

Area(s) of Research:

biomedical engineering

tissue engineering

optical imaging