Congrats to Dr. Harley for being awarded the 2014 Everitt Award for Teaching Excellence from the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois. This award recognizes one faculty member across all ranks in the College of Engineering for outstanding undergraduate teaching.
Rebecca named a Mavis Future Faculty Fellow
Rebecca Hortensius has been accepted into the prestigious Mavis Future Faculty Fellows program at Illinois – great job!
Dr. Harley received Young Investigator Award at Society for Biomaterials annual meeting
Many congrats to Dr. Harley and the rest of the Harley Lab for this prestigious award. It was great so many past and present lab members were able to attend the ceremony in Denver.
Steven’s multilineage supplementation paper accepted in Tissue Engineering
Congratulations to Steven Caliari for the acceptance of his new article, ‘Collagen-GAG scaffold biophysical properties bias MSC lineage choice in the presence of mixed soluble signals,’ in the journal Tissue Engineering. This paper describes pitfalls associated with the use of mixed media solutions to drive osteo vs. chondro differentiation of mesenchymal progenitor cells within 3D collagen biomaterials. Excellent work!
HarleyLab receives AO Foundation support
Dr. Harley has received a 2-year grant from the AO Foundation entitled ‘Multi-scale PCL-collagen composites for large bone defect repair.’ Working with Dr. Matt Wheeler (Illinois) and Dr. Scott Hollister (Michigan), the goal of this effort is to demonstrate a multi-scale collagen-PCL construct able to enhance mandibular bone repair while retaining mechanical integrity.
Sara Pedron heads successful CPLC 10K pilot project proposal
Congratulations to Sara Pedron and Ha/Leckband group graduate student Zainab Rahil for their successful 10K pilot project proposal (Evaluation of the influence of mechanical tension in cell fate for living cells in 3D in vitro microenvironments) to the UIUC Center for the Physics of Living Cells (CPLC).
Steven’s multi-lineage differentiation article accepted in Adv Healthc Matls
Congratulations to Steven Caliari and Dr. Harley for the acceptance of a their new article, ‘Structural and biochemical modification of a collagen scaffold to selectively enhance MSC tenogenic, chondrogenic, and osteogenic differentiation,’ in Advanced Healthcare Materials. This effort represents key foundational work in the design of a 3D biomaterial platform to regenerate the osteotendinous insertion.
Steven Caliari named to 2014 Tissue Engineering Young Investigator Council
Congratulations to lab alum Steven Caliari, who was just named to the 2014 Young Investigator Council for the journal Tissue Engineering. Only 6 were chosen out of >350 applicants!
Steven and Laura’s new article in JBMR Pt A
Congratulations to Steven Caliari, Laura Mozdzen and Dr. Harley for acceptance of their article, ‘Periodically-perforated core-shell collagen biomaterials balance cell infiltration, bioactivity, and mechanical properties,’ in J Biomed Mater Res Pt A. Working with Dr. Michelle Oyen and her graduate student Oli Armitage, this project demonstrated the integration of a periodically performated membrane shell within a collagen scaffold to enhance construct strength while maintaining high porosity and bioactivity.
Dr. Harley receives the 2014 Society for Biomaterials Young Investigator Award!
Brendan will be officially honored at the 2014 Soc. for Biomaterials meeting in Denver in April, but we are excited to announce it now! The award is given “to recognize an individual who has demonstrated outstanding achievements in the field of biomaterials research within ten years following his/her terminal degree or formal training.” This award recognizes all the work done by our lab, including development of biomaterials for regenerative repair of orthopedic insertional injuries (e.g., to repair tendon-bone junctions), as well as ex vivo platforms to examine the impact of the tissue microenvironment on stem cell and cancer cell fate decisions. Congrats to everyone!