GCI and MIME Joint Seminar: Multifunctional hydrogel-based tissue adhesives for wound closure and tissue repair
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The GCI is excited to host the inaugural Joint Seminar "Multifunctional hydrogel-based tissue adhesives for wound closure and tissue repair" in collaboration with Monash Institute of Medical Engineering (MIME).
The GCI and MIME are institutes dedicated to creating opportunities to bring together multidisciplinary teams of clinicians, scientists, designers, IT and engineering researchers, to solve unmet clinical needs through awareness, team building, funding, education, and translation and commercialisation support.
Presenter: Associate Professor Nasim Annabi, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, UCLA
Date and Time: 11am - 12pm, Wednesday 27 September 2023
Venue: B103 (Theatre 1), Basement Level, 207-221 Bouverie Street, Parkville
or via Zoom link (https://unimelb.zoom.us/j/81395107316?pwd=NTZuaC9seTVXNmI0S0FmaDY1azNjQT09&from=addon Passcode: 305105)
Light refreshment is provided at the end of the seminar for in-person attendees.
ABSTRACT:
Polymer-based biomaterials, for use in biomedical tissue engineering has played an important role in the development of tissue constructs that mimic the structures and physical properties of native tissues. However, there are still many challenges in micro-engineering biomaterials with tunable physical and biological properties for the development of fully functional engineered tissues. The combination of advanced biomaterials with micro- and nano-scale technologies have been shown to hold great potential to address current challenges in tissue engineering.
Nasim’s research, and her presentation for this special seminar, focuses on developing biomimetic biomaterials and hydrogels using recombinant proteins, incorporated via advanced micro and nano-fabrication technologies. In particular, Nasim will discuss her group’s innovative work on incorporating this technology into advanced multi-functional bioadhesives and sealants, for clinical applications in repairing a range of tissues.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Associate Professor Annabi received a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Sydney in 2011. Prior to her current position at UCLA, Nasim’s postdoctoral career included postdoctoral fellow, then A/Prof roles at roles at Harvard Medical School and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. Her multidisciplinary research program aims to integrate novel chemistries with microscale technologies to develop the next generation of biomaterials for medical application, with a particular focus on surgical sealants.
Nasim has published over 165 articles in peer-reviewed journals, with over 21,000 citations and a H index of 75. She has been highly successful with several major funding awards through the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Department of Defense (DOD), the American Heart Association (AHA), as well as several prestigious awards international research excellence awards. Moreover, with strong motivation to translate her work for real world impact, Nasim has 20 patents and her research has generated significant commercial interest. She is also co-founder of GelMEDIX, a biotechnology company committed to innovating the next generation of ocular and regenerative therapies.