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Johns Hopkins professor Jennifer Elisseeff will speak Oct. 18
The Interdisciplinary Seminar Series in Life Sciences presents the lecture “Engineering repair: from biomaterials to stem cells” by Jennifer H. Elisseeff, associate professor of biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The lecture will take place 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18 in Hugel Science Center room 103. A reception will follow.
Elisseeff’s research focuses on tissue engineering, which combines biomaterials and cells to form substitutes to replace tissue lost due to trauma, disease, or congenital abnormalities. The discovery of stem cells has also caused excitement within her field.
The lecture will discuss the design and testing of biomaterials, both synthetic and naturally-derived, and their application to musculoskeletal tissue repair and engineering in conjunction with adult and embryonic stem cells.
Elisseeff received a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. She also holds an adjunct appointment in Orthopedic Surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Her biomaterials and tissue engineering laboratory focuses on developing new biomaterials and minimally invasive technologies for tissue repair, stem cells, and musculoskeletal tissue engineering.
She has published over 50 articles and book chapters, has six patents issued and pending, and has received numerous awards. Elisseeff was also named by Technology Review magazine as a top innovator under 35 in 2002.
The lecture is sponsored by the Fund for Faculty Innovation from the Office of the Provost.