VCU Bioinformatics and Bioengineering Summer Institute
Virginia Commonwealth University
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Ash Byrnes

  Home Institution
  The College of Idaho   (Caldwell, ID)
  E-mail: ashlee.byrnes(at)yotes.collegeofidaho.edu

  Home mentor
  Scott Truksa
  E-mail: struksa(at)collegeofidaho.edu
  Affiliation: Department of Chemistry
  Interests: Organic Chemistry, Luftwaffe Aircraft
 

VCU Lab
Engineering East
Biomedical Engineering


VCU mentor
Dr. Hu Yang
Engineering East 2242
E-mail: hyang2(at)vcu.edu
 

Summer 2008
Research Proposal

Mimicking the Extracellular Matrix
Research article, presented (25 June 2008)
Dendrimer Encapsulated Camptothecins
Research presentation (5 August 2008)
6th Annual VCU-BBSI Closing Symposium
Characteristics of Gelatin-Based Cross-Linked Hydrogel Scaffolds for Potential Use in Treating Chronic Wounds

Academic Year 2008-2009
Research Proposal

Mimicking the Extracellular Matrix: Characteristics of Gelatin-Based Cross-Linked Hydrogel Scaffolds for Potential Use in Treating Chronic Wounds

Summer 2009
Research Proposal

Mimicking the ECM: Phase III
Research article, presented (17 July 2009)
ED-B fibronectin expression in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
Research presentation (3 August 2009)
7th Annual VCU-BBSI Closing Symposium
Mimicking the Extracellular Matrix
Final Report
Characteristics of Gelatin-Based Cross-Linked Hydrogels for Potential Use in Treating Chronic Wounds

Prior research
Morphine and Mobility in Rats
Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans and Autoimmunity
Soil Parameter Changes in Riparian Zones
    of SW Washington Under Invasive Blackberry

Characteristic interests and activities
Music, particularly alternative rock
Writing
Film, especially when directed by Christopher Nolan
Johnny Depp
Pirates

Pertinent research articles (annotated)
Brief Description of Articles
1. Penicillin V-conjugated PEG-PAMAM star dendrimers
2. Dendrimer-Silver Complexes and Nanocomposites as Antimicrobial Agents
3. Evaluation of an in situ forming hydrogel would dressing based on oxidized alginate and gelatin
4. An in vitro examination of an extracellular matrix scaffold for use in wound healing
5. Micropatterning of proteins and mammalian cells on biomaterials
6. Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors: Current Developments and Future Perspectives












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