Bioprinting Technology for Advanced Future Therapeutics
Speaker: Dr. Jinah Jang, Associate Professor at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) in Mechanical Engineering, Convergence IT Engineering, and the School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering
Dr. Jang will present on the possibility of developing a 3D cardiovascular tissue testing platform by integrating the concept of bioprinting-assisted tissue engineering and electrical sensing platforms.
Location: Zoom – https://ubc.zoom.us/j/64064419169?pwd=VTFWMEE0YitBRllCNnFUZWxRT1Fqdz09
Meeting ID: 640 6441 9169 | Passcode: 112372
Abstract:
Recent advances in biofabrication techniques have allowed for the fabrication of cardiac tissue models that are similar to the human heart in terms of their structure (e.g., volumetric scale and anatomy) and function (e.g., contractile and electrical properties). The importance of developing techniques for assessing the characteristics of 3D cardiac substitutes in real time without damaging their structures has also been emphasized. In particular, the heart has two primary mechanisms for transporting blood through the body: contractility and an electrical system based on intra- and extracellular calcium ion exchange. This talk will discuss how a 3D cardiovascular tissue testing platform could be generated by integrating the concept of bioprinting-assisted tissue engineering and electrical sensing platforms. Combined with recent advances in human pluripotent stem cell technologies, printed human tissues could serve as an enabling platform for studying complex physiology in tissue and organ contexts of individuals.
Biography:
Dr. Jinah Jang received her PhD at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) in Korea, and trained as postdoctoral fellow in POSTECH and Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine at University of Washington. She has joined the POSTECH in 2017 and now an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Convergence IT Engineering, and the School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering. She has published more than 110 peer-reviewed articles in prestigious journals in the are of bioprinting and tissue engineering. Her h-index and citations are 41 and more than 7050, respectively (by Google Scholar). She currently serves as the Associate Editor of Bio-Design and Manufacturing and as a board of directors for International Society for Biofabrication. She also has received numerous awards including the SME 2022 Sandra L. Bouckley Outstanding Young Engineer Award (2022), and Korea Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society (2021). Her research interest lies in engineering the functional human tissues using high-performance stem cells and printable biomaterials-based 3D bioprinting technology.