Surgical Bioengineering Lab

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Diana L. Farmer, M.D.

Diana L. Farmer, M.D., Director

Professor

Aijun Wang, Ph.D.

Aijun Wang, Ph.D., Co-Director

Assistant Professor

W. Douglas Boyd, M.D.

Professor

David E. Sahar, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Claus Sondergaard, M.D.

Claus Sondergaard, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Erin Brown, M.D.

Surgical Resident

Brittany Busse, M.D.

Surgical Resident

Chris Pivetti, SRA III

Christopher Pivetti, M.S.

Laboratory Supervisor

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Surgical Bioengineering Laboratory

Welcome to the UC Davis Surgical Bioengineering Research Lab. Located in Sacramento, the Surgical Bioengineering Research Lab provides a facility where faculty, residents, graduate and undergraduate students, and junior scientists can conduct interdisciplinary research in congenital anomalies, spinal cord injuries, and bioengineering in conjunction with stem cell treatment and repair.

The UC Davis Department of Surgery provides a rich environment for biomedical and bioengineering research. Collaborative efforts with multiple campuses strengthen our access to a variety of sophisticated equipment and brilliant minds. The Surgical Bioengineering Research Lab is also strongly associated with the UC Davis Institute for Regenerative Cures as leaders in advancing stem cell therapies.

PUBLICATIONS

Jian Yu*, Aijun Wang*, Zhenyu Tang, Yiqian Zhu, Jeffrey Henry, Fengping Huang, Song Li. The effect of stromal cell-derived factor-1Î±/heparin coating of biodegradable vascular grafts on the recruitment of both endothelial and smooth muscle progenitor cells for accelerated regeneration. Biomaterials. 2012 Nov; 33(32):8062-74. *Contributed equally.

Zhenyu Tang*, Aijun Wang*, Zhiqiang Yan, Bo Liu, Julia Chu, Jill Helms, Song Li. Differentiation of Multipotent Vascular Stem Cells Contributes to Vascular Diseases. Nature Communications. 2012 Jun 6; 3:875. *Contributed equally.

Timothy Downing*, Aijun Wang*, Zhiqiang Yan, Yvette Nout, Andy Lee, Michael S. Beattie, Jacqueline C. Bresnahan, Diana L. Farmer, Song Li. Drug-eluting microfibrous patches for the local delivery of rolipram in spinal cord repair. Journal of Controlled Release. 2012 May 23; 161(3):910-917. *Contributed equally.

Payam Saadai, Yvette Nout, Jose Encinas, Aijun Wang, Timothy Downing, Michael S. Beattie, Jacqueline C. Bresnahan, Song Li, Diana L. Farmer. Prenatal Repair of Myelomeningocele with Aligned Nanofibrous Scaffolds - A Pilot Study in Sheep. The Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2011,46:2279-83.

Aijun Wang, Zhenyu Tang, In-Hyun Park, Yiqian Zhu, Shyam Patel, George Q. Daley, Song Li. Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells for Neural Tissue Engineering. Biomaterials. 2011, 32(22):5023-32.

Yiqian Zhu*, Aijun Wang*, Shyam Patel*, Kyle Kurpinski, Edward Diao, Xuan Bao, George Kwong, William L. Young, Song Li. Engineering Bi-layer Nanofibrous Conduits for Peripheral Nerve Regeneration. Tissue Engineering. 2011, 17(7):705-15. *Contributed equally.

Yiqian Zhu*, Aijun Wang*, Wenqian Shen*, Shyam Patel, Rong Zhang, William Young, Song Li. Nanofibrous Patches for Spinal Cord Regeneration. Advanced Functional Materials. 2010, 20(9), 1433-40. *Contributed equally.