Sept, 2022
Kevin Las Heras from University of Basque Country, Spain successfully completed his project as a visiting Ph.D. student on engineering extracellular vesicles.
Kevin Las Heras from University of Basque Country, Spain successfully completed his project as a visiting Ph.D. student on engineering extracellular vesicles.
July, 2022
Congratulations to Prof. Sing Wan Wong on starting a faculty position at Colorado State University!
Congratulations to Prof. Sing Wan Wong on starting a faculty position at Colorado State University!
March, 2022
We have been awarded an NSF CAREER award, "Engineering instructive niches to precisely guide single stem cells".
We have been awarded an NSF CAREER award, "Engineering instructive niches to precisely guide single stem cells".
Dec, 2021
Congratulations to Ik Sung Cho on being awarded the American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship!
Congratulations to Ik Sung Cho on being awarded the American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship!
Dec, 2021
We have been awarded HUJI/U of I Joint Research and Innovation Seed Grant, "Reconstituting the microenvironment of chronic tissue injury to improve cell therapy" with our collaborator Prof. Amnon Buxboim at Hebrew University, Israel.
We have been awarded HUJI/U of I Joint Research and Innovation Seed Grant, "Reconstituting the microenvironment of chronic tissue injury to improve cell therapy" with our collaborator Prof. Amnon Buxboim at Hebrew University, Israel.
Nov, 2021
Jae-Won received the Departmental "Rising Star" Award from the UIC College of Medicine.
Jae-Won received the Departmental "Rising Star" Award from the UIC College of Medicine.
Nov, 2021
Congratulations to Stephen Lenzini on receiving the Klaus R. Unna Award from the Department of Pharmacology and Regenerative Medicine, UIC!. The award is based on: "scientific excellence, achievement and contributions/service to the department during the student's whole tenure".
Congratulations to Stephen Lenzini on receiving the Klaus R. Unna Award from the Department of Pharmacology and Regenerative Medicine, UIC!. The award is based on: "scientific excellence, achievement and contributions/service to the department during the student's whole tenure".
Oct, 2021
Congratulations to Stephen Lenzini and co-authors, including Koushik Debnath, Sing Wan Wong, and Ik Sung Cho from our lab, on publishing a paper in ACS Nano! Cell-matrix interactions regulate functional extracellular vesicle secretion from mesenchymal stromal cells.
Congratulations to Stephen Lenzini and co-authors, including Koushik Debnath, Sing Wan Wong, and Ik Sung Cho from our lab, on publishing a paper in ACS Nano! Cell-matrix interactions regulate functional extracellular vesicle secretion from mesenchymal stromal cells.
Oct, 2021
Our Perspective article on roles of matrix biophysical cues in directing stromal cell-mediated immunity is published in Acta Biomaterialia as part of Special Issue, Immunomodulatory Biomaterials. Congratulations to our team!
Our Perspective article on roles of matrix biophysical cues in directing stromal cell-mediated immunity is published in Acta Biomaterialia as part of Special Issue, Immunomodulatory Biomaterials. Congratulations to our team!
August, 2021
Gina Chung from Texas A&M successfully completed her project with us as a Carnegie Undergrad Fellow at the Department of Pharmacology and Regenerative Medicine, UIC. She previously worked in our lab as a high school student. Well done!
Gina Chung from Texas A&M successfully completed her project with us as a Carnegie Undergrad Fellow at the Department of Pharmacology and Regenerative Medicine, UIC. She previously worked in our lab as a high school student. Well done!
July, 2021
Congratulations to Sing Wan Wong on receiving his K99/R00 (Pathway to Independence) grant from NIAMS! Engineering mesenchymal stromal cells to treat muscle fibrosis. This is a culmination of years of hard work and dedication.
Congratulations to Sing Wan Wong on receiving his K99/R00 (Pathway to Independence) grant from NIAMS! Engineering mesenchymal stromal cells to treat muscle fibrosis. This is a culmination of years of hard work and dedication.
June, 2021
Congratulations to Sing Wan Wong and co-authors on publishing a paper in Nature Biomedical Engineering! Inhibition of aberrant tissue remodeling by mesenchymal stromal cells singly coated with soft gels presenting defined chemomechanical cues.
Congratulations to Sing Wan Wong and co-authors on publishing a paper in Nature Biomedical Engineering! Inhibition of aberrant tissue remodeling by mesenchymal stromal cells singly coated with soft gels presenting defined chemomechanical cues.
April, 2021
We have been awarded a new R01, "Engineering microscale hydrogel deposition to direct single stem cell differentiation" from NIGMS!
We have been awarded a new R01, "Engineering microscale hydrogel deposition to direct single stem cell differentiation" from NIGMS!
April, 2021
Congratulations to Regina Giovanni on successfully completing her masters research project!
Congratulations to Regina Giovanni on successfully completing her masters research project!
March, 2021
Congratulations to Stephen Lenzini for successfully defending his PhD thesis!
Congratulations to Stephen Lenzini for successfully defending his PhD thesis!
October, 2020
Congratulations to Dan Devine, Vish Vijayakumar, and Sing-Wan Wong, and co-authors on publishing a paper in Advanced Biosystems! Hydrogel micropost arrays with single post tunability to study cell volume and mechanotransduction.
Congratulations to Dan Devine, Vish Vijayakumar, and Sing-Wan Wong, and co-authors on publishing a paper in Advanced Biosystems! Hydrogel micropost arrays with single post tunability to study cell volume and mechanotransduction.
September, 2020
Congratulations to Sing Wan Wong and co-authors on publishing a paper in Advanced Science! Controlled deposition of 3D matrices to direct single cell functions.
Congratulations to Sing Wan Wong and co-authors on publishing a paper in Advanced Science! Controlled deposition of 3D matrices to direct single cell functions.
May, 2020
Congratulations to Stephen Lenzini for winning both Dean's Scholar Fellowship and the Graduate Research Award!
Congratulations to Stephen Lenzini for winning both Dean's Scholar Fellowship and the Graduate Research Award!
Apr, 2020
Congratulations to Sing Wan Wong and co-authors on publishing a paper in Science Advances! Soft extracellular matrix enhances inflammatory activation of mesenchymal stromal cells to induce monocyte production and trafficking.
Congratulations to Sing Wan Wong and co-authors on publishing a paper in Science Advances! Soft extracellular matrix enhances inflammatory activation of mesenchymal stromal cells to induce monocyte production and trafficking.
Feb, 2020
Congratulations to Stephen Lenzini and co-authors on publishing a paper in Nature Nanotechnology! Extracellular vesicles move through dense matrices.
Congratulations to Stephen Lenzini and co-authors on publishing a paper in Nature Nanotechnology! Extracellular vesicles move through dense matrices.
Oct, 2019
Congratulations to Daniel Devine on successfully defending his masters thesis!
Congratulations to Daniel Devine on successfully defending his masters thesis!
Oct, 2019
Our Perspective article on leveraging biomaterial mechanics to improve pluripotent stem cell applications is published in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. Congratulations!
Our Perspective article on leveraging biomaterial mechanics to improve pluripotent stem cell applications is published in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. Congratulations!
April, 2019
We have been awarded our first R01, "Encapsulation of mesenchymal stromal cells in engineered microgels for resolution of lung fibrosis" from NHLBI. Thank you everyone for your hard work and dedication!
We have been awarded our first R01, "Encapsulation of mesenchymal stromal cells in engineered microgels for resolution of lung fibrosis" from NHLBI. Thank you everyone for your hard work and dedication!
November, 2018
Congratulations to Stephen on being awarded the American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship (2019-2021)!
Congratulations to Stephen on being awarded the American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship (2019-2021)!
May, 2018
Our first Perspective article on biophysical regulation of normal and cancerous blood cells is published in APL Bioengineering. Congratulations, Sing Wan and Stephen!
Our first Perspective article on biophysical regulation of normal and cancerous blood cells is published in APL Bioengineering. Congratulations, Sing Wan and Stephen!
August, 2017
Jae-Won has been awarded a 2017 Advanced Biomanufacturing/BMES Junior Investigator Award.
Jae-Won has been awarded a 2017 Advanced Biomanufacturing/BMES Junior Investigator Award.
March, 2017
We received a Catalyst Award from Chicago Biomedical Consortium to support our collaborative work with the laboratory of Dr. William Miller at Northwestern.
We received a Catalyst Award from Chicago Biomedical Consortium to support our collaborative work with the laboratory of Dr. William Miller at Northwestern.
March, 2016
The R00 grant from NHLBI will support the lab for the next 3 years.
The R00 grant from NHLBI will support the lab for the next 3 years.
January, 2016
Jae-Won has been awarded a 2016 Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering (CMBE)/Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) "Rising Star" Award.
Jae-Won has been awarded a 2016 Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering (CMBE)/Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) "Rising Star" Award.
January, 2016
The Shin Lab is officially open!
The Shin Lab is officially open!