B.S. Bioengineering, University of Missouri, 2016

 

Research Interests: biomaterials, orthopedic tissue engineering

My research involves augmenting a tough citrate-based polymer to promote bone regeneration at the site of implantation/application. This involves incorporating growth factors or ions to induce angiogenesis and osteogenesis as the polymer slowly degrades.

Selected Awards

• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program Fellow, 2016