7/15/2009
Professor Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert and co-authors Stephanie Willerth, Tracy Faxel and David Gottlieb had the ninth most widely read paper in Stem Cells for the year ending April 2009. Their manuscript entitled "The Effects of Soluble Growth Factors on Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation Inside of Fibrin Scaffolds" had over 4400 full text views/pdf downloads during this period.
Professor Sakiyama-Elbert's research is highly interdisciplinary, combining an understanding of biology, chemistry, and biomedical engineering to develop new bioactive materials, which can enhance wound healing and tissue regeneration. Her research is currently funded by the NIH and focuses on developing biomaterials scaffolds for drug delivery and stem cell transplantation to treat peripheral nerve and spinal cord injuries.
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