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New publication in the SCLS
In this study, we develop an osteoarthritic (OA) cartilage model for developing...
New publication in the Frontiers in Pharmacology
In this study, our results show that mechanical overloading results in cartilage degradation partially through...
New publication in the Biomaterials Science
In this study, we developed a biodegradable and resilient hydrogel for cartilage tissue...
New publication in the Stem Cell Research & Therapy
In this study, we show that soft biomaterials support superior adipogenesis of encapsulated hBMSCs in 3D culture, which is partially mediated by the CAV1-YAP axis. Suppressing CAV1 expression...
New publication in the Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol.
In this study, we found that treatment of FOXO4-DRI, a senolytic peptide, removed senescent cells in...
Alan Li Selected for ORS 2021 Student Trainee Registration Award
Congratulations to Alan whose application was selected for the Student/Trainee Registration Award for the 2021 ORS meeting!
Dr. Lin Selected to Serve on the ORS Membership Committee
Congratulations to Dr. Lin for serving as a member of the ORS Membership Committee! His term began following the ORS 2021 Annual Meeting.
Lab Selected As an Awardee for Pitt Momentum Funds
The Lin Lab application Discovering drugs to treat osteoarthritis with a knee joint-on-a-chip model has been selected as an awardee for Pitt Momentum Funds...
New publication in the FASEB Journal
In this research article, we developed a convenient method to "rejuvenate" old chondrocytes. Autologous chondrocyte...
New publication in Tissue Engineering - Models for DMOAD development
In this review article, we summarize the current status in the development of DMOADs will be first presented, with special attention to...
New publication in Biomed Mater - Mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular matrix (mECM)
In this review article, we first summarize the development and use of mECM as a scaffold for musculoskeletal tissue regeneration and...
New publication in Life Science - Role of mitochondria in mediating chondrocyte response to mechanical stimuli
In this review article, we systemically summarize mitochondrial alterations in chondrocytes during OA progression and discuss our recent...
Zhong (Alan) Li Awarded Young Investigator Award and the Student and Young Investigator Sections (SYIS) Scientific Excellence Award
In the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) – Americas 2019 Annual Meeting held in Orlando, Florida during Dec 2–5, 2019, Dr. Zhong (Alan) Li, a Postdoctoral...
Zhong (Alan) Li Placed Third in McGowan's Scientific Retreat Poster Contest
Zhong (Alan) Li placed third in the Pitt McGowan Scientific Retreat Poster Contest: Tissue Engineering for A Multi-Tissue Chip for the Modeling of...
Lin lab receives $1.3M from the DoD to Study Osteoarthritis Pain in Microphysiological System
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common debilitating and painful disease with a high prevalence in the U.S.. Because pain is the most prominent symptom of OA, it is unfortunate that there are no...