I would like to congratulate my mentor, long-standing collaborator and a great friend Gordana @GVNlab for being recognized by UNESCO and L'Oréal with a very special Women in Science Award, watch 1:30PM EST to watch the ceremony live at 1:30PM EST! youtube.com/live/ihPmCEh0DS8
Check out our new paper on "Modeling ventricular tachycardia in genetic long QT syndrome using engineered cardiac tissues" led by recent PhD graduate @rzzhuang in @BioactiveMat!!
Check it out here: doi.org/10.1016/j.bioactmat.…
Congratulations to Prof. Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic @GVNlab on receiving the L’Oréal-UNESCO International Award for Women in Science! A well-deserved recognition of her pioneering contributions to regenerative medicine and biomedical engineering. 👏
Our own Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic has been honored with the L’Oréal-UNESCO International Award for Women in Science! She is being recognized for her groundbreaking contributions to regenerative medicine.
Read more here👉 bit.ly/4dxK7eY
Join us today, May 20th at 3pm EST for a #TissueTalk with Prof. Melissa Kemp from @GeorgiaTech on "Dominant drivers of patterning in iPSC-derived tissues revealed through agent-based modeling."
See you there: bit.ly/tissuetalks
Gordana was just designated an international laureate of the 2026 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards, based on her contributions to the field and pioneering research:
unesco.org/en/articles/marki…
Winners are selected from five regions across the globe for their groundbreaking contributions to research and demonstration of their leadership in fields traditionally dominated by men
Read more about this honor from @CUSEAS :
engineering.columbia.edu/abo…
Join us today, May 13th at 3pm EST for a #TissueTalk with @Columbia Prof. Megan Sykes on "Pig to human xenotransplantation."
See you there! bit.ly/tissuetalks
Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, May 6th at 3pm EST for a #tissuetalk with @ETH_en Prof. Marcy @ZenobiWongLab where she'll discuss "From filaments to function: the role of aligned architectures in tissue engineering."
See you soon: Bit.ly/tissuetalks
🚩Announcing EXO – Beyond the Cell | Volume 1, Issue 1 is Now Published!
🙌A big thank you to all the authors and reviewers for making this first step possible! Looking forward to our joint future!
📍Read the full issue: sciexplor.com/exo/volume/58/…#NewJournal#AcademicPublishing
Join us this Wednesday, April 22nd at 3pm EST for a #TissueTalk from University of California, Berkeley Professor Kevin Healy @kehealy on "Cardiac NAMs: Evolution, Insights, and the Road Ahead."
See you there: bit.ly/tissuetalks