Southern Illinois University-Carbondale · EngineeringThe Regenerative Engine Lab
Farhan H Chowdhury · Carbondale, Illinois
Research Focus
Dr. Farhan H Chowdhury's lab focuses on advancing tissue engineering through innovative materials and techniques. His team uses custom-made viscoelastic substrates that mimic natural tissue properties to promote specific stem cell differentiations, which is crucial for developing new treatments for organ failures. Students in the lab gain hands-on experience in experimental methods like RNA sequencing and additive manufacturing, contributing to groundbreaking research in regenerative medicine.
tissue engineeringstem cell differentiationviscoelastic substratesadditive manufacturingregenerative medicineRNA sequencingcell mechanicsmechanical microenvironmentpluripotent stem cellsmesodermal differentiation
Research Aims
3AIM 01Engineer viscoelastic substrates for effective mesodermal differentiation of stem cells.
AIM 02Investigate the effects of surface topology on lineage commitment of stem cells.
AIM 03Identify mechanisms driving mesodermal differentiation using RNA sequencing.
Skills the Lab Values
RNA sequencingadditive manufacturingcell culturemechanical testingstem cell manipulationexperimental designdata analysistissue engineering methodssubstrate engineeringmicroscopy
Output against the department
Publications59bottom 9% of dept.254th of 278
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Citations3.5kbottom 27% of dept.203rd of 278
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