{"649244":{"#nid":"649244","#data":{"type":"event","title":"PhD Defense by Allison Ramey-Ward","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAllison Ramey-Ward\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPhD Thesis Defense Presentation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDate:\u003C\/strong\u003E Tuesday, August 17\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E, 2021\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETime:\u003C\/strong\u003E 10:00 am to 12:00 pm\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELocation:\u003C\/strong\u003E Atwood Chemistry Room 360 (Emory)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERemote Location:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/emory.zoom.us\/j\/96016166045\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/emory.zoom.us\/j\/96016166045\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECommittee Members: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKhalid Salaita, PhD (advisor)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAndres Garcia, PhD\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJohnna Temenoff, PhD\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYoung Jang, PhD\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJarrod Call, PhD (UGA Dept. 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These forces have been demonstrated \u003Cem\u003Ein vivo \u003C\/em\u003Eand clinically to be critical to normal muscle growth and function, yet the incorporation of mechanics into the study of muscle cell biology has been limited, due at least in part to the need for complex instrumentation to apply such forces to cell culture systems. To this end, we develop novel methods for mechanically dynamic cell culture in 2D and 2.5D using a near infrared (NIR) light-actuated mechanism: the optomechanical actuator (OMA). OMAs are photothermally responsive nanoparticles that shrink in size when illuminated with NIR light.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn Aim 1, we create a cell culture surface of OMAs modified with cell adhesion ligands, and use these responsive 2D surfaces to show unprecedented spatiotemporal resolution of myoblast mechanical stimulation, demonstrating enhancement of myogenic markers after shorter stimulation time and length scales than previously reported in by other methods. In Aim 2, we further develop this technique, developing a composite, mechanically active hydrogel biomaterial by conferring NIR responsivity to a biopolymer matrix of gelatin and laminin through the incorporation of OMAs. We demonstrate this ability of this material to enhance myogenesis in myoblast cell culture, as well as to\u0026nbsp; mimic the beneficial effects of exercise \u003Cem\u003Ein vitro \u003C\/em\u003Ein a chronic inflammation model. This thesis has resulted in novel methods and materials for the application of dynamic forces \u003Cem\u003Ein vitro\u003C\/em\u003E, which have broad future applications in cell biology and tissue engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Development of a mechanically active hydrogel biomaterial for muscle tissue engineering"}],"uid":"27707","created_gmt":"2021-08-04 13:32:33","changed_gmt":"2021-08-04 13:32:33","author":"Tatianna Richardson","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2021-08-17T11:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2021-08-17T13:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2021-08-17T13:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2021-08-17 15:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2021-08-17 17:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2021-08-17 17:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"100811","name":"Phd Defense"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}