BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia - ECPv6.3.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/es/ X-WR-CALDESC:Eventos para Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Madrid BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20190331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20191027T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190802T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190802T140000 DTSTAMP:20240329T135007 CREATED:20190730T070132Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190730T070132Z UID:67509-1564747200-1564754400@ibecbarcelona.eu SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Kara Spiller DESCRIPTION:Immunomodulatory Biomaterials for Limb Salvage\nKara Spiller\, School of Biomedical Engineering\, Science\, and Health Systems\, Drexel University \nDiabetes and peripheral arterial disease affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Patients with these conditions frequently develop chronic wounds on the lower limbs that lead to amputation\, with a 5-year mortality rate as high as 77%. Macrophages\, the primary cell of the innate immune system\, are critical regulators of angiogenesis and wound healing. Their dysfunction is strongly implicated in arterial dysfunction\, limb ischemia\, and poorly healing chronic wounds. The goal of the Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory at Drexel University is to understand the mechanisms by which macrophages orchestrate successful angiogenesis and tissue regeneration and to develop novel biomaterial strategies that apply these principles to pathological situations\, in order to ultimately prevent limb amputation. This talk will focus on the effects of temporal changes in macrophage phenotype on angiogenesis\, the design of biomaterials and drug delivery systems to modulate macrophage phenotype for enhanced angiogenesis\, and the development of macrophage phenotype-related biomarkers to assist in clinical decision making for a personalized medicine approach to wound care. \nDr. Kara Spiller is an Associate Professor in Drexel University’s School of Biomedical Engineering\, Science\, and Health Systems. Her research interests include the role of immune cells in tissue regeneration\, the design of immunomodulatory biomaterials\, and international engineering education. Her research is funded by the NIH\, the NSF\, and private foundations. Her awards include a Fulbright fellowship\, the NSF CAREER award\, and the United States nomination for the ASPIRE prize. \nShare this...FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/es/event/ibec-seminar-kara-spiller/ LOCATION:IBEC\, floor 11\, Tower I\, Baldiri Reixac 4-8\, 08028 Barcelona\, Spain CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR