@BakerLaboratory

Biomaterials and mechanobiology lab within BME @ UMich studying how structure/mechanics of the extracellular matrix influences diseases like cancer and fibrosis

 Ann Arbor, MI
baker.bme.umich.edu
Joined December 2016
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Endothelial cell meets microfiber, and the attraction is magnetic🧲! Check out Maggie and Harrison's work on a novel approach to rapidly produce organized capillary-scale networks within metabolically demanding engineered cardiac tissue constructs. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Rapid Magnetically Directed Assembly of Pre-Patterned Capillary-Scale Microvessels

ALT Rapid Magnetically Directed Assembly of Pre-Patterned Capillary-Scale Microvessels

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So proud of my two freshly minted PhDs, Drs. Harrison Hiraki and Samuel DePalma! Congratulations!
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Super excited to share our paper using matrix-templating fibrous hydrogels in Bioactive Materials! @CE_Tomaszewski @ShikanovLab @BakerLaboratory @BioactiveMat @UMBME #biomaterials #follicles sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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U-M BME@UMBME20 Oct 2023
Interested in applying for a U-M BME PhD? Join us on 11/2/23, from 1-4 p.m. ET in a live webinar to learn about the application process. Use the QR code or register here to get the link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Inaugural Loebel-Baker Labs Mixology Competition and the experienced PIs nearly sweep. Brendon takes two categories of non-alc dairy and alc non-dairy; Claudia wins alc-dairy with her "Brown Ukrainian"; and Madeline wins alc-non diary. Excited for next year's competition!
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"The most important factor in survival is neither intelligence nor strength but adaptability." Check out Harrison's work on cellular adaptations to matrix stiffness and fiber density that result in a diversity of migratory modes. authors.elsevier.com/a/1fvZ6…
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SFB 2023 abstract deadline coming up in a few weeks! Will be an awesome meeting, no doubt. Please consider submitting an abstract to the "Biomaterials to Engineer Tissue Morphodynamics" session organized by @ClaudiaLoebel and me if you're working in this space.
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Check out Bobby's new paper at Advanced Functional Materials on GF releasing microgels and composite fibrous hydrogels for recruiting tendon progenitors! doi.org/10.1002/adfm.2022075… Many thanks to @AHHuangLab, @megankillian, @AriellaShikanov, and JW Shin for help with this project!
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We invite you to submit an abstract for SFB 2023 in San Diego, CA! The abstract submission deadlines are October 14th (Early Bird $25) and November 1st (Extended $50)! 2023.biomaterials.org/
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So proud of my freshly minted PhD, Dr. Daniel Matera!!
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It feels good to come home! #graduation2022 ⁦@UMBME⁩ ⁦@AriellaShikanov⁩ ⁦@UMengineering⁩
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Taking the opportunity to share our recent work as my first tweet :). Great work by @HongyanLong and our collaborators Brendon @BakerLaboratory, Timo and Bart @BetzLab ow.ly/a3yJ50I31Rc
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JW Shin@regenknol23 Feb 2022
I am very honored to share that we have received an @NSF CAREER award to support our research on engineering instructive single stem cell niches. I appreciate all the current and former lab members for their contributions to building our team. @UICPharmacology @UICEngineering
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FRESHly back from an awesome workshop at CMU hosted by the Feinberg lab @RegenBio where we built our very own bioprinter! Excited to incorporate bioprinting into the lab's repertoire. Cells n' gels!!!
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Reminder that @2022Wcb abstracts are due tomorrow! Please submit to the mechanics of musculoskeletal growth and development track that I am co-chairing with @BakerLaboratory. Fantastic speakers @karl_j_lewis and Paula Murphy! Virtual option available.
WCB 2022@2022Wcb15 Nov 2021
Abstract Submission Deadline Extended! Upon many requests from fellow researchers, the Scientific Committee has decided to extend the abstract submission deadline to 15 December 2021. #WCB2022 #Taipei #Taiwan #World #Congress #Biomechanics #InPersonMeeting #HybridMeeting
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Reminder about Christopher’s defense TODAY at 1:00pm ET. Be sure to register if you are interested in joining via Zoom!
Baker Lab@BakerLaboratory7 Dec 2021
Excited to announce that PhD student Christopher Davidson will be completing his dissertation defense this Friday, December 10th at 1:00pm ET! If you are interested in joining via Zoom, please fill out this form and you will be sent a registration link: forms.gle/A4qXaEYQ4hW67QVm7
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Excited to announce that PhD student Christopher Davidson will be completing his dissertation defense this Friday, December 10th at 1:00pm ET! If you are interested in joining via Zoom, please fill out this form and you will be sent a registration link: forms.gle/A4qXaEYQ4hW67QVm7
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Interested in a BME PhD? Please join UMich BME faculty and students for an informative workshop geared towards strengthening your grad apps! Registration here: forms.gle/CXKSQ3Kq4Frmpygc7
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Baker lab's inaugural orchard trip to stuff our faces with cider donuts followed by a highly competitive pumpkin carving contest! Somehow, my masterpiece "Mechanotranspumpkin" only managed to place 2nd :(
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Excited to share our work on iPSC-derived 2D cardiac muscle bundles. Accessible and reproducible contractile assessment, insights on cardiac development, disease modeling. Read @NatureComms rdcu.be/cz3pD @BakerLaboratory @LoriLIsom1 @yuweiwu_imb @umichCVC
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