User:Kelli B. Pointer

This website is for my 20.109 class, Laboratory Fundamentals of Biological Engineering.

Project Title
Storage of stem cells for later differentiation into cardiovascular vessels

Background Information
Many problems arise when things like organs and drugs are introduced into the body because the body either rejects whatever is being introduced or the thing that is being introduced rejects the body. For this reason, it is ideal to use something that comes directly from someone's body to avoid immune responses and ultimately rejection. Thus, if a method is created where stem cells can be isolated in the fetal stage or even from the umbilical code, then methods to grow organs or vessels from those stem cells can be implemented and rejection would decrease dramatically.

Project Goals
Create a method that can store umbilical cord stem cells or fetal stem cells for later use if problems arise in the cardiovascular system. Then, ultimately use those stem cells for in vitro growth of vessels.

Research Interests

 * Cancer
 * Stem Cells
 * Tissue Engineering

Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010

Homewood-Flossmoor High School, 2006

Publications
Coming soon!!!

Useful links

 * Introductory tutorial
 * OpenWetWare help pages