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CAREER: High-Precision Phototoxic Subtractive Engineering of Multicellular Tissues with Im — NSF Award to Emory University (GA, $5

This CAREER project will develop new ways to reshape living tissues for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Nature shapes organs and tissues by selectively removing cells in a process called apoptosis. This project will use spatially patterned light to induce apoptosis selectively to shape tissues. The high-r

Award titleCAREER: High-Precision Phototoxic Subtractive Engineering of Multicellular Tissues with Im
Award ID2540509
AwardeeEmory University
CityATLANTA
StateGA
Amount obligated$500,001
Principal investigatorSung Jin Park
ProgramEngineering of Biomed Systems
Start date06/01/2026
AbstractThis CAREER project will develop new ways to reshape living tissues for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Nature shapes organs and tissues by selectively removing cells in a process called apoptosis. This project will use spatially patterned light to induce apoptosis selectively to shape tissues. The high-resolution process will selectively remove cells while leaving neighboring cells intact. The team will test this approach in laboratory models of heart and liver tissue made from hu
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