Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez is an American biomedical engineer who is a professor at the University of Texas at Austin. Her work involves the development of polymeric biomaterials for medical devices and tissue regeneration. She also serves on the scientific advisory board of ECM Biosurgery and as a consultant to several companies on biostability evaluation of medical devices. Cosgriff-Hernandez is an associate editor of the Journal of Materials Chemistry B and Fellow of the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.
Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez | |
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| Born | Elizabeth Marie Christenson |
| Alma mater | Case Western Reserve University |
| Known for | Biomedical engineering |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Texas at Austin Texas A&M University Rice University |
| Thesis | Biostability and biocompatibility of modified polyurethane elastomers (2005) |
| Doctoral advisor | Anne Hiltner |
Early life and education edit
Cosgriff-Hernandez was an undergraduate student at Case Western Reserve University, majoring in biomedical engineering. She focused on macromolecular science and engineering for her graduate studies, where she worked under the supervision of Anne Hiltner and Jim Anderson. Cosgriff-Hernandez was appointed a UT-TORCH postdoctoral fellow at Rice University, where she focussed on orthopaedic tissue engineering under the direction of Tony Mikos.[1]
Research and career edit
In 2007, Cosgriff-Hernandez moved to Texas A&M University as an assistant professor. She moved to the University of Texas at Austin as the L.B. (Preach) Meaders Professor in Engineering in 2017. Her laboratory specializes in strategic biomimicry to improve clinical outcomes of medical devices in the areas of orthopaedics, cardiovascular, and chronic wound healing. She integrates fundamental polymer science and tissue engineering to synthesize new materials and tailor fabrication methods to enhance scaffold complexity and function. Synthesis of hybrid biomaterials with targeted integrin interactions is complemented by advanced scaffold fabrication strategies. In addition to providing improved tissue grafts, these innovative biomaterials provide new tools to probe complex processes of tissue remodeling.[1]
Alongside her research on novel materials, Cosgriff-Hernandez is involved with initiatives to promote equity and diversity within the sciences. She has served on the Diversity Committee of the Biomedical Engineering Society, DEI Committee of the Society for Biomaterials, and Chair of the Women's Initiatives Committee of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. In 2020, she partnered with Kelly Stevens, Karmella Haynes, Lola Eniola-Adefeso to investigate disparities in National Institutes of Health funding for Black researchers.[2]
Awards and honors edit
- 2016 Dean of Engineering Excellence Award[3]
- 2017 Elected Fellow to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)[4]
- 2020 Gilbreth Lecturer, National Academy of Engineering
- 2020 Elected Fellow to the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering
- 2020 Elected Fellow to the Biomedical Engineering Society
- 2021 Elected Fellow to the Royal Society of Chemistry
Selected publications edit
- Janet R Xavier; Teena Thakur; Prachi Desai; Manish K Jaiswal; Nick Sears; Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez; Roland Kaunas; Akhilesh K Gaharwar (25 February 2015). "Bioactive nanoengineered hydrogels for bone tissue engineering: a growth-factor-free approach". ACS Nano. 9 (3): 3109–3118. doi:10.1021/NN507488S. ISSN 1936-0851. PMID 25674809. Wikidata Q38910461.
- Elizabeth M Christenson; Kristi S Anseth; Jeroen van den Beucken; et al. (1 January 2007). "Nanobiomaterial applications in orthopedics". Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 25 (1): 11–22. doi:10.1002/JOR.20305. ISSN 0736-0266. PMID 17048259. Wikidata Q36626910.
- Roya M Nezarati; Michelle B Eifert; Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez (10 April 2013). "Effects of humidity and solution viscosity on electrospun fiber morphology". Tissue Engineering. Part C. Methods. 19 (10): 810–819. doi:10.1089/TEN.TEC.2012.0671. ISSN 1937-3384. PMC 3751372. PMID 23469941. Wikidata Q42565312.
References edit
- ^ a b "ECH". chlab.bme.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ Stevens, Kelly R.; Masters, Kristyn S.; Imoukhuede, P.I.; Haynes, Karmella A.; Setton, Lori A.; Cosgriff-Hernandez, Elizabeth; Lediju Bell, Muyinatu A.; Rangamani, Padmini; Sakiyama-Elbert, Shelly E.; Finley, Stacey D.; Willits, Rebecca K.; Koppes, Abigail N.; Chesler, Naomi C.; Christman, Karen L.; Allen, Josephine B.; Wong, Joyce Y.; El-Samad, Hana; Desai, Tejal A.; Eniola-Adefeso, Omolola (2021-02-04). "Fund Black scientists". Cell. 184 (3): 561–565. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2021.01.011. ISSN 0092-8674. PMID 33503447. S2CID 231714590.
- ^ Schnettler, Timothy. "Dean of Engineering Excellence Award recipients announced". engineering.tamu.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ "Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez, Ph.D. COF-2109 - AIMBE". Retrieved 2021-05-17.
External links edit
- Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez publications indexed by Google Scholar
- https://chlab.bme.utexas.edu/