September 2005
Dr. Cheng received NIH funding for his grant, "Bladder Tissue Engineering through Nanotechnology." This grant is a two-year exploratory study to examine the use of nanoscale fibers for growth factor delivery. This work is being conducted in collaboration with Dr. Samuel Stupp in Materials Science & Engineering.
Harrington, DA, Cheng, EY, Guler, MO, Lee, LK, Donovan, JL, Claussen, RC, Stupp, SI, Branched peptide-amphiphiles as self-assembling coatings for tissue engineering scaffolds, in press.
Journal of Urology
October 2005
Beqaj SH, Donovan JL, Liu DB, Harrington DA, Alpert SA, Cheng EY. Role of basic fibroblast growth factor in the neuropathic bladder phenotype. J Urol. 174(4, Pt 2): 1699, 2005 May 2005
Dr. Cheng recieved a year-long research grant from the Society for Pediatric Urology at the annual SPU meeting that was held in San Antonio, Texas. Carousel
Spring 2004
After an uneventful pregnancy, Ricky and Amy Michelon were shocked to learn that their son, Myles, had a rare urological disorder known as bladder exstrophy. He was born with the front of his bladder and the abdominal wall open... |
