This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859), provides $379,755 to Purdue University for research focused on understanding the microenvironmental impact on wound healing processes. The research seeks to develop cell-instructive biomaterials, such as injectable and microporous hydrogels, to support endogenous tissue repair after critical injury. The research program will create in vitro platforms to model cellular interactions, improve fundamental understanding of cell behavior in wound-mimicking environments, and rationally design biomaterials to elicit specific cellular behaviors. The outcomes have the potential to inform the design of therapeutic biomaterials for effective wound healing across diverse tissue and organ systems.
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