Samira Musah

Asst Prof, #MusahLab @DukeU #BME #Medicine @DukeMEDx, Alumnus @Harvard & @KiesslingGroup || Stem cells, disease models, therapeutics. Bluesky: @StemCellEngineer

[Samira Musah @ProfSamiraMusah]

I am tremendously grateful to receive the 2023 @NIH Director's New Innovator Award to develop new therapeutic modalities for degenerative glomerulopathies. Many thanks to my mentors, trainees, family, and friends for their support/contributions to this journey. Onward! @MusahLab

[NIH Common Fund @NIH_CommonFund]

Early-stage investigators proposed innovative high-impact research ideas for the @NIHDirector’s New Innovator Award. See the projects the awardees will pursue: https://t.co/ujuDoPPjK2 #NIHHighRisk

[Samira Musah @ProfSamiraMusah]

Learn more about our work at:
https://t.co/pySRcNRGNf &
@StemCellEngineer.bsky.social

[Samira Musah @ProfSamiraMusah]

Check out this new #TEDx talk by an inspiring #MusahLab undergraduate researcher and recent @DukeU graduate, Sophia Leeman! https://t.co/LTgoA1aa8v
#STEM #BiomedicalEngineering #PatientSpecificModels #StemCells #PreclinicalModels #MPS

[Samira Musah @ProfSamiraMusah]

Sophia dives into some of our work using human stem cell derivatives to engineer patient-specific preclinical models, helping us uncover disease mechanisms and identify new and safe therapeutics.

[Samira Musah @ProfSamiraMusah]

@KizzyPhD @KizzyPhD_Lab Congratulations, @KizzyPhD!

[Samira Musah @ProfSamiraMusah]

Congratulations to #MusahLab graduate student Yize (Eon) Zhang for leading this work from our team exploring the interface between biomaterials and cell biology! #tissuemodels #mechanobiology #stemcellresearch #tissueengineering #Bioengineering #YAP #synaptopdin #hydrogel

[Samira Musah @ProfSamiraMusah]

Latest research publication from our lab reveals a role for YAP-activating hydrogels in stem cell-derived podocyte differentiation and molecular-level specialization. Full Paper: https://t.co/QsJm4PcqPo
Here's what we found:

[Samira Musah @ProfSamiraMusah]

These findings provide a step towards designing better environments for studying podocyte biology and could have implications for improving tissue engineering and kidney disease modeling.

[Vollum Institute @VollumInstitute]

The Vollum Institute is accepting applications for multiple faculty openings. We are interested in individuals whose research focuses on molecular and cellular neuroscience, genetics, neurodevelopment or signal transduction. #sciencejobs #neurotwitter
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[Samira Musah @ProfSamiraMusah]

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[Samira Musah @ProfSamiraMusah]

Our newest publication is out in @naturemethods! It highlights the potential of biomaterials in realizing the translational power of organoids. #MusahLab
Full article: https://t.co/RHu6DwTQui

[Samira Musah @ProfSamiraMusah]

Check out some of our related work using biomaterial platforms to guide stem cell differentiation and self-renewal and tissue development, function, and disease: 
https://t.co/jQVVxJ9rEW
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[Samira Musah @ProfSamiraMusah]

Congratulations to the #MusahLab team of graduate and undergraduate students for their remarkable collaborative efforts!

[Samira Musah @ProfSamiraMusah]

Excited to share our new review article published in IJMS on #fenestrated #endothelium across organs! We explore strategies to advance #vascularized tissue models, including a new method to induce fenestrated endothelium from #stemcells. https://t.co/Kh3mK8oCf7

[Samira Musah @ProfSamiraMusah]

Here's the related research article that inspired this work: https://t.co/jQVVxJ9rEW