Thomas_Falcucci

PhD student @tuftsuniversity | Project Synopsis: silk, but make it exciting (he/him)

[Thomas_Falcucci @FalcucciThomas]

@jugalsahoo Thanks Jugal!

[Thomas_Falcucci @FalcucciThomas]

to represent both the mechanical and biochemical fibrotic microenvironment guiding cell behavior in the process. I’m excited to see how this work takes shape in future projects and advances the field of silk chemistry! Thanks to everyone that helped me along the way 😊 (4/4)

[Thomas_Falcucci @FalcucciThomas]

Excited to see the last piece of my thesis finally published! This project evolved a few times throughout its development, I wouldn’t change a thing about it! https://t.co/yTn25Ep380 @jugalsahoo @KaplanLab_Tufts @TuftsEngineer 🧵 (1/4)

[Thomas_Falcucci @FalcucciThomas]

but it does it without stifling previously established functionality! I was able to demonstrate the utility of this chemically modified protein as a hydrogel platform to model the dynamics of fibrotic ECM. The newly introduced functional groups can be exploited (3/4)

[Sunny Shaidani @SunnyShaidani]

So happy to have coauthored this side project with my best friend Olivia Foster and one of my first research mentors @sktheodossiou. Thank you to everyone, especially @FalcucciThomas, for the help along the way. Kicking autofluorescence in the butt!

https://t.co/Z8PuxWcjjs

[Jugal @jugalsahoo]

Silk is synonymous with luxury, but silk chemistry extends beyond textiles. Our review which discussed advances in silk chemistry and material designs, got highlighted on the cover of the May issue of @NatRevChem
@KaplanLab_Tufts @TuftsEngineer @TuftsUniversity @FalcucciThomas

[Nature Reviews Chemistry @NatRevChem]

Silk chemistry and biomedical material designs

https://t.co/Mty8jD2fXC

A Review by @jugalsahoo, Onur Hasturk, @FalcucciThomas, and David Kaplan from @KaplanLab_Tufts, @TuftsUniversity, @TuftsEngineer

[Thomas_Falcucci @FalcucciThomas]

@vittyetc Oh ok

[Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic @GVNlab]

The June episode of our #TERC podcast series "Career Conversations" is out, ft. Dr. @BrianAguado of @ucsdbe, where he describes his career trajectory and recent experiences starting his academic lab!

https://t.co/sTf60Gmp1L @ColumbiaBME @CUSEAS @FalcucciThomas @LatinXinBME

[Thomas_Falcucci @FalcucciThomas]

@sktheodossiou Thank you!

[Tufts University @TuftsUniversity]

Scientists at @TuftsEngineer develop a novel tattoo-like oxygen sensor made from silk gel that glows when exposed to light, and in the future might be adapted to track glucose and other blood components.

https://t.co/1x4uOgTYng

[Thomas_Falcucci @FalcucciThomas]

Check it out! Happy to finally share this work!

[Jugal @jugalsahoo]

Massive effort by @FalcucciThomas to put this piece together. Congratulations. @TuftsEngineer #Silk #OxygenSensor Degradable Silk‐Based Subcutaneous Oxygen Sensors https://t.co/mBAuWKfMQd

[Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic @GVNlab]

We are so excited to announce the Tissue Engineering Resource Center's new monthly podcast series "Career Conversations," where we'll hear from a unique set of speakers on the different career options available to early career bioengineers!

https://t.co/thdlLOo9lE @ColumbiaBME

[Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic @GVNlab]

Just published! Our #TERC team describes the "Emerging Trajectories for Next Generation Tissue Engineers" & a conference report from the 2021 #NextGenTissueEng symposium!

@kaplan_lorax @naveedtavakol @fleisharon @FalcucciThomas @PamGraney @sue_halligan

https://t.co/shwwX1Ytpe

[Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic @GVNlab]

Introducing our next #TERC #ScienceSpotlight, @GVNlab Ph.D. Candidate @meghanpinezich!! Meghan is a fifth year graduate student, working on technologies to study and repair the extracellular matrix of the lungs! Check her out at https://t.co/xhgMpeVdzs

[Naveed Tavakol, PhD @naveedtavakol]

Great first session for "Responsive Biomaterials", with incredible talks from Kiet Tran, TianBai Wang, @LabMaxYav, & @LauraAlderfer, moderated by @sktheodossiou & @sararudolph9 from @TuftsEngineer! The #NextGenTissueEng trainee symposium continues at: https://t.co/Q1SLmpztu5

[Thomas_Falcucci @FalcucciThomas]

Session 1 starts in 30 mins! Join in to hear about some cool research using dynamic biomaterials for tissue engineering! @LabMaxYav @LauraAlderfer @RowanUniversity @BostonU_BME @sktheodossiou @sararudolph9 https://t.co/x0TUMfvg7e

[Thomas_Falcucci @FalcucciThomas]

There’s still time to register for both the full symposium and the trainee workshop! I can’t wait to see you all there!

[Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic @GVNlab]

Haven’t registered yet for next week’s “Next Generation Tissue Engineering” symposium?

Make sure to sign up for both the #trainee pre-meeting and symposium (free & open to all) to join us from 9/21-9/23 on Zoom: https://t.co/OnFvSAkaA0

& check out the incredible lineup below!

[Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic @GVNlab]

On Tues. 9/21, during the #trainee workshop, we will have a full-day of selected trainee talks, with a vibrant panel discussion on biomedical career paths w/ @mistiushio from @tarabio, Brendon @BakerLaboratory from @UMBME, Seila Selimovic @BARDA, & Caitlin Czajka from @ScienceTM!