[WCU]Bioengineering solutions for tissue repair

1. 제목 : Bioengineering solutions for tissue repair

2. 일시 : 2010년 9월 9일(목) , 4:00 p.m.

3. 장소 : 301동 1521-1호

4. 연사 : Christopher Hughes, Ph.D
(Dept. Of Biomedical Engineering/ Molecular Biology and Biochemistry,
University of California, Irvine, USA)

5. 내용요약 : The Interferon Inducible Transmembrane (IFITM) proteins were originally identified as part of a multi-protein complex on the surface of lymphocytes that mediates homotypic adhesion and the transmission of antiproliferative signals. Recently, we have identified the IFITMs as regulators of endothelial cell (EC) sprouting in vitro, and angiogenesis in vivo. Angiogenesis is a multistep process whereby new blood vessels are formed from the preexisting vasculature in response to various angiogenic stimuli. During angiogenesis, EC shift from a quiescent phenotype, to migrating and proliferating cells as they sprout from parent vessels, and back to quiescent cells as the new vessels mature and stabilize. Both IFITM1 and IFITM2 are rapidly induced as EC sprout in vitro and form lumenized vessels, and knockdown of either disrupts both sprouting and lumen formation. Using a vascular bed xeno-transplant model, we have also identified a role for the human IFITMs during in vivo angiogenesis. In agreement with our in vitro data, knockdown of IFITM expression in the transplanted EC disrupted vessel formation and the ability to form anastomoses with the host vasculature. Immunohistochemical staining of multiple human tissues identified widespread IFITM expression on vessels. Our data suggest that IFITMs may regulate the transition of EC from a quiescent to an angiogenic state.

6. 연사약력 :

*주요경력:
2009- Chair, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, UC Irvine.
2006- Professor, joint appointment in Biomedical Engineering
2006- Professor, University of California, Irvine.
2003-2006 Associate Professor, joint appointment in Biomedical Engineering
2001-2006 Associate Professor (with tenure), University of California, Irvine.

* 학력:
1988 Ph.D. Dept. of Neuropathology, Institute of Psychiatry, University of London.
1981 B.Sc. Dept. of Biochemistry, University College, University of London

7. 문의 : 기계항공공학부 전누리교수 (880-7111)