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).

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).

Here, I exploited the serine motifs readily available on the backbone of silk fibroin to functionalize the protein with clickable and photocrosslinkable vinyl sulfone motifs. Not only does this impart novel functionality to the protein,(2/4).

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! @jugalsahoo @KaplanLab_Tufts @TuftsEngineer 🧵 (1/4).

RT @SunnyShaidani: So happy to have coauthored this side project with my best friend Olivia Foster and one of my first research mentors @sk….

RT @jugalsahoo: Silk is synonymous with luxury, but silk chemistry extends beyond textiles. Our review which discussed advances in silk che….

RT @NatRevChem: Silk chemistry and biomedical material designs. A Review by @jugalsahoo, Onur Hasturk, @FalcucciTh….

RT @GVNlab: The June episode of our #TERC podcast series "Career Conversations" is out, ft. Dr. @BrianAguado of @ucsdbe, where he describes….

RT @TuftsUniversity: Scientists at @TuftsEngineer develop a novel tattoo-like oxygen sensor made from silk gel that glows when exposed to l….

Check it out! Happy to finally share this work!.

RT @GVNlab: We are so excited to announce the Tissue Engineering Resource Center's new monthly podcast series "Career Conversations," where….

RT @GVNlab: Just published! Our #TERC team describes the "Emerging Trajectories for Next Generation Tissue Engineers" & a conference report….

RT @GVNlab: Introducing our next #TERC #ScienceSpotlight, @GVNlab Ph.D. Candidate @meghanpinezich!! Meghan is a fifth year graduate student….

RT @naveedtavakol: Great first session for "Responsive Biomaterials", with incredible talks from Kiet Tran, TianBai Wang, @LabMaxYav, & @La….

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

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

RT @GVNlab: On Tues. 9/21, during the #trainee workshop, we will have a full-day of selected trainee talks, with a vibrant panel discussion….

RT @GVNlab: Introducing our next #TERC #ScienceSpotlight, postdoctoral scientist Dr. Xiaokan Zhang from the Barry Fine Lab @ColumbiaMed @CU….

Hey, I know him! Happy to be a part of a great team of scientists working toward the technologies of the future!.

Mark your calendars and spread the word! This is a great opportunity to see some exciting science and new perspectives on the field! Also, don't forget to show off your own work and submit an abstract for the trainee workshop the day before ( ).