Jolene E. Valentin

Area of Interest:

Bioengineering, Regenerative Medicine

Campus Address:

100 Technology Drive, Suite 200

Pittsburgh, PA15219

412 235-5162

Permanent Address:

120 Ruskin Avenue, Apt 719

Pittsburgh, PA15213

412 621-8295

Objective:To serve as the treasurer for TERMIS-SYIS, North American Chapter

Education:Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering, May 2003

University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Ph.D Candidate, Dept of Bioengineering, Expected Graduation Dec 2008

University of Pittsburgh,Pittsburgh, PA

Scientific Experience:

  • Oxygen Diffusivity of ECM Scaffolds: Investigator, Undergraduate Student Mentor
  • Determine diffusivity of oxygen through single layer ECMs using Fick’s First Law of Diffusion
  • Biomaterials, in preparation.
  • Macrophage Profile Analysis of SIS-ECM Bioscaffolds: Investigator, Undergraduate Student Mentor
  • Performed Immunohistochemistry on SIS-ECM in-vivo specimens to show macrophage polarization profile.
  • Poster Presentation at Regenerate 2006: “A Comparison of the Macrophage Phenotype Response to Different Commercially Available ECM-Based Scaffolds.”
  • Tissue Engineering, in preparation.
  • Annulus Fibrosis in a Rabbit Model (Biomerix): Project Coordinator
  • Repair of annulus laceration with ARDX polymer mesh device in rabbit model
  • Final report submitted to Biomerix May 2006
  • Treatment of Tendinosis using Particulate Form of SIS-ECM in a Rabbit Model (DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.) : Project Coordinator
  • Induce tendinosis in rabbit Achilles tendon, and treat withSIS-ECM particulate solution.
  • Journal of Orthopedic Research, in preparation.
  • ECM Bioscaffolds for Orthopaedic Applications: A Comparative Histologic Study (DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.): Project Coordinator, Surgeon

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  • Rodent model of abdominal wall partial defect repair with 5 commercially available ECM-based Bioscaffolds approved for soft tissue orthopaedics.
  • Journal for Bone and Joint Surgery, in press Dec 2006.
  • Poster Presentations at Biomaterials 2005, MIRM Retreat 2006 “Host Response to Orthopaedic ECM Bioscaffolds”
  • Three Dimensional Constructs Composed from ECM Particles: Investigator
  • Designed a fabrication method for making 3D construct without using binders or chemical crosslinking agents
  • Poster Presentation at Biomaterials 2006
  • Porosity Index of ECM bioscaffold from Porcine Urinary Bladder: Investigator
  • Analyzed the porosity index of UBM
  • Poster Presentation at MTEC 2004

Employment:

  • Nanotherapeutics, Gainesville, FL May 2002-August 2002
  • Laboratory Technician, Rodent Surgery Assistant
  • Treasurer, Southern Scholarship Foundation 2001-2002
  • Elected position
  • Managed budget of residential house, accounts payable and receivable.
  • Harborside Healthcare Nursing, Clearwater, FL 1995 – 1999.
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Social Services Assistant
  • St. PetersburgCollege, Clearwater, FL 1998 - 1999.
  • Financial Aid Assistant, Central Office

Professional Memberships: Tau Beta Pi, TERMIS-SYIS

Honors and Awards:Honorable Mention of “Host Response to Orthopaedic ECM Bioscaffolds” – MIRM retreat 2006