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About TERC: TERC Personnel
David L. Kaplan
Director, TERC - Tufts University
 Contact info:
David L. Kaplan
Professor & Chair - Department of Biomedical Engineering
Director, Bioengineering Center
Professor, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
4 Colby Street, Medford, Massachusetts 02155
Telephone: (617) 627-3251
Fax: (617) 627-3991
Email: david.kaplan@tufts.edu
Research interest:
Research at the interface between biology and materials science and engineering - aimed at understanding and controlling the biological synthesis and processing of polymers and polymer interfaces. This understanding is used to control the functional attributes of the polymers related to cell responses, solution properties, architectural control of assembly, self-assembly. This problem is addressed using genetic, physiological and enzymatic approaches. These concepts are also integrated into ongoing efforts in tissue engineering. Studies are focused on the manipulation of adult human stem cells on novel protein-based matrices in novel bioreactors to generate desired tissue outcomes ligament, bone, cartilage.
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