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Kristin E. Wescoe, B.S.

Graduate Student Researcher

5106 Rangos Research Center
3460 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA, USA 15213
kristin.wescoe@gmail.com

Education

B.S. Bioengineering
University of Pittsburgh, 2007


Current Research

Mechanical compression and chondrogenic potential of UC cells
ECM dynamics due to mechanical stimulation on UC stem cells
Tissue engineering scaffolds

Peer-Reviewed Publications

1. Schugar RC, Schmidt BT, Wescoe KE, Chirieleison SM, Askew Y, Nance JJ, Evron JM, Deasy BM. 2008. Primitive Mesenchymal-like Stem Cells from Human Umbilical Cord Stroma: High Isolation Yield, High Expansion and Phenotype Stability. IN SUBMISSION

2. Wescoe KE, Schugar RC, Chu CR, Deasy BM. 2008. The role of the biochemical and biophysical environment in chondrogenic stem cell differentiation assays and cartilage tissue engineering. Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics. 52:85-102.


Abstracts

1. Wescoe KE, Bencherif SA, Sun S, Schugar RC, Washburn NR, Deasy BM. 2009. The Effects of Mechanical Stimulation on the Phenotype and Viability of Novel Umbilical Cord (UC) Stem Cells in a 3D Scaffold. MidWest Tissue Engineering Consortium. Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Pending

2. Wescoe KE, Schugar RC, Askew YS, Deasy BM. 2009. The Effects of Ex Vivo Expansion on the Chondrogenic Activity of Novel Umbilical Cord Stem Cells. MidWest Tissue Engineering Consortium. Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Pending

3. Wescoe KE, Schugar RC, Askew YS, Deasy BM. 2008. Chondrogenic Activity of Novel Umbilical Cord Stem Cells is Sustained after Ex vivo Cell Expansion. Orthopaedic Research Society; Las Vegas, NV. Poster

4. Wescoe KE, Bencherif SA, Sun S, Schugar RC, Washburn NR, Deasy BM. 2008. Cartilage Repair Potential of UC-Derived Stem Cells Seeded In 3D Tissue-Engineered Scaffolds. Science2008 Meeting; Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Poster

5. Wescoe KE, Schugar RC, Askew YS, Deasy BM. 2008. Chondrogenic Activity of Novel Umbilical Cord Stem Cells (UCSCs) is Sustained after Ex vivo Cell Expansion. American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting; San Francisco, CA, USA Poster.

6. Wescoe KE, Evron JM, Schugar RC, Chirieleison SM, Nance JJ, Deasy BM. 2008. The Potential of FGF-2 in the Chondrogenic Differentiation of Human Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Research Symposium; Pittsburgh, PA, USA. POSTER.

7. Wescoe KE, Schugar RC, Deasy BM. 2008. Cartilage Repair Potential of UC-derived Stem Cells Seeded in 3D Tissue-Engineered Scaffolds. BMES Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO. POSTER

8. Wescoe KE, Schugar RC, Deasy BM. 2008. Cartilage Repair Potential of Umbilical Cord-derived (UC) Stem Cells Seeded in 3D Tissue-Engineered Scaffolds. Pittsburgh Orthopaedic Journal, Pittsburgh, PA.

9. Wescoe KE, Schugar RC, Deasy BM. 2008. Cartilage Repair Potential of Umbilical Cord-derived (UC) Stem Cells Seeded in 3D Tissue-Engineered Scaffolds, Engineering Graduate Student Organization Research Poster Fair. Pittsburgh, PA March 2008.

10. Wescoe KE, Schugar RC, Wilkinson DW, Deasy BM. 2008. Characterization of Wharton’s Jelly-derived Human Umbilical Cord (hUC) Stem Cells on 3D Tissue-Engineered Scaffolds, Bioengineering Graduate Research Symposium. Pittsburgh, PA March 2008.

11. Wescoe KE, Schugar RC, Deasy BM. 2008. Characterization of Wharton’s Jelly-derived Human Umbilical Cord (hUC) Stem Cells on 3D Tissue-Engineered Scaffolds. ISSCR, Philadelphia, PA Poster.

12. Wescoe KE, Schugar RC, Deasy BM. 2008. Examination of the Behavior of Umbilical Cord (UC)-Derived Stem Cells on 3D Tissue-Engineered Scaffolds. MidWest Tissue Engineering Consortium. Cincinnati, OH, USA Poster

13. Wescoe KE. 2008. The ABCs of Patent Searching. Clinical and Translational Science Institute Catalyst Program Newsletter. 2;(1). January 2008.

14. Wescoe KE, Schugar RC, Wilkinson DW, Deasy BM. 2007. Comparison of Potential 3D Organic Gels for Cartilage Tissue Engineering to Support Growth of Novel Human Umbilical Cord Cells. American Society for Cell Biology; Washington, D.C. Poster

15. Acknowledged in: Schmidt BT, Feduska J, Witt A, Deasy B. Robotic cell culture system for stem cell assays. Industrial Robot 2008;35(2):116-124.

Awards
  • 2007 Dean's Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh
  • 2008 Catalyst Fellowship, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Pittsburgh
  • 2008 MidWest Tissue Engineering Consortium Third Place Poster Award
  • 2008 AAAS/Science Program for Excellence in Science, One-year sponsored membership
  • 2008 Department of Bioengineering Travel Grant
  • 2008 Graduate and Professional Student Assembly Travel Award


Professional Societies
  • Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
  • Alpha Eta Mu Beta Bioengineering Honors Society
  • Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
  • Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
  • American Academy for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR)
  • American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)