Tissue Engineering/Biomaterials/Biomechanics
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Chantal E. Ayres
*B South Mulberry Street
Richmond, Virginia 23220
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EDUCATION
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
August 2005 – May 2009
Ph.D Biomedical Engineering; Major Area: Tissue Engineering
Dissertation: Structural and functional considerations in the design of collagen-based electrospun scaffolds
Advisors: David G. Simpson & Gary L. Bowlin
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
January 2003 – December 2004
M.S. Biomedical Engineering; Major Area: Tissue Engineering
Thesis: Regulation of cell migration in electrospun scaffolds through relative fiber size
Advisor: Gary L. Bowlin
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
August 1998 – May 2002
B.S. Electrical Engineering; Concentration: Digital Filtering
DISSERTATION RESEARCH
•Developed electrospinning protocol for a variety of natural and synthetic materials
•Pioneered a technique to analyze scaffold alignment using the fast Fourier transform
•Investigated the molecular structure (specifically integrin binding sites) of collagen and denatured collagen-based electrospun scaffolds
•Studied dermal fibroblast adhesion and proliferation on collagen coated electrospun synthetic scaffolds using the Licor Odyssey system
•Investigated the bulk material properties and local micro-scale architecture of electrospun scaffolds
•Examined electrospun scaffolds using a variety of microscopes, including: scanning electron, transmission electron, confocal and atomic force
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
August 2006 – May 2009
Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Graduate Research Assistant
•Worked with fellow doctoral and masters students in conducting experiments in tissue engineering
•Oversaw the day-to-day operations of the lab students working under David Simpson
•Authored six manuscripts, including four first-author manuscripts, for publication in peer-reviewed journals
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
August 2005 – May 2009
Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Graduate Teaching Assistant
•Mentored and tutored undergraduate engineering students in Biomechanics and Computational Methods courses
•Worked independently and jointly with other teaching assistants to evaluate mathematical and computational student assignments
•Managed and directed interactive MATLAB and LabVIEW class sessions with students
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
January 2005 – August 2005
Dept. of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Lab Technician
•Organized and ordered supplies for a multifunctional tissue engineering laboratory
•Assisted in the design and completion of a variety of experiments
Creative Engineering Concepts, Inc., Fairfax, Virginia
May 2002 – January 2003
Engineer
•Designed and linked graphical user interfaces for an automatic image processing pattern recognition project
•Tested, diagnosed and repaired digital signal processing boards
Creative Engineering Concepts, Inc., Fairfax, Virginia
Summer 2000 & 2001
Undergraduate Intern
•Tested, diagnosed and repaired digital signal processing boards
AWARDS & ACTIVITIES
Most cited author, Acta Biomaterialia 2005 - 2008
Scientific advisor to 2nd place winner of Virginia Junior Academy of Science 2008
Juror, Virginia Commonwealth University Honor Council 2005
Member, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 2000 - 2004
PUBLICATIONS
Journal Articles
Telemeco, TA, Ayres, CE, Bowlin, GL, Wnek, GE, Boland, ED, Cohen, N, Baumgarten, CM, Matthews, J, Simpson, DG. Regulation of cellular infiltration into tissue engineering scaffolds composed of submicron diameter fibrils produced by electrospinning. Acta Biomater. 2005 Jul. 1(4):377-85.
Ayres, CE, Bowlin, GL, Henderson, SC, Taylor, L, Shultz, J, Alexander, J, Telemeco, TA, Simpson, DG. Modulation of anisotropy in electrospun tissue engineering scaffolds: analysis of fiber alignment by the fast Fourier transform. Biomaterials. 2006 Nov. 27(32): 5524-34.
Ayres, CE, Bowlin, GL, Pizinger, R, Taylor, LT, Keen, CA, Simpson, DG. Incremental changes in anisotropy induce incremental changes in the material properties of electrospun scaffolds. Acta Biomater. 2007 Sep. 3(5):651-61.
Ayres, CE, Jha, BS, Meredith, H, Bowman, JR, Bowlin, GL, Henderson, SC, Simpson, DG. Measuring fiber alignment in electrospun scaffolds: a user’s guide to the 2D fast fourier transform approach. J. of Biomater. Sci. Polym. Ed. 2008. 19(5):603-21.
Newton, D, Mahajan, R, Ayres, CE, Bowman, JR, Bowlin, GL, Simpson, DG. Regulation of material properties in electrospun scaffolds: role of cross-linking and fiber tertiary structure. Acta Biomater. 2009 Jan. 5(1):518-29.
Review Articles
Ayres, CE, Jha, BS, Sell, SA, Bowlin, GL, Simpson, DG. Nanotechnology in the design of tissue engineering scaffolds: innovations in structure and function. Wiley Interdiscipl. Rev. Nanomed. Nanobiotechnol. 2009 (Submitted).
Invention Disclosures
Simpson, DG, Bowman, JR, Newton, D, Ayres, CE, Bowlin, GL, Mahajan, R. Electrospinning applications in Western, Northern, and Southern blotting explosive potential. VCU Invention Disclosure SIM-08-030. May 2008.
Simpson, DG, Bowlin, GL, Wnek, G, Ayres, CE. Alcohol based fixation of electrospun collagen and gelatin. VCU Invention Disclosure VCU-04-39. Aug 2004.
Theses
Ayres, CE. Regulation of cell migration in electrospun scaffolds through relative fiber size. M.S. Thesis. Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University. Dec 2004 (Thesis advisor: Dr. Gary L. Bowlin).
POSTERS & ABSTRACTS
Chantal Ayres, Gary Bowlin, Gary Wnek, David Simpson. Electrospun Collagen in Dermal Regeneration. 2004 BMES Meeting.
Chantal Ayres, Shekhar Jha, Scott Henderson, Rusty Bowman, Gary Bowlin, David Simpson. Modulation of Material Properties through Incremental Changes in the Analysis of Electrospun Scaffolds: Analysis of Fiber Diameter by the 2D FFT Approach. 2007 Hilton Head Workshop.
Chantal Ayres, Gary Bowlin, Scott Henderson, David Simpson. Modulation of Anisotropy in Electrospun Tissue Engineering Scaffolds: Analysis of Fiber Alignment and Material Properties. 2006 BMES Meeting.
Chantal Ayres, Gary Bowlin, David Simpson. Microvascular Endothelial Cell Migration in Tissue Engineering. 2005 Hilton Head Workshop.
Rusty Bowman, Chantal Ayres, Gary Bowlin, David Simpson. Electrospun Collagen in Dermal Regeneration. 2004 Hilton Head Workshop.
PRESENTATIONS & INVITED SEMINARS
Chantal Ayres. Design of Collagen-Based Tissue Engineering Scaffolds: Characterization of Structure and Function. Spring 2009. VCU Biomedical Engineering 690 Seminar Speaker.
Chantal Ayres. Electrospun Tissue Engineering Scaffolds: Analysis of Fiber Alignment by the Fast Fourier Transform. Fall 2005. VCU Biomedical Engineering 690 Seminar Speaker.
Chantal Ayres. Regulation of Cell Migration in Electrospun Scaffolds through Relative Fiber Size. Fall 2004. VCU Biomedical Engineering 690 Seminar Speaker.
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