Tanja Dominko
Turning the outcome of wound healing from scar formation to functional regeneration by modifying wound environment.
Professor, Department of Surgery, transplantation division School of Medicine and Public Health Work: 608-265-6437 dominko@wisc.edu Home page
Topics
- Effects of environment on fibroblast cell phenotype – role of low oxygen and growth factors
- Cell-biomaterial interactions for tissue engineering – behavior of fibroblasts in three dimensional scaffolds
- Utilization of plant-derived scaffolds for tissue engineering – developing skin equivalents for burn wounds
Achievements
- Ambassador of Science, Republic of Slovenia
- National Academy of Innovators
- NIH Eureka award