Ellery received her Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Miami in 2018. She is a PhD student studying cardiovascular disease in Dr. George Truskey's lab.
Contact Information
- Email Address: ellery.jones@duke.edu
Research Interests
Microphysiological systems for disease modeling, drug screening, and personalized medicine
Awards/Honors/Fellowship:
1st Place Undergraduate Poster: Development of a Biomimetic Glomerular Basement Membrane for Glomerulus-on-a-Chip, 2017 BioNIUM External Advisory Board Meeting 1st Place Poster & People's Choice Award: Biomimetic Microenvironment Promotes in vivo-like Phenotype of Conditionally Immortalized Podocytes, GESC Poster Session Scientific Impact Award: Effect of Gelatin Patterning and Stiffness on the Culture of Podocytes for Glomerulus-on-a-Chip, BME Research Day Award of Recognition, University of Miami Biomedical Engineering Class of 2018 Edward T. Foote Fellow, University of Miami
Publications: In review: Enzymatically Crosslinked Gelatin-Laminin Hydrogels for Applications in Neuromuscular Tissue Engineering
Oral Presentations: 2019 BMES Annual Meeting: Development of a Pro-Inflammatory Hydrogel for Early Atherosclerotic Tissue Engineered Blood Vessels
Posters:
2019 Gordon Research Conference in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering: Development of a Pro-Inflammatory Hydrogel for Early Atherosclerotic Tissue Engineered Blood Vessels 2017 BMES Annual Meeting: Development of a Biomimetic Glomerular Basement Membrane for Glomerulus-on-a-Chip 2017 BioNIUM External Advisory Board Meeting: Development of a Biomimetic Glomerular Basement Membrane for Glomerulus-on-a-Chip 2017 BioNIUM External Advisory Board Meeting: Mechanical Characterization of Laminin-Coated Gelatin Hydrogels 2017 Graduate Engineering Student Council (GESC) Poster Session, University of Miami College of Engineering: Biomimetic Microenvironment Promotes in vivo-like Phenotype of Conditionally Immortalized Podocytes 2017 BMES Annual Meeting: Mechanical Characterization of Laminin-Coated Gelatin Hydrogels 2016 BMES Annual Meeting: Effect of Gelatin Patterning and Stiffness on the Culture of Podocytes for Glomerulus-on-a-Chip University of Miami BME Research Day: Effect of Gelatin Patterning and Stiffness on the Culture of Podocytes for Glomerulus-on-a-Chip