Podium Presentations by GargLab:

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1. Johnson D, Au J, Tobo C, Nagarapu A, Ziemkiewicz N, Chauvin H, Paoli A, West C, Flaveny CA, and Garg K, Regenerative Rehabilitation for Enhancing Muscle Recovery Following Volumetric Muscle Loss, Oral presentation (virtual) at the Medical Rehabilitation Research Resource (MR3) Network 2022 Scientific Retreat, Sep 2022.

2. West C, Stealey S, Flaveny CA, Zustiak SP, and Garg K, Immunomodulatory biosponges for volumetric muscle loss, Oral presentation at 28th Annual Graduate Student Association research symposium (SLU), May 2022. 3rd place winner in the Biological Sciences paper presentation category.

3. Chauvin H, Ziemkiewicz N, Au J, and Garg K, Effects of electrically stimulated eccentric contraction training on macrophage phenotype and neuromuscular junction remodeling, Oral presentation at 28th Annual Graduate Student Association research symposium (SLU), May 2022.

4. Au J, Ziemkiewicz N, Chauvin H, and Garg K, Biomolecular response of traumatized skeletal muscle to electrically stimulated eccentric contraction training, Oral presentation at 28th Annual Graduate Student Association research symposium (SLU), May 2022.

5. Paoli A, Genovese P, Ray R, and Garg K, Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes for Skeletal Muscle Regeneration following Trauma, Oral presentation at 28th Annual Graduate Student Association research symposium (SLU), May 2022.

6. West C, Stealey S, Flaveny CA, Zustiak SP, and Garg K, Immunomodulatory biosponges for volumetric muscle loss, Oral presentation at Annual research symposium by Sigma Xi Honor Society (SLU chapter), April 2022. 1st place winner in the Graduate Physical Sciences and Engineering category.

7. Chauvin H, Ziemkiewicz N, Au J, and Garg K, Effects of electrically stimulated eccentric contraction training on macrophage phenotype and neuromuscular junction remodeling, Oral presentation at Annual research symposium by Sigma Xi Honor Society (SLU chapter), April 2022. 1st place winner in the Graduate Biological and Life Sciences category.

8. Au J, Ziemkiewicz N, Chauvin H, and Garg K, Biomolecular response of traumatized skeletal muscle to electrically stimulated eccentric contraction training, Oral presentation at Annual research symposium by Sigma Xi Honor Society (SLU chapter), April 2022. 2nd place winner in the Graduate Biological and Life Sciences category.

9. Paoli A, Genovese P, Ray R, and Garg K, Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes for Skeletal Muscle Regeneration following Trauma, Oral presentation at Annual research symposium by Sigma Xi Honor Society (SLU chapter), April 2022.

10. Johnson D, Au J, Tobo C, Ziemkiewicz N, Chauvin H, Nagarapu A, Flaveny CA, and Garg K, Regenerative Rehabilitation for Enhancing Muscle Recovery Following Volumetric Muscle Loss, Oral presentation at Annual research symposium by Sigma Xi Honor Society (SLU chapter), April 2022.

11. Genovese P, Patel A, Ziemkiewicz N, Paoli A, Bruns J, Case N, Zustiak S, (2021), Mesenchymal Stem Cell Spheroids for Skeletal Muscle Regeneration Following Trauma, accepted for Oral presentation at the at the BMES 2021 Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.

12. Ziemkiewicz N, Au J, Chauvin H, Garg K (2021), Electrically Stimulated Eccentric Contraction Training For Volumetric Muscle Loss, accepted for Oral presentation at the BMES 2021 Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.

13. Ziemkiewicz N, Hilliard G, Dunn A, Madsen J, Haas G, Au J, Chauvin H, Genovese P, Garg K (2021), Laminin Enriched Fibrin Gels Promote Muscle Regeneration And Function After Volumetric Muscle Loss, accepted for Oral presentation at the BMES 2021 Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.

14. Ziemkiewicz N, Hilliard G, Dunn A, Madsen J, Haas G, Au J, Chauvin H, Genovese P,  Garg K (2020), Laminin-111 Enriched Fibrin Gels Promote Muscle Regeneration And Function Following Volumetric Muscle Loss, Podium presentation at the 2021 Annual Orthopedic Research Society (ORS) meeting.

15. Haas GJ, Dunn AJ, Madsen J, Scheidt S, Garg K (2019), FK506-loaded Biomimetic Sponges Enhance Skeletal Muscle Regeneration In A Rat Model of Volumetric Muscle Loss, accepted for podium presentation at the 2020 Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS).

16. Dunn A, Haas G, Madsen J, Scheidt R, McBride-Gagyi S, Garg K (2019), Biomimetic sponges support functional muscle regeneration in a rodent model of composite trauma, Podium presentation at Graduate Student Association Annual Symposium, Saint Louis University.

17. Haas G*, Dunn A*, Marcinczyk M, Talovic M, Scheidt R, Patel A, Schwartz M, Hixon K, Elmashhady H, McBride-Gagyi S, Sell SA, Garg K (2018), Biomimetic sponges enhance regeneration following volumetric muscle loss, Podium presentation at the BMES 2018 annual meeting, Atlanta, Georgia. *authors contributed equally

18. Ziemkiewicz N, Talovic M, Madsen J, Hill L, Scheidt R; Patel A, Haas G, Marcinczyk M, Zustiak S, Garg K (2018), PEGylated Laminin Hydrogels for Skeletal Muscle Regeneration, Podium presentation at the BMES 2018 annual meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.

19. Marcinczyk M, Dunn A, Haas G, Madsen J, Scheidt R, Garg K (2018), Laminin-111 enriched fibrin hydrogels enhance skeletal muscle regeneration following volumetric muscle loss, Podium presentation at the 10th symposium on Biologic Scaffolds for Regenerative Medicine, Napa, CA.

20. Dunn A*, Haas G*, Marcinczyk M, Talovic M, Scheidt R, Patel A, Schwartz M, Hixon K, Elmashhady H, McBride-Gagyi S, Sell SA, Garg K (2018), Biomimetic sponges support myogenic activity in a murine volumetric muscle loss model, Podium and poster presentation at the 22nd annual regenerative medicine workshop, Charleston, SC. *authors contributed equally. (3rd place winner in the podium/poster competition at the conference)

21. Dunn A*, Haas G*, Marcinczyk M, Talovic M, Scheidt R, Patel A, Schwartz M, Hixon K, Elmashhady H, McBride-Gagyi S, Sell SA, Garg K (2018), Myogenic regeneration in a murine volumetric muscle loss model with the implantation of biomimetic sponges, Podium presentation at Graduate Student Association Annual Symposium, Saint Louis University. *authors contributed equally.

22. Marcinczyk M, Dunn A, Haas G, Madsen J, Scheidt R, Talovic M, Garg K (2018), Evaluation of Laminin-111 enriched fibrin hydrogels for use following volumetric muscle loss injuries, Podium presentation at Graduate Student Association Symposium, Saint Louis University.

23. Dunn A*, Haas G*, Marcinczyk M, Talovic M, Scheidt R, Patel A, Schwartz M, Hixon K, Elmashhady H, McBride-Gagyi S, Sell SA, Garg K (2018), Biomimetic collagen laminin-111 sponges promote myogenic regeneration in a murine volumetric muscle loss model, Podium presentation at the University of Memphis Biomaterials Day, Memphis, TN. *authors contributed equally.

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Poster Presentations by GargLab:

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1. West C;  Au J;  Johnson D;  Tobo C;  Robinson J;  Shringarpure S;  Griggs D; Garg K, Combined Application Of Biosponges And An Anti-fibrotic Agent For The Treatment Of Volumetric Muscle Loss, Poster presented at ORS 2023 Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas.

2. Johnson D, Au J, Tobo C, Nagarapu A, Ziemkiewicz N, Chauvin H, Paoli A, West C, Flaveny CA, and Garg K, Regenerative Rehabilitation For Enhancing Muscle Recovery Following Volumetric Muscle Loss, Poster presented at ORS 2023 Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas.

3. Johnson D, Au J, Tobo C, Nagarapu A, Ziemkiewicz N, Chauvin H, Paoli A, West C, Flaveny CA, and Garg K, Regenerative Rehabilitation for Enhancing Muscle Recovery Following Volumetric Muscle Loss, Poster presented at 4th Annual Henry and Amelia Nasrallah Center for Neuroscience Research Symposium, Saint Louis University, 2022.

4. Johnson D, Dunn A, Tobo C, West C, Ziemkiewicz N, Robinson J, Paoli A, Nagarapu A, Shringarpure S, and GargK, Biomimetic sponges enhance muscle mass and size following volumetric muscle loss in a female rodent model, poster presented at BMES 2022 Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.

5. Johnson D, Au J, Tobo C, Ziemkiewicz N, Chauvin H, Nagarapu A, Flaveny CA, and Garg K, Regenerative Rehabilitation for Enhancing Muscle Recovery Following Volumetric Muscle Loss, Poster presentation at 28th Annual Graduate Student Association research symposium (SLU), May 2022. 3rd place winner in Biological Sciences poster presentation category.

6. Dunn A, Haas G, Madsen J, Genovese P, Ziemkiewicz N, Au J, Chauvin H, Lin A, McBride-Gagyi S, (2020), Biomimetic Sponges Improve Muscle Function Following Composite Muscle-bone Trauma, Poster presentation at the 2021 annual Orthopedic Research Society (ORS) meeting.

7. Haas G, Dunn A, Madsen J, Genovese P, Chauvin H, Au J, Ziemkiewicz N, Paoli A, Lin A, Pullen N, (2020), FK-506 Loaded Biomimetic Sponges Improve Muscle Structure And Function Following Volumetric Muscle Loss, Poster presentation at the 2021 annual Orthopedic Research Society (ORS) meeting.

8. Ziemkiewicz N, Hilliard GM, Dunn AJ, Genovese PC, Trochinski A, Chauvin HM, Lin AN, Garg K (2019), Laminin-111 Enriched Fibrin Hydrogels Support Muscle Regeneration and Functional Recovery in a Rodent Model of Volumetric Muscle Loss, accepted for poster presentation at the 2020 Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS).

9. Hilliard GM*, Ziemkiewicz N*, Dunn AJ, Genovese PC, Trochinski A, Chauvin HM, Lin AN, Garg K (2019), Laminin-111 Enriched Fibrin Hydrogels Support Myogenic Activity In A Rodent Model Of Volumetric Muscle Loss, *authors contributed equally. Poster presented at the 2019 TERMIS-Americas at Orlando, FL (Top 10 highly scored abstracts by student and young investigator or SYIS council).

10. Dunn AJ, Haas GJ, Madsen J, Scheidt S, Ziemkiewicz N, Hilliard GM, McBride-Gagyi S,  Garg K (2019), Extracellular Matrix Sponges Support Functional Recovery Of Volumetric Muscle Loss In A Composite Musculoskeletal Trauma Model, Poster presented at the 2019 TERMIS-Americas at Orlando, FL (Top 50 highly scored abstracts by student and young investigator or SYIS council).

11. Haas GJ, Dunn AJ, Madsen J, Scheidt S, Garg K (2019), FK506-loaded Biomimetic Sponges Enhance Skeletal Muscle Regeneration In A Rat Model of Volumetric Muscle Loss, Poster presented at the 2019 TERMIS-Americas at Orlando, FL.

12. Dunn A, Haas G, Madsen J, Scheidt R, McBride-Gagyi S, Garg K (2019), Biomimetic Sponges Restore Function in a Composite Trauma Model. Poster presented at the Annual Sigma Xi Research Symposium, Saint Louis University (1st place winner in the Graduate Life and Biological Sciences Category).

13. Madsen J, Chauvin H, Au J, Paoli A, Garg K (2019), An optimized image analysis algorithm for quantitative analysis of skeletal muscle fiber types, Poster presented at 1st Annual Henry and Amelia Nasrallah Center for Neuroscience Research Symposium, Saint Louis University.

14. Hilliard GM*, Ziemkiewicz N*, Dunn AJ, Genovese PC, Trochinski A, Chauvin HM, Lin AN, Garg K (2019), Laminin-111 Enriched Fibrin Hydrogels improve muscle function following neuromuscular injury, *authors contributed equally, Poster presented at 1st Annual Henry and Amelia Nasrallah Center for Neuroscience Research Symposium, Saint Louis University.

15. Haas GJ, Dunn AJ, Madsen J, Scheidt S, Garg K (2019), Biomimetic Sponges Enhance Skeletal Muscle Regeneration following neuromuscular injury, Poster presented at 1st Annual Henry and Amelia Nasrallah Center for Neuroscience Research Symposium, Saint Louis University.

16. Dunn A, Haas G, Madsen J, Scheidt R, McBride-Gagyi S, Garg K (2019), Biomimetic Sponges Restore Function in a Composite Trauma Model. Poster Presentation at the Musculoskeletal Research Center Winter Symposium, Washington University at St. Louis, MO. (Poster Award Finalist)

17. Patel K, Talovic M, Patel A, Schwartz M, Vendrell-Gonzalez S, Garg K (2019), Aligned nanofibers of decellularized muscle ECM support skeletal muscle regeneration in vivo, Poster Presented at Graduate Student Association Annual Symposium, Saint Louis University.

18. Talovic M, Patel K, Schwartz M, Garg K (2019), Decellularized extracellular matrix gelloids for the delivery of mesenchymal stem cells in traumatized muscle, Poster Presented at Graduate Student Association Annual Symposium, Saint Louis University.

19. Patel A, Gonzalez-Vendrell S, Haas G, Marcinczyk M, Ziemkiewicz N, Talovic M, Patel K, Fisher J, Garg K (2018), Regulation of Myogenesis by Substrate and Stimulation in vitro, Poster presented at the BMES 2018 annual meeting, Atlanta, Georgia. (Received Outstanding Achievement in Undergraduate Research and Design Award).

20. Marcinczyk M, Dunn A, Haas G, Madsen J, Scheidt R, Garg K (2018), Laminin-111 enriched fibrin hydrogels enhance skeletal muscle regeneration following volumetric muscle loss, Poster presentation at the 22nd annual regenerative medicine workshop, Charleston, SC.

21. Patel KH, Dunn A, Haas G, Marcinczyk M, Talovic M, Kalaf EG, Sell SA, Garg K (2017), Aligned nanofibers of muscle extracellular matrix for tissue regeneration, Poster presented at Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ.

22. Marcinczyk M, Elmashhady H, Bugis F, Talovic M, Garg K (2017), Laminin-111 enriched hydrogels for regeneration of functional muscle tissue following volumetric muscle loss injuries, Poster presentation at Hilton Head Regenerative Workshop, SC. (NSF Travel award recipient)

23. Talovic M, Marcinczyk M, Elmashhady H, Garg K (2017), Non-enzymatic glycation of collagen impairs regenerative capacity of mesenchymal stem cells, Poster presented at Hilton Head Regenerative Workshop, SC.

24. Patel K, Elmashhady H, Kalaf EG, Sell SA, Garg K (2017), Nanofibrous decellularized ECM scaffolds for improving skeletal muscle regeneration and function following volumetric muscle loss, Poster presented at Hilton Head Regenerative Workshop, SC.

25. Dunn AJ, Hilliard G, Hixon KR, Richard PN, Shornick LP, Garg K, Sell SA (2016), Incorporation of platelet rich plasma into silk fibroin electrospun scaffolds for the treatment of pressure ulcers, Poster presented at  Midwest BME Regional Conference, Urbana-Champaign, IL.

26. Dunn A, Hilliard G, Hixon, K.R.; Richard, P.N.; Shornick, L.P.; Garg, K.; Sell, S.A.; (2017) Optimization of Platelet Rich Plasma Incorporated Electrospun Scaffolds for Chronic Wound Healing, Poster presentation at Regenerative Medicine Workshop, Hilton Head, SC.

27. Dvoretskiy S, Garg K, Munroe M, Boppart MD (2016), Skeletal Muscle Pericytes Transition to a Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Phenotype Following an Acute Bout of Electrical Stimulation, Poster presented at APS Integrative Biology of Exercise Meeting, Phoenix, AZ.

28. Ziemkiewicz N, Patel K, Hill L, Marcinczyk M, Panicker S, Sikiric D, Garg K (2016), Collagen-Laminin Hydrogels for Improving Skeletal Muscle Regeneration, Poster Presentation, Sigma Xi Symposium at Saint Louis University.

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