News

  • December 12, 2023

    Disc4All Conference Attendees

    WuertzLab Hosts Disc4All Conference

    Professor Wuertz-Kozak hosted a successful 3-day Disc4All conference in the picturesque Finger Lakes region of New York State. 

  • January 17, 2023

    WHAM13 News Feature

    WHAM13 News Feature

    Prof. Wuertz-Kozak was interviewed by WHAM13 on the lab's work on developing new solutions for back pain. 
    https://13wham.com/news/local/rit-researchers-working-on-potential-solution-for-back-pain

  • August 8, 2022

    Synfix image of spine device

    Brain and Spine Acceptance

    Our work on the incidence of reoperation and adjacent segment degeneration of anterior lumbar stand-alone fusion was accepted in Brain and Spine
    doi: 10.1016/j.bas.2022.100924

  • July 2022

    Calcium Flux

    Funding Acquisition

    Our project on a Substrate Stiffness, Topography, and TRPV4 in AF Mechanotransduction was funded by the National Institute of Health (SuRE-First R16) with $730,462.
    Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) Program (R16)

  • June 29, 2022

    FCell image

    Cell Dev. Biol. Acceptance

    Our work on the Immuno-Modulatory Effects of Intervertebral Disc Cells was published in Front. Cell Dev. Biol.
    doi: 10.3389/fcell.2022.924692

  • June 23, 2022

    Women in Engineering

     

    Women in Engineering Day 2022

    Prof. Dr. Wuertz-Kozak was highlighted in RIT’s Women in Engineering Day 2022 News Feature.
    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FV8s7MkX0AM6uYZ.jpg

  • May 27, 2022

    Funding CDMRP

    Funding Acquisition

    Our project on a novel 3D scleroderma skin model to test therapeutic TRPC6 modulation was funded by the Department of Defense (CDMRP) with $409,121

    https://cdmrp.army.mil/srp/default


     

  • April 11, 2022

    Pharmaceutics

    MDPI Pharmaceutics Acceptance

    Our work on Resveratrol Microencapsulation into Electrosprayed Polymeric Carriers for the Treatment of Chronic, Non-Healing Wounds was accepted in MDPI Pharmaceutics
    doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14040853

  • February 04, 2022

    Cells acceptance 2

    Cells Acceptance

    Our work on Sulfated Hydrogels in Intervertebral Disc and Cartilage Research was published in MDPI Cells
    doi: 10.3390/cells10123568

  • February 04, 2022

    Cells acceptance

    Cells acceptance

    Our work on Acrylonitrile and Pullulan Based Nanofiber Mats as Scaffolds for 3D Skin Cell Models was published in MDPI Cells
    doi: 10.3390/cells11030445

  • July 17, 2021


    MDPI Nanomaterials Acceptance

    MDPI Nanomaterials Acceptance

    Our work on pH-responsive Chitosan/Alginate polyelectrolyte complexes on electrospun PLGA nanofibers was published in MDPI Nanomaterials.
    doi: 10.3390/nano11071850

  • June 21, 2021


    IJCAI 2017

    Polymer Reviews Acceptance

    Our work on pH-responsive electrospun nanofibers and their applications was published in Polymer Reviews.
    doi: 10.1080/15583724.2021.1939372

  • June 02, 2021


    TRPV4

    JOR Spine Acceptance

    Our work on TRPV4 as a mediator of cell damage and inflammation induced by hyperphysiological compression was published in JOR Spine.
    doi: 10.1002/jsp2.1149

  • June 02, 2021

    extracellular vesicles

    IJMS Acceptance

    Our work on extracellular vesicles as potential mediators of psychosocial stress contribution to osteoporosis was published in the International Journal of Molecular Science.
    doi: 10.3390/ijms22115846

  • February 27, 2021

    BMI_Paper

    European Spine Journal Acceptance

    Our work on the effect of BMI on the clinical outcome following spinal decompression surgery was published in the European Spine Journal.
    doi: 10.1007/s00586-021-06765-9

  • February 15, 2021

    Advanced Biology

    Advanced Biology Acceptance

    Our work on engineering advanced in vitro models of systemic sclerosis for drug discovery and development was published in Advanced Biology.
    doi: 10.1002/adbi.202000168

  • January 13, 2021

     

    Multiscale

    IJMS Acceptance

    Our work on the multiscale regulation of the intervertebral disc was published in the International Journal of Molecular Science.
    doi: 10.3390/ijms22020703

  • January 13, 2021

     

    Secretome

    SCRT Acceptance

    Our work on the secretome of mesenchymal stromal cells exposed to healthy, traumatic and degenerative intervertebral discs was published in Stem Cell Research & Therapy.
    doi: 10.1186/s13287-020-02062-2

  • November 16, 2020

    Fibronectin Study

    Front. Vet. Sci. Acceptance

    Our work on fibronectin fragments and inflammation during canine intervertebral disc disease was published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science
    doi:10.3389/fvets.2020.547644

  • September 10, 2020

    Early Life Stress

    IJMS Acceptance

    Our work on the effects of early life stress on bone homeostasis in mice and humans was published in the International Journal of Molecular Science.
    doi: 10.3390/ijms21186634

  • August 15, 2020

    Sanatela Logo

    New Industry Collaboration

    We are now working with Sanatela Medical to create nanofibrous scaffolds from decellularized Wharton’s Jelly matrix.
    Sanatela Medical | A research and development biotechnology company

  • August 06, 2020

    electrospinning and 3D bioprinting

    JOR Spine Acceptance

    Our work on electrospinning and 3D bioprinting for intervertebral disc repair was published in JOR Spine.
    https://doi.org/10.1002/jsp2.1117

  • July 01, 2020

    Cell

    Frontiers in Pharmacology Acceptance

    Our work on the of role TRP Channels in disc inflammation due to hypoosmotic stress was published in Frontiers in Pharmacology.
    doi: 10.3389/fphar.2020.00952

  • June 30, 2020

    Cells

    Biomedicines Acceptance

    Our work on Cutibacterium acnes in intervertebral disc inflammation was published in Biomedicines.
    doi:10.3390/biomedicines8070186

  • May 20, 2020

    microRNAs

    IJMS Acceptance

    Our work on microRNAs in intervertebral disc degeneration, apoptosis, inflammation, and mechanobiology was published in IJMS.
    doi: 10.3390/ijms21103601

  • April 21, 2020

    cell

    Frontiers Bioengineering and Biotechnology Acceptance

    Our work on cell-laden agarose-collagen composite hydrogels for mechanotransduction studies was published in Frontiers Bioengineering and Biotechnology.
    doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00346

  • April 17, 2020

    The carousel image of Frontiers Bioengineering And Biotechnology Acceptance

    Frontiers Bioengineering and Biotechnology Acceptance

    Our work on the therapeutic potential of extracellular vesicles in degenerative diseases of the intervertebral disc (in collaboration with the Gaborski Lab) was published in Frontiers Bioengineering and Biotechnology.
    doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00311

  • December 11, 2019

    The carousel image of Nature Scientific Reports Acceptance

    Scientific Reports Acceptance

    Our work on the differential regulation of TRP channels by intervertebral disc degeneration and back pack was published in Scientific Reports.
    doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-55212-9

  • November 22, 2019

    The carousel image of European Spine Journal Acceptance

    European Spine Journal Acceptance

    Our work on the expression and activity of hyaluronidases (HYALs) in intervertebral disc health and disease was published in the European Spine Journal.
    doi: 10.1007/s00586-019-06227-3

  • October 24, 2019

    SNF Logo

    Incoming Funding

    Project funding in biology and medicine (SNF division III)
    The Money follows Researcher Program of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) agreed to support the move of Prof. Wuertz-Kozak from the ETH Zurich (Switzerland) to RIT by allowing the transfer of project-related funds. The total budget of this project, which is related to microRNAs in the disc, is 310,000 USD.

  • October 22, 2019

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    Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics Acceptance

    Our work on alterations in bone homeostasis and microstructure related to depression and allostatic load was accepted in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.
    doi: 10.1159/000503640

  • October 2019

    News of Welcome to the Tissue Regeneration & Mechanobiology Lab

    Welcome to the Tissue Regeneration & Mechanobiology Lab

    Welcome to the website of the Tissue Regeneration & Mechanobiology Laboratory at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at RIT.