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Trend Center for Tissue Regeneartion and Engineering at Dayton

Tissue Regeneration & Engineering

The University of Dayton’s Center for Tissue Regeneration & Engineering at Dayton (TREND) aims to understand the basic biology of how damaged tissues and organs can regenerate. Given the ability of cells in the body to participate in repair, it is imperative to understand how to harness such a property at will. In this respect translating these basic concepts to engineer tissues might solve problems associated with poor regeneration and artificial tissues.

The Center is committed to interactions with prominent scientists in the field, by inviting them to Campus and by establishing the Emerging Technology Forum, for active discussions of new ideas.  The Center’s focus areas include research collaboration, advanced academic & research training, and technology transfer.

Our Mission
The TREND Center will promote and support RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS between university faculty and research scientists and engineers in the area of tissue regeneration and bioengineering. The interests of the Center are in eye, bone and ear regeneration and engineering. However, the Center welcomes new ideas and collaborations in any aspect of tissue engineering.  The Center will also establish collaborations with other institutions and industry in the region as well as nationally.  The TREND Center will also provide ADVANCED ACADEMIC & RESEARCH TRAINING in this field leading to MS and Ph.D. degrees as well as to provide opportunities for undergraduate research with the Center faculty.  The TREND Center will promote TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER by facilitating the availability of the applications, techniques and tools developed by the Center to be commercialized by the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and health care industries.

News & Announcments
People in the News:
Oyster Talent
It’s a gem of an idea. Based on the premise that an irritant introduced into an oyster will produce a pearl, scientists at the University of Dayton Research Institute are prompting oysters to produce pearl-like coatings on metal for applications to range from aircraft corrosion protection to biocompatible medical devices. February 1, 2008 (UDRI press release)

People in the News:
Fixing What Ails Us
UD researchers are working to make broken bones heal faster and stronger using carbon-based repair parts — bone fixation plates that disappear over time, scaffolding for new bone cells to grow on — instead of the metal now used. For patients, this could equal fewer surgeries, less pain and better healing. December 1, 2007 (UD Quarterly)