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Biology and Biochemistry D-index 50 Citations 7,493 130 World Ranking 10211 National Ranking 4485

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Awards & Achievements

2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

2020 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors

2019 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

2016 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Biochemistry
  • Genetics
  • Internal medicine

Sharon Gerecht mainly focuses on Cell biology, Self-healing hydrogels, Biomedical engineering, Tissue engineering and Cell culture. Her research in Cell biology is mostly focused on Stem cell. Her Self-healing hydrogels research includes elements of Angiogenesis, Neovascularization, Hyaluronic acid, Wound healing and Transplantation.

Her Angiogenesis research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Progenitor cell and Vasculogenesis. Her studies in Tissue engineering integrate themes in fields like Microvessel, Extracellular matrix, Regenerative medicine and In vivo. Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Myocyte, Cancer metastasis, Embryoid body and Actin.

Her most cited work include:

  • Hyaluronic acid hydrogel for controlled self-renewal and differentiation of human embryonic stem cells (553 citations)
  • Dextran hydrogel scaffolds enhance angiogenic responses and promote complete skin regeneration during burn wound healing (285 citations)
  • Bioactive hydrogel scaffolds for controllable vascular differentiation of human embryonic stem cells. (236 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

Her main research concerns Cell biology, Stem cell, Self-healing hydrogels, Extracellular matrix and Induced pluripotent stem cell. The study incorporates disciplines such as Tissue engineering, Cell and Endothelial stem cell in addition to Cell biology. The Stem cell study combines topics in areas such as Regeneration and Adult stem cell.

Her research integrates issues of In vitro, Neovascularization, Hyaluronic acid, Biophysics and Biomedical engineering in her study of Self-healing hydrogels. Her research in Extracellular matrix intersects with topics in Elastin and Cell adhesion. Her Induced pluripotent stem cell research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Cell culture and Cell type.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Cell biology (54.74%)
  • Stem cell (22.63%)
  • Self-healing hydrogels (22.11%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2019-2021)?

  • Cell biology (54.74%)
  • Self-healing hydrogels (22.11%)
  • Phenotype (3.16%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Sharon Gerecht focuses on Cell biology, Self-healing hydrogels, Phenotype, Stiffening and Cancer research. Her research brings together the fields of Angiogenesis and Cell biology. The study incorporates disciplines such as Spheroid and 3D cell culture in addition to Angiogenesis.

She has included themes like Vinculin, Focal adhesion, Integrin and Tissue engineering in her Self-healing hydrogels study. Her research in Integrin intersects with topics in Laminin, Fibronectin, Extracellular matrix, Extracellular and Matrigel. Her study focuses on the intersection of Cancer research and fields such as Elastin with connections in the field of Hypoxia.

Between 2019 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • Collagen fiber structure guides 3D motility of cytotoxic T lymphocytes. (12 citations)
  • Early Vascular Cells Improve Microvascularization Within 3D Cardiac Spheroids (8 citations)
  • Hydrogel Network Dynamics Regulate Vascular Morphogenesis (7 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Biochemistry
  • Genetics
  • Internal medicine

Sharon Gerecht mainly investigates Cell biology, Angiogenesis, Induced pluripotent stem cell, Spheroid and 3D cell culture. Cell biology is closely attributed to Endothelial stem cell in her study. Her work carried out in the field of Endothelial stem cell brings together such families of science as Retinal, Stromal cell, Hypoxia and Neovascularization.

Her Stromal cell research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Retina and Stem cell. In Vasculogenesis, Sharon Gerecht works on issues like Integrin, which are connected to Tissue engineering. Her Myosin light-chain kinase research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in CD8, Matrix, Lymphocyte, Motility and Cytotoxic T cell.

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Best Publications

Hyaluronic acid hydrogel for controlled self-renewal and differentiation of human embryonic stem cells

Sharon Gerecht;Jason A. Burdick;Lino S. Ferreira;Seth A. Townsend.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2007)

657 Citations

Dextran hydrogel scaffolds enhance angiogenic responses and promote complete skin regeneration during burn wound healing

Guoming Sun;Xianjie Zhang;Yu I. Shen;Raul Sebastian.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2011)

380 Citations

Bioactive hydrogel scaffolds for controllable vascular differentiation of human embryonic stem cells.

Lino S. Ferreira;Sharon Gerecht;Jason Fuller;Hester F. Shieh.
Biomaterials (2007)

308 Citations

Vascular Progenitor Cells Isolated From Human Embryonic Stem Cells Give Rise to Endothelial and Smooth Muscle–Like Cells and Form Vascular Networks In Vivo

Lino S. Ferreira;Sharon Gerecht;Hester F. Shieh;Nicki Watson.
Circulation Research (2007)

295 Citations

Electrical stimulation of human embryonic stem cells: cardiac differentiation and the generation of reactive oxygen species.

Elena Serena;Elisa Figallo;Nina Tandon;Christopher Cannizzaro.
Experimental Cell Research (2009)

253 Citations

Micro-bioreactor array for controlling cellular microenvironments.

Elisa Figallo;Christopher Cannizzaro;Sharon Gerecht;Jason A. Burdick.
Lab on a Chip (2007)

245 Citations

Human embryonic stem cell transplantation to repair the infarcted myocardium

Jonathan Leor;Sharon Gerecht;Smadar Cohen;Liron Miller.
Heart (2007)

237 Citations

The effect of actin disrupting agents on contact guidance of human embryonic stem cells

Sharon Gerecht;Christopher J. Bettinger;Zhitong Zhang;Jeffrey T. Borenstein.
Biomaterials (2007)

231 Citations

Self-organized vascular networks from human pluripotent stem cells in a synthetic matrix

Sharon Gerecht;Sravanti Kusuma.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2014)

191 Citations

Biomimetic approach to cardiac tissue engineering

M Radisic;H Park;S Gerecht;C Cannizzaro.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B (2007)

190 Citations

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