• Integrating computational and medicinal chemistry to discover immune modulators for tissue repair

    • Highly potent P-selectin antagonists

    • Thrombus targeted anticoagulants with low bleeding risk

    • Temperature sensitive anti-platelet inhibitors for use during cardiac surgery

    • Synthetic heparins and sulfated poly-amido-saccharides as anticoagulants

    • Mapping the macrophage ‘glycome’

    • Identifying the role of syndecans in cardiovascular disease and in resolving inflammation

    • Design of ECM analogues with tailored microstructure and biomechanical properties

    • Microfluidic systems for manufacturing oriented, ultrathin collagen sheets

    • Scalable production of endothelial and smooth muscle cells from human pluripotent stem cells

    • Genome editing to enhance the performance of allogeneic cells and tissues

    • Conformal multicomponent, layer-by-layer polymeric films as protective cell and tissue coatings

    • Advancing ‘tissue-targeted chemistry’ to enhance cell based therapies

    • Designing cardiovascular devices that activate the protein C pathway and block purinergic-dependent pathways to inhibit thrombin generation and platelet activation

    • Discovery of approaches to “regenerate” covalently bound bioactive coatings after the implantation of a medical device

    • Recombinant elastin protein polymers with applications in tissue engineering and drug delivery

    • Self-assembling fibril-forming collagen-mimetic peptides

    • Supported polymerizable lipid bilayers as ‘membrane-mimetic’ biomaterials

    • Glycan bearing biomacromolecules as components of an artificial glycocalyx

    • Cell targeted nanoparticles for protein and nucleic acid delivery

We have engaged in a wide range of research questions:


Explore Our Publications

  • A PSGL-1 glycomimetic reduces thrombus burden without affecting hemostasis

  • In situ regeneration of bioactive coatings enabled by an evolved Staphylococcus aureus sortase A

  • Continuous Formation of Ultrathin, Strong Collagen Sheets with Tunable Anisotropy and Compaction

  • Modulation of lymphocyte-mediated tissue repair by rational design of heterocyclic aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonists

  • Targeted anti-thrombotic protein micelles

  • Resident and elicited murine macrophages differ in expression of their glycomes and glycan-binding proteins

  • A rechargeable anti-thrombotic coating for blood-contacting devices

  • Glycopeptide analogues of PSGL-1 inhibit P-selectin in vitro and in vivo