Maryam Ali

Maryam Ali, M.S.

(Ph.D. in progress)
  • Position:
    Graduate Student - Ph.D.

    Biomedical Engineering

    University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)

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  • Advisor:

    Jason B. Shear

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  • Degrees:
     
    Ph.D. (in progress), Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)
     
    M.S., Chemical Engineering, Auburn University (Auburn, Alabama)
     
    B.S., Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA)
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  • Past Advisors:
     
    Mark E. Byrne (as Graduate Student - Masters)
     
    David A. Tirrell (as Undergraduate Student)
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  • Research:
    In vitro fabrication of protein microstructures through multiphoton excitation.

    In the Shear Labs we fabricate novel materials at the micron-scale that can be included in biological microenvironments to influence the growth and function of cellular systems. Biomaterials made of macromolecules such as proteins are fabricated by radical-based reactions between moieties, powered by a tightly focused pulsed-laser beam capable of multiphoton excitation (MPE).

    Direct-writing and photomasking allows us to create topographically complex structures. We've demonstrated 2D fabrication in protein solutions, anchored on a glass substrate. Features in the third dimension are produced by fabricating over pre-existing structures. With this technique, I hope to build micron-scale scaffolding that can manipulate neuronal behavior.

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  • Other Experience:

    2005-present Graduate Teaching Assistant

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Maryam Ali's Publications (3)



Maryam Ali's Posters and Presentations (2)

  • Controlled Release of Hyaluronic Acid from Molecularly Imprinted Hydrogel Contact Lenses (presentation)

    Maryam Ali, Mark E. Byrne

    Society for Biomaterials , 34th Annual Meeting, Advances in Drug Delivery Session, San Antonio, TX; 04/2009
  • Therapeutic Contact Lenses: In-vitro Release via Experimental Physiological Ocular Tear Flow Model (presentation)

    Ali M., Zhang J.B., Saha J., Pass S., Horikawa S., Hong J.W. & Byrne M.E.

    Society for Biomaterials , 32nd Annual Meeting, Advances in Drug Delivery Session, Chicago, IL; 04/2007

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One Figure for Maryam Ali

A cuboid-shaped BSA structure fabricated through multiphoton excitation, one layer at a time. Makes me hungry for cake.


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