Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, 
Alyssa Ngangan
Research
My research examines molecular factors produced by embryonic stem cells undergoing differentiation via embryoid body formation. I am currently focusing primarily on assessing the temporal growth factors synthesized by embryonic stem cells and retained within embryoid body microenvironments. In conjunction with ongoing acellularization studies, I am developing several in vitro assays to assess the bioactivity of stem cell-derived molecules.
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Selective Awards
NIH Cell & Tissue Engineering Training Grant Fellowship (2006-2008)
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, Honorable Mention (2006)
TERMIS Student Travel Award (2007)
Publications
Ngangan AV, McDevitt TC. Acellularization of embryoid bodies via physical disruption methods. Biomaterials, 30(6): 1143-1149 (2009).
Nair R, Ngangan AV, McDevitt TC. Efficacy of solvent extraction methods for acellularization of embryoid bodies. Journal of Biomaterials Science Polymer Edition 19(6): 801-819 (2008).
Biography
Alyssa graduated with a B.S. degree from Tufts University in 2003 after double majoring in Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology. As an undergrad, Alyssa conducted research in the laboratory of Dr. David L. Kaplan examining the use of barnacle adhesive as a potential medical adhesive and isolating novel proteins involved in the adhesion process. From 2003 – 2005, Alyssa worked as a research scientist designing and developing transgenic and knockout mice in the Molecular Genetics Department at Wyeth Reseach in Andover, MA. In August 2005, Alyssa joined Dr. Todd C. McDevitt’s laboratory at Georgia Institute of Technology and is currently working on her thesis project developing embryonic acellular matrices to promote angiogenesis.