Makenzee Smith
Undergraduate Student
Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan
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Hometown: Caro, Michigan
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Education: BSE in Biomedical Engineering, UMichigan,
2020 (anticipated)
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Outside of lab interests: When I’m not in class, I regularly attend yoga classes and play intramural sports. My favorite places to go in Ann Arbor are Blank Slate, Hop Cat, and U of M football, volleyball, and softball games.
Publications:
Matera DL, DiLillo KM, Smith MR, Davidson CD, Parikh R, Said M, Wilke CA, Lombaert IM, Arnold KB, Moore BB, Baker BM. "Microengineered 3D pulmonary interstitial mimetics highlight a critical role for matrix degradation in myofibroblast differentiation," Science Advances, 2020, doi:10.1126/sciadv.abb5069.
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Matera DL, Wang WY, Smith MR, Shikanov A, Baker BM. “Fiber density modulates cell spreading in 3D interstitial matrix mimetics,” ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 2019, doi:10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b00141
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