Jenni Popp

Research Interests:

Musculoskeletal tissue engineering, Biomaterials, Mechanical stimulation of tissue engineered constructs   

ProfessionalAffiliations:

Colorado Bioscience Association (CBSA)            
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS)  

Awards and Honors:

David W. & Lillian Francis Dissertation Fellowship, Virginia Tech (2008-2009)
Chevron-Phillips Chemical Professional Excellence Travel Award (2009)
Virginia Tech Institute of Critical Technology & Applied Science Fellowship (Dec 2006-June 2008)
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship Honorable Mention (2005)
Virginia Tech College of Engineering Dean's Fellowship (2004-2005)

Peer-reviewed Journal Publications 

Popp, J.R., K.E. Laflin, B.J. Love, and A.S. Goldstein, In vitro Evaluation of Calcium Phosphate, PLGA Microsphere Composite Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications, Submitted, Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.  

Popp, J.R., K.E. Laflin, B.J. Love, and A.S. Goldstein, Fabrication and Characterization of Calcium Phosphate, PLGA Microsphere Composite Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications, Submitted, Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.  

Zaborowska, M., Bodin, A., Backdahl, H., Popp, J., Goldstein, A., Gatenholm, P., Microporous bacterial cellulose as a potential scaffold for bone regeneration, In Press, Acta Biomaterialia, 2010.  

Popp, J.R., B.J. Love, and A.S. Goldstein, Effect of soluble zinc on differentiation of osteoprogenitor cells. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 2007. 81A(3): p. 766-769.    

Peer-reviewed Abstracts  

Popp, J.R., C.M. Flannery, T.L. Oreskovic, J.B. Recknor, K.S. Anseth, T.P. Quinn, Prediction of Collagen and Glycosaminoglycan Content by Acoustic Microscopy, Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting, April 2010, Seattle, WA  

Popp, J.R., B.J. Love, K.E. Laflin, and A.S. Goldstein, Comparison of Soluble and Insoluble Calcium Phosphate Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications, 55th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, February 2009, Las Vegas, NV  

Popp, J.R., B.J. Love, K.E. Laflin, and A.S. Goldstein, Comparison of Soluble and Insoluble Calcium Phosphate Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) North American Annual Conference, December 2008, San Diego, CA  

Popp, J.R., B.J. Love, K.E. Laflin, and A.S. Goldstein, Calcium Phosphate Containing Scaffolds Stimulate Early Stage Osteogenic Differentiation, Society for Biomaterials Translational Research Symposium, September 2008, Atlanta, GA  

Popp, J.R., B.J. Love, K.E. Laflin, and A.S. Goldstein, Soluble Calcium Phosphate Scaffolds Influence Osteogenic Differentiation, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society - Europe Annual Meeting, June 2008, Porto, Portugal  

Popp, J.R., B.J. Love, and A.S. Goldstein, Osteoblast Response to Amorphous Calcium Phosphate In Vitro, American Institute of Chemical Engineers 2006 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA