Samuel Herberg, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, received a 2016 Young Investigator Award from the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) – Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
The award recognizes two individuals in the early stages of their research careers (graduate students or post-doctoral fellows).
As an awardee, Herberg was invited to present his conference abstract during the TERMIS meeting in December. His also received a monetary award of $2,500.
The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine is “committed to the development and dissemination of novel therapies for the repair and replacement of diseased tissues and organs.” For that reason, the institute aims to advance the careers of young investigators.
Herberg works under the mentorship of Eben Alsberg, professor of biomedical engineering and orthopaedics.
Herberg’s postdoctoral research has largely focused on the effects of spatiotemporally-controlled morphogen presentation on osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cell condensations, in addition to the therapeutic delivery of miRNAs via polymer hydrogels, for biomimetic bone tissue engineering applications. His research is inspired by developmental processes in efforts to better understand and facilitate native tissue regeneration. He has a passion for orthopaedic research and is in the process of expanding his studies to other musculoskeletal and neurosensory tissues.
Learn more about him and the award at termis.org/am2016/wfirm.php.