TERMIS

Maxime Guillemette - Chair TERMIS-SYIS NA
Maxime received his PhD from Laval University in Canada in the field of cardiovascular tissue engineering in 2009. His work was mainly concentrated on mechanically improved vascular constructs using cell orientation in the smooth muscle media, as well as on the creation of a tissue-engineered vascular adventitia with vasa vasorum. Maxime now holds a postdoctoral position in the Langer Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where his experiments focus on the microfabrication of elastomeric polymers for the creation of tissue-engineered cardiac muscle with native-like mechanical properties.

Sayed-Hadi Mirmalek-Sani - Vice Chair TERMIS-SYIS NA
Sayed-Hadi Mirmalek-Sani is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, North Carolina, working on a JDRF-funded project for diabetes research. He completed his thesis studies in 2006 on the characterization of human bone stem cells at the Bone & Joint Research Group, University of Southampton, and stayed for a two-year postdoctoral position determining cell expansion strategies. For four years Sayed-Hadi was the first postgraduate/postdoctoral representative for the UK Tissue and Cell Engineering Society (TCES) and was also the SYIS Meeting and Fundraising Committee chair for TERMIS-EU 2007.

Julie Steen - Immediate Past Chair TERMIS-SYIS NA - Meeting and Fundraising Committee Chair
Julie received her B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from North Carolina State University where she graduated with honors. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Wake Forest University. A member of Dr. Anthony Atala's laboratory, her research interests include the use of decellularized scaffolds for meniscus tissue engineering.

Dhev Raghavan - Treasurer TERMIS-SYIS NA
Devanathan Raghavan received his PhD in Bioengineering from Clemson University. His doctoral studies involved the development of a novel patent pending fixation strategy for bioprosthetic heart valves for stabilizing glycosaminoglycans. After completion of his PhD, he has started working in Dr. Anthony Atala's lab as a post doctoral research fellow at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine where he continues to develop tissue engineered heart valves for clinical use. His past positions include Secretary for Society of Biomaterials (SFB) - student section (2007-2009), Secretary for Clemson Bioengineering Society (CBS) (2007-2008), and Graduate student senator with Graduate Student Government - Clemson University (2007-2008).

Robert Gauvin - Chair of the Scientific and Professional Development Committee