ERP is delighted to announce that Dr. Tanja Dominko has joined the ERP Training Faculty. Dr. Dominko is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.
Research Focus:
The Dominko Lab focuses on the effects of tissue environment on fibroblast behaviors during wound healing. We are interested in the molecular mechanisms responsible for oxygen and growth factor signaling during switching between pro-fibrotic and pro-regenerative cell phenotype, the role of extracellular matrix in cell fate determination, and cell-cell and cell-material interactions in three-dimensional tissue constructs. Our goals are to better understand the pathways leading to functional tissue regeneration, develop clinically relevant therapies for regenerative medicine, and accelerate translation of promising discoveries into large animal models. We collaborate on development of humanized swine (organ donors for xenotransplantation) using assistive reproductive technologies, iPS cells, gene-editing and embryo complementation.
Please join us in welcoming Tanja to ERP!