Education
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, The University at Buffalo (SUNY), 2018
M.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, 2021
ls882@cornell.edu | Twitter: @LeighSlyker
Research
Leigh is a sixth-year PhD candidate interested in covalent modifications and physical network crosslinking of collagen hydrogels for tissue engineering applications.
Publications
3. Diamantides, N, Slyker, L, Martin, S, Rodriguez, MR, Bonassar, LJ. Pre-glycation impairs gelation of high concentration collagen solutions. J Biomed Mater Res. 2022; 1- 11. doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.37431
2. Darkes-Burkey C*, Liu X*, Slyker L*, Mulderrig J, Pan W, Giannelis E, et al. Simple synthesis of soft, tough, and cytocompatible biohybrid composites. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2022; 119(28). doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2116675119. *authors contributed equally
1. Slyker, L., Diamantides, N., Kim, J., & Bonassar, L. J. (2021). Mechanical performance of collagen gels is dependent on purity, α1/α2 ratio, and telopeptides. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 110(1), 11– 20. doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.37261
