Harriet and Jerry Dempsey Professor
Ph.D. Biology, Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology, Bucharest 1999
Research Interests
Minimally invasive therapy
Tissue Regeneration
Email dsimion@clemson.edu
Office 304 Rhodes Annex
Phone 864-656-5559
Biocompatibility and Tissue Regeneration Laboratory — Clemson University
Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine — Greenville Hospital System
Biomaterials: Cardiovascular and Orthopedic Applications
Artificial heart valves, vascular grafts, myocardial patches
Engineered intervertebral disc components
Biocompatibility testing in vitro and in vivo
Patient-Tailored Tissue Regeneration
Tissue and organ 3D reconstruction
Human mesenchymal stem cells
Organ-specific bioreactors
Tissue regeneration in pediatric patients
Tissue Engineering
Biological scaffolds with controlled degradation
Cues for stem cell differentiation
Living heart valves, arteries, veins, heart muscle
Functional viable intervertebral discs