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Alumna Visits with Biology Classes
Earlier this week, Abby Grosskopf '13 zoomed with the Biology and Honors Biology classes (4 total classes) to discuss her research at Stanford University. Unfortunately, her current work is on hold due to COVID-19, so she reached out to Science Teacher Christie Reed to see if she could help and share her work and her path of interest with Baldwin’s students.
Abby spoke about some of her previous research on biomaterials — creating scaffolding for cells while engineering tissue. When cells are injected into living organisms for repair, they need some sort of scaffolding to help them take hold. But this material has to be able to move through a needle and into the organism like a liquid, but then form more of a solid structure once inside the organism. She discussed the use of stem cells, along with the engineering of this special material. Additionally, Abby introduced the students to bioprinting — the idea of 3-D printing materials useful in living organisms. Finally, she talked about her lab doing their part to help with the fight against COVID-19. They are using scrap pieces of Styrofoam and converting it into fibers that are then pressed to create face shields for the medical field.
