Zachary Davis, Ph.D. (Alumnus)

 

 

Current Position: Post Doctoral Fellow

Walter Reed Army Medical Center

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BIO

Zack began working on his PhD at NC State in August 2018 after completing his bachelor’s degree in the material science department at NC State. His main research goal is to apply natural polymers to the fabrication of 3D printed scaffolds for tissue regeneration applications. When not in lab, Zack enjoys sailing, cooking for others, and getting lost in foreign cities.

Ph.D. Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, NC State University & UNC-Chapel Hill, 2023

B.S Material Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, 2018

HONORS & AWARDS

2023 Finalist, PhD Paper Competition, Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference
2023 1st place, Student Poster Competition, Society for Biomaterials NC State Student Chapter
2023 BME Graduate Student Service Award, for recognition of extracurricular service to the department
2022 Think, Collaborate, and Do Ideation Student Award, NC State University
2020 NSF Graduate Research Fellow
2018 University Honors Program graduate
2017 Undergraduate Summer Research Grant at Texas A&M
2016 DAAD RISE Germany Internship

PUBLICATIONS

Davis, Z.G., Hussain, A.F., Fisher, M.B. (2021) Processing variables of direct-write, near-field electrospinning impact size and morphology of gelatin fibers. Biomedical Materials 16(4). 10.1088/1748-605X/abf88b

Warren, P.B., Davis, Z.G., Fisher, M.B., (2019) Parametric Control of Fiber Morphology and Tensile Mechanics in Scaffolds with High Aspect Ratio Geometry Produced via Melt Electrowriting for Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue Engineering. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 99, 153-160

Shen, N., Riedl, J.A., Carvajal Berrio, D.A., Davis, Z.G., Monaghan, M.G., Layland, S.L., Hinderer, S., Schenke-Layland, K. (2018). A flow bioreactor system compatible with real-time two-photon fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy. Biomedical Materials 13(2)

Selected conference proceedings

Zachary G. Davis, Drew W. Koch, Samantha L. Watson, Grant M. Scull, Ashley C. Brown, Lauren V. Schnabel, Matthew B. Fisher, ”Stiffness of Direct-write, Near-field Electrospun Gelatin Fibers Generates Differences in Tenocyte Gene Expression.” Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference, June 2023, Vail, CO.

Zachary G. Davis, Drew W. Koch, Samantha L. Watson, Grant M. Scull, Ashley C. Brown, Lauren V. Schnabel, Matthew B. Fisher, ”Varying Stiffness of Aligned Direct-Write, Near-Field Electrospun Gelatin Fibers via Crosslinking Method Alters Tenocyte Morphology and Gene Expression.” Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society Annual Meeting, April 2023, Boston, MA

Zachary G. Davis, Grant M. Scull, Drew W. Koch, Lauren V. Schnabel, Ashley C. Brown, Matthew B. Fisher, ”Crosslinking Method of Aligned Direct-Write, Near-Field Electrospun Gelatin Fibers Alters Stiffness As Well As Tenocyte Viability And Morphology.” Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, February 2023, Dallas, TX.

Zachary G. Davis, Grant Scull, Ashley Brown, Matthew Fisher, “Variable stiffness of direct-written gelatin fibers with crosslinking technique: Toward a tendon tissue-on-a-chip model.” Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting. April 2022, Baltimore, MD.

Zachary G. Davis, Aasim Hussain, Matthew B. Fisher, “Gelatin and Acetic Acid Concentrations Along with Needle Gauge and Height Affect the Morphology and Diameter of Direct-Write, Near-Field Electrospun Gelatin Solution.” Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference, June 2020, [Virtual]. Lightning Talk.

Zachary G. Davis, Paul Warren, Matthew Fisher, “Effects of solvent and gelatin concentration on near-field, direct-write electrospinning of gelatin.” Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference, June 2019, Seven Springs, PA. Poster Presentation

Zachary Davis, Faraz Jivan, Daniel Alge, “Synthesis and Characterization of Modular PEG-Peptide Bioinks.” Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting 2017, Phoenix, AZ. Poster presentation.

Zachary Davis, Julia Brekke, Nian Shen, Michael Monaghan, Katja Schenke-Layland, Shannon Layland. “A Flow Bioreactor Enabling Simultaneous High-Resolution Microscopy of Monolayer Cultures.” Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting 2016, Minneapolis, MN. Poster presentation.