Biomaterials & Biofabrication Laboratory
About us
Our research group is focusing on development, fabrication and characterisation of new biomaterials to investigate their interactions with biological systems for tissue engineering applications. We are especially interested in using natural and synthetic polymers and fabrication scaffolds with the use of additive manufacturing technologies and 3D bioprinting for tissue engineering applications.
Our group is particularly interested in the development of novel bioinks and solutions for 3D bioprinting (extrusion-based, light-based and volumetric bioprinting).
The projects are carried out in the Center for Advanced Technologies at Adam Mickiewicz University in the newly (2024) established Jagoda Lab.
The newly estabilished group include interdisciplinary team members with backgrounds ranging from physics, material science to cell biology. After detailed characterisation of the materials we analyze the biological impact of scaffolds with a specific architecture/surface topography for use in cell culturing, targeted growth and differentiation. Recently awarded project realized in the Lab recieved funding from National Science Centre (NCN) on realization of Sonata project: „Development and characterization of a novel bioink for fabrication of 3D printed bioartificial pulsatile prosthesis for applications in tissue engineering – PulsBioInk”. Grant is in the collaboration with University of Michigan in USA and Belvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) in Spain. Another project — First Team FENG — is being implemented under the First Team programme of the Foundation for Polish Science and co-financed by the European Union through the European Funds for Smart Economy 2021–2027 (FENG). The project focuses on developing a two-component hybrid bioink for 3D bioprinting of vascularized constructs. It involves extensive material engineering, both volumetric and extrusion-based bioprinting techniques, as well as studies based on induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs).
Principal Investigator
dr Jagoda Litowczenko-Cybulska
Ph.D in Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland
Current affiliation:
Center for Advanced Technologies at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland
Postdoc
Ph.D in Chemistry, Material Science, and Engineering, Riga Technical University, Latvia.
dr Vanessa Almonti
Postdoc
Ph.D in Experimental Medicine, Università di Genova, Italy.
MSc, Hawrez Ismael
PhD student, Doctoral School of Exact Sciences at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland
Aryna Shakun
Bachelor student, Faculty of Biology at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland
Intern Students
Jiyun Chu
Medical student at Jeju National University School of Medicine in South Korea
Join Our Team!
Are you passionate about 3D bioprinting, materials engineering, or stem cell biology? We are always excited to collaborate with driven Master’s students, postgraduates, and postdocs who share our vision. Stay tuned for upcoming opportunities in the following positions:
Postdoc – linked to FirstTeam project, job offers: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/300257
PhD student – linked to FirstTeam project, job offer will be announced soon
PhD student – linked to FirstTeam project, job offer will be announced soon
Master Student – linked to FirstTeam project, job offer will be announced soon
Master Student – linked to FirstTeam project, job offer will be announced soon
Project contractor x3 – linked to FirstTeam project, job offer will be announced soon