Tannin Schmidt
Positions
Adjunct Associate Professor
Faculty of Kinesiology
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Background
Educational Background
BASc Engineering Science, University of Toronto, 2000
MS Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, 2002
PhD Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, 2006
PostDoc Rheumatology & Biochemistry, Rush University , 2008
Research
Areas of Research
My basic and translational research interests in biomedical engineering lie within biomechanics (biotribology), biomaterials, biointerface science and biochemistry/biophysics, all within the context of engineering health.
The goal of my program is to understand the fundamental mechanisms and properties of proteoglycan 4 (PRG4), also known as lubricin (a critical lubricating protein found throughout the human body), at relevant biointerfaces and biomaterials, and to apply that knowledge to the development of PRG4-containing biotherapeutics and biomaterials.
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