College
College of Engineering
Department
Biological Engineering Department
Faculty Mentor
Elizabeth Vargis
Abstract
Diabetic cardiomyopathy impairs and damages heart tissue through chronic exposure to hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar, in diabetic individuals.
Studying the disease in heart tissue is difficult, so we set out to create a three-dimensional heart model that we can study under these hyperglycemic conditions.
Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
2-20-2025
Recommended Citation
Andreasen, Maelyn, "Hagfish Protein Models of Heart Tissue Reveal Processes of Diabetes" (2025). Research on Capitol Hill. Paper 188.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/roch/188
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