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  What is toxicology? Toxicology is a field of science that helps us understand the harmful effects that chemicals, substances, or situations, can have on people, animals, and the environment. Some refer to toxicology as the “Science of Safety” because as a field it has evolved from a science focused on studying poisons and adverse effects of chemical exposures, to a science devoted to studying safety. Toxicology uses the power of science to predict what, and how chemicals may cause harm and then shares that information to protect public health. When talking about toxicology it is important to keep a few things in mind. Not everyone will respond to substances in exactly the same way. Many factors, including the amount and duration of exposure, an individual’s susceptibility to a substance, and a person’s age, all impact whether a person will develop a disease or not. There are times in a person’s life when he or she may be more susceptible to chemicals. These times may include peri...

Tissue engineering is a multidisciplinary field (physics, chemistry, biology, engineering) that employs a combination of cells, scaffolds, and bioactive molecules to generate functional tissue grafts for the repair, replacement, or regeneration of diseased tissues.  Biomaterials are biocompatible natural or synthetic materials that interact with biological systems and used for prosthetic, diagnostic, therapeutic, or storage applications. In the tissue engineering realm, biomaterials are used to engineer a temporary framework (scaffold) that resembles the native tissue and provides a support structure to facilitate cell adhesion, proliferation, differentiation, and tissue regeneration. Dr. Vipuil Kishore's Functional Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering laboratory in the chemical engineering program at Florida Tech has several ongoing research projects on the development of collagen-based biomimetic scaffolds for tissue engineering applications. Biofabricatio...