Jessica Weaver
Assistant Professor,
School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering
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Phone: 480-965-5144
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550 E Orange St Tempe, AZ 85281
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Mail code: 9709Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio
Jessica Weaver is an assistant professor in the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering. Her expertise lies in integrating biomaterials, drug delivery, and tissue and immune engineering for the development of functional and immune-protected tissue and cell grafts. Her research focuses on developing safe, translatable technologies with long-term efficacy to widen the applicability of cell therapies to broad patient populations through the elimination of chronic immunosuppression.
Education
Ph.D. University of Miami
Google Scholar URL
Publications
- Weaver, JD, Headen, DM, Coronel, MM, Hunckler, MD, Shirwan, H, García, AJ, Synthetic poly(ethylene glycol)-based microfluidic islet encapsulation reduces graft volume for delivery to highly vascularized and retrievable transplant site, American Journal of Transplantation, (2018), DOI: 10.1111/ajt.15.
- Xu, J, Tapadar, S, Weaver, JD, Raji, I, Pithadia, D, García, AJ, Oyelere, A, Shin, C, Inhibition of TBK1/IKKε Promotes Regeneration of Pancreatic Beta Cells, Scientific Reports, 8 (1), 15587 (2018).
- Weaver, JD, Headen, DM, Hunckler, MD, Coronel, MM, Stabler, CL, García, AJ, Design of a vascularized synthetic poly (ethylene glycol) macroencapsulation device for islet transplantation, Biomaterials, 172, 54-65 (2018)
- Headen, DM, Woodward, KB, Weaver, JD, Zhao, H, Shastra, P, Bowen, WS, Johnson, CT, Shea, LD, Yolcu, E, García, AJ, Shirwan, H, Localized Immunomodulation with Biomaterials Presenting SA-FasL Achieves Allogeneic Islet Graft Acceptance without Chronic Immunosuppression, Nature Materials, 17, 732-739 (2018).
- Navarro-Requena, C, Weaver, JD, Clark, A, Clift, D, Perez-Amodio, S, Castano, O, Zhou, D, García, AJ, Engel, E, PEG Hydrogel Containing Calcium-Releasing Particles and Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Promote Vessel Maturation, Acta Biomaterialia, 67, 53-65 (2018).
- Weaver, JD, Headen, DM, Aquart, J, Johnson, CT, Shea, LD, Shirwan, H, García, AJ, Vasculogenic Hydrogel Enhances Marginal Islet Mass Engraftment and Function in Extrahepatic Transplant Sites, Science Advances, 3 (6), e1700184 (2017).
- Moulisova, V, Gonzalez-Garcia, C, Cantini, M, Rodrigo-Navarro, A, Weaver, JD, Costell, M, Sabater I Serra, R, Dalby, MJ, Garcia, AJ, Salmeron-Sanchez, M, Engineered Microenvironments for Synergistic VEGF-Integrin Signaling During Vascularization, Biomaterials, 126, 61-74 (2017).
- Jiang, K, Weaver, JD, Li, Y, Chen, X, Liang, L, Stabler, CL, Local Release of Dexamethasone from Macroporous Scaffolds Accelerates Islet Transplant Engraftment by Promotion of Anti-Inflammatory M2 Macrophages, Biomaterials, 114, 71-81 (2017).
- Weaver, JD, Song, Y., Pileggi, A, Ricordi, C, Buchwald, P, Stabler, CL, Controlled Release of Glucocorticoids from Organosilicone Constructs for Local Modulation of Inflammation in an Islet Transplant Site, Tissue Engineering Part A, 21 (15-16), 2250-2261 (2015).
- Buchwald P, Cechin SR, Weaver JD and Stabler CL, Experimental Evaluation and Computational Modeling of the Effects of Encapsulation on the Time-Profile of Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Release of Pancreatic Islets, BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 14(28), 1-14 (2015).
- Weaver, JD, and Stabler, CL, Antioxidant Cerium Oxide Nanoparticle Hydrogels for Cellular Encapsulation, Acta Biomaterialia, 16, 136-144 (2015).
- Song, Y, Margolles-Clark, E., Fraker, CA, Weaver, JD, Ricordi, C., Pileggi, A., Stabler, CL, and Buchwald, P., Feasibility of Localized Immunosuppression: 3. Preliminary Evaluation of Organosilicone Constructs Designed for Sustained Drug Release in a Cell Transplant Environment Using Dexamethasone, Pharmazie, 67, 394-399 (2012).
- Giraldo, J.A., Weaver J.D., Stabler, C.L. Enhancing Clinical Islet Transplantation through Tissue Engineering Strategies, J Diabetes Sci Technol. 4(5), 1238-47 (2010).
Courses
2025 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| BDE 792 | Research |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| BME 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BME 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BME 394 | Special Topics |
| BME 598 | Special Topics |
| BDE 792 | Research |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| BME 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BDE 792 | Research |
| BME 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BME 394 | Special Topics |
| BME 467 | Tissue Eng & Regenerative Med. |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BDE 792 | Research |
| BDE 792 | Research |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BME 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BME 394 | Special Topics |
| BDE 792 | Research |
| BME 598 | Special Topics |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BME 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BDE 792 | Research |
| BME 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BDE 792 | Research |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BME 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BME 394 | Special Topics |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BME 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BME 467 | Tissue Eng & Regenerative Med. |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BME 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BME 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BME 591 | Seminar |
| BME 394 | Special Topics |
| BME 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BME 598 | Special Topics |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BME 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BME 591 | Seminar |
| BME 467 | Tissue Eng & Regenerative Med. |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| BME 591 | Seminar |
| BME 394 | Special Topics |
| BME 394 | Special Topics |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BME 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BME 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BME 591 | Seminar |
| BME 792 | Research |
| ASU 101-BME | The ASU Experience |
| ASU 101-BME | The ASU Experience |
| ASU 101-BME | The ASU Experience |
| BME 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BME 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BME 394 | Special Topics |
| BME 394 | Special Topics |
| BME 394 | Special Topics |
| BME 394 | Special Topics |
| BME 467 | Tissue Eng & Regenerative Med. |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BME 591 | Seminar |
| BME 394 | Special Topics |
| BME 394 | Special Topics |
| BME 394 | Special Topics |
| BME 394 | Special Topics |
| BME 598 | Special Topics |