About

Dr. Lam is an expert in cardiovascular tissue engineering and stem cell regenerative medicine. Her research focuses on tissue engineering of blood vessels and application of her engineered vessels towards patient-specific grafts and as disease models. She graduated with honors from the University of Michigan and has received two Teaching Awards while at WSU. She completed postdoctoral training in two of the top labs in her field at Stanford University under the direction of Dr. Joseph Wu (Cardiovascular/Stem Cells) and Dr. Michael Longaker (Stem Cells/Regenerative Medicine). The goal of her lab is to create a new and better option for a vascular graft to treat patients suffering from vascular disease, and to discover new treatment targets by creating tissue engineered disease models.

Vascular Regeneration and Mechanics Lab

Here at the Vascular Regeneration and Mechanics Lab, we work as a team to find solutions for vascular disease. We created a platform technology to engineer blood vessels that we aim to develop into grafts for surgery and as a new foundation for disease models. Options for vascular grafts remain extremely limited, leaving patients in need. We are developing our engineered vessels into viable, patient-specific grafts using adult stem cells harvested from a patient's own fat tissue.

Vascular disease models are limited to inaccurate cell culture studies and non-human animal models. We are developing multiple vascular disease models, from coronary artery disease to cancer metastasis models. Together, we work towards better patient solutions.