J. A. Lewis

Embedding biomimetic vascular networks via coaxial sacrificial writing into functional tissue

This paper introduces methods to print biomimetic vascular networks into tissue matrices, demonstrating their functionality in cardiac tissues.

Immune Response of Transplanted Kidney Tissues Assembled from Organoid Building Blocks

This study transplants engineered kidney tissues made from organoid building blocks into mice with human immune cells to assess immune response and tissue integration, finding immune infiltration causes tissue injury similar to transplant rejection.

A Hypothesis-Based Hop Microbiology Laboratory Module Testing the Plausibility of the Mythical Origin of the India Pale Ale (IPA)

This paper describes a microbiology lab module testing whether highly-hopped beers prevent spoilage through antibacterial properties, finding that hop extracts inhibit bacterial growth.

A Wild Yeast Laboratory Activity: From Isolation to Brewing

This paper describes a laboratory course combining yeast molecular ecology and brewing, comparing wild and commercial yeast strains through three modules and showing student learning gains.

Independent mechanisms for acquired salt tolerance versus growth resumption induced by mild ethanol pretreatment in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

The paper investigates how mild ethanol pretreatment induces acquired salt tolerance and growth resumption in yeast through distinct mechanisms involving ENA genes.