Testimonials

Dr.-Joshua-Mauney

UCI Urology is extremely pleased to welcome our newest faculty member and inaugural chair holder of the Jerry D. Choate Presidential Endowed Chair in Urology Tissue Engineering, Joshua Mauney, Ph.D.

Dr. Mauney joins us from Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School bringing a decade of experience in development of medical devices, continuous funding from NIH, and >40 publications authored in international peer-reviewed journals.

In particular, Dr. Mauney’s research focuses on the fabrication and evaluation of “off-the-shelf” grafts, from silkworm cocoons, for the reconstruction of hollow organs of the urinary tract, like the bladder, urethra, and ureter. These silk fibroin-based scaffolds have low immunogenicity polymers and high structural strength and elasticity. Therefore, can be tailored to mimic the structural and functional properties of native tissues, without eliciting adverse host immune responses.

In addition, Dr. Mauney’s team also specializes in the creation of novel large animal models of urinary tract and gastrointestinal disease for preclinical medical device testing. In December 2018, the internationally renowned journal, Tissue Engineering Part A, highlighted Dr. Mauney’s work, which can be used to screen novel therapeutics. https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/ten.tea.2018.0113

We wish Dr. Mauney continued success at UCI Urology and have no doubt that he is poised to make significant impacts in the health of our Orange County patients and beyond.

Nothing but the absolute best in patient care & treatment.

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