Staff
Biomedical Engineering
Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute
United States of America
Edward has For wound healing, we are interested in the role of the extracellular matrix in wound repair processes. An abundant matrix molecule called hyaluronan (HA), is present in a pericellular coat on fibroblasts, epithelial cells, and blood vessels, and appears to be critical for regulating inflammation and fibrosis (scarring) in healing wounds.
Edward research is focussed on Skin cancer; photodynamic therapy; light therapy; wound healing; inflammation; fibrosis; extracellular matrix