Credit: Allison Belladonna
Doctoral student Anyesha Sarkar, left, and Assistant Professor of Biology and Microbiology, Mark Messerli, discuss the fluorescent image of an epithelial cell expressing a lipid-anchored protein (in red). The South Dakota State University researchers used fluorescence imaging, mathematical modeling and bioinformatics tools to develop a model that predicts how electrical stimulation aligns cells and promotes healing of chronic wounds, such as diabetic ulcers and bedsores.