Morgan Egnot, PhD

Morgan Egnot's research spans the fields of bioengineering, urogynecology, and regenerative medicine. Their dissertation work explores how vaginal tissue can be processed into both novel biomaterials for complex pelvic surgical reconstruction and 3D cell culture models of gynecologic pathologies for reducing reliance on animal surgical models. Morgan works with xenografts and hydrogels synthesized from explanted animal tissue, primary cell lines from human donors, and animal surgical models including rabbits and primates. Research techniques central to their dissertation include macro- and microscale biomechanical testing, electron and light microscopy, and extracellular matrix proteomics.