Caroline Cvetkovic
Primary Research Area
- Cell and tissue engineering - Regenerative tissue engineering
Research Areas
- Microfabrication
- Regenerative tissue engineering
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Education
- Ph.D., Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2017
- M.S., Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2013
- B.S., Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011
Academic Positions
- Teaching Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Bioengineering, 2021-present
Other Professional Employment
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for Neuroregeneration and Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Research Institute, 2017-2021
Research Interests
- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
- Neural Engineering
- Biofabrication
- Biomedical Engineering Education
Primary Research Area
- Cell and tissue engineering - Regenerative tissue engineering
Research Areas
- Microfabrication
- Regenerative tissue engineering
Chapters in Books
Selected Articles in Journals
- Cvetkovic C, Fanning MC, Patnaik T, Ansari A, Gustafson S, Williamson A, Corbin E (2026). PAC-ROPHAGE: Teaching Macrophage Phagocytosis through Game Play. Biomed Eng Education, 6.
- Cvetkovic C, Lindley S, Golecki HM, Krencik R. (2024). Biofabrication of Neural Organoids: An Experiential Learning Approach for Instructional Laboratories. Biomed Eng Education, 4, 409-419.
- Cvetkovic C, Patel R, Hogan MK, Shetty A, Anderson M, Basu N, Ramesh S, Sardar D, Ward ME, Deneen B, Horner PJ, Krencik R. (2022). Assessing Gq-GPCR induced human astrocyte reactivity using bioengineered neural organoids. J Cell Biol, 221 (4): e202107135.
- Zinger A*, Cvetkovic C*, Sushnitha M, Naoi T, Baudo G, Anderson M, Shetty A, Basu N, Tasciotti E, Amit M, Xie T, Taraballi F, Krencik R. (2021). Humanized Biomimetic Nanovesicles for Neuron Targeting. Adv Sci, 8(19):e2101437.
- Kaufman CD, Liu SC, Cvetkovic C, Lee C, Naseri Kouzehgarani G, Gillette R, Bashir R, Gillette MU. (2020). Emergence of Functional Neuromuscular Junctions in an Engineered, Multicellular Spinal Cord-Muscle Bioactuator. APL Bioeng, 4(2):026104. Cover Image.
- Cvetkovic C, Basu N, Krencik R. (2018). Synaptic Microcircuit Modeling with 3D Cocultures of Astrocytes and Neurons from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells. JoVE, 138.
- Cvetkovic C*, Ferrall-Fairbanks MC*, Ko E, Grant L, Kong H, Platt MO, Bashir R. (2017). Investigating the Life Expectancy and Proteolytic Degradation of Engineered Skeletal Muscle Biological Machines. Sci Rep, 7(1):3775.
- Cvetkovic C, Rich MH, Raman R, Kong H, Bashir R. (2017). A 3D Printed Platform for Modular Neuromuscular Motor Units. Microsyst Nanoeng, 3(1):17015.
- Raman R, Cvetkovic C, Bashir R. (2017). A Modular Approach to Design, Fabrication, and Characterization of Muscle-Powered Biological Machines. Nat Protoc, 12(3), 519-533. Cover Image.
- Raman R, Cvetkovic C, Uzel SGM, Platt, RJ, Sengupta P, Kamm RD, Bashir R. (2016). Optogenetic Skeletal Muscle-Powered Adaptive Biological Machines. PNAS, 113(13), 3497-3502.
- Cvetkovic C*, Raman R*, Chan V, Williams BJ, Tolish M, Bajaj P, Sakar MS, Asada HH, Saif MTA, Bashir R. (2014). Three-Dimensionally Printed Biological Machines Powered by Skeletal Muscle. PNAS, 111(28), 10125-10130.
Articles in Conference Proceedings
- Mann J, Wright A, Althaus EW, Chang W, Ansari A, Cvetkovic C, Hajj R, Golecki HM. Reflective Teaching Practices for Equity-Minded Engineering Instructors. Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD) Conference, San Antonio TX, February 2025.
- Cvetkovic C, Jahnke K, Miriyala M, Owen B. Empowering Future Engineers by Integrating Science Communication into Undergraduate Labs. 2024 Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference, Washington DC, October 2024.
- Reck R, TerBush J, Cvetkovic C, Golecki HM, Schmitz C, Ansell K, Mussulman D, Radhakrishnan C, James IH. Getting Started Teaching an Undergraduate Engineering Laboratory. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland OR, June 2024.
Patents
Teaching Honors
- TEACHING: Facilitating Learning Excellence Award (UIUC): NE 431 (SP26)
- TEACHING: Amy L. Devine Faculty Recognition Award - Alpha Omega Epsilon (2024)
- TEACHING: List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent (UIUC): BIOE 360 (SP24, SP25)
- TEACHING: List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent (UIUC): BIOE 303 (SP24)
- TEACHING: Excellence in Mentoring Award - Houston Methodist (2020)
Research Honors
- RESEARCH: Mara H. Wasburn Early Engineering Educator Grant - American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Women in Engineering Division (2025)
Other Honors
- TRAINING: Career Development Award - Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) (2019)
- TRAINING: Trainee Professional Development Award - Society for Neuroscience (SfN) (2018)