Examination of Microvascular Remodeling to Enhance Autologous Fat Grafting

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in the UVa Department of Chemistry for allowing me to be a part of the development of an exciting clinical diagnostic device. To the past and present Peirce Pirates/members of the lab, it has been a pleasure working with all of you. I'll miss experiencing the joys (and difficulties) of research, our coffee runs, Last Thursday happy hours, croquet matches, our shared commiserating, and bocce tournaments, but I look forward to our continued friendships. To Bryan, Jason, and Tom, thank you for showing me the ropes and getting me started when I was a new graduate student. Alongside me throughout my graduate work-Joe, Kyle, and Anthony-thank you for being great friends, coworkers, and scientists to help refine my work. Anthony, you deserve a special thank you for keeping the lab running smoothly even when we tried to veer off course. To Molly, Bruce, and Clif, I appreciate the help that you all have provided and hope that I have reciprocated in some way to your work and look forward to seeing all of your successes in the future. To the undergraduates that worked directly with me-Yiqi, Ethan, and Cat-thank you for helping with experiments, analyzing data, and for teaching me about the UVa culture. I'm very fortunate to work with all of these talented individuals and am excited for our future friendships. Thank you to all of my fellow graduate students, their significant others, and my other Charlottesville friends that have been a part of many fun and exciting adventures along the way. I've forged a new set of friends here in Charlottesville (way too long to list) and I am looking forward to our continued relationships. I would especially like to thank Eric, Sameer, and Edik for their continued friendship and encouragement. Eric, thanks for teaching me everything there is to know about beer and for explaining the game of rugby to me (maybe one day I'll understand it). Sameer, thank you for always being willing to talk about sports and, in general, arguing (discussing?) Georgia Tech and UVa sports. Edik, thanks for being so positive about everything and for your happy-go-lucky/West coast attitude that brought a fresh perspective to my life. I am truly lucky to develop and maintain so many great relationships during graduate school. My family deserves much of the credit for my successes. Mom and Dad, thank you for always pushing me to try my hardest and for enabling me to journey down v this privileged path. While my parents don't know exactly what I do, they have never stopped telling me how proud they are of me and have always been my number one supporter. To answer your recurring question Mom and Dad, "school is going well". I love you, Mom and Dad. To my brother/role model/best friend Marc, thank you for setting such a great standard for me to live up to. I've followed your example from when we were young and will continue to look up to you. To Amanda, I also want to thank you for your support over the years. I also owe gratitude to extended family members that have supported me along the way-Aunt Nancy, AK and UA, t...