Tanja Dominko

After receiving her PhD in Endocrinology-Reproductive Physiology from UW-Madison, Dr. Dominko spent over 25 years conducting research and teaching in biomedical sciences. During her time as a professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA. Dr. Dominko worked across scientific and engineering disciplines conducting basic and applied research in the fields of cell biology, assistive reproductive technologies, wound healing, fibrosis, stem cells and regenerative medicine, and skin and muscle tissue engineering. Her laboratory investigates molecular mechanism guiding phenotype decisions of fibroblasts during wound healing and the effects of fibroblast heterogeneity on the efficiency of nuclear reprogramming during pluripotent stem cell induction and somatic cell nuclear transfer. Dr. Dominko provides leadership for the UW Center for Biomedical Swine Research and Innovation to further develop genetically engineered swine models for bio-medical pre-clinical and translational research.