Dr. Bashur received his Ph.D from Virginia Tech in Chemical Engineering, and he performed his postdoctoral studies at the Cleveland Clinic. He is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Florida Institute of Technology. His research involves vascular and microvascular tissue engineering, with his laboratory working on fabricating novel biomaterials, exploring in vitro interactions, and determining construct viability in vivo. He also has experience as a consultant for a tissue engineering start-up company. Dr. Bashur is active in the regenerative medicine area, including being a Scientific Advisor for the 2019 and 2020 TERMIS-Americas conferences.