Makayla Garner

Background

About Makayla Garner

I am currently enrolled in Clemson University’s engineering program to pursue an undergraduate degree in Bioengineering with an emphasis in Biomaterials. At my previous institution, Carson-Newman University, I played collegiate soccer for 2 ½ years, while playing 13 years of soccer before that. Due to injuries and the COVID-19 pandemic, I decided to transfer to Clemson University to focus more on my career path. I would like to pursue a career in Biomedical Engineering with an emphasis on tissue engineering and stem cells. With advancements in the Biomedical Engineering field, I would like to take on the challenge of researching different biomaterials that can help with common soft tissue sport injuries via angiogenesis. Some of those injuries include ankle sprains, groin pulls, hamstring strains, rotator cuff injuries, ACL/MCL tears, and tennis elbow. My desire is that with this type of research, the results would impact an athlete’s recovery time allowing a faster return to play.