Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering

The fields of biomaterials and tissue engineering combine elements of cellular and molecular biology, materials science, and engineering. Research in the area of biomaterials can range from creating drug-delivering nanoparticles that improve disease treatment to developing 3D tissue substitutes using scaffolds that are engineered from proteins native to the human body. Our tissue engineering faculty employ a diverse range of approaches to create living tissue environments that may be used to restore the function of a damaged organ or uncover biological mechanisms related to tissue development and disease.

Core faculty

• Randolph Ashton
• Paul Campagnola
• Shaoqin “Sarah” Gong
• Melissa Kinney
• Pamela Kreeger
• Wan-Ju Li
• Kristyn Masters
• William Murphy
• Melissa Skala

Faculty affiliates

• Sean Fain (Medical Physics)
• Hau D. Le (Surgery)
• Jacob Notbohm (Mechanical Engineering)
• Sean Palecek (Materials Science and Engineering)
• Eric Shusta (Chemical and Biological Engineering)