Experts on biomaterials
Biomaterial scientists and engineers develop materials, both natural and synthetic, that play a broad range of roles in medicine and health care. From medical implants to engineered tissues, the development of biomaterials draws on expertise in biology and synthetic biology, chemistry and chemical engineering, physics, and materials science. WPI experts on biomaterials are exploring the development and use of biomaterials in such areas as women’s health, healing connective tissue, regenerating skin and other tissues, and enhance the production of important drugs and other biomolecules.
Christina Mary Bailey-Hytholt
- Assistant Professor Chemical Engineering
Professor Bailey-Hytholt's research is focused on areas that include biomaterials, drug and gene delivery, and diagnostics. In her research lab, she applies concepts including lipid and polymeric material assembly, molecular interaction studies, and
Kristen Billiar
- Professor Biomedical Engineering
Professor Billiar studies the mechanisms by which mechanical forces regulate the development and healing of connective tissues and the pathogenesis of disease is becoming one of the foremost problems at the intersection of biomechanics and cell biology.
Terri Anne Camesano
- Dean of Graduate Studies Graduate & Professional Studies
Professor Camesano is the Dean of Graduate Studies. She is also a chemical engineering professor and director of the Camesano lab which is focused on understanding how bacteria adhere to surfaces. Bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation are at the core
Natalie Farny
- Associate Professor Biology & Biotechnology
Professor Farny is a broadly trained cell and molecular biologist with an interest in the emerging field of synthetic biology. She is currently integrating these interests to pursue research in two key areas: 1) Using biomolecules and engineered
Arne Gericke
- Dean of Undergraduate Studies Undergraduate Studies
Professor Gericke is a biophysical chemist studying lipid mediated protein functions using calorimetric, spectroscopic, and advanced microscopic techniques. An area of particular interest is phosphoinositide mediated signaling.
Sarah D Olson
- William Steur Professor & Department Head Mathematical Sciences
Professor Olson explores development of mathematical and computational models to understand emergent phenomenon in biological systems. Applications include tissue engineering, micro-organism motility, muscle contraction, and cell division in cancer cells.
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George D Pins
- Professor Biomedical Engineering
Professor Pins has more than 25 years of expertise in the design, development, and evaluation of implantable biomaterials, and the fabrication of biomimetic scaffolds for tissue engineering applications. His research focuses on collagen and fibrin
Suzanne Frances Scarlata
- Professor Chemistry & Biochemistry
Professor Scarlata's work seeks to understand how hormones and neurotransmitters lead to changes in the growth, division, and shape of cells such as cardiac myocytes (heart muscle cells). She is particularly interested in how connections between neurons
Eric Mosher Young
- Associate Professor-Engineering Chemical Engineering
Prof. Young is an expert in yeast, genetic engineering and synthetic biology. His research uses machine learning, directed evolution, gene editing, metabolic engineering, and genetic circuits to make yeast cell factories for producing medicines, biofuels,
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Haichong Zhang
- Associate Professor Robotics Engineering
Professor Zhang is the founding director of the Medical Frontier Ultrasound Imaging and Robotic Instrumentation (Medical FUSION) Laboratory. The research in his lab focuses on the interface of medical imaging, sensing, and robotics; and on developing