John Slater joined UD as an assistant professor of biomedical engineering in fall 2013. His lab focuses on implementing biomimetic materials for cell and tissue engineering applications. For cell engineering applications, Slater investigates how biophysical and biochemical cues coming from a cell’s microenvironment can be tuned to regulate a cell’s fate. This approach is being used to produce more uniform cell populations of a chosen functional type in order to prime cells for cell-based therapeutic applications. For tissue engineering applications, Slater focuses on developing and implementing 3D microfluidic systems that are embedded in synthetic tissue. His lab is developing techniques that use images of blood vessels in native tissue as templates for patterning the microfluidic systems using a laser. This technology is being used to fabricate micro-organs for drug screening applications.
- Doctoral Dissertation Defense – Diego A. Caban-RiveraBME PhD Candidate Diego A. Caban-Rivera will be defending his dissertation: Applications of Anisotropic Magnetic Resonance Elastography Date: April 10, 2025, 2:00 pm Location: FinTech Innovation Hub, Room 514
- Doctoral Dissertation Defense – L. Tyler WilliamsDate: April 2, 2025, 10:00 am (EST) Location: FinTech Innovation Hub, Room 414
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- Unveiling the renovated Design StudioFunded by donor support, UD’s Mechanical Engineering Design Studio now features 13,000 square feet and more than $2 million in manufacturing equipment
- Fall 2024 News from Biomedical EngineeringThis has been an exceptionally productive year for our department. Read our latest newsletter to learn more.