Home Department: Bioengineering
Mentor: Nidhi Bhutani (Orthopaedic Surgery)

“Elucidating Cell Fate Modulation through Precise Scaffold-Mediated Biophysical Stimuli”

Leah will work on elucidating general biophysical stimuli that affect cell fate and function using a precise scaffold developed in the lab. This research is crucial for advancing tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and therapeutic strategies by manipulating cell fate and function in a controlled manner. Besides regular meetings and supervision from her mentor Dr. Gupta, she will learn from the weekly lab meetings and journal clubs as well as direct meetings with Dr. Bhutani. Providing Leah with a direct research experience will allow her to learn scientific methodology, techniques, data analyses and hypothesis generation and testing capabilities.