生物工程哲学博士-组织工程与生物力学

组织工程和生物力学的研究工作集中在以下方面：1）了解正常和患病组织的生化，分子，细胞和生物力学特征，2）设计和制造新型支架，以及3）开发组织工程构建体的最佳培养条件。从单细胞基因表达水平到组织机械性能，正在研究机械刺激的作用。支架设计将新颖的生物材料，生物活性分子以及亚基支架微体系结构的组合变化纳入其中。涉及生化和机械提示的培养条件正在针对工程骨，软骨，心脏瓣膜和小直径血管移植物进行优化。
Tissue engineering and biomechanics research efforts are focused on the 1) understanding of biochemical, molecular, cellular, and biomechanical characteristics of normal and diseased tissues, 2) design and fabrication of novel scaffolds, and 3) development of optimal culturing conditions for tissue engineered constructs. The effects of mechanical stimuli are being investigated from the level of single-cell gene expression to tissue mechanical properties. Scaffold designs incorporate novel biomaterials, bioactive molecules, and combinatorial variations in subunit scaffold micro-architecture. Culture conditions involving biochemical and mechanical cues are being optimized for engineering bone, cartilage, heart valves, and small diameter vascular grafts.