People
PI
Beth L. Pruitt
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and of BioMolecular Science and EngineeringDirector, Center for Bioengineering University of California, Santa Barbara
https://bioengineering.ucsb.edu
Program Director, NSF Research Training in Data Driven Biology: https://ddb.bioengineering.ucsb.edu
Program Director, T32 Training Program in Quantitative Mechanobiology: https://t32.bioengineering.ucsb.edu
Email: blp@ucsb.edu
Lab Manager
Postdocs
PhD Students
Orlando Chirikian
My research focuses include genome engineering, tissue engineering and disease modeling utilizing induced pluripotent stem cell (IPSC) technology.Email: Ochirikian@ucsb.edu
Liam Dow
PhD candidate in the Biomolecular Science and Engineering programB.S. in Bioengineering, Lehigh University '18
I design, develop, and apply microfabricated tools to study epithelial mechanobiology and cell-cell adhesions. Our findings help us understand how mechanics influence the function of epithelial cells in development, disease, and normal adult tissue function.
Email: ldow@ucsb.edu
Undergraduate Researchers
Noor Gill
My research centers around implementing IHC and Western Blot to investigate the effects of cancer drugs on mitophagy.Email: ggill@ucsb.edu
Chris Muray
Email: cmuray@ucsb.edu
Jeffrey Pham
My research investigates cardiomyocyte maturation using induced pluripotent stem cell technology and engineering techniques.Email: jeffreyvpham@ucsb.edu
Zachary Singh
My research focuses on the role of mechanical forces in cardiac development and atrial/ventricular segregation. Specialties include stem-cell/cardiomyocyte culture and differentiation.Email: zacharysingh@umail.ucsb.edu