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Congrats, Dr. Stewart!

Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Stewart (my second PhD graduate but my first BME!) for his dissertation, “Characterization of Tissue Mechanics and Resulting Fibrotic Cellular Processes.”

Mesoscale Indentation Featured in Special Edition

Dr. Andres Rubiano and (former) undergrad Carly Galitz were recently published in Tissue Engineering C: Methods describing the advantages and hazards of mechanical characterization by indentation. It’s part of a special edition dedicated to Biomechanics and Mechanobiology, and we were happy… Read More

Spiny Mouse Mechanobiology Featured Paper

Congrats to Dan and our collaborators from the Maden Lab: our paper on African Spiny Mouse cells is one of the Journal of Biomechanics’ featured articles!

New paper out on gut tissue mechanics

We demonstrated that mechanics of the gut change in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease and differ across species.

Now Hiring!

We are currently accepting applications for a Postdoc to start in January 2019. Successful candidates will have a Ph.D. in a biomedical field, extensive experience with animals, excellent writing, management, and communication skills, and a record of success at the bench, of course!

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Welcome to the Simmons Lab

In the Simmons Mechanobiology Lab, we seek to replicate organ systems in vitro in order to advance biomedicine. Our research ranges from design-heavy microfabrication projects to basic cell biology investigations. Take a look around our site and get inspired!

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Recent News

  • Lab Open House Get to know our lab at our open houses! All students are welcome to come by NSC 512 on 1/9, 2/13, and 3/12 from 5:30-6:30 PM to learn more about our exciting work. Click here for a pdf version
  • Congrats, Dr. Stewart! Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Stewart (my second PhD graduate but my first BME!) for his dissertation, “Characterization of Tissue Mechanics and Resulting Fibrotic Cellular Processes.”
  • Mesoscale Indentation Featured in Special Edition Dr. Andres Rubiano and (former) undergrad Carly Galitz were recently published in Tissue Engineering C: Methods describing the advantages and hazards of mechanical characterization by indentation. It’s part of a special edition dedicated to Biomechanics and Mechanobiology, and we were happy to contribute!
  • Spiny Mouse Mechanobiology Featured Paper Congrats to Dan and our collaborators from the Maden Lab: our paper on African Spiny Mouse cells is one of the Journal of Biomechanics’ featured articles!
  • New paper out on gut tissue mechanics We demonstrated that mechanics of the gut change in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease and differ across species.

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