Today, we face some of the biggest challenges in health care from understanding and finding cures for diseases, like COVID-19, to personalizing treatments for patients, to ensuring equal access to medical care for all. I am excited to lead the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation in a bold direction to further its scientific research endeavors, in the biomedical field, to address these challenges and work to bridge the gap between sickness and wellness.READ MORE
The COVID-19 Kidney/ Transplant Listening & Resource Center New call center to answer questions, educate, and support the dialysis and transplant community. READ MORE
Terasaki Talks Wednesday, August 12, 2020 8AM (PT) Join our next seminar with Dr. Md Nurunnabi on Bioengineered Oral Medicine to Treat Obesity and Diabetes
Meet one of our Investigators, Mehmet R. Dokmeci Mehmet's research areas include flexible electronics for monitoring and modulation of wound healing, electrical/electrochemical biosensors and microfluidic systems for organs-on-a-chip applications and 3D bioprinting.
Engineering tough, injectable, naturally-derived, bioadhesive composite hydrogels Advanced Healthcare Materials (2020). M. Tavafoghi, A. Sheikhi, R. Tutar, J. Jahangiry, A. Baidya. R. Haghniaz, A. Khademhosseini
Synthetic biology and tissue engineering: towards fabrication of complex and smart cellular constructs Advanced Functional Materials(2020). T. Hoffman, P. Antovski, P. Tebon, C. Xu, N. Ashammakhi, S. Ahadian, L. Morsut, A. Khademhosseini.
Gelatin methacryloyl microneedle patches for minimally-invasive extraction of skin interstitial fluid Small (2020).
J. Zhu, X. Zhou, H. Kim, M. Qu, X. Jiang, K. Lee, L. Ren, Q. Wu, C. Wang, H. Zhu, P. Tebon, S. Zhang, J. Lee, N. Ashammakhi, S. Ahadian, M.R. Dokmeci, Z. Gu, W. Sun, A. Khademhosseini.
A Digital Library for Increasing Awareness About Living Donor Kidney Transplant: A Formative Study [published online ahead of print, 2020 May 14].JMIR Form Res(2020).
Postdoctoral Research Positions Multiple postdoctoral researcher positions are available at the Terasaki Institute in the following areas:
Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Microfluidics and Organs on a Chip Flexible Electronics and Microfluidics Cancer and Immunotherapy
Terasaki Fellows The Institute seeks to recruit, flourish, and retain exceptional researchers with outstanding talent and technical skills as Terasaki Fellows. The Fellowships are intended for brilliant applicants with outstanding expertise and achievements who received their PhD or MD degree within the last five years. It is intended to prepare the fellow for an academic career.
The Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation aims to tackle the biggest problems in health. We are focused on finding new ways to create personalized solutions, build prototypes and bring our innovations to the real world.
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