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Browse labs by their listed college affiliationApril M. Kloxin Research Group
University of Delaware
April M. Kloxin · Professor
April Kloxin creates synthetic materials that let researchers change a cell’s surroundings while watching its response. Her group designs tissue-mimicking hydrogels whose properties can be altered at selected locations and times using triggers such as light or enzymes. These dynamic environments support three-dimensional cell culture, studies of disease progression, therapeutic delivery, and regenerative medicine. By controlling mechanical and biochemical cues, the research investigates how environments shape cell behavior. The work connects biomaterial chemistry with biological questions about tissue repair, differentiation, and disease mechanisms.
Cathy Wu Research Group
University of DelawareCathy Wu · Professor
Cathy Wu develops computational methods and knowledge resources that help make large biological datasets interpretable. Her research spans protein informatics, biological text mining, natural-language processing, ontologies, and networks connecting genes, diseases, and drugs. Machine learning and semantic computing support the extraction and organization of information that is otherwise scattered across data and scientific literature. She directs the Protein Information Resource and works across computer science and biology. The program connects biological questions with the infrastructure and analytical methods needed to turn complex information into reusable scientific knowledge.
Eric M. Furst Research Group
University of DelawareEric M. Furst · Professor
Eric Furst investigates how microscopic interactions determine the behavior of soft materials. His research interests include colloids, polymers, particulate gels, directed self-assembly, and the structure and rheology of complex fluids. Microrheology probes mechanical behavior at small scales, including active and nonlinear responses that can differ from simple bulk measurements. Connections to cell biophysics and controlled therapeutic delivery extend the work toward biological applications. The program links material organization, motion, and mechanical response, helping explain how collections of small particles become gels, structured fluids, or deliberately assembled materials.
Kelvin H. Lee Research Group
University of DelawareKelvin H. Lee · Gore Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Kelvin Lee’s research connects biotechnology with two practical challenges: manufacturing biological medicines and understanding neurodegenerative disease. The group uses proteomic, genomic, and other systems-biology approaches to investigate how therapeutic proteins and antibodies can be produced more effectively. It also develops stem-cell-based models of the blood-brain barrier to study molecule delivery and disease-related questions. These projects bring chemical engineering together with cellular measurements and biomedical models. His research offers a connection between the molecular details of biological processes and the design of manufacturing or therapeutic-delivery strategies.
Thomas H. Epps III Research Group
University of DelawareThomas H. Epps III · Allan and Myra Ferguson Distinguished Professor
Thomas Epps designs polymers whose nanoscale organization gives them useful properties. Research directions include ion-conducting membranes for batteries, polymer thin films and coatings, and responsive assemblies for drug delivery and gene therapy. His group also investigates materials made from biological feedstocks and plastic waste, asking how recovered resources can become higher-value products. Synthesis and characterization connect molecular design with structure and function. The work brings soft-material science into energy storage, biomedical delivery, and plastics sustainability, with nanostructured assembly linking these otherwise different applications.
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