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Tough adhesives for diverse wet surfaces published in Science

August 16, 2017

Congratulations to Jianyu and Adam on their new publication, which has been picked up by over 100 news outlets to date! Read it here.

Photo credit: Wyss Institute

Congrats to the 2017 Mooney lab PhDs!

June 13, 2017

Congrats to Dr. Cheung, Dr. Darnell, Dr. Koshy, and Dr. Mao!

David Mooney elected Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

December 13, 2016

Congratulations Dave!!

December 13, 2016

Congrats Nisarg!

Single cell encapsulation in thin tunable microgels published in Nature Materials

October 31, 2016

Congrats Angelo and Jae!

Research on matrix stiffness affects myeloid leukemia chemosensitivity published in PNAS

October 10, 2016

Congratulations Jae!

Research Overview

Our laboratory aims to make cellular and molecular therapies effective and practical approaches to treat disease. Basic science studies utilizing the tools of cell and molecular biology are used to study the mechanisms by which chemical or mechanical signals are sensed by cells and alter cell function. The results of these types of studies are then used to design and synthesize new biomaterials that provide desirable cues in a spatiotemporally regulated manner to regulate the gene expression of interacting cells. These biomaterials are used in a variety of tissue engineering, immunotherapy and drug delivery projects to promote the regeneration or targeted destruction of tissues and organs in the body.