Sequential modes of crosslinking tune viscoelasticity of cell-instructive hydrogels published in Biomaterials!
January 1, 2019
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The Mooney lab focuses on making therapies more effective and practical. Our research involves exploiting our understanding of cell and molecular biology to design biomaterials that effect and potentiate specific cell functions. The lab members consist of post-doctoral fellows, graduate and undergraduate students, research fellows, and visiting scholars from diverse academic backgrounds. For more information, please visit our publications page, and for any inquiries, please visit our contact page.
Latest News
Functional muscle recovery with nanoparticle-directed M2 macrophage polarization in mice published in PNAS!
November 1, 2018
Congrats to Theresa on her recent publication which shows that cytokines coupled to gold nanoparticles can be used to direct macrophage polarization following muscle injury in vivo. Check it out here: Functional muscle recovery with nanoparticle-directed M2 macrophage polarization in mice.
Dr. Nisarg Shah starts faculty position at UCSD
September 2, 2018
Congrats to Nisarg on his new faculty position at the Jacobs School of Engineering at the University of California, San Diego! His presence and scientific contributions will be greatly missed. Check out the cool stuff his lab is working on here: Nanoscale Materials and Cell Engineering Lab
Congratulations to Brian Kwee
August 31, 2018
Manuscripts published in Biomaterials and PNAS
August 20, 2018
Congrats to recent lab alumnus Max and team on their recent publications in Biomaterials and PNAS, which explore the effects on the microenvironmental material properties on various cells' transcriptional programs. Check them out here:
RNA-seq reveals diverse effects of substrate stiffness on mesenchymal stem cells