Latest News

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!!

Nisarg Shah awarded the Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship from Cancer Research Institute

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!

Nisarg received a Postdoctoral Award for Professional Development from Harvard Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

September 26, 2016

Congrats Nisarg!

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.