Publications

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2026

Nguyen VX, Yoshida M, Samuels BD, Giannobile W, Healy KE, Jamieson M, Lane N, Longaker MT, Mooney DJ, Sfeir CS, et al. Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Tissue Regeneration Consortium (DOCTRC): An infrastructure for accelerating regenerative therapies from discovery to clinical impact. Journal of clinical and translational science. 2026;10(1):e38. doi:10.1017/cts.2026.10706
Nguyen VX, Yoshida M, Samuels BD, Giannobile W, Healy KE, Jamieson M, Lane N, Longaker MT, Mooney DJ, Sfeir CS, et al. Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Tissue Regeneration Consortium (DOCTRC): An infrastructure for accelerating regenerative therapies from discovery to clinical impact. Journal of clinical and translational science. 2026;10(1):e38. doi:10.1017/cts.2026.10706
Jung W-H, Humann E, Price JM, Binenbaum Y, Haseki A, Iyer S, Mooney DJ. Matrix Viscoelasticity Regulates Dendritic Cell Migration and Immune Priming. Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). 2026;38(32):e23274. doi:10.1002/adma.202523274
Jung W-H, Humann E, Price JM, Binenbaum Y, Haseki A, Iyer S, Mooney DJ. Matrix Viscoelasticity Regulates Dendritic Cell Migration and Immune Priming. Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). 2026;38(32):e23274. doi:10.1002/adma.202523274
Swanson B, Wu DT, Yoshida M, Ambruster J, Sfeir CS, Wagner WR, Mooney DJ, Giannobile W V, Kohn DH. Driving emerging technology to clinical impact. Journal of the American Dental Association (1939). 2026. doi:10.1016/j.adaj.2026.01.021
Swanson B, Wu DT, Yoshida M, Ambruster J, Sfeir CS, Wagner WR, Mooney DJ, Giannobile W V, Kohn DH. Driving emerging technology to clinical impact. Journal of the American Dental Association (1939). 2026. doi:10.1016/j.adaj.2026.01.021
Jung W-H, Humann E, Price JM, Binenbaum Y, Haseki A, Iyer S, Mooney DJ. Matrix Viscoelasticity Regulates Dendritic Cell Migration and Immune Priming. Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). 2026:e23274. doi:10.1002/adma.202523274
Jung W-H, Humann E, Price JM, Binenbaum Y, Haseki A, Iyer S, Mooney DJ. Matrix Viscoelasticity Regulates Dendritic Cell Migration and Immune Priming. Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). 2026:e23274. doi:10.1002/adma.202523274
Jung W-H, Khalil A, Binenbaum Y, Price JM, Vining KH, Lungjangwa T, Sobral MC, Jaenisch R, Mooney DJ. Feeder-free generation of functional dendritic cells from human pluripotent stem cells. Journal for immunotherapy of cancer. 2026;14(5). doi:10.1136/jitc-2025-014402
Jung W-H, Khalil A, Binenbaum Y, Price JM, Vining KH, Lungjangwa T, Sobral MC, Jaenisch R, Mooney DJ. Feeder-free generation of functional dendritic cells from human pluripotent stem cells. Journal for immunotherapy of cancer. 2026;14(5). doi:10.1136/jitc-2025-014402
Harimoto T, Quevedo FH, Zillig J, Schreiber S, Wu Y, Ahn CH, To T, Thakur R, Tatara AM, Kang S, et al. Implantable living materials autonomously deliver therapeutics using contained engineered bacteria. Science (New York, N.Y.). 2026;392(6799):729–734. doi:10.1126/science.aec2071
Harimoto T, Quevedo FH, Zillig J, Schreiber S, Wu Y, Ahn CH, To T, Thakur R, Tatara AM, Kang S, et al. Implantable living materials autonomously deliver therapeutics using contained engineered bacteria. Science (New York, N.Y.). 2026;392(6799):729–734. doi:10.1126/science.aec2071
Kent DO, Kwon PS, Wu KC, Torre M, Ijaz H, Obuseh FO, Pattison B, Nedder A, McGovern F, Cannon J, et al. Hemostatic Tough Adhesives seal tissue and control hemorrhage. Nature communications. 2026. doi:10.1038/s41467-026-71235-z
Kent DO, Kwon PS, Wu KC, Torre M, Ijaz H, Obuseh FO, Pattison B, Nedder A, McGovern F, Cannon J, et al. Hemostatic Tough Adhesives seal tissue and control hemorrhage. Nature communications. 2026. doi:10.1038/s41467-026-71235-z
Huang Y, Manafirad A, Matoori S, Arriaga LR, Sun S, Chen A, Yang X, Dinsmore AD, Mooney DJ, Weitz DA. Mechanical performance of hybrid polymer-lipid vesicles with leaflet asymmetry engineered using microfluidics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2026;123(10):e2516407123. doi:10.1073/pnas.2516407123
Huang Y, Manafirad A, Matoori S, Arriaga LR, Sun S, Chen A, Yang X, Dinsmore AD, Mooney DJ, Weitz DA. Mechanical performance of hybrid polymer-lipid vesicles with leaflet asymmetry engineered using microfluidics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2026;123(10):e2516407123. doi:10.1073/pnas.2516407123
Lee S, Adu-Berchie K, Sharda AS, To T, Dimitrakakis N, Stafford A, Sheehan K, Johnson C, Ijaz H, Kwon P, et al. Kinetics of De Novo Bone and Bone Marrow Niche Formation With Hybrid Click Cryogels. Advanced healthcare materials. 2026:e05821. doi:10.1002/adhm.202505821
Lee S, Adu-Berchie K, Sharda AS, To T, Dimitrakakis N, Stafford A, Sheehan K, Johnson C, Ijaz H, Kwon P, et al. Kinetics of De Novo Bone and Bone Marrow Niche Formation With Hybrid Click Cryogels. Advanced healthcare materials. 2026:e05821. doi:10.1002/adhm.202505821
Jeffreys N, Ruark KT, Price JM, Serrano-Wu EM, Hanan B, Khalil AS, Jung W-H, Lafuente-Gómez N, Tringides CM, Gao A, et al. Human Progenitor T-Cell Differentiation Regulated by the Mechanical Resistance of Thymus-Mimetic Extracellular Matrices. Advanced healthcare materials. 2026:e04316. doi:10.1002/adhm.202504316
Jeffreys N, Ruark KT, Price JM, Serrano-Wu EM, Hanan B, Khalil AS, Jung W-H, Lafuente-Gómez N, Tringides CM, Gao A, et al. Human Progenitor T-Cell Differentiation Regulated by the Mechanical Resistance of Thymus-Mimetic Extracellular Matrices. Advanced healthcare materials. 2026:e04316. doi:10.1002/adhm.202504316

2025

Tatara AM, Lightbown S, Kang S, Jung W-H, Ijaz H, Lee JC, Nelson SB, Super M, Mooney DJ. Scaffold vaccination for prevention of orthopedic device infection. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2025;122(45):e2409562122. doi:10.1073/pnas.2409562122
Tatara AM, Lightbown S, Kang S, Jung W-H, Ijaz H, Lee JC, Nelson SB, Super M, Mooney DJ. Scaffold vaccination for prevention of orthopedic device infection. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2025;122(45):e2409562122. doi:10.1073/pnas.2409562122
Roloson EB, Jung W-H, McNamara SL, Van Stone CL, Lafuente-Gómez N, Morgan DM, Duda GN, Mooney DJ. Collagen Scaffold Viscoelasticity Regulates Muscle Cell Phenotype. Advanced healthcare materials. 2025:e02775. doi:10.1002/adhm.202502775
Roloson EB, Jung W-H, McNamara SL, Van Stone CL, Lafuente-Gómez N, Morgan DM, Duda GN, Mooney DJ. Collagen Scaffold Viscoelasticity Regulates Muscle Cell Phenotype. Advanced healthcare materials. 2025:e02775. doi:10.1002/adhm.202502775
Lafuente-Gómez N, Kang S, Mooney DJ. Nanotechnology for CAR T cells and tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte therapies. Nature nanotechnology. 2025;20(9):1186–1198. doi:10.1038/s41565-025-02008-w
Lafuente-Gómez N, Kang S, Mooney DJ. Nanotechnology for CAR T cells and tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte therapies. Nature nanotechnology. 2025;20(9):1186–1198. doi:10.1038/s41565-025-02008-w
Liu C, Kelkai B, Wu D, Tatara A, Cintron J, Mooney DJ, Freedman BR. Mechanically Active and Antimicrobial Wound Closure Using an Adhesive Hydrogel-Elastomer. ACS pharmacology & translational science. 2025;8(8):2795–2803. doi:10.1021/acsptsci.5c00341
Liu C, Kelkai B, Wu D, Tatara A, Cintron J, Mooney DJ, Freedman BR. Mechanically Active and Antimicrobial Wound Closure Using an Adhesive Hydrogel-Elastomer. ACS pharmacology & translational science. 2025;8(8):2795–2803. doi:10.1021/acsptsci.5c00341
Hodi S, Giobbie-Hurder A, Adu-Berchie K, Ranasinghe S, Lako A, Severgnini M, Thrash EM, Weirather JL, Baginska J, Manos MP, et al. First-in-Human Clinical Trial of Vaccination with WDVAX, a Dendritic Cell-Activating Scaffold Incorporating Autologous Tumor Cell Lysate, in Patients with Metastatic Melanoma. Cancer immunology research. 2025;13(7):978–989. doi:10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-24-0333
Hodi S, Giobbie-Hurder A, Adu-Berchie K, Ranasinghe S, Lako A, Severgnini M, Thrash EM, Weirather JL, Baginska J, Manos MP, et al. First-in-Human Clinical Trial of Vaccination with WDVAX, a Dendritic Cell-Activating Scaffold Incorporating Autologous Tumor Cell Lysate, in Patients with Metastatic Melanoma. Cancer immunology research. 2025;13(7):978–989. doi:10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-24-0333
Feng Z, Mooney DJ. Biocatalytic Regulation of Peptide Self-Assembly for Biomineralization. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2025;147(22):18386–18390. doi:10.1021/jacs.4c18331
Feng Z, Mooney DJ. Biocatalytic Regulation of Peptide Self-Assembly for Biomineralization. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2025;147(22):18386–18390. doi:10.1021/jacs.4c18331
Vitner EB, Bovone G, Jung W-H, Lou J, Hankenson H, Dacus MT, Binenbaum Y, Adu-Berchie K, Stafford AG, Sobral MC, et al. In Vivo Accumulation of Regulatory T Cells Using Eliglustat-Loaded Cryogels. Advanced healthcare materials. 2025:e2501529. doi:10.1002/adhm.202501529
Vitner EB, Bovone G, Jung W-H, Lou J, Hankenson H, Dacus MT, Binenbaum Y, Adu-Berchie K, Stafford AG, Sobral MC, et al. In Vivo Accumulation of Regulatory T Cells Using Eliglustat-Loaded Cryogels. Advanced healthcare materials. 2025:e2501529. doi:10.1002/adhm.202501529
Marjan T, Lafuente-Gómez N, Rampal A, Mooney DJ, Peyton SR, Qazi TH. Cell-Instructive Biomaterials with Native-Like Biochemical Complexity. Annual review of biomedical engineering. 2025;27(1):185–209. doi:10.1146/annurev-bioeng-120823-020209
Marjan T, Lafuente-Gómez N, Rampal A, Mooney DJ, Peyton SR, Qazi TH. Cell-Instructive Biomaterials with Native-Like Biochemical Complexity. Annual review of biomedical engineering. 2025;27(1):185–209. doi:10.1146/annurev-bioeng-120823-020209
Marjan T, Lafuente-Gómez N, Rampal A, Mooney DJ, Peyton SR, Qazi TH. Cell-Instructive Biomaterials with Native-Like Biochemical Complexity. Annual review of biomedical engineering. 2025;27(1):185–209. doi:10.1146/annurev-bioeng-120823-020209
Marjan T, Lafuente-Gómez N, Rampal A, Mooney DJ, Peyton SR, Qazi TH. Cell-Instructive Biomaterials with Native-Like Biochemical Complexity. Annual review of biomedical engineering. 2025;27(1):185–209. doi:10.1146/annurev-bioeng-120823-020209
Marjan T, Lafuente-Gómez N, Rampal A, Mooney DJ, Peyton SR, Qazi TH. Cell-Instructive Biomaterials with Native-Like Biochemical Complexity. Annual review of biomedical engineering. 2025;27(1):185–209. doi:10.1146/annurev-bioeng-120823-020209
Marjan T, Lafuente-Gómez N, Rampal A, Mooney DJ, Peyton SR, Qazi TH. Cell-Instructive Biomaterials with Native-Like Biochemical Complexity. Annual review of biomedical engineering. 2025;27(1):185–209. doi:10.1146/annurev-bioeng-120823-020209

Nikko Jeffreys defends his thesis

Congratulations to Dr.Jeffreys on sucessfully defending his amazing thesis on applying mechanotransduction in human T-cell development to enhance immunotherapy. We are very proud of you :)
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