Our Research
We study how adipocytes, the main cell type found in adipose tissue (fat), interact with their microenvironment to learn how fat functions under normal and disease conditions.

We grow fat... in the lab
Our Approaches
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Tissue engineered, in vitro models to examine how interactions with the extracellular matrix influence adipocyte behavior and conversely, how adipocytes remodel their microenvironment in response to various cues
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Microfluidic, fat-on-chip systems to examine how the vasculature impacts adipose tissue function

Adipose Tissue Vascularization

Adipose Tissue
Microenvironment
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Soft Tissue
Regeneration
We apply this understanding of adipose tissue to study
Metabolic, adipose tissue centric diseases such as:

Obesity

Type 2 Diabetes

Lipedema
Soft tissue regeneration and reconstruction for filling of soft tissue defects caused by:

Trauma

Congenital Defects

Tumor Resections