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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.

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We grow fat... in the lab

Our Approaches 

  • 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

  • Microfluidic, fat-on-chip systems to examine how the vasculature impacts adipose tissue function

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Adipose Tissue Vascularization 

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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: 

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Obesity 

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Type 2 Diabetes 

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Lipedema

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

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Trauma

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Congenital Defects

Tumor Resections

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