Zhang Lab
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~ Featured Highlights ~
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Welcome Shreya to the Zhang Lab as our newest PhD student!
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Nicole received the Student Research Fellowship Award from the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation.
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Ingrid won the Best Faculty-Selected Presentation Award at the 2026 BME Graduate Program Research Day.
Biomaterials & Tissue Regeneration Lab
We are a biomedical engineering lab interested in how materials and drug delivery systems can be used to treat inflammatory diseases and promote tissue repair. We also explore how inflammation in one organ—like the gut—can influence other systems such as the joints, skin, or nervous system. We combine materials science, disease pathology, and translational thinking to design solutions that may one day help patients.
Engineered hydrogel designed for targeted drug delivery to inflamed colon tissue in mice with colitis.
Histology of colon tissue from mice with colitis after treatment with dexamethasone-loaded hydrogel shows reduced inflammation and improved tissue architecture.
Histology of colon tissue from mice with colitis after treatment with free dexamethasone shows limited improvement compared to hydrogel-based delivery.
Engineered hydrogel designed for targeted drug delivery to inflamed colon tissue in mice with colitis.