Health and Medicine

Pioneering medical breakthroughs through materials science.

Our research teams are at the forefront of transforming healthcare through biomaterials engineering and molecular design. From next-generation vaccines and targeted drug delivery systems to smart medical implants and tissue engineering, their work is paving the way for more personalized medicine and improved patient outcomes.

Areas of Medical Innovation:

Therapeutic Innovation and Drug Development: Engineering biomaterials for targeted treatments, enhanced vaccines and advanced drug delivery.
Medical Devices and Diagnostics: Developing smart implants, real-time monitoring platforms and next-gen diagnostic tools.
Regenerative Medicine and Cellular Engineering: Advancing tissue engineering and personalized medicine through materials science.

FEATURED RESEARCH:

Fat Cell Crystallization and Obesity

Professor Cecilia Leal’s advanced imaging techniques have uncovered how fat cells undergo crystalline reorganization during obesity. These findings offer new insights into cellular fat storage mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets for metabolic disorders.

"We found that mice subjected to calorie-dense diets and sugars store fat in different ways than normal mice. They close-pack triacylglycerols (TAGs) with increased saturation, aiding rapid fat expansion in the early onset of obesity."

Professor and Racheff Faculty Scholar Cecilia Leal

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