The Biological Design Center brings together expertise from across multiple disciplines and departments at Boston University—including biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, biology, physics, data science, and chemistry—to build a diverse, inclusive, and engaged community that conducts groundbreaking, collaborative research in biological design and sets the standards for education and training in synthetic biology and biotechnology. We are comprised of more than 20 faculty and approximately 160 graduate students/post-doctoral fellows.
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  • Samagya Banskota Headshot

    Samagya Banskota

    Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Precision genome editing technologies can potentially treat the root causes of several genetic diseases by making precise and targeted edits to the DNA. However, safe and effective delivery methods are needed to translate this potential into a therapeutic reality. My lab’s research interests lie in the intersection of synthetic biology, protein engineering, drug delivery, and […]
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    Christopher Chen

    Professor, Biomedical Engineering, and Materials Science Engineering, College of Engineering Director, Biological Design Center
    One of the world’s leading experts on regenerative medicine, Chen investigates tissue engineering and mechanobiology, which combines engineering and biology to study how physical forces and changes in cell or tissue mechanics affect development, physiology, and disease. In particular, Chen is studying the cooperation between adhesive, mechanical, and biochemical signaling in the regulation of angiogenesis […]
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    Brian Cleary

    Assistant Professor of Computing and Data Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Biology, and Bioinformatics
    Our group works at the interface of the limits of algorithmic learning and the limits of biological experimentation in pursuit of the organizing principles of molecular, cellular and tissue processes. A central vision of the lab is to study cellular pathways and tissue biology at scales that appear impossible to achieve, but which in fact […]
  • Jeroen Eyckmans headshot

    Jeroen Eyckmans

    Research Assistant Professor
    Prof. Eyckmans’s research program aims to understands the mechanical and biochemical mechanisms that drive tissue repair (scarring) versus tissue regeneration in response to injury. Through an interdisciplinary approach combining microfabrication, nanotechnology and molecular biology, his group develops novel biomimetic models to study wound closure and extracellular matrix remodeling of soft (skin, tendon, ligament) and mineralized […]
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    Liang Hao

    Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
    Precision medicine has transformative impact in managing heterogeneous disorders including cancer, metabolic, and neurological diseases. At the living interface of precision engineering and health, the Hao laboratory will develop molecular and cellular tools to precisely track and control disease biology in intact organisms. Our specific research interests include (1) noninvasive disease detection and treatment monitoring […]