{"id":7074,"date":"2025-09-24T15:36:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T19:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cell-met\/?page_id=7074"},"modified":"2025-09-25T09:48:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T13:48:16","slug":"dickerson-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cell-met\/research\/opportunities\/labs-research\/dickerson-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Dickerson Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbe.unm.edu\/faculty-staff\/faculty-profiles\/darryl-dickerson.html\">Darryl Dickerson<\/a> is an associate professor at the University of New Mexico and was formerly faculty at Florida International University. He obtained his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Purdue University.<\/p>\n<p>The Dickerson Lab focuses on exploring mechanical properties of cardiac tissues. More specifically, they focus on nanomechanics of bio and soft materials as well as engineering complex tissues and understanding how biophysical cues impact engineered tissue function<\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Participants<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-6821 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-twentyone profile-field-dickerson-lab profile-field-florida-international-university profile-field-pastreu\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cell-met\/profile\/anthony-aguilera\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cell-met\/files\/2021\/08\/image00001-scaled-e1759495341436-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Anthony Aguilera\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Anthony Aguilera<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">FIU REU, Dickerson Lab<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-6404 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-twentytwo profile-field-dickerson-lab profile-field-florida-international-university profile-field-pastreu\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cell-met\/profile\/christian-cox\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cell-met\/files\/2022\/11\/Symposium-Christian-3-3.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Christian Cox\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Christian Cox<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">FIU REU, Dickerson Lab<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-6367 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-twentytwo profile-field-dickerson-lab profile-field-past-ret-participant\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cell-met\/profile\/lacey-simpson\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cell-met\/files\/2022\/11\/Symposium-Lacey-2-3.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Lacey Simpson\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Lacey Simpson<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">FIU RET, Dickerson Lab<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-6408 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-twentytwo profile-field-dickerson-lab profile-field-florida-international-university profile-field-past-young-scholar\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cell-met\/profile\/emilie-trehns\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cell-met\/files\/2022\/11\/Symposium-Emilie-3-3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Emilie Trehns\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Emilie Trehns<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">FIU Young Scholar, Dickerson Lab<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Projects<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cell-met\/field\/dickerson-lab\/\">Project summaries sorted by participants<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Darryl Dickerson is an associate professor at the University of New Mexico and was formerly faculty at Florida International University. He obtained his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Purdue University. The Dickerson Lab focuses on exploring mechanical properties of cardiac tissues. 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