Materials & Devices for Life Sciences
Applying multidisciplinary research to redefine nanopore technologies and progress new approaches in tissue engineering that will impact personalised diagnostics and therapeutics.
Dr Linna Zhou
Linna is a Group Leader at the Institute of Materials & Devices for Life Sciences (MDLS) at EIT, where she leads the Tissue Engineering Team. She is also a Research Lecturer at Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford.
Linna’s research focuses on engineering realistic 3D human tissues by combining stem cell technology with 3D printing and microfluidics technologies. These patient-derived 3D tissues are used for modelling hard-to-treat diseases, testing novel therapeutics, and as implants to repair damaged human tissues or organs.
Linna has a multidisciplinary background working across the fields of Chemistry, Biology, and Bioengineering, which she uses to develop new technologies to advance the frontiers of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
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The MDLS Institute leads research programs in tissue construction and nanopores. Its tissue construction program aims to build the capability to create any tissue - including human tissue - to transform medicine, research and robotics. On-demand tissue production will help improve disease modelling and the building of life-like components for bio-integrated systems. Its nanopores program develops nanoscale systems capable of detecting or sequencing any molecule found in air, water, biological systems or industrial environments. This has the potential to help with early detection and real-time monitoring in areas such as healthcare diagnostics (e.g. breath tests for certain diseases) or environmental safety.
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