Mauro Ferrari, Ph.D. 1989, University of California, Berkeley The University of Texas Health Science Center Medical School Department of NanoMedicine & Biomedical Engineering Contact Information

Research Interests:

• Biomedical nanotechnology
• Translational science
• Medical therapeutics in drug delivery application in oncology, cardiovascular disease and diabetes
• Biosensors and bioseparation technology
• Multiscale discrete/continuum mechanics and biomechanics
  

Research in my laboratory is directed at the early detection of disease from biological fluids, the autonomous (time-controlled and spatially directed) delivery of therapeutics agents, the continuous monitoring of disease progression, and the real-time evaluation of the efficacy of therapeutic intervention. We have completed work that demonstrates how silicon-based implants can be engineered to provide long-term therapeutic delivery for treatment of chronic and acute conditions. Our laboratory has pioneered the development of proteomic nanodevices for analysis of low-concentration biomarkers in biological fluids.

Depending on the student’s interests, a tutorial in my laboratory would provide experience in working with silicon-based nanotechnologies for drug delivery, proteomics, or cell transplantation. The laboratory will also provide training opportunities in the multiscale mathematical modeling of biological phenomena in health and disease.

Selected Publications