Toxicology
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In the Lab The Fattahi laboratory focuses on developing advanced human tissue models, including organ-on-a-chip systems and vascularized organoid arrays, to investigate how high-risk environmental exposures impact human health. By integrating bioengineering, stem cell biology, and multi-omics profiling, the team aims to recapitulate essential physiological functions in vitro to study tissue injury, repair, and disease…
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In the Lab Dr. Warnock has conducted research in the areas of cell and gene biomanufacturing, bioreactor design, tissue engineering and cellular mechanobiology. He is actively involved in engineering education research and has earned international acclaim for his work using problem-based learning to enable students to develop professional skills. He currently serves as the director…
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In the Lab Reproductive challenges in both human and livestock populations are of significant concern and are often a direct result of abnormal germ cell (oocyte and sperm) development. Aberrant germ cell development significantly affects human fertility, is the leading cause of early pregnancy loss and results in birth defects such as Down’s syndrome and…
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Stice Bio Dr. Steve Stice is a University of Georgia, DW Brooks Distinguished Professor and Director of the Regenerative Bioscience Center, who holds a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar endowed chair, and is CSO of Aruna Biomedical Inc. He has over 35 years of research and development experience in biotechnology and is a co-founder of…
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In the Lab According to the CDC, chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer account for seven of the 10 leading causes of death in the U.S. Advanced age is a common and significant risk factor for chronic diseases, and as the population rapidly ages in the coming decades, the prevalence of those diseases…
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Ph.D. Biochemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University 2008 M.S. Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University 2005 B.S., Biology, College of William and Mary 2002 In the Lab Medical treatments such as chemotherapies, exposure to environmental and industrial toxicants, and injury have all been shown to cause male factor infertility resulting in a complete loss of sperm production. To date,…