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Placenta-on-a-Chip Presented at BMES 2025
Dr. Pouria Fattahi presented the lab’s Placenta-on-a-Chip research at BMES 2025. The work was recently accepted for publication in Nature Biomedical Engineering.
Invited Presentation at the 2026 MPRINT Conference
Dr. Fattahi presented Placenta-on-a-chip research at the 2026 MPRINT Conference, highlighting models for studying maternal fetal interactions and environmental exposure during pregnancy.
Strategic Path Forward
Advancing automation and high-throughput systems in next-generation biomedical research.
Microengineered Human Physiological Systems: Exploring the Impossible
In my research group, we aim to advance our ability to replicate the complexity of human tissues and organs by employing biologically inspired design principles alongside cutting-edge engineering strategies. Our goal is to use these advanced microphysiological systems to investigate human physiological responses in extreme and difficult-to-study environments.
