Prof. Dr. Kevin Edward Healy

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsMedical Physics, Biomedical Engineering,Preparative and Physical Chemistry of Polymers
KeywordsBioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, Microphysiological Systems, Bioinspired Materials, Biointerface Science

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityBerkeley
InstitutionUniversity of California, Berkeley
InstituteDepartment of Bioengineering

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Joachim P. SpatzMax-Planck-Institut für medizinische Forschung, Heidelberg
Start of initial sponsorship01/05/2017

Programme(s)

2017Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Healy is well known internationally for his outstanding research in bioengineering. In his interdisciplinary approach he combines fundamental molecular biology with modern materials science, chemical synthesis, engineering and medicine to explore stem cell manipulation and its use in clinical practice. In Germany Professor Healy will apply his stem cell bioengineering expertise to explore nanostructured and biofunctionalized water-in-oil droplets fabricated by microfluidic technology as a system for stem cell engineering with the vision to develop novel methods for tissue assembly.