Blanche C Ip

Blanche C Ip is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Brown University's Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology and Biotechnology, with affiliations in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. She specializes in tissue engineering, organoid development, and translational research linking metabolism to disease.

• PhD in Biochemical and Molecular Nutrition from Tufts University (2014)
• Postdoctoral training at Brown University under Prof. Jeffrey R. Morgan

Her research focuses on:

• Building in vitro human organoid platforms to model disease and drug responses
• Engineering centimeter-scale transplantable tissues with physiological viability
• Developing biomaterials for tissue repair and drug testing

Article trends highlight expertise in 3D microtissues, diabetes immunology, hepatic disease modeling, and high-throughput screening technologies. Key journals include Cell Metabolism, Biofabrication, and Cancer Prevention Research.

• USDA-HNRC Graduate Research Fellowship
• NIH NRSA Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Training Grants
• Gordon Research Conference Poster Award
• Experimental Biology Poster Awards
• International Carotenoids Society Oral Presentation Award

She has collaborated with bioengineering students on tissue-fabrication innovations and co-invented two technologies for Brown University's technology transfer office. Her work bridges immunology, lipid metabolism, and biofabrication.

Blanche has contributed to multi-compartment toxicity testing devices and advanced tools for building perfusable organ-like tissues. Her lab's inventions include the semi-automated biofabrication machine and the fluid-driven Bio-Gripper micro-manipulator.