Claudia Loebel

Claudia Loebel, an Assistant Professor in Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania, focuses on understanding extracellular matrix (ECM) dynamics and cell memory through engineered hydrogels. Her work bridges biomedical engineering with regenerative medicine, particularly in pulmonary diseases like fibrosis. She has received prestigious awards, including the Packard Fellowship and Macromolecular Rapid Communications Junior Researcher Award.

• Education:
  • Postdoc, Bioengineering, 2016-2021, University of Pennsylvania
  • Ph.D., Health Science and Technology, ETH Zurich (2016)
  • M.D., Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (2011)
• Research:
  • Designing programmable hydrogels to mimic ECM
  • Investigating mechanical and biochemical signaling in fibrosis
  • Developing organoids for patient-specific disease modeling
• Awards:
  • Packard Fellowship (2023)
  • Macromolecular Rapid Communications Junior Researcher Award (2025)
• Grants:
  • $2M NIH-NIGMS Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (2025)