Eric Spivey

Eric Spivey is an Assistant Professor of the Practice at the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering. His research focuses on designing and fabricating microfluidic devices to enhance analytical access to tissue models while preserving cell microenvironments. He specializes in improving spatial resolution for MALDI imaging mass spectrometry and developing high-throughput systems for single-cell analyses.

Spivey holds a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, an M.S. from the same institution, and a B.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University. His work bridges engineering and biology, with contributions to organ-on-a-chip systems, sublimation-based matrix deposition for MALDI, and 3D-printed microfluidic tools for aging studies.

His research interests include biomedical imaging, regenerative medicine, and analytical instrumentation. Key projects involve optimizing microfluidic bioreactors and rotary valves for tissue engineering, as well as advancing MALDI spatial resolution through innovative laser optics.

Spivey has contributed to patents related to microbioreactors, rotary valves, and matrix deposition techniques. His peer-reviewed publications span topics from SARS-CoV-2 infection modeling to noncoding RNA dynamics in epigenetic stability.