معرفی
Harini Sundararaghavan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Wayne State University's College of Engineering. She has held this position since 2018, after serving as an Assistant Professor from 2011 to 2018. Her research focuses on neural tissue engineering and advanced scaffold design, utilizing microfluidics, electrospinning, and soft lithography to study cell migration and differentiation.
Education:
- B.S.E. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
Dr. Sundararaghavan's work investigates how polymeric scaffolds with chemotactic, haptotactic, and durotactic gradients can direct neural cell behavior. Her novel approaches include microfluidic systems for 3D collagen gel patterning, electrospun fiber alignment, and Jagged1-immobilized polymers for Notch signaling activation in osteogenesis. Current and future courses she teaches include BME8070 (Seminar in Biomedical Engineering), BME4310/ME5180 (Introduction to Biomaterials), and advanced topics in tissue biomechanics.
Her publications emphasize biomaterial design for tissue regeneration, with a focus on scaffold architecture's role in cell motility and differentiation. Trends in her work include gradient engineering, microscale fabrication, and neural regenerative applications.
Scientific Awards:
- Outstanding Graduate Director Service Award (Wayne State University)
Professional Affiliations:
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
- Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
