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Kayla Wolf is a visiting assistant professor in biomedical engineering at Cornell University's Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, starting her permanent role as an assistant professor in January 2025. She holds a Ph.D. in bioengineering from the UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Program and completed her postdoctoral training at Harvard University under Dr. Jennifer Lewis. Her research focuses on developing advanced biomaterials and tissue models to address kidney and women’s reproductive health challenges, leveraging expertise in mechanobiology, polymers, and rapid prototyping.
Education includes dual B.S. degrees in Chemistry and Human Biology from Michigan State University (2014), a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley/UCSF (2020), and postdoctoral training at Harvard (2024). She has been honored with prestigious awards such as the NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein Fellowship, Siebel Scholarship, and NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.
Her laboratory at Cornell will pioneer urogenital tract tissue models and investigate biophysical forces in tissue function. Research areas span tissue engineering, advanced materials design, and cancer-microenvironment interactions. Publications highlight innovations in organ building blocks, glioblastoma modeling, and cell migration mechanisms. Teaching interests include biomechanics, biomaterials, and soft matter science.
