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Shane Hutson is a Professor at Vanderbilt University with dual appointments in the Department of Physics & Astronomy and Department of Biological Sciences since 2003. He currently serves as Deputy Director of VIIBRE and Director of VPROMPT, leading initiatives in predictive toxicology and biophysical instrumentation.
- PhD in Biophysics (University of Virginia, 2000)
- MS and BA in Physics (Wake Forest University)
His research spans biophotonics, developmental biomechanics, and computational toxicology, combining laser microsurgery with finite-element modeling to study epithelial wound healing and morphogenesis. Recent work focuses on organs-on-chips for developmental toxicity analysis.
The lab's publications emphasize mid-IR laser applications in ophthalmology, cellular force inference through CellFIT toolkit, and calcium signaling dynamics. Articles trend toward interdisciplinary approaches merging physics, biology, and engineering.
- Society of Toxicology Bridging Award (2013)
- NSF CAREER Award (2006)
- National Merit Scholar (1988)
- Best Paper Award (2019 Lab on a Chip)
Hutson's lab has trained notable students including Alex Auner (Lab on a Chip publication) and Kazi Tasneem (Best Research Paper awardee), with ongoing NIH-funded work on wound-induced Ca²⁺ signals. The group maintains collaborations with biomedical engineers and molecular biologists globally.
