Sophia Orbach

Sophia Orbach is Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Rowan University, holding a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Tech (2018). Her laboratory develops predictive models for adverse drug reactions using tissue engineering and computational approaches, with focus on cancer metastasis and immunotherapy. Research integrates experimental models with single-cell analysis to study liver toxicity and tumor microenvironments.

Education:

• PhD Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech (2018)
• Postdoc Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan (2023)

Research in tissue-engineered models examines nanoparticle-based immunotherapies, metastatic niches, and drug hepatotoxicity. Current projects employ engineered microenvironments to study breast cancer dormancy mechanisms and multiple sclerosis immunopathology. Publications demonstrate strong focus on translational immunoengineering strategies.

Professional memberships include Biomedical Engineering Society and American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Laboratory develops 3D tissue models for high-throughput toxicity screening and metastasis studies, with emphasis on immune cell-tumor interactions.