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Joey Rufo

Postdoctoral Researcher
Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies
Co-Advised by Prof. Max Wilson
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Education

2022, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Advised by Prof. Tony Huang

2015, M.S., Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University

2013, B.S., Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University

Awards

2024 NIH F32 Award

Research

I am interested in developing high-throughput, stem cell-based models of the developing human embryo to understand the process of gastrulation. Specifically, I am interested in how the mechanical and biochemical properties of hydrogels influence stem cell fate.