FOCμS LAB
Fabrication of Organoid and Complex μ (micro/nano)-scale biomimetic Surfaces Laboratory
Kidambi Lab
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Kimberly's research focuses on engineering novel biomaterials for neural and stem cell tissue engineering. Her work focuses on developing patterned co-cultures of neurons/astrocytes and stem cells/astrocytes to better understand the mechanistic aspects of neurodegenerative diseases.
EDUCATION:
•B.S., Computational and Applied Mathematics (Secondary: Biomedical Engineering), Michigan Technological University, MI, May 2015.
HONORS, AWARDS & PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
NIH T32 Molecular Mechanisms of Disease Trainee-UNL (2016, 2017)
Chancellor’s Graduate Fellow of Recruitment-UNL (2015)
Norman E Scholz Award for Commitment to Mathematical Excellence (2015)
PUBLICATIONS & BOOK CHAPTER:
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS:
1."Glioblastoma/Astrocytes Co-culture on PEM Films". Biomaterials for In Vitro Tissue Models Session. 2017 AICHE Annual Meeting, Minnesota, Minneapolis. 1 November 2017