Mission Areas

 

Research Topics

  • Biomaterials and biomechanics
  • Computational biomechanics
  • Mechanical testing
  • Tissue engineering

The Multi-scale Mechanics, Mechanobiology, and Tissue Engineering (3MT) Laboratory is focused on integrating experiment with theory to understand the dynamic and multi-scale mechanical interplay between cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions in forming and remodeling tissues.


 

Director

Ed Sander

Edward Sander, PhD

Title/Position
Director, 3MT Laboratory
Associate Professor, Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering
Portrait of Matt Conway

Matt Conway

Title/Position
Graduate Research Assistant
Eleanor  Lopez

Eleanor Lopez

Title/Position
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Austin Scholp

Austin Scholp

Title/Position
Graduate Research Assistant
Noah Sinclair

Noah Sinclair

Title/Position
Undergraduate Research Assistant

Nathan Witt

Title/Position
Graduate Research Assistant

News

Mariam El-Hattab conducts research in Ed Sander's 3MT Lab

El-Hattab wins award in 3MT research competition

Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Last month, El-Hattab's video explanation won the People's Choice award, a top prize in the UI's annual Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. The competition is designed to challenge graduate students to clearly and concisely articulate complex research to non-specialist audiences.