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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 modeling tissues.

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El-Hattab in 3MT Lab
Mariam El-Hattab works in the 3MT Lab.

El-Hattab wins award in 3MT research competition

Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Written by
Cory Tays
University of Iowa Technology Institute
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. 
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Sander, Ankrum findings add understanding of fat tissue in healing wounds

Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Iowa Technology Institute
A team of University of Iowa scholars led by faculty affiliates with the Iowa Technology Institute released findings this week that expanded the understanding of the role fat tissue plays in healing wounds and may help to uncover and develop fat-related wound healing treatments.
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Director: Ed Sander, associate professor of biomedical engineering

Phone: (319) 384-2862

Email: edward-sander@uiowa.edu

Mission Areas: Biotechnology, Human Modeling and Simulation

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