Dr Stefania Di Cio
PhD
| Position: | Postdoctoral Research Assistant |
| Supervisor: | Prof Julien Gautrot |
| Tel: | +44 (0) 20 7882 5301 |
| Email: | s.dicio@qmul.ac.uk |
| Location: | 327, Engineering, Mile End |
| Expertise: | Development of nano- to micro-scale fabrication processes for the control of cellular microenvironment. Design of microfluidic chips with multiple hydrogel compartments for the embedding of organotypic cultures and spheroids. Microvascularisation within organ-on-chip platforms. Study of the mechanisms regulating cell sensing of nanoscale topography. In particular, the processes controlling actin dynamics and their impact on cell adhesion, spreading and fate decision. |