Center Directory

Discover the people who help form the Center for Modular Manufacturing of Structural Tissue’s community.

Faculty

Meet the faculty and staff who are passionate experts dedicated to instilling in students the knowledge and hands-on experience needed for their area of study.

  • Professor, Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Professor, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine
  • Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case School of Engineering
  • Director, Center for Modular Manufacturing of Structural Tissues
  • Member, Immune Oncology Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Email: aic@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.3562

Interests: Tissue engineering of mesenchymal tissue, skeletal tissue biology, extracellular matrix; and the aging of the skin.
 

  • Center Associate Director
  • Research Associate Professor, Department of Biology College of Arts and Sciences
  • Project Lead, TR&D-2
  • Director Bioreactor Core Facility Skeletal Research Center

 

Email: jfw2@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.1333

Interests: Tissue-engineering and cell-based therapies, bioreactor design, mechanobiology, bone transplantation, imaging, fluorescence spectroscopy, drug delivery.

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  • Professor and Chair, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Case School of Engineering
  • Project Lead, TR&D-3
  • Project Lead, Training & Dissemination

 

Email: hxb3@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.1029

Interests: Biotransport applications to Cell and Tissue Engineering, Microvascular tissue engineering

Professor Emeritus, Department of Chemical Engineering

Email: cxl9@case.edu

Professor Emeritus, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Email: jmm12@case.edu

Interests: Mechanical behavior of cartilaginous tissues in normal, diseased & repaired states.

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Biostatistician Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences

Email: sxp2@case.edu

  • Research Associate Professor, Skeletal Research Center
  • Project Lead, TR&D-1
  • Director Cell Culture Facility

Email: ras286@case.edu

Interests: Cartilage Tissue Engineering, Somatic Stem Cell Biology, Reprogramming Technology (IPS), Cell Therapy and Tissue Regeneration, Cancer Metastasis.

Research Associate

Skeletal Research Center, Department of Biology

Email: fxt121@case.edu

ARMI | BioFabUSA Faculty Members

  • Chief Technology Officer Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI)
  • Associate Director, Translation and Manufacturing
  • Project Lead, TR&D-4


Email
tbollenbach@armiusa.org

  • Chief Regulatory Officer, Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI)
  • Co-Lead, Training and Dissemination

Email: rmcfarland@armiusa.org

Fellows & Students

Senior Research Associate

Miguel Fuentes Chandia
Skeletal Research Center, Department of Biology
Email: maf209@case.edu

Graduate Students

Bo Zhang
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Email: bxz165@case.edu

Rebecca Ahn
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Email: Rebecca.Ahn@case.edu

Jada Kleinholz
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Email: Jada.Kleinholz@case.edu

Sungwoo Cho
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Email: Sungwoo.Cho@case.edu

Samuel Hubbard
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Email: Samuel.Hubbard@case.edu

Rebecca Schick
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Email: Rebecca.Schick@case.edu

Christina Dang
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Email: Christina.Dang@case.edu

CM2OST Staff

Research Assistant III, Department of Biology, Skeletal Research Center, College of Arts and Sciences

Email: amad.awadallah@case.edu

Expertise: tissue processing for histological analysis

Technician IV, Department of Civil Engineering, Case School of Engineering
 
Email: jb@case.edu
 
Expertise: design and manufacture of scientific apparatus, computer programming and signal processing.

Research Assistant III, Molecular Biology, Cell Culture

Email: tammie.lee@case.edu

Research Assistant I, Department of Biology, Skeletal Research Center, College of Arts and Sciences

Email: mxh12@case.edu

Expertise: Mesenchymal Stem Cell isolation and culture

Department Assistant III, Department of Biology, Skeletal Research Center, College of Arts and Sciences

Email: tammie.lee@case.edu

ARMI

The Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI) is a member-based, nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance the bioeconomy of the United States. The institute’s work will positively impact not only manufacturing but also healthcare and education and workforce development in the country.

Commercialization

The Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI) is a member-based, nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance the bioeconomy of the United States. The institute’s work will positively impact not only manufacturing but also healthcare and education and workforce development in the country.