About The Team
Silk Lab
The Silk Lab is led by Professor Fiorenzo Omenetto at Tufts University. The lab specializes on the interface of materials between technology and biology. Silk fibroin is commonly used as a biomaterial that can be used in soft and hard technology, optics, manufacturing, sensing, and implantable devices. The lab publishes research on material technology at the macro, micro, and nano scale.
Our Team
Fiorenzo Omenetto
Principal InvestigatorFrank C. Doble Professor of Engineering, and a Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Tufts University. He also holds appointments in the Department of Physics and the Department of Electrical Engineering.
Carlos Lopez Rodriguez
Undergraduate ResearcherSenior year at Tufts University. Biomedical Engineering Major and Computer Science Minor. My research interests are in biomaterials and drug delivery.
Meng Li
PhD CandidateBachelor's in Biomedical Engineering at Southeast University (China), Masters at the Institute of Micro and Nanomaterias at Universitat Ulm. Her research work focuses on protein nanodevices, actuators, and magnetic materials.