Immunoengineering
The role of immune cells is critical in a variety of medical applications, including tissue regeneration, combating infectious diseases, cancer therapy, and organ transplantation. Our research focus is on developing innovative therapies through the engineering of bioactive micro/nano materials and drug delivery systems that can effectively regulate immune cell activation and functions. Our current projects aim to: (1) improve immune cell memory to effectively combat both infectious diseases and cancer, and (2) manipulate immune cells to promote tissue regeneration and provide therapy for diseases such as diabetes.
Publication Highlights
Research
December 2022
Systemic enhancement of antitumour immunity by peritumourally implanted immunomodulatory macroporous scaffolds
Nature Biomedical Engineering 7, 56–71
Fatemeh S. Majedi, Mohammad Mahdi Hasani-Sadrabadi, Timothy J. Thauland, Sundeep G. Keswani, Song Li, Louis-S. Bouchard & Manish J. Butte
Research
December 2021
Immunomodulatory microneedle patch for periodontal tissue regeneration
Matter 5, 1–17
Xuexiang Zhang, Mohammad Mahdi Hasani-Sadrabadi, Jana Zarubova, Erfan Dashtimighadam, Reihaneh Haghniaz, Ali Khademhosseini, Manish J. Butte, Alireza Moshaverinia, Tara Aghaloo, Song Li.
Review
May 2021
Biomaterial-based Immunoengineering to Fight COVID-19 and Infectious Diseases.
Matter.
Zarubova J, Zhang X, Hoffman T, Hasani-Sadrabadi MM, Li S.
Review
Dec 2020
Unraveling the mechanobiology of immune cells.
Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 66:236-245.
Zhang X, Kim T, Thauland TJ, Li H, Majedi FS, Ly C, Gu Z, Butte MJ, Rowat AC, Li S.
Research
Sep 2020
Augmenting T-cell responses to tumors by in situ nanomanufacturing.
Materials Horizons. 7:3028-3033.
Hasani-Sadrabadi MM, Majedi FS, Miller M, Thauland TJ, Bouchard LS, Li S*, Butte MJ*.