Colorado School of Mines · EngineeringKumar Immunology Lab
Ramya Kumar · Golden, Colorado
Research Focus
Dr. Ramya Kumar's research lab focuses on enhancing our understanding of how macrophages, a type of immune cell, respond to various biochemical signals. By developing advanced materials known as polymer brushes that can be equipped with different chemical cues, the lab aims to study how these cues influence macrophage behavior in contexts like wound healing and inflammation. The ultimate goal is to create innovative experimental platforms that can mimic the complex interactions between cells and their environments, leading to insights that could benefit diverse areas of biomedical research.
macrophage polarizationpolymer brushesbiochemical cuescell culture substratesimmune responsewound healinginflammationbiopolymer engineering
Research Aims
4AIM 01Develop polymer brushes to explore how different chemical signals affect macrophage behavior.
AIM 02Investigate the role of spatial presentation of ligands in macrophage polarization.
AIM 03Create experimental platforms that mimic complex cellular environments for studying immune responses.
AIM 04Examine how macrophages respond to mixed signals in tumors and wounds.
Skills the Lab Values
polymer synthesiscell culturethree-dimensional cell culturebiochemical ligand-functionalizationscaffold fabricationmicroscopybioengineering techniquessignal transduction analysisexperimental design
Output against the department
Publications38bottom 5% of dept.265th of 278
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Citations1.1kbottom 9% of dept.254th of 278
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