Clemson UniversityUnited States
Biography
Jiro Nagatomi is a professor of bioengineering and the director of Cell Mechanics and Mechanobiology Laboratory at Clemson University, South Carolina, USA. He has been an active researcher and educator in the field of mechanobiology for the past 16 years. He completed his B.S. followed by a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York, USA. His doctoral thesis was on an in vitro investigation of the effects of hydrostatic pressure on bone cell functions. He worked as a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. in the field of soft tissue biomechanics before assuming his current faculty position at Clemson University. His research group is interested in understanding the mechanisms involved in cellular mechanotransduction of hydrostatic pressure and the development of micro-devices for research in the field of mechanobiology. In addition, his group is active in biomaterials and regenerative medicine research.
Fields of Interest
- Mechanotransduction
- Cell Mechanics
- Bioreactors
- Regenerative Medicine
- 3D Cell Culture
- Hydrogels