Affiliation: Oregon Health & Science University

Karina H. Nakayama is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). Dr. Nakayama's lab develops regenerative and immunomodulatory biomaterials to enhance engineered vasculature, muscle, and complex multi-tissue composites to develop therapies for ischemic cardiovascular diseases and traumatic musculoskeletal injuries. These engineering challenges are approached by using biomaterial spatial patterning and immunomodulation combined with insights gained through computational biology and regenerative rehabilitation.