Dr. Aaron Morris

Biography

Aaron Morris is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan. He completed his Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and earned his Ph.D. in the same field at Yale University. After his doctoral studies, Dr. Morris pursued postdoctoral work under Dr. Lonnie Shea at the University of Michigan, focusing on the use of biomaterials to study the immune system's response during autoimmunity. He also collaborated with Dr. Joshua Leonard at Northwestern University to develop synthetic, modular receptor systems for application in synthetic biology platforms. Dr. Morris leads the PRecision Immune MicroEnvironments (PRIME) Lab, where his research operates at the intersection of biomaterials engineering, immunology, and drug delivery. The lab is dedicated to using engineered materials to investigate immunology, diagnose diseases, and develop therapeutic strategies. His particular research interests include developing materials that probe immune function and creating programmable cell-material constructs that enable tailored responses to environmental cues, with long-term goals of advancing non-invasive monitoring and manipulation of immune responses in tissues.

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