Dr. Berna Özkale Edelmann

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Biography

Berna Özkale Edelmann's research focuses on developing nanorobotic tools to decipher signaling processes within the microenvironment of mammalian cells. Specifically, her research utilizes nanotechnology, smart biomaterials, microfluidics, and single cell manipulation technology to engineer multifunctional microdevices aimed at regenerative medicine. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Istanbul Technical University in 2009 and her Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from ETH Zurich in 2011. In 2016, she earned her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from ETH Zurich, where she worked in the Multi Scale Robotics Lab. Following her doctorate, she joined the Mooney lab at Harvard University to conduct postdoctoral research. In 2021, Özkale Edelmann was appointed to a professorship in Nano- and Microrobotics within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Technical University of Munich.

Research Interests

Awards

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European Research Council Starting Grant

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Early Postdoc Mobility Fellowship