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Blanche C. Ip is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Brown University. She focuses on research in tissue engineering and pharmacology, specifically investigating the physiological impacts of drugs, dietary nutrients, and environmental toxicants. Her expertise lies in developing human in vitro platforms that mimic physiology and disease, and engineering large, transplantable tissues with maintained cellular viability. Moreover, her innovative work includes the development of biomaterials for improved tissue repair. Dr. Ip completed her Ph.D. in Biochemical Molecular Nutrition at Tufts University, where her thesis elucidated the therapeutic potentials of dietary lycopene in obesity-associated liver metabolic diseases. She has published 17 peer-reviewed articles in high-impact journals and received several awards for her research, including the Irwin H. Rosenberg Award for Research Excellence. Following her postdoctoral training, she joined a multidisciplinary team at Brown University, where she continues to collaborate on projects involving the fabrication and mathematical simulation in bioengineering. In total, she has contributed significantly to the field through her research and collaboration with students and clinicians.
Department: Department of Economics