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Elizabeth Wayne is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Her research focuses on computational cancer research, emphasizing the interactions between therapeutic materials and macrophages. Wayne's lab investigates how macrophages can be engineered to control drug delivery, developing computational models to predict interactions between tumors, therapeutics, and macrophages in vivo. Her work aims to overcome challenges posed by macrophages in drug efficacy, exploring how they can act as reservoirs for nucleic acids in a polarization-dependent manner. Through her innovative strategies, Wayne's research contributes significantly to the field of cancer treatment and drug formulation, particularly in understanding macrophage-mediated delivery systems.
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