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Idse Heemskerk is an Assistant Professor in the field of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan. His research focuses on understanding how human pluripotent stem cells generate and interpret chemical and physical signals to self-organize into spatial structures comprising multiple cell types. This research is conducted both in vitro and in vivo, extending to embryonic development. By combining quantitative live-cell measurements with engineering tools such as micropatterning, Heemskerk aims to develop predictive mathematical models to tackle currently intractable questions in developmental stem cell biology. His work encompasses various research areas including Bio-MEMS, Microfluidics, Biomedical Imaging, and Molecular Cellular Biomechanics, contributing significantly to the understanding of cell developmental biology and the engineering of biological systems.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science