Dr. Levi Wood

Biography

Levi Wood is an Associate Professor at the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2012. His academic background also includes two M.S. degrees - one in Mechanical Engineering and another in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT, both earned in 2008, and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Oregon State University in 2004. Dr. Wood's research focuses on Bioengineering, specifically in the fields of vasculature, inflammation, systems biology, Alzheimer's disease, and inflammatory bowel disease. He utilizes systems biology approaches to uncover novel signaling mechanisms related to these complex diseases. Since joining Georgia Tech in August 2015 as an Assistant Professor, his laboratory concentrates on applying engineered in vitro platforms, mouse models, and computational systems analyses to identify and develop clinically effective therapeutic strategies for inflammatory diseases. His research also incorporates broad molecular analyses of inflamed tissues using state-of-the-art technologies, including multiplexed immunoassays and mass spectrometry. Through the use of microfluidic platforms, he aims to mimic in vivo microenvironments to better understand the dynamic interaction between cellular responses and disease states.

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