Dr. Lonnie Shea

Biography

Lonnie Shea is the Steven Goldstein Collegiate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan (U-M), jointly appointed in the College of Engineering and the School of Medicine. He received his Ph.D. in chemical engineering and scientific computing from U-M in 1997, working with Professor Jennifer Linderman. Following his doctoral studies, he served as a postdoctoral fellow under Professor David Mooney in the Department of Biologic and Materials Science at the U-M Dental School. Shea was later recruited to the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Northwestern University, where he taught from 1999 to 2014 before returning to U-M as chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering. His research focuses on regenerative medicine, drug and gene delivery, and immune engineering, aiming to prevent tissue degeneration and promote tissue regeneration. This includes projects on islet transplantation for diabetes therapy, nerve regeneration for treating paralysis, and diagnostics for immune dysfunctions in cancer and autoimmunity. He currently serves as principal investigator and co-principal investigator on multiple NIH grants and has published over 280 manuscripts. Shea has received numerous accolades, including the Clemson Award from the Society for Biomaterials and the 2021 Technology Innovation Development Award for his work on nanoparticles for tolerance in autoimmune diseases. He is a fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering and the Biomedical Engineering Society, and serves on the editorial boards of several journals including Molecular Therapy and Biotechnology Bioengineering.

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