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Matthew began his scientific career as an undergraduate in the School of Chemical Engineering at Cornell University, where he received his B.S. Matthew then pursued his Ph.D. in Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania under the mentorship of Professors Daniel Hammer and Valerie Weaver. He conducted experimental and theoretical work that identified how increased tissue stiffness enhances tumor cell contractility, which are key driving forces in cancer progression. Matthew moved to the University of California, San Francisco, where he worked under Valerie Weaver in glycobiology and developed Scanning Angle Interference Microscopy, a powerful tool for imaging live cells at the nanoscale. In 2013, Matthew returned to Cornell University as a Kavli Fellow under Professors Abraham Stroock and Claudia Fischbach, working on the development of high-speed, custom optoelectronics for nanoscale cellular imaging. In Spring 2014, he joined the Cornell faculty as an Assistant Professor in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. His current research focuses on the chemistry and mechanics of coupled living systems.
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