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Nenad Bursac is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University. His research focuses on the development of stem cell and tissue engineering strategies aimed at heart muscle regeneration and repair. He has made significant strides in the understanding and treatment of heart-related conditions, particularly through the use of pluripotent stem cells and engineered tissues that mimic the natural properties of human myocardium. His laboratory utilizes in vitro models of heart diseases such as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and cardiomyopathies to explore novel therapeutic approaches including gene therapy and tissue engineering. He combines cardiac and skeletal muscle cells derived from induced pluripotent stem cells with various cell types to create more realistic models of human heart tissues for mechanistic studies of tissue injury and repair processes. His work has implications for regenerative medicine, particularly in developing strategies for cardiac function restoration and understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying heart diseases.
Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)