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Musah Lab is interested in understanding how molecular signals and biophysical forces function synergistically and independently to guide organ development and physiology, processes that can be therapeutically harnessed to treat human disease. Given the escalating medical crisis in nephrology and the growing number of patients suffering from kidney disease leading to organ failure, Musah Lab focuses on engineering stem cell fate for applications in human kidney disease, extra-renal complications, and therapeutic development. Dr. Musah’s research interests include stem cell biology, regenerative medicine, and the molecular and cellular basis of human organ development and disease progression. The lab is active in organ engineering, patient-specific disease models, biomarker identification, therapeutic discovery, tissue and organ transplantation, and the development of microphysiological systems like organs-on-chips and organoids. Furthermore, the exploration of matrix biology, mechanotransduction, and disease biophysics plays a key role in research initiatives.
Duke Pratt School of Engineering • Duke University, Durham, NC
Teaching and conducting research in the field of Biomedical Engineering.
Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)