Biotechnology Research, Innovation, Training, and Education (BRITE) fellows train with faculty across engineering, sciences, and health sciences. Explore the program's research areas and find faculty whose work matches your interests.
Research opportunities span computational, biological, engineering, and translational approaches. Many faculty work in more than one area, so fellows are encouraged to speak with several potential mentors before choosing a home laboratory.
| Research Area | Description |
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| Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) | Computational analysis, machine learning, and data-driven approaches to biomedical and biotechnology questions. |
| Biomedical and Health Diagnostics Devices | Instrumentation and device-based research for sensing, imaging, diagnostics, and health technology. |
| Biomaterials | Materials research at the intersection of chemistry, biology, and engineering. |
| Genetic and Cellular Therapeutics | Gene and cell-based therapeutic strategies and the biology that supports them. |
| Tissue Engineering | Engineered tissues, biomimetic systems, and regenerative approaches. |
| Biomanufacturing | Production, scale-up, and process development that carry biotechnology from the lab to patients. |
| Biotechnology | Interdisciplinary biotechnology research aligned with the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) T32 focus area. |
| Systems and Synthetic Biology / Metabolic Engineering | Integrated biological design, systems analysis, and metabolic pathway engineering. |
BRITE draws on a network of 30 faculty mentors across three colleges. Select a name to view the faculty member’s UMass Lowell profile.
| Faculty Mentor, Title and Bio. Link | Department | BRITE Research Areas |
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| Dhimiter Bello Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies | Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences |
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| Paul Bryce Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies | Biological Sciences |
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| Gulden Camci-Unal Professor | Chemical Engineering |
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| Frédéric Chain Associate Professor | Biological Sciences |
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| Kwok-Fan Chow Associate Professor | Chemistry |
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| Dionysios Christodouleas Associate Professor | Chemistry |
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| Soumita Das Professor | Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences |
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| Jerome Delhommelle Professor | Chemistry |
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| Matthew Gage Professor and Chair | Chemistry |
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| Peter Gaines Professor and Chair | Biological Sciences |
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| Jessica Garb Professor | Biological Sciences |
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| Chiara Ghezzi Associate Professor | Biomedical Engineering |
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| Sarah Gignoux-Wolfsohn Assistant Professor | Biological Sciences |
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| Nancy Goodyear Associate Professor | Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences |
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| Michael Graves Associate Professor | Biological Sciences |
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| Zeinab Hajjarian Assistant Professor | Biomedical Engineering |
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| Gui-Xin (Susan) He Associate Professor | Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences |
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| Suri Iyer Professor | Chemistry |
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| Shannon Kelleher Professor | Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences |
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| Jonghan Kim Professor | Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences |
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| Yuho Kim Assistant Professor | Physical Therapy and Kinesiology |
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| Yanfen Li Principal Investigator Assistant Professor | Biomedical Engineering |
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| Pengyuan Liu Assistant Professor | Chemistry |
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| Rachel Melamed Assistant Professor | Biological Sciences |
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| Amy Peterson Professor | Plastics Engineering |
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| David Ryan Professor | Chemistry |
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| Jinxiang Xi Professor | Biomedical Engineering |
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| Dongming Xie Professor | Chemical Engineering |
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| Mingdi Yan Professor | Chemistry |
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| Seongkyu Yoon Principal Investigator Professor | Chemical Engineering |
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Interested in a faculty member who isn’t listed? Contact the program to ask whether they can serve as a BRITE mentor.
Disclaimer
Supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under award T32GM165287. The content is the responsibility of the program and does not necessarily represent official NIH views.