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Fellowship Start Year

2019

Status

Alumni

Research Topic

Biomedical Engineering

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Claire Witherel

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School of Engineering and Applied Science

Bio

Dr. Claire Witherel is a dedicated researcher and scholar in the field of bioengineering. She is currently a Senior Scientist at Integra LifeSciences, where she focuses on developing innovative solutions for wound healing and regenerative medicine.

Previously, Dr. Witherel was a Provost Postdoctoral Fellow working in Professor Jason Burdick’s lab. Her research there centered on the development of immunomodulatory hyaluronic acid-based hydrogels for the treatment of osteoarthritis in the knee.

Her research has been published in top peer-reviewed journals, with notable articles such as “Host–Biomaterial Interactions in Zebrafish” in ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering and “Differential Gene Expression in Human, Murine, and Cell Line-Derived Macrophages Upon Polarization” in Experimental Cell Research.

Postdoc Appointment

Department
  • Bioengineering
Penn Faculty Mentor
  • Jason A. Burdick, Ph.D.

Education

Degrees
  • 2019, Ph.D., Drexel University, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
  • 2012, MS/BS, Masters of Science
Disertation Title

Biomaterial-Mediated Control Over Macrophage Behavior for Tissue Engineering

Research Advisors
  • Kara L. Spiller, PhD