Luis Solorio joined the faculty at Purdue University in 2016 as an Assistant Professor in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, and is currently an Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering. Prior to joining Purdue University, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow in Radiology at Case Western Reserve University (2012–2013) and a Postdoctoral Fellow in Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan (2013–2016). He received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry from Saint Louis University, USA, in 2006; his M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA, in 2007; and his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University, USA, in 2012. His main research interests include Novel Drug Delivery Systems; Tissue Engineering/Biomaterials; Extracellular Matrix; Cancer Biology; and the Role of the Microenvironment on Metastasis.
Research Keywords & Expertise
Drug Resistance
fibrin
Fibronectin
tumor microenvironment
3D cultures
cancer models
Fingerprints
34%
tumor microenvironment
24%
Fibronectin
5%
3D cultures
Short Biography
Luis Solorio joined the faculty at Purdue University in 2016 as an Assistant Professor in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, and is currently an Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering. Prior to joining Purdue University, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow in Radiology at Case Western Reserve University (2012–2013) and a Postdoctoral Fellow in Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan (2013–2016). He received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry from Saint Louis University, USA, in 2006; his M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA, in 2007; and his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University, USA, in 2012. His main research interests include Novel Drug Delivery Systems; Tissue Engineering/Biomaterials; Extracellular Matrix; Cancer Biology; and the Role of the Microenvironment on Metastasis.
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