Maisel, Katharina
Assistant Professor
Fischell Department of Bioengineering
Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices
Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices
3120 A. James Clark Hall
B.S.E Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan 2010
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University 2014
NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Chicago
Dr. Maisel joined the University of Maryland in January 2019. Her interdisciplinary training combines nanotechnology, mucosal immunology, lymphatic immunology, and immunoengineering. The Maisel Lab uses in vitro modeling, nanotechnology, and immunoengineering approaches to study and develop treatments for diseases at mucosal surfaces. We are particularly interested in studying the lymphatics' and interstitial tissue's roles in disease pathology at mucosal surfaces and how the stromal compartment can be targeted for novel treatment strategies. This work creates not only crucial fundamental knowledge about stromal cell involvement in disease pathology, but also leads to novel targets and design criteria for therapeutics.
pronouns: she/her/hers
- mucosal drug delivery
- immunoengineering
- lymphatic pathophysiology and targeting
- modeling stromal cell compartments in vitro
- understanding mucosal diseases
- vaccine development