Prof. Dr. Viola Vogel
Area of Interest
Applied Mechanobiology
Prerequisites a student should comply with
As my students typically represent around ten different majors, my physical science and engineering students are greatly encouraged to take courses in biochemistry and biology, while the students coming from the biomedical side are encouraged to take instrumentation and other quantitative courses.
Recommended master courses (Electives I+II of Learning Agreement of the Major)
Biomedical Background:
376-1103-00 Frontiers in Nanotechnology
376-1392-00 Mechanobiology: Implications for Development, Regeneration and Tissue Engineering
Physical Sciences & Engineering Background:
551-0103-00 Fundamentals of Biology II: Cell Biology
376-1392-00 Mechanobiology: Implications for Development, Regeneration and Tissue Engineering
Research projects of the group
- Mechanobiology of soft tissue and tissue regeneration
- Mechanics by which immune cells fight bacterial infections
- Single molecule mechanics
- Superresolution optical microscopy
- Micro- and nanoengineered environments for cell and microtissue studies
- Heart valve engineering