Bioresponsive Materials Lab People

Group photo the people in the Bioresponsive lab

Summer 2022 lab dinner

Director

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John Robert Martin

Assistant Professor, CEAS - Biomedical Eng

134 UCBIOSCI

513-556-6548

John R. Martin is an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Martin completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Kentucky where he majored in Biosystems Engineering before obtaining a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University investigating cell-degradable tissue engineering scaffolds. Following his doctoral work, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the Department of Chemical Engineering where he researched drug delivery systems for the regeneration of craniofacial bone tissue.
 
Dr. Martin leads the Bioresponsive Materials Lab at UC, exploring “smart” biomaterial systems that leverage precise cell-generated signals (including reactive oxygen species and enzymatic activity) to activate biomaterial functionality and guide tissue regeneration. This interdisciplinary research integrates polymer science and materials engineering alongside pharmacology and biology to build new systems for regenerating orthopedic injuries in the clinic.

Graduate Students

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Karina Bruce, B.S.

Karina Bruce is a first year Ph.D. student developing inflammation-responsive antibiotic coatings to combat bacterial infections in bone fractures.

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Dylan Marques, B.S.

Dylan Marques is a second year Ph.D. student working towards a dual phase drug delivery system for regenerating cranial defects.

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Reinaldo Dos Santos, B.S.

Reinaldo Dos Santos is a second year Ph.D. student developing cell-degradable tissue engineering materials for regenerating bone defects and improving fracture fixation.

Undergraduate Students

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Andrew Hoffmann

Andrew Hoffmann is a fifth year Biomedical Engineering undergraduate student in Research Co-op/Capstone and is developing new bioresponsive drug coatings.

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Nick Hughes

Nick Hughes is a fourth year Biomedical Engineering undergraduate student in Research Co-op and is developing calcium-scavenging hydrogels.

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Andrea Frankel

Andrea Frankel is a fifth year Biomedical Engineering undergraduate and part-time researcher/Research Capstone student. She is developing drug coatings to prevent bone graft resorption.

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Adolphus Addison

Adolphus Addison is a second year Biomedical Engineering undergraduate student and a 2023 Protégé Scholar. He is developing new moldable bone cement formulations.

Lab Alumni