Lonnie D. Shea

Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
PhD (1997) University of Michigan
l-shea@northwestern.edu

Areas of Interest:

Islet Cell Transplantation
In Vitro Ovarian Follicle Maturation
Nerve Regeneration
Non-Viral DNA Delivery
 
Lonnie Shea focuses his research on the use and development of systems that promote tissue development and regeneration through direct cellular processes. Biomaterial design and development is combined with drug delivery technology to create three-dimensional culture environments that regulate cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions, and to provide a controlled release of protein and DNA. Along with the experimental systems, mathematical models and 
computer simulations of DNA delivery and tissue formation are developed, which can be utilized for a variety of applications.
 
Shea Research Group