Prof. Dr.-Ing. Laura De Laporte
Laura De Laporte develops biohybrid and bioinspired materials for advanced medical applications, for example to replicate the complex structure of natural tissues. To achieve this, she is working on new synthetic material concepts and new methods of manufacture, combining engineering, chemistry and biology to design biomaterials that control and direct the interaction with cells. Her team designs low-invasive, polymeric regenerative hydrogel therapies, consisting of nano –and micron-scale building blocks that orient after injection to repair anisotropic tissues, such as the spinal cord. In addition, dynamic hydrogels are created for drug delivery and to study mechanobiology.
Curriculum Vitae
Laura De Laporte studied chemical engineering at Ghent University (Belgium). She received her PhD from Northwestern University (Evanston, USA) in the group of Prof. Lonnie Shea, where she developed guided implants for nerve regeneration. At EPFL (Lausanne, Switzerland), she researched regenerative hydrogels in the group of Prof. Jeffrey Hubbell. From 2013 to 2018, Laura De Laporte led a junior research group at DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials in Aachen and was awarded a Starting Grant from the European Research Council in 2015. In October 2017, she completed her habilitation at the Department of Chemistry of RWTH Aachen University. In 2018, she was one of five excellent female researchers who have received funding from the Leibniz Programme for female Professors and became an associate professor in the Chemistry Department with the teaching and research area Advanced Materials for Biomedicine. Since 2021, she is also part of the Institute for Applied Medical Engineering and affiliated to the University Hospital RWTH Aachen. In 2022, De Laporte received an ERC Consolidator Grant for the "Heartbeat" project.
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Selected professional functions, honors and awards
- Since 2021 Board of International Society of Biofabrication (ISBF)
- 2020-2021 Associated Editor ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
- Since 2020 Editorial Advisory Board Advanced Healthcare Materials
- 2019 Steinhofer Lecture
- 2018 Young Investigator Award - Engineering Conferences International
- 2016 Max Buchner Research Foundation
- 2008–2009 Terminal Year Richter Fellowship, Northwestern University
- 2008 AIChE Women's Initiatives Committee Travel Award, USA
- 2006-2008 Conference Travel Grant, Northwestern University (annual)
- 2006 CGM Travel Fellowship Award, USA
- 2004–2005 International Doctoral Fellowship, Northwestern University
Projects
Publications
Titel/Autoren | DOI-LINK | Magazine | Jahre | |
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Liposome Manufacturing under Continuous Flow Conditions: Towards a Fully Integrated Set-up with in-Line Control of Critical Quality Attributes
M. Sheybanifard, L. P. B. Guerzoni, A. Omidinia-Anarkoli, L. De Laporte, J. Buyel, R. Besseling, M. Damen, A. Gerich, T. Lammers and J. M. Metselaar
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https://doi.org/10.1039/D2LC00463A | Lab on a Chip | 2022 | |
Pre-Programmed Rod-Shaped Microgels to Create Multi-Directional Anisogels for 3d Tissue Engineering
D. L. Braunmiller, S. Babu, D. B. Gehlen, M. Seuß, T. Haraszti, A. Falkenstein, J. Eigen, L. De Laporte and J. J. Crassous
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202202430 | Advanced Functional Materials | 2022 | |
Actuation of Soft Thermoresponsive Hydrogels Mechanically Stimulates Osteogenesis in Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells without Biochemical Factors
A. Castro Nava, I. C. Doolaar, N. Labude-Weber, H. Malyaran, S. Babu, Y. Chandorkar, J. Di Russo, S. Neuss and L. De Laporte
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c11808 | ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces | 2023 | |
Call for Special Issue Papers: Special Issue for Prof. James Kirkpatrick in Honor of His Achievements in Tissue Engineering/Regenerative Medicine
L. De Laporte and J. van den Beucken
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https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.tea.2023.29050.cfp | Tissue Eng Part A | 2023 | |
Cell Guiding Multicomponent Nanoyarn Tendon Scaffolds with Tunable Morphology and Flexibility
L. Schynkel, M. Meeremans, A. A. Meyer, E. Schoolaert, J. Geltmeyer, A. Omidinia-Anarkoli, S. Van Vlierberghe, L. Daelemans, L. De Laporte, C. De Schauwer, R. Hoogenboom and K. De Clerck
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c08241 | ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces | 2023 | |
Cellular Architects at Work: Cells Building Their Own Microgel Houses
S. Bulut, D. Günther, M. Bund, C. Haats, T. Bissing, C. Bastard, M. Wessling, L. De Laporte and A. Pich
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202302957 | Advanced Healthcare Materials | 2023 | |
How Does Temporal and Sequential Delivery of Multiple Growth Factors Affect Vascularization inside 3d Hydrogels?
C. Bastard, D. Günther, J. Gerardo-Nava, M. Dewerchin, P. Sprycha, C. Licht, A. Lüken, M. Wessling and L. De Laporte
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adtp.202300091 | Advanced Therapeutics | 2023 | |
Lifelike Transformative Materials for Biohybrid Implants: Inspired by Nature, Driven by Technology
A. Fernández-Colino, F. Kiessling, I. Slabu, L. De Laporte, P. Akhyari, S. K. Nagel, J. Stingl, S. Reese and S. Jockenhoevel
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202300991 | Advanced Healthcare Materials | 2023 | |
Microgels as Platforms for Antibody-Mediated Cytokine Scavenging
S. Boesveld, Y. Kittel, Y. Luo, A. Jans, B. Oezcifci, M. Bartneck, C. Preisinger, D. Rommel, T. Haraszti, S. P. Centeno, A. J. Boersma, L. De Laporte, C. Trautwein, A. J. C. Kuehne and P. Strnad
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202300695 | Advanced Healthcare Materials | 2023 | |
Nonspherical Ultrasound Microbubbles
A. Dasgupta, T. Sun, R. Palomba, E. Rama, Y. Zhang, C. Power, D. Moeckel, M. Liu, A. Sarode, M. Weiler, A. Motta, C. Porte, Z. Magnuska, A. Said Elshafei, R. Barmin, A. Graham, A. McClelland, D. Rommel, E. Stickeler, F. Kiessling, R. M. Pallares, L. De Laporte, P. Decuzzi, N. McDannold, S. Mitragotri and T. Lammers
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https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2218847120 | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 2023 | |
On-Chip Fabrication of Colloidal Suprastructures by Assembly and Supramolecular Interlinking of Microgels
S.-H. Jung, F. Meyer, S. Hörnig, M. Bund, B. Häßel, L. P. B. Guerzoni, L. De Laporte, G. Ben Messaoud, S. P. Centeno and A. Pich
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https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202303444 | Small | 2023 | |
Transformative Materials to Create 3D Functional Human Tissue Models in Vitro in a Reproducible Manner
J. L. Gerardo-Nava, J. Jansen, D. Günther, L. Klasen, A. L. Thiebes, B. Niessing, C. Bergerbit, A. A. Meyer, J. Linkhorst, M. Barth, P. Akhyari, J. Stingl, S. Nagel, T. Stiehl, A. Lampert, R. Leube, M. Wessling, F. Santoro, S. Ingebrandt, S. Jockenhoevel, A. Herrmann, H. Fischer, W. Wagner, R. H. Schmitt, F. Kiessling, R. Kramann and L. De Laporte
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202301030 | Advanced Healthcare Materials | 2023 |