The TTEC faculty is committed to training tomorrow’s leaders in translational therapeutics, cell and tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine. Our pedagogical efforts benefit the entire Johns Hopkins community by bridging multiple educational programs, departments, schools and campuses, thus acting as a conduit for the cross-pollination of ideas. In particular, our faculty teach in the Biomedical Engineering (BME), Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (ChemBE), and Materials Sciences & Engineering (MSE) departments as well as the Institute for NanoBioTechnology (INBT).
Teaching
TTEC faculty lead two focus area tracks — Translational Cell & Tissue Engineering (TCTE) and Immunoengineering (IE) — at the undergraduate, masters’, and Ph.D. levels in our #1 ranked Biomedical Engineering Program. Additional information about these programs, and courses that TTEC faculty teach in their support, is provided in the following links:
- Translational Cell & Tissue Engineering (TCTE) – Undergrad BME focus area requirements
- Translational Cell & Tissue Engineering (TCTE) – MSE (masters’) program
- Immunoengineering (IE) – Undergrad BME focus area requirements
- Immunoengineering (IE) – MSE (masters’) program information
Hallmark courses taught by TTEC faculty:
Advanced Orthopaedic Tissue Engineering (EN.580.643) – Warren Grayson
Learn how the current state of Orthopaedic Tissue Engineering applies to bone, cartilage, and skeletal muscle tissue engineering
Advanced Topics in Regeneration and Immune Engineering (EN.580.752) – Kevin Yarema & the TTEC faculty
Learn current methods, basic research, and clinical translation of regenerative medicine and immunoengineering technologies
Biomaterials (EN.510.316) – Hai-Quan Mao
Learn principles and properties of polymeric and soft materials for biomedical applications
Cellular Engineering (EN.580.441/641) – Jordan Green & Kevin Yarema
Learn principles and applications of cell engineering, focusing on learning how to manipulate cells at a molecular level to investigate fundamental biology and treat disease
Cell & Tissue Engineering Laboratory (EN.580.452 and EN.580.754) – Jess Dunleavey & Kevin Yarema
Learn “hands on” mammalian cell culture as well as applications ranging from gene transfection, metabolic engineering, basics of cell-substrate interactions, and how to encapsulate cells in biomaterials
Biomedical Applications of Glycoengineering (EN.580.444/644) – Kevin Yarema
Learn h0w sugars are involved in almost all aspects of biology and how they can be manipulated to treat disease
Immunoengineering Principles and Applications (EN.580.453) – Josh Doloff
Learn how to design cell and tissue-based systems for modulating host immune response to treat disease
Immunomodulatory Biomaterials: Design, Synthesis, and Applications (EN.580.420/720) – Scott Wilson
Learn the chemistry, immunology, materials, and engineering fundamentals needed to modulate immunity to prevent and treat disease
Microfabrication Laboratory (EN.520.495) – Andreas Andreou and Jeff Wang
Learn principles of microfabrication for microelectronics, sensors, MEMS, and other synthetic microsystems used in medicine and biology
Molecular Immunoengineering (EN.580.646) – Jamie Spangler
Learn how to use biomolecular engineering tools to manipulate immune function for clinical translation
Tissue Engineering (EN.580.442/742) – Annie Kathuria
Learn how to apply engineering fundamentals to design biological tissue substitutes used in regenerative medicine
To find out more about these courses, please use the JHU Public Course Search tool
Research and Training
Considering that TTEC’s primary mission is research, its strongest educational component is the research training it provides to junior investigators at levels ranging from “hands on” lab experiences for high school students to world-class post-doc opportunities. Research opportunities for Ph.D. students and post-docs are available in a wide range of translational therapeutics, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and immunoengineering projests in our core and affiliated faculty’s labs. If you are interested in joining one of our labs, please contact the PI directly to discuss current opportunities. If you are a Johns Hopkins undergraduate or masters’ student, you can earn academic credit by conducting research in our labs.
Featured Trainees and Research Highlights
This section features recent research highlights by our trainees (top) along with an archive of past accomplishments (bottom)
Savannah Est-Witte (June, 2025)
View the full paper at the journal’s website or on Pubmed (doi: 10.1002/adhm.202501400)
Jessica Stelzel (May, 2025)
View the full paper at the journal’s website (doi: 10.1038/s44222-025-00320-7)
Allison Horenburg (February, 2025)
View the full paper at the journal’s website (doi: 10.1038/s41413-025-00401-8)
Zach Bernstein (December, 2024)
View the full paper at the journal’s website or Pubmed (doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.108005)
Ian McKnight (October, 2024)
View the full paper at the journal’s website or Pubmed (doi: 10.1002/adhm.202501400)
Dammen-Brower (May, 2024)
View the full paper at the journal’s website or Pubmed (doi: 10.1002/adfm.202309866)
Yining Zhu (December, 2023)
View the full paper at the journal’s website or Pubmed (doi: 10.1038/s41551-023-01131-0).