Julien GAUTROT profile

Julien Gautrot is Professor of Biomaterials and Biointerfaces in the School of Engineering and Materials Science at Queen Mary, University of London. After a PhD at Manchester University and postdoctoral research, first at the Universite de Montreal, then at the University of Cambridge, he joined QMUL as a lecturer in 2011. His research focuses on the development of biointerfaces and engineered biomaterials for stem cell technologies, gene delivery and regenerative medicine. In particular, his group has been exploring cross-talks between the physico-chemistry and biochemistry of soft biointerfaces (polymer brushes, hydrogels and protein assemblies) and the mechanical properties and microstructure of the cell microenvironment, and their impact on the regulation of cell adhesion and stem cell phenotype. The Gautrot lab also pioneered novel approaches to investigate the impact of physico-chemical properties of gene delivery vectors on the complexation and release profile of RNA therapeutics and the impact such processes have on potential gene therapies.

Biomaterials, microfabrication, polymers, soft matter, biointerfaces, stem cells, tissue engineering, organ-on-chips

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1614-2578