Dr Luca Urbani
Principal Investigator & Senior Lecturer
Research interests
- Immunology
Biography
Dr Urbani has a background in chemistry and pharmacology, and a PhD in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine (University of Padua). He trained as a postdoc in tissue engineering, stem cell biology and transplantation, biomaterials, 3D cultures, bioreactor design and disease modelling, in the group of Prof De Coppi (UCL). He started his Liver Regeneration and Tissue Engineering group in 2017 at the Roger Williams Institute of Hepatology. His team is interested in studying the extracellular components of liver disease microenvironments using bioengineered models, including organoids, bioreactors and decellularised matrices.
Research
From Developmental Biology to Regenerative Medicine
Understanding organ development and tissue regeneration provides a framework for elucidating disease mechanisms as well as for developing new therapeutics.
Spatial Biology Network
The Spatial Biology Network is a cross-faculty research interest group that brings together researchers from various disciplines, ranging from technology development and molecular biology, to bioinformatics and clinical translational research, to explore the complexity of spatial biology.
- 6BBI0101 Immunomodulation and Translational Research (Biomedical Sciences BSc)
Research
From Developmental Biology to Regenerative Medicine
Understanding organ development and tissue regeneration provides a framework for elucidating disease mechanisms as well as for developing new therapeutics.
Spatial Biology Network
The Spatial Biology Network is a cross-faculty research interest group that brings together researchers from various disciplines, ranging from technology development and molecular biology, to bioinformatics and clinical translational research, to explore the complexity of spatial biology.
- 6BBI0101 Immunomodulation and Translational Research (Biomedical Sciences BSc)