Cheryl Gomillion, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering
Engineers natural tissue replacements
Phone: 706-542-0918
Email: ctgomillion@uga.edu
0219 Riverbend Research Lab South
220 Riverbend Road
Athens, GA 30602
United States
Dr. Gomillion shows students how the basics of science, technology and engineering can be applied to medical challenges. An assistant professor in the College of Engineering and a member of UGA’s Regenerative Bioscience Center, she works to engineer composite tissue replacements for complex tissue systems, primarily focusing on craniofacial and orthopedic applications. Learn more about Dr. Gomillion's teaching and research in Focus on Faculty.
Education
Ph.D., Bioengineering, Clemson University, 2010
M.S., Bioengineering, Clemson University, 2005
B.S., Biosystems Engineering, emphasis in Applied Biotechnology, Clemson University, 2003
Area of Specialty
- Tissue Engineering
- Regenerative Medicine
- Stem Cell Differentiation
- Cell-Biomaterial Interactions
- Multi-functional Biomaterials
- Pre-Clinical Tissue Modeling Systems
- Cell-based Therapeutics
- Hard-Soft Tissue Interfaces