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Derin Sevenler

Dr. Derin Sevenler

Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering

Address
A220 Doherty Hall
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Education

  • B.S., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, 2011
  • Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, 2017

Bio

Derin Sevenler is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University with a courtesy appointment in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Sevenler received his Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Boston University and his BS in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Cornell University. From 2018 to 2022, he was a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Mehmet Toner at Massachusetts General Hospital. Before joining Carnegie Mellon University, he was an instructor in the Center for Engineering in Medicine & Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Sevenler received the NIH Pathway to Independence Award in 2022.

 

 

The Biomolecular Transport Engineering Laboratory develops microscale and nanoscale technologies with the overarching goal of improving human health and longevity. We are a multidisciplinary group that develops new microfluidic devices, optical techniques, and biomolecular systems to study individual cells, biomolecules, and bio-nanoparticles such as viruses and extracellular vesicles. A major thrust of our current work is investigating ways to improve the safety, efficiency, and accessibility of therapeutic gene editing. For example, we have recently developed high throughput methods for efficiently delivering genes and gene editing systems to large numbers of cells outside of the body. This work could have significant clinical impacts across cancer therapy, global health, regenerative medicine, autoimmune disease, and metabolic disorders.

Research Interests: nanobiotechnology, microfluidics, gene & drug delivery, non-Newtonian fluid dynamics

Awards and Recognitions

  • NIH Pathway to Independence Award, 2022