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Prof. Katharina Ribbeck

Andrew (1956) and Erna Viterbi Professor of Biological Engineering

Primary DLC

Department of Biological Engineering

MIT Room: 56-235
(617) 715-4575
https://be.mit.edu/directory/katharina-ribbeck

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Tissue Engineering
Pathogens
Biofilms

Research Summary

The Ribbeck Lab focuses its research on basic mechanisms by which mucus barriers exclude, or allow, passage of different molecules and pathogens, and the mechanisms pathogens have evolved to penetrate mucus barriers. Ribbeck hopes to provide the foundation for a theoretical framework that captures general principles governing selectivity in mucus, and likely other biological hydrogels, such as the extracellular matrix and bacterial biofilms.

Recent Work

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