Nathaniel Huebsch, PhD

Medical School Department Biomedical Engineering
Research Program Mechanisms of Cancer Biology Program
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Researcher Background

Primary Academic Title

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, WashU Medicine

Training

  • 2004 - 2005 : Intern, Biochemistry, Xgene Corporation, Sausalito, CA
  • 2010 - 2015: Postdoctoral Fellow, Cardiovascular Disease, University of California, San Francisco, CA

Education

  • 2010: PhD, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Research & Selected Publications

Research Interest

Role of mechanical loading on development of genetically inherited and drug-induced cardiomyopathy; hydrogel biomaterials; tissue engineering; 3D model systems for studying biology in context.

Research Publications

A Micro-Engineered Heart Tissue Model of Desmin-related Cardiomyopathy Caused by Mutant αB Crystallin.
Authors:

Kargar Gaz Kooh Y, Bahmani B, Zhao C, one or more additional authors omitted Huebsch N

Journal & Year:

bioRxiv • 2025

Tension anisotropy drives fibroblast phenotypic transition by self-reinforcing cell-extracellular matrix mechanical feedback.
Authors:

Alisafaei F, Shakiba D, Hong Y, one or more additional authors omitted Huebsch N, one or more additional authors omitted Genin GM

Journal & Year:

Nat Mater • 2025