Hubel Research Group | Department of Mechanical Engineering

Advancing the science, technology, and practice of bio-preservation

The Hubel group is part of the biopreservation core resource (BioCoR), Advanced Technologies for the Preservation of Biological Systems (ATP-Bio), and some of our work is now commercialized through BlueCube Bio

Our research!

DMSO-free preservation of cells and tissues
Protocol development
Automation of preservation protocols
Molecular mechanisms of damage or stabilization during freezing
Low temperature imaging of biological systems
Microfluidics and transport in microfluidic channels

News / Blog

Welcome Troy and Tessa!

11/24/2020 - 19:00

juelf002

Troy Louwagie and Tessa Burrows have joined our group. Troy will be working on preservation of drosophila and Tessa will be working on preservation of lung and heart cells. Welcome Troy and Tessa!

New Publication: NADES

10/02/2020 - 09:00

juelf002

Katie's and Rui's work in natural deep eutectic systems for nature-inspired cryopreservation has been published in AIChE's Biomolecular Engineering, Bioengineering, Biochemicals, And Food Journal!

Preservation of Cellular Therapies 2020

05/17/2020 - 08:30

juelf002

BioCoR's annual short course on preservation of cell therapies!

Congrats Colin!

05/16/2020 - 18:00

juelf002

Colin Bain has earned his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering with summa cum laude honors, congratulations Colin! He will stay with our group as he pursues his Masters degree