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Samira Musah

Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering

Overview


The Musah Lab is interested in understanding how molecular signals and biophysical forces can function either synergistically or independently to guide organ development and physiology, and how these processes can be therapeutically harnessed to treat human disease. Given the escalating medical crisis in nephrology as growing number of patients suffer from kidney disease that can lead to organ failure, the Musah Lab focuses on engineering stem cell fate for applications in human kidney disease, extra-renal complications, and therapeutic development. Dr. Musah’s research interests include stem cell biology and regenerative medicine, molecular and cellular basis of human organ development and disease progression, organ engineering, patient-specific disease models, biomarker identification, therapeutic discovery, tissue and organ transplantation, microphysiological systems including Organ Chips (organs-on-chips) and organoids, matrix biology, mechanotransduction and disease biophysics.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering · 2019 - Present Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering
Assistant Professor in Medicine · 2019 - Present Medicine, Nephrology, Medicine
Assistant Professor in Cell Biology · 2021 - Present Cell Biology, Basic Science Departments
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute · 2019 - Present Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers
Affiliate of the Duke Regeneration Center · 2021 - Present Regeneration Next Initiative, Basic Science Departments

Education, Training & Certifications


University of Wisconsin, Madison · 2013 Ph.D.