Principal Investigator
Morgan DiLeo (Fedorchak), PhD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Lab Personnel
Daniel Bigley
Ahmad Chaudhry, Research Technician
Phillip Harding, Gradaute Student, Bioengineering
Jorge Jimenez, Graduate Student, Bioengineering
Johsua Ong, Medical Student, Unviersity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Jayde Resnick, Research Technician
Parissa Ziaei, PhD, Postdoctoral Associate
Research Interests
Drug delivery, biomaterials, regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, glaucoma
The Ophthalmic Biomaterials Lab focuses on the engineering of novel materials to address critical issues in ophthalmology. This includes the development of a completely unique, semi-permanent eye drop platform for delivering ophthalmic drugs. Controlled release systems are of particular interest in the eye, where patients stand to benefit greatly from significantly decreased dosing frequency and risk of side effects. Our lab is currently testing a number of these systems for a variety of diseases, including glaucoma and ocular infection. Another aim of the lab is regeneration and/or protection of ocular tissues using readily-translatable biomimetic materials.
For more information, please visit:
The DiLeo Lab
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Louis J. Fox Center for Vision Restoration
Swanson School of Engineering
Select Recent Publications
Funding Support
Wallace H. Coulter Foundation
Research to Prevent Blindness
National Eye Institute
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Cystinosis Research Foundation
Announcements
The Ophthalmic Biomaterials Lab is currently seeking highly qualified applicants for an open postdoctoral research position in the field of drug delivery. If interested, please contact Dr. DiLeo (fedorchak@pitt.edu) and include a copy of your CV.
Contact Information
Morgan DiLeo, PhD
412-383-4121
fedorchak@pitt.edu
BST-3, Room 10048
Pittsburgh PA 15213