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= Elizabeth Loboa =

Elizabeth Loboa is a Professor in Bioengineering and the first female dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Missouri. She was named ELATE Fellow at Drexel. She is also an adjunct Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at NCSU.

Educational Background

 * B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Davis, 1995
 * M.S.E Biomechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1997
 * Ph.D Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2002

As a high school student she was proficient in math and science. After receiving her Associates at her junior college, she applied and was accepted to University of Colorado, Davis for Electrical Engineering.

Due to her evolved interest in the musculoskeletal system, paired with a strong background in math and science, she decided to change her major to mechanical engineering. When discussing her decision to switch majors in an interview by CBT, she said, "I saw overlap between the bones and joints in the body and the beams and cantilevers in my engineering courses." While working towards her bachelor's degree she performed undergraduate research that allowed her to fuse her mechanical engineering skills with biomedical problems.

Honors and Recognitions

 * 2005 - Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Award
 * 2009 - Sigma Xi Faculty Research Award
 * 2009 - UK-US Stem Cell Collaboration Development Award
 * 2010 - Stanford University Distinguished Alumni Scholar Award
 * 2011 - NCSU Chancellor's Innovation Award
 * 2012 - NCSU Faculty Scholar Award

Research
Founding Director of the North Carolina State Cell Mechanics Laboratory, Dr. Loboa's research interests include Regenerative Medicine, Tissue Engineering, Wound Healing, and the Mechanobiology of Stem Cells.

Recent Publications

Funding

 * Nonwovens Cooperative Research Center
 * North Carolina Biotechnology Center
 * National Science Foundation
 * National Institutes of Health