Linna is a Group Leader at the Institute of Materials & Devices for Life Sciences, where she leads the Tissue Engineering Team. Prior to joining EIT, Linna was a Martin School Fellow and Investigator at the Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford.

Linna’s research focuses on engineering realistic 3D human tissues by combining stem cell technology with 3D printing and microfluidics technologies. These patient-derived 3D tissues are used for modelling hard-to-treat diseases, testing novel therapeutics, and as implants to repair damaged human tissues or organs. 

Linna has a multidisciplinary background working across the fields of Chemistry, Biology, and Bioengineering, which she uses to develop new technologies to advance the frontiers of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

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