Schmidt Lab

Christine E. Schmidt Our research is focused on engineering novel materials and therapeutic systems to stimulate damaged peripheral and spinal neurons to regenerate. We take a unique approach to this problem – we use electrically conducting polymers and natural-based materials (e.g., hyaluronic acid-based biomaterials, decellularized tissues) to create therapies that can electrically, chemically, biologically and mechanically trigger neurons, at both the macroscopic and nanometer-scales.

Christine E. Schmidt, Ph.D.
Pruitt Family Professor and Department Chair
J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering
University of Florida
BMSB JG-42
P.O. Box 116131
Gainesville, FL 32611

Phone: 352-273-9222
Fax: 352-273-9221
Email: schmidt@bme.ufl.edu

Natural-Based Biomaterials

Application of novel techniques to develop natural-based scaffolds (e.g., hyaluronan, decellularized tissues) for tissue regeneration.

Biomimetic Conducting Polymers

Synthesis and study of advanced electronic materials optimized for applications such as neural regeneration and neural electrodes.

Mechanisms of Cell-Materials Interactions

Use of experimental approaches, modeling and simulation to better understand how cells and biomolecules interface with materials.

View the NSF Science Nation Video (Aug 2013)
View Video About Schmidt Lab Research
View Fox 7 News Interview
Listen to NPR IEEE Spectrum Podcast

Congratulations to Deanna Bousalis on receiving NIH F31 grant! February 17, 2020 Congratulations to Deanna Bousalis on receiving NIH F31 grant!
Congratulations to Tran Ngo on C. William Hall Scholarship and BME UG Excellence Award! January 15, 2020 BME undergraduate student, Tran Ngo, was recently selected for the C. William Hall Scholarship from the Society for Biomaterials.

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