Welcome to the Cellular Engineering & Nano-Therapeutics Laboratory (CENT LAB) web page. Our laboratory is located in the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Biomedical Engineering Building on the North campus of the University of Michigan. CENT LAB is part of the Department of the Biomedical Engineering and associated with the UM Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Pharmaceutical Engineering Program, and the Michigan Nanotechnology Institute for Medicine and Biological Sciences.

Our research mission is to develop innovative therapeutic and imaging agents using sophisticated polymeric carriers that can effectively target the diseased tissues and selectively release the incorporated drug with cellular and sub-cellular accuracy. We utilize an interdisciplinary research approach combining molecular engineering, synthetic polymer chemistry, and cellular and molecular biology. Our ultimate goal is to translate our research findings into diagnostic and therapeutic tools for early detection and treatment of life-threatening diseases.