Meet The Team

Principal Investigator

Prof. Cathie Klapperich, Ph.D.

Ph.D. Candidate

Lena Landaverde

Thesis Project: Myometrium and Leiomyoma Organoids to Model the Effects of Xenoestrogens and Microplastics on these Tissues

Ph.D. Student

Katalina Bustamante

Thesis Project: Investigating the Mechanobiological Response of Menstrual Effluent-derived Endometrial Stromal Cells

Ph.D Student

Madison Fletcher

Thesis Project: A Vascularized Decidua-on-a-Chip Model for Preeclampsia-targeted Drug Screening

Ph.D. Candidate

Sebastian Naranjo

Thesis Project: Development of a Biomimetic Spiral Artery Remodeling Model

Interested in Joining Us?

Dr. Klapperich will be taking graduate students at UCSB Bioengineering in Fall 2027.