Prof. Biana Godin completed her Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences and postdoctoral training in Cancer Nanotechnology. Currently, Dr. Godin is a Scientist in the Center of BioNanoengineering at Houston Methodist Research Institute. Current research in Dr. Godin's lab, funded by federal, state and foundation grants, focuses on developing physiologically relevant in vitro and in vivo disease models and exploiting physical and biological mechanisms to improve currently available therapeutic options in oncology, wound healing, infectious diseases and obstetrics. Dr. Godin is a translational scientist on the interception of biological and physical sciences, with the ultimate goal of bringing advanced and safe therapies and therapy personalization methods into the clinic to benefit patients. She has > 300 scientific publications, received multiple federal and foundation-based grants and participates in national and international grant review panels. Dr. Godin holds academic positions at the Center of BioNanoengineering, Department of Medicine and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Institute of Academic Medicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Cancer Center Houston Methodist Hospital, as well as Adjunct Faculty at the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center School of Medicine and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Weill Cornell, NY.