Dr. Claudia Loebel focuses on developing biomaterials and engineering technologies to understand how cells interact with their extracellular microenvironment. Her research involves in vitro and in vivo models to study tissue regeneration and repair in fibrotic, congenital, and inflammatory disorders, particularly in the pulmonary system. Her work includes engineering hydrogel platforms to recreate aspects of the extracellular matrix (ECM) and probing the biophysics of nascent ECM and its influence on cell behavior.