Ritu Assistant Raman

Ritu Assistant Raman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on biological materials and their ability to sense, process, and respond to their environment in real-time. The Raman Lab engineers adaptive biological materials powered by living cells for applications in medicine and machines. Currently, the lab is focused on understanding and engineering biological actuators using 4D tissue engineering principles. Raman's work involves creating multicellular systems to monitor and manipulate biological motor control for disease modeling, regenerative medicine, and soft robotics.

Ritu Raman is an Assistant Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, specializing in Tissue Engineering, Neuromuscular Disease, Biohybrid Robotics, Biofabrication, and Mechanobiology. Her research focuses on developing biohybrid systems that integrate living cells with synthetic materials to create functional biological machines. She explores the use of skeletal muscle as a power source for actuators, leveraging optogenetics and advanced fabrication techniques such as stereolithography and 3D bioprinting. Her work also addresses challenges in tissue healing, mechanical programming of engineered muscle, and the integration of bioelectronics with synthetic biology for therapeutic applications.