Faculty bio | Hettiaratchi Lab
Biography:
Marian Hettiaratchi and members of her lab work to develop protein delivery vehicles for regenerative medicine by integrating cutting-edge techniques in protein engineering, polymer chemistry, and computational modeling to design versatile, clinically-relevant biomaterials. Hettiaratchi is a recipient of an NIH R21 Trailblazer Award for her project, “A Directed Evolution Approach to Affinity-Based Protein Delivery.” She was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto after receiving her doctorate in biomedical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University. She holds an affiliate appointment at Oregon Health & Science University.
Recent Media:
- Microscopic scaffolds could one day help muscles heal after devastating injuries (Knight Campus, Dec. 11, 2025)
- Ep. 222: “Protein delivery vehicles for regenerative medicine” Featuring Dr. Marian Hettiaratchi (The Stem Cell Podcast, July 26, 2022)
- Altered enzyme offers hope for spinal injury and stroke (OregonNews, Sept. 8, 2020)
- New Knight Campus bioengineer advances bone repair research (OregonNews, Jan. 7, 2020)