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Faculty Profile

Thomas Anthony Werfel

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Biomedical Engineering
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Affiliate Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Joint Assistant Professor of BioMolecular Sciences
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A301 Brevard Hall
University, MS 38677
(662) 915-3126
Joined UM: August 17, 2018

Areas of Expertise

  • ANTICANCER RESEARCH
  • BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
  • BIOTECHNOLOGY
  • BREAST CANCER, NEW DRUG TARGETS
  • BREAST CANCER, NEW MOLECULAR TARGETS
  • CANCER, DRUG DISCOVERY
  • CANCER, NEW DRUG TARGETS
  • CANCER, NEW MOLECULAR TARGETS
  • DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS, NOVEL
  • NANOTECHNOLOGY

Brief Bio

Thomas Werfel is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Joint Assistant Professor of BioMolecular Sciences. Dr. Werfel did his graduate studies under Dr. Craig Duvall as a NSF GRFP Fellow and received his Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University in 2017. He furthered his training as a NIH/NCI F32 Postdoctoral Fellow under the mentorship of Dr. Rebecca Cook at Vanderbilt School of Medicine. Dr. Werfel joined the University of Mississippi as an Assistant Professor in 2018 as a part of the Biomedical Engineering Program. His research interests lie at the interface of nanotechnology and cancer biology, where he seeks to better understand nanomaterial-biological system interactions and develop novel anti-cancer nanomedicines. Dr. Werfel teaches courses in the areas of biomaterials and drug delivery, including Biomaterials, Drug and Gene Delivery, Tissue Engineering, and Immunoengineering.

Degrees

MS
Biomedical Engineering
Vanderbilt University (2015)
PhD
Biomedical Engineering
Vanderbilt University (2017)

Awards

School of Engineering, Junior Faculty Research Award
2022