Biography
Mohammed Alwelyee is a 2024 Rhodes Scholar and DPhil candidate at the University of Oxford’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBME). He graduated magna cum laude from Boston University in May 2024, earning a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering with a concentration in Nanotechnology. For his capstone project, Mohammed worked in the Glia Engineering Lab under the supervision of Prof. Timothy O’Shea, focusing on synthesizing glyco-nucleoside supramolecular hydrogels for glial repair.
At Oxford, Mohammed is conducting research under the supervision of Prof. Cathy Ye and Prof. Zhanfeng Cui within the Tissue Engineering Group. His work centers on developing 3D neural tissue scaffolds for disease modeling and facilitating long-term controlled neurite growth.
Research Interests
- Neuronal Modeling
- 3D Tissue Scaffolds
- Polymer Synthesis
Research Groups
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Awards and Prizes
- Rhodes Scholarship
- KAUST Gifted Student Program (KGSP) Scholarship
Key Papers
Kuang, J., Bonanno, S., Chang, W.-T., Bower, D. Q., Pratt, V. M., Zerkowski, J., Scaperdas, N., Young, L. A., Armendarez, O. J., Alwelyee, M. H., Lim, S. L., Wilson, D. J., Deravi, L. F., & Joshi, N. S. (2024). Microbially driven reversible size- and color-changing materials. Matter, 7(5), 1848–1866. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2024.03.009
