Thomas Werfel

Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering

tawerfel@olemiss.edu
662-915-3126
A301 Brevard Hall, University, MS 38677

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Experience

University of Mississippi – Associate Professor, 2024-present
Assistant Professor, 2018-2024

Education

Vanderbilt University – Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, 2017
Vanderbilt University – M.S., Biomedical Engineering, 2015
Murray State University – B.S., Physics, 2013

Research interests

Dr. Werfel’s lab works at the interface of nanotechnology and cancer biology to engineer next-generation cancer treatments. Specific research thrusts include:

Improving cancer immunotherapy with glycomaterials that target immune cells
Disrupting the platelet-tumor cell interaction to reduce platelet-mediated cancer metastasis
Understanding nano-bio interactions to improve the delivery of nanotechnologies to tumors