LeilaÌýSaleh

  • Assistant Teaching Professor
  • Materials, Biomedical
Leila Saleh
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Office Location: ECOT 232

Research Interests

Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Immune Response, Engineering Education

Dr. Saleh received her BS in chemical engineering from UT Austin and her PhD and MS in chemical engineering at ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ, where her work existed at the intersection between immunology, materials science, and engineering. In particular, she identified pathways crucial to understanding and harnessing the foreign body response (FBR) to biomaterials. Before returning to CU as faculty, Dr. Saleh applied her background in soft materials to orthopedics as a postdoctoral researcher at Washington University in St. Louis Medical School, where she worked to design a programmable, self-regulating biological therapeutic platform for rheumatoid arthritis.Ìý

Dr. Saleh now teaches full-time, primarily in courses centered around chemistry and materials science with a focus on hands-on learning and the ethical practice of engineering.

Teaching

  • MCEN 1024: Chemistry for Energy & Materials Science
  • MCEN 2024: Materials Science & Engineering
  • GEEN 1400: First Year Engineering Projects

Select Awards

  • 2022 - Immunobiology of Rheumatic Diseases Postdoctoral Fellowship - Washington University in St. Louis
  • 2020 - Metabolic Skeletal Disorders Postdoctoral Fellowship - Washington University in St. Louis
  • 2019 - American Institute of Chemists Graduate Student Faculty Leadership Award - ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ

Select Professional Activities

  • Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Committee