Mike King

DISSERTATION DEFENSE Abigail Fabiano, Biomedical Engineering *under the supervision of Michael R. King “Enabling Tools and Approaches for the Study of Mechanoadaptation and Apoptosis in Metastatic Cancer” 12.04.25 | 1:00 pm | Sarratt 189  | Zoom Although fewer than 1% of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) that enter the… Read More

Learn more about Prof. Michael King and his group. The King Lab utilizes nanostructured surfaces and lipid nanoparticles to study the mechanobiology of circulating cancer and immune cells, and for drug delivery strategies to target metastatic cells in the blood and lymphatic circulation. Watch on YouTube |… Read More

DISSERTATION DEFENSE Maria Lopez Cavestany, Biomedical Engineering *under the direction of Mike King “Engineered Models and Therapeutics for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer” 07.05.23  |  2:00PM CST  |  134 Featheringill Hall |   Zoom In the United States, cancer deaths have dropped by 27% in the last 20 years. Although there has… Read More

DISSERTATION DEFENSE Jenna Dombroski, Biomedical Engineering *under the direction of Mike King “Nano-vaccines and dendritic cell processing for anti-cancer therapies” 05.18.23  |  12:00PM CST  |  5326 Stevenson Center  |   Zoom 1 in 8 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime, representing a need for effective preventative measures… Read More

Two Vanderbilt engineering professors, including VINSE faculty member Mike King, could revolutionize the treatment of COVID-19 and related viral infections through research using nanotechnology to remove spike proteins from the viruses. Image of the pseudotyped SARS-CoV-2 virus that the Vanderbilt researchers developed to test their liposomes. Michael R. King,… Read More

Josh Greenlee is an NSF Graduate Research Fellow in the Michael King Laboratory where he has spent the last five-and-a-half years working toward his PhD. Josh’s research is focused on understanding mechanisms of metastasis and chemoresistance in colorectal cancer in order to identify weaknesses that can be exploited… Read More

MASTERS RESEARCH PRESENTATION Olivia Wright, Biomedical Engineering *under the direction of Dr. Michael King “Superhydrophobic array devices for the production of a tunable in vitro CTC cluster model” 02.15.23 | 3:30pm | 5326 Stevenson Center Cancer metastasis, the spread cancer to a secondary organ, mainly occurs by tumor… Read More

DISSERTATION DEFENSE Joshua Dale Greenlee, Biomedical Engineering *under the direction of Dr. Michael King “TRAIL Therapy for Exploiting Mechanisms of Drug Resistance and Metastasis in Advanced Colorectal Cancer” 02.23.23  |  9:30am  |  Light Hall 208  |  Zoom Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer… Read More

Vanderbilt University engineering professor and VINSE faculty member Michael R. King has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. The NAI Fellows Program recognizes academic inventors who have created or facilitated outstanding inventions that make a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development, and the welfare… Read More

Two Vanderbilt engineering faculty members–Sharon Weiss and Michael King–have been elected as 2021 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society. The lifetime appointment honors individuals for their efforts in advancing science applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished. Election as… Read More