Introduction at the University of Hohenheim
30.01.2026

Prof. Dr. Sahar Salehi-Müller held a speech and introduced herself and her research to the new professors and University colleagues. A chapter at the University of Bayreuth comes to an end, while another one at the University of Hohenheim begins...more.

New Master Student in our group
01.11.2025

Amelie has joined the Salehi team to perform her master thesis on a collaborative project with Prof. Cavalcanti-Adam. She will work on the electrical stimulation system of engineered skeletal muscle tissue. Good luck with your master thesis.

Dr. Salehi-Müller as external examiner of PhD thesis at the University of FAU
20.10.2025

Dr Salehi-Müller has attended as an external reviewer of the PhD defence of Dr Emine Karakaya from the Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, who defended her thesis successfully and with distinction. 

Salehi Lab has moved to Stuttgart
01.10.2025

We are pleased to share that our group is relocating to Stuttgart. Prof. Salehi-Müller has accepted a new W3 professorship, a joint position at the University of Hohenheim and the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering...more.

A new publication on the application of microneedles
01.08.2025

Fantastic news and highlight publication of our new platform for gene therapy and chronic wound healing.  We are proud to share the recent publication of “ROS-Scavenging Multifunctional Microneedle Patch Facilitating Wound Healing”...more. 

Symposium of biohybrid robotics BSR 2025
08.07.2025

Dr Salehi-Müller has attended the first symposium of biohybrid robotics, BSR 2025, at ETH University Zürich, presenting our latest research in the field of skeletal muscle biofabrication. „Biofabrication of skeletal muscle tissue using fiber-based materials”...more.

New Review Paper published in the journal of Advanced Functional Materials
01.07.2025

We proudly announce the publication of our new review paper entitled "Smart, bio-inspired polymers and bio-based molecules modified by zwitterionic motifs to design next-generation materials for medical ..." ...more.

New staff member: Dr. Anna Gioran
02.06.2025

We are proud to welcome Dr Anna Gioran to our group. Dr Gioran, with extensive expertise in mitochondrial research, aims to combine this research field with skeletal muscle research as a highly energy-consuming type of tissue...more.

EU TERMIS 2025 - Freiburg
18.05.2025

We had the pleasure of attending TermisEU2025, which—according to the organizers—was the largest gathering among all regional and global TERMIS conferences to date. A huge shout-out to the organizers for creating such an inspiring and dynamic...more.

Research module update
01.04.2025

We welcome Mehrshad Nouranivatani, a master's student of biofabrication, to join our team for his research module. Mehrshad, under the supervision of Tayna, plans to 3D print scaffolds and investigate their mechanical properties. Welcome, Mehrshad, and we wish you all the best.

Dr. Salehi-Müller as external examiner of PhD thesis at the University of FAU
26.03.2025

Dr Salehi-Müller has attended as an external reviewer of the PhD defence of Dr Mahshid Monavari, who defended her thesis successfully and with distinction. We congratulate you and wish you all the best for your future endeavors...more.

Santiago has successfully defended his Masters Thesis
12.03.2025

Santiago Fernando Castillo Escobar has successfully defended his master's thesis from the master's program in biofabrication. Santiago has been performing his master's thesis as a collaborative project at Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Institute of Active Polymers, Teltow...more.

Saqr has successfully defended his master thesis
01.03.2025

Saqr Al Humoud has successfully defended his master's thesis with a 1.0 from the master's program in biofabrication. Saqr has been performing his master's thesis as a collaborative project at Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Institute of Active Polymers, Teltow..more.

Invited Talk at Imperial College London
24.01.2025

Dr Salehi-Müller has been invited to give a talk on Skeletal muscle biofabrication at Imperial College London, Department of Materials. This gave her an opportunity to visit the laboratory facilities and meet multiple faculty members of the group of Biomaterials. 

New DFG funding
06.01.2025

2025 has started wonderfully for our group. On 6th Jan. 2025, we received great news from DFG that our joint proposal with the chair of biofabrication and prof Leonid Ionov got funded for three years with more than 700,000 euros. This generous award from the DFG...more.

Dr Salehi-Müller as the external examiner of PhD thesis
18.12.2024

Dr Salehi-Müller has attended as an external reviewer of the PhD defence of Dr Elaheh Omidvari from the University of Lorraine, Nancy, France, who defended her thesis successfully and with distinction. We wish you all the best for your future endeavors.

Dr Salehi-Müller as external examiner of PhD thesis at the University of Aveiro
13.11.2024

Dr Salehi-Müller has attended as an external reviewer of the PhD defence of Dr SARA CATARINA NUNES DA SILVA SANTOS from the University of Aveiro, who defended her thesis successfully and with distinction. We wish you all the best for your future endeavors. 

Biointelligent Congress
22.10.2024

Dr Salehi-Müller has attended the second International Biointelligence Congress at Stuttgart city hall, exploring the field of bioconvergence and biological transformation, organized by Fraunhofer IPA, University of Hohenheim, and University of Stuttgart. The event was a great opportunity for networking and discussion.

Lys PhD publication
18.08.204

Lys' first paper from her phd work is published in the prestigious journal of ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. This work presents the subproject B03 within the framework of the collaborative research center TRR225, on developing composite bioinks based on oxidized alginate...more.

Visit of Dr. Salehi-Müller to Melbourne University
29.02.2024

The visit of Dr. Salehi-Müller to Melbourne was a true success with many invitations and scientific discussions at the University of Melbourne, University of Monash, CSIRO, and Deakin University. The article published by the University of Melbourne summarized the goal...more.

FEIT fellowship from University of Melbourne
12.01.2024

Dr. Salehi-Müller was nominated for the FEIT fellowship by Prof. Andrea O’Connor which is offered by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT), University of Melbourne. She successfully received this fellowship to progress her research...more.