Johanna Bolander

Johanna Bolander received a PhD in Biomedical sciences at KU Leuven in 2016 where her project was focused on the development of cell-based therapies for critical sized bone fractures. After her graduation, she received postdoctoral fellowships from FWO, Fulbright and B.A.E.F that enabled her to continue her research in regenerative medicine at Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine in the USA. Here her research led to discoveries related to the crucial role of the immune system for functional tissue repair and she was appointed a faculty position in 2021. Johanna started imec’s second tenure track position in November 2022 and is in parallel holding a position as Assistant Professor at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Johannas research is focused on developing the roadmap of fibrosis, where she combines her expertise in regenerative medicine with imec’s nanotechnology platforms.