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Dr. Johnson V. John is an Assistant Professor at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation in Los Angeles, California. Originally from Kerala, India, he earned his B.Sc. in Chemistry from Kannur University and M.Sc. in Biochemistry from Bharathidasan University. He completed his Ph.D. in Polymer Science and Engineering at Pusan National University, South Korea, under the guidance of Prof. Il Kim, focusing on stimuli-responsive polymer bioconjugates for controlled drug delivery.

He pursued postdoctoral training in synthetic biology and nanomaterials in Prof. Carlo Montemagno’s Lab at the University of Alberta, Canada (2016–2018), followed by advanced work in electrospun biomaterials and tissue engineering in Prof. Jingwei Xie’s Lab at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (2018–2021).

Since joining the Terasaki Institute in 2021, Dr. John has established a multidisciplinary research program focused on functional biomaterial systems for rapid tissue repair and regeneration. His lab uses methods like electrospinning, electrospraying, microfluidics, and volumetric bioprinting to make adjustable nanofiber and hydrogel structures in tissue repair and regeneration.

His current research emphasizes nanofiber and hydrogel modular designs with controlled geometry, porosity, and biofunctionality, aiming to overcome translational barriers in regenerative medicine. Dr. John’s innovations spanning nanofibrous wound fillers, modular biomaterials, and bioactive hydrogels represent a bottom-up approach to tissue engineering that unites polymer chemistry, biofabrication, materials design, therapeutic delivery, and cell therapy to accelerate healing in both soft and hard tissue repair.