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Umnia Doha, PhD

PhD, Mechanical Engineering (UIUC, 2023)
B.S., Mechanical Engineering (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2016)
udoha2@illinois.edu

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Recent Publications

For all publications, please refer to Dr. Doha’s Google Scholar

  • Decoupling chemical and mechanical signaling in colorectal cancer cell migration (Scientific Reports, 2025)
  • Impact of Paraben on Uterine Collagen: An Integrated and Targeted Correlative Approach Using Second Harmonic Generation Microscopy, Nanoindentation, and Atomic Force Microscopy (Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 2025)
  • Nuclear deformation regulates YAP dynamics in cancer associated fibroblasts (Acta biomaterialia, 2024)
  • Disorder to order transition in cell-ECM systems mediated by cell-cell collective interactions (Acta Biomaterialia, 2022)
  • Dose-independent threshold illumination for non-invasive time-lapse fluorescence imaging of live cells (Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2021)

Recent Posts

  • Saif honored by Grainger Engineering for career of prominenceApril 17, 2025
  • Saif aims to improve efficacy of pancreatic cancer treatmentFebruary 15, 2025
  • New Publication: A multifunctional sensor for cell traction force, matrix remodeling and biomechanical assays in self-assembled 3D tissues in vitroJanuary 26, 2025
  • Three from MechSE selected to inaugural cohort of Chan Zuckerberg Biohub ChicagoAugust 10, 2024
  • Saif elected to National Academy of EngineeringFebruary 10, 2024

Saif Lab

2210 Mechanical Engineering Lab

105 S. Mathews Ave

Urbana, Illinois 61801

Email: saif@illinois.edu

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