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Engineering and Technology
USA
2026

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Engineering and Technology

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95
Citations
46887
World Ranking
197
National Ranking
72

Biology and Biochemistry

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95
Citations
47894
World Ranking
1865
National Ranking
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  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in United States Leader Award
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Overview

David J. Beebe is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research contributions span multiple fields including Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Engineering. The scientist's work is heavily focused on several subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Oncology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their research topics cover a range of subjects related to cancer and biomedical innovation. Key focus areas include 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, Cancer Cells and Metastasis, Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research, Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation, Immune Cells in Cancer, Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms, as well as Bacterial Biofilms and Quorum Sensing.

David J. Beebe has published extensively, with frequent publication venues including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Research
  • Lab on a Chip
  • Nature Communications
  • Integrative Biology

Some of their recent papers are:

  • A role for microfluidic systems in precision medicine (2022), Nature Communications
  • Microfluidic tumor-on-a-chip model to evaluate the role of tumor environmental stress on NK cell exhaustion (2021), Science Advances
  • Breast Fibroblasts and ECM Components Modulate Breast Cancer Cell Migration through the Secretion of MMPs in a 3D Microfluidic Co-Culture Model (2020), Cancers
  • Microfluidic lumen-based systems for advancing tubular organ modeling (2020), Chemical Society Reviews
  • Human Tumor-Lymphatic Microfluidic Model Reveals Differential Conditioning of Lymphatic Vessels by Breast Cancer Cells (2020), Advanced Healthcare Materials

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their research activity. Frequent co-authors include José M. Ayuso, Joshua M. Lang, María Virumbrales-Muñoz, Sheena C. Kerr, and Melissa C. Skala.

Best Publications

  • The present and future role of microfluidics in biomedical research

    Eric K. Sackmann;Anna L. Fulton;David J. Beebe

  • Physics and applications of microfluidics in biology.

    David J. Beebe;Glennys A. Mensing;Glenn M. Walker

  • Functional hydrogel structures for autonomous flow control inside microfluidic channels

    David J. Beebe;Jeffrey S. Moore;Joseph M. Bauer;Qing Yu

  • Passive mixing in a three-dimensional serpentine microchannel

    R.H. Liu;M.A. Stremler;K.V. Sharp;M.G. Olsen

  • A particle image velocimetry system for microfluidics

    J. G. Santiago;S. T. Wereley;C. D. Meinhart;D. J. Beebe

  • Three-dimensional micro-channel fabrication in polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) elastomer

    B.-H. Jo;L.M. Van Lerberghe;K.M. Motsegood;D.J. Beebe

  • PDMS absorption of small molecules and consequences in microfluidic applications

    Michael W. Toepke;David J. Beebe

  • Controlled microfluidic interfaces

    Javier Atencia;David J. Beebe

  • Adaptive liquid microlenses activated by stimuli-responsive hydrogels

    Liang Dong;Abhishek K. Agarwal;David J. Beebe;Hongrui Jiang

  • Surface-Directed Liquid Flow Inside Microchannels

    Bin Zhao;Jeffrey S. Moore;David J. Beebe

  • Engineers are from PDMS-land, Biologists are from Polystyrenia

    Erwin Berthier;Edmond W. K. Young;David Beebe

  • Biological implications of polydimethylsiloxane-based microfluidic cell culture.

    Keil J. Regehr;Maribella Domenech;Justin T. Koepsel;Kristopher C. Carver

  • Fundamentals of microfluidic cell culture in controlled microenvironments

    Edmond W. K. Young;David J. Beebe

  • Micromilling: a method for ultra-rapid prototyping of plastic microfluidic devices

    David J. Guckenberger;Theodorus E. de Groot;Alwin M. D. Wan;David J. Beebe

  • A passive pumping method for microfluidic devices.

    Glenn M. Walker;David J. Beebe

  • Equilibrium swelling and kinetics of pH-responsive hydrogels: models, experiments, and simulations

    S.K. De;N.R. Aluru;B. Johnson;W.C. Crone

  • Microenvironment design considerations for cellular scale studies

    Glenn M. Walker;Henry C. Zeringue;David J. Beebe

  • Flow control with hydrogels

    David T. Eddington;David J. Beebe

  • Microfabricated elastomeric stencils for micropatterning cell cultures.

    Albert Folch;Byung Ho Jo;Octavio Hurtado;David J. Beebe;David J. Beebe

  • Microfluidic tectonics: a comprehensive construction platform for microfluidic systems.

    David J. Beebe;Jeffrey S. Moore;Qing Yu;Robin H. Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey S. Moore
Jeffrey S. Moore University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Anna Huttenlocher
Anna Huttenlocher University of Wisconsin–Madison
Eric A. Johnson
Eric A. Johnson University of Wisconsin–Madison
William L. Murphy
William L. Murphy University of Wisconsin–Madison
Nancy P. Keller
Nancy P. Keller University of Wisconsin–Madison
Manuel Doblaré
Manuel Doblaré University of Zaragoza
Sean P. Palecek
Sean P. Palecek University of Wisconsin–Madison
Robert G. Radwin
Robert G. Radwin University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ronald J. Adrian
Ronald J. Adrian Arizona State University
Narayana R Aluru
Narayana R Aluru University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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