Leora Goldbloom-Helzner Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering | Fine School of the Sciences

Education

  • B.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2017)
  • M.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2018)
  • Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis (2024)

Professional Experience

  • Stevenson University Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering (2024)
  • Teaching Assistant: Cell Culture Techniques, Tissue Engineering, Fundamentals of Bioengineering (2018-2023)
  • Professors for the Future Fellow, UC Davis (2022-2023)
  • Histogenics Regulatory Affairs Intern (2018)

Publications

  • Goldbloom-Helzner L. et al. Assessing the Conjugation Efficiency of Surface-Modified Extracellular Vesicles Using Single Nanovesicle Analysis Technologies. Nanoscale (2024)
  • Goldbloom-Helzner, L. et al. Approaches to Characterize and Quantify Extracellular Vesicle Surface Conjugation Efficiency. Life (2024)
  • Clark KC; Amador A; Goldbloom-Helzner L et al. Exosomes/EVs: Conjugation of a High-Affinity Integrin Ligand to the Surface of Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles for Targeted Delivery. Cytotherapy (2023)
  • Ramasubramanian L.; Jyothi H.; Goldbloom-Helzner L. et al. Exosomes/EVs: Placental Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cell-Derived Lipid Raft Nanovesicles: A Bioinspired Therapeutic for Regenerative Medicine. Cytotherapy (2022)
  • Ramasubramanian, L.; H. Jyothi; L. Goldbloom-Helzner et al. Development and characterization of bioinspired lipid raft nanovesicles for therapeutic applications. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2022)
  • Joshi, R; Hadley, D; Nuthikattu, S; Fok, S; Goldbloom-Helzner, L; Curtis, M. Concept Mapping serves as Metacognition Tool in a Problem-Solving-Based BME Course during In-Person and Online Instruction. Biomed Eng Education (2022)
  • Lazar, SV, Mor, S, Wang, D, Goldbloom-Helzner, L. et al. Engineering extracellular vesicles for Alzheimer’s disease: An emerging cell‐free approach for earlier diagnosis and treatment. WIREs Mech Dis. (2021)
  • Goldbloom-Helzner L. et al. Developing Regenerative Treatments for Developmental Defects, Injuries, and Diseases Using Extracellular Matrix Collagen-Targeting Peptides. Int J Mol Sci (2019)

Teaching

  • FYS 100 – First Year Seminar (BME)
  • BME 101 – Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
  • BME 205 – Problem Solving and Design
  • BME 320 – Clinical Immersion
  • BME 440 – Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering
  • BME 470/475 – Design Capstone I/II

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