Cecilia Leal

Cecilia Maria Leal

Racheff Faculty Fellow and Professor, Materials Science & Engineering

Areas of Research

Lung, Lung Cancer, Materials Science and Engineering, RNA

Research Program and Theme

  • Program: Cancer Technology and Data Science
  • Theme: Molecular Measurement

Research Focus

Cecilia Leal researches lipids, peptides, and nucleic acid assemblies to advance understanding of their function; as well as design new materials for the delivery of drugs and genes to cells. She is the Principal Investigator of the Leal Research Lab – and her team discovered a new type of non-viral siRNA delivery vehicle – that allows the localized release of drugs in precisely controlled, patient-specific time sequences. Leal has developed liposomal formulations to efficiently release cancer drugs as a response to acoustic stimulus. She also studies oxygen transfer in diseased lung tissue using sensors to measure oxygen permeation between biological surfaces.

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Other Campus Affiliations

Why I Study Cancer

A Closer Look at Cecilia Leal’s Research

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