Tengteng (Toni) Tang
About
Adaptation of the structure at all levels of hierarchy. The main focus of Dr. Tang's lab is to understand how these structures relate to their biomechanical functions across multiple length scales, with a particular interest at micro- and nanoscale levels. This understanding is critically important as some musculoskeletal diseases originate at the fundamental building block levels of individual collagen fibrils and mineral particles, such as in osteoarthritis.
By leveraging some of the most advanced imaging and characterization techniques, such as 3D volume electron tomography, correlative light and electron tomography, synchrotron X-ray scattering, and X-ray microscopy, Dr. Tang's team aims to reveal some of the most complex biological tissue functions in bone, cartilage, tendon or related structures.
Before joining UVA, Dr. Tang was an Adjunct Professor and Research Associate in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at McMaster University, Canada. She received her Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from the University of British Columbia, followed by post-doctoral training in the Department of Biomaterials at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Golm, Germany.
Education
Adjunct Assistant Professor and Research Associate, Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University
Post-doc, Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
Ph.D., Materials Engineering, University of British Columbia
B.Eng., Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology