Maryam Tilton

Research Interests

Skeletal aging and osteocyte mechanobiology; cellular senescence in bone; engineered 3D skeletal microenvironments; single-cell and matrix mechanophenotyping; visible-light 3D bioprinting and orthopaedic biomechanics.

Bio

Dr. Maryam Tilton directs the BioMATTER Lab at The University of Texas at Austin. Her research program examines how aging and cellular senescence regulate skeletal mechanobiology and how these changes drive fragility, failed repair, and disease-associated dysfunction in skeletal system. Before joining UT Austin in Fall 2023, she trained in mechanical engineering and biomechanics and earned her Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University (2016-2020), where her doctoral work focused on the biomechanics of additively manufactured patient-specific orthopaedic implants and meta-biomaterials. She then completed NIH-T32 postdoctoral fellowship in Musculoskeletal Health and Regenerative Medicine at Mayo Clinic, Minnesota (2020-2023). She is a core faculty member in the Center for Additive Manufacturing and Design Innovation (CAMDI), and a faculty member of the Texas Institute on Dementia, Aging and Longevity (TIDAL), a member of the Lawrence Family Bone Disease Program of Texas, and a Graduate Studies Committee member in Biomedical Engineering and Cell and Molecular Biology through the Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs.

Educational Qualifications

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 2020

Select Awards & Honors

1. Butler-Williams Scholar, National Institute on Aging (NIA) (2026)
2. NIH/NIA Research Career Development Award (K25) (2025–2030)
3. NIH-T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Mayo Clinic (2020–2023)
4. Rising Stars in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University (2019)
5. DAAD RISE Professional Award, German Academic Exchange Service (2019)

Related Websites

https://www.maryamtilton.com/

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