THOMAS BOLAND is a Professor in the Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso. He also serves as the director of UTEP's Biomedical Engineering Program. He received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Ecole Nationale Sup‚rieure d'Ing‚nieurs de Genie Chimique in Toulouse, France in 1990, and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington, Seattle, WA in 1995. In 1994, he was a finalist for the Materials Research Society Graduate Student Award. Following his Ph.D., he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Department of Materials Science at the Pennsylvania State University from 1995-1997, and at the Naval Research Laboratory from 1997-1999. In 1999, he joined Clemson University as Assistant Professor, where he received tenure in 2005. Prior to heading up the UTEP BME program, Thomas was the Director of a NSF/NIH funded Bioengineering and Bioinformatics Summer Institute, whose primary mission is to introduce senior undergraduate and junior graduate students with science and engineering backgrounds to the interdisciplinary research projects in the bioengineering and bioinformatics areas. Thomas' research interests are applying engineering principles to automate, predict and build three dimensional structures with that show biological function. He has received numerous awards and was featured on CNN and the Discovery Channel for his ground breaking innovations using inkjet printers to assemble cells and biomaterials into viable and functioning structures. He is the author of more than 45 publications, including 3 invited reviews and chapters, and he has delivered more than 25 invited presentations. He is a member of the AVS, MRS, the Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T) and the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS).

• Hometown Hero - Oscar Arrieta Agency, Allstate (01/29/2022)
• Fellow - National Academy of Inventors (12/09/2021)
• Fellow - Biomedical Engineering Society (10/01/2018-10/31/2018)
• Fellow - American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (09/01/2010-09/30/2010)

• Materials Science/Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University (1998)
• Ph D in Chemical Engineering, University of Washington (1995)
• Ph D in Chemical Engineering, University of Washington (1995)
• BS in Chemical Engineering, Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Ingénieurs de Génie Chimique (1990)
• BS in Chemical Engineering, Ecole Superieure d'Ingenieurs de Genie Chimique (1990)

• Detection of Anticancer Drug-Induced Cardiotoxicity Using VCAM1-Targeted Nanoprobes ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 14 33 (2022), Humayra Afrin, Md N. Huda, Tamanna Islam, Beu P. Oropeza, Efren Alvidrez, Muhammad I. Abir, Thomas Boland, David Turbay, Md Nurunnabi.
• Photocleavable nitroindoline-based crosslinkers (2022), Katja Michael, Chunqlang Li, Thomas Boland, Hector P. Del Castillo Vazquez, Binata Joddar, Alfredo O. Sanchez, Javier H. Ortega, Irodiel V. Lozano, Philip T. Baily.
• Generating induced pluripotent stem cells (2022), Thomas Boland.
• Two-Photon Flow Cytometry with Laser Scanning Two-Dimensional Airy Beams Optics Communications 508 (2022), Aurelio Paez, Emma M. Sundin, Gilberto Navarro, Xiujun Li, Thomas Boland, Chunqiang Li.
• Assessment of Angiogenesis and Cell Survivability of an Inkjet Bioprinted Biological Implant in an Animal Model Materials 15 13 (2022), Beu P. Oropeza, Carlos Serna, Michael E. Furth, Luis H. Solis, Cesar E. Gonzalez, Valeria Altamirano, Daisy C. Alvarado, Jesus A. Castor, Jesus A. Cedeno, Dante Chaparro Vega, others.
• Bioprinting of decellularized porcine cardiac tissue for large-scale aortic models Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 10 (2022), Beu P. Oropeza, Jason R. Adams, Michael E. Furth, Jack Chessa, Thomas Boland.
• Expresion Of Pluripotency Markers In Thermal Injet Bioprinted Adult Human Fibroblast 28 (2022), Thomas Boland.
• Two-photon flow cytometry with laser scanning two-dimensional airy beams Optics Communications 508 (2022), Aurelio Paez, Emma M. Sundin, Gilberto Navarro, Xiujun Li, Thomas Boland, Chunqiang Li.
• Combinatorial Strategy Using Thermal Inkjet Bioprinting, Chemotherapy, and Radiation on Human Breast Cancer Cells; an In-Vitro Cell Viability Assessment Materials (Basel) 14 24 (2021), Aleli Campbell, Denisse A. Gutierrez , Colin Knight , Charlotte Vines, Rosalinda Heydarian, Alexander Philipovskiy, Armando Varela-Ramirez, Thomas Boland.
• COMBINATORIAL STRATEGY USING THERMAL INKJET BIOPRINTING, CHEMOTHERAPY, AND RADIATION IN HUMAN BREAST CANCER CELLS; AN IN VITRO CELL VIABILITY ASSESSMENT 69 2 (2021), Aaron S. Campbell, A Philipovskiy, CD Knight, CD Vines, DA Gutierrez, Armando Varela, R Heydariana, Thomas Boland.
• Novel Combinatorial Strategy Using Thermal Inkjet Bioprinting, Chemotherapy, and Radiation on Human Breast Cancer Cells; an In-Vitro Cell Viability Assessment Materials 14 24 (2021), Aleli Campbell, Denisse A. Gutierrez, Colin Knight, Charlotte Vines, Rosalinda Heydarian, Alexander Philipovskiy, Armando Varela-Ramirez, Thomas Boland.
• Molecular imprinted colored silica beads (2020), Thomas Boland.
• Molecular imprinting of West Nile antibodies with physiological pH matching (2020), Julio Rincon, Thomas Boland.
• Thermal Bioprinting Causes Ample Alterations of Expression of LUCAT1, IL6, CCL26, and NRN1L Genes and Massive Phosphorylation of Critical Oncogenic Drug Resistance Pathways in Breast Cancer Cells. Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology 8 (2020), Aaron S. Campbell, Jonathon E. Mohl, D A. Gutierrez, Armando Varela, Thomas Boland.
• Thermal Bioprinting Causes Ample Alterations of Expression of LUCAT1, IL6, CCL26, and NRN1L Genes and Massive Phosphorylation of Critical Oncogenic Drug Resistance Pathways in Breast Cancer Cells. Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology 8 (2020), Aaron S. Campbell, Jonathon E. Mohl, D A. Gutierrez, A Varela-Ramirez, Thomas Boland.
• Thermal inkjet bioprinting triggers the activation of the VEGF pathway in human microvascular endothelial cells in vitro. Biofabrication 11 4 (2019), L H. Solis, Y Ayala, S Portillo, A Varela-Ramirez, Renato Aguilera, Thomas Boland.
• Photoreactive collagen-like peptides (2019), Chunqiang Li, Thomas Boland, Hector P. Del Castillo Vazquez, Katja Michael, Binata Joddar, Alfredo Ornelas.
• Tissue engineering device and construction of vascularized dermis (2019), Thomas Boland.
• 2D and 3D thermally bioprinted human MCF-7 breast cancer cells: A promising model for drug discovery. American Society of Clinical Oncology (2019), Aleli Campbell, Alexander Philipovskiy, Rosalinda Heydarian, Armando Varela-Ramirez, Denisse A. Gutierrez, Luis H. Solis, Michael E. Furth, Thomas Boland.
• Thermal inkjet bioprinting triggers the activation of the VEGF pathway in human microvascular endothelial cells in vitro Biofabrication 11 4 (2019), Luis H. Solis, Yoshira Ayala, Susana Portillo, Armando Varela-Ramirez, Renato Aguilera, Thomas Boland.
• Thermal inkjet printed endothelial cells cause microvasculature formation in host tissues via heat shock protein induced vgef release Transactions of the Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials and the Annual International Biomaterials Symposium (2019), Thomas Boland.
• Tissue engineered devices and methods for making same (2018), Scott F. Collins, Thomas Boland, Maria Yanez.
• Synthesis and characterization of a photocleavable collagen-like peptide Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 16 (2018), Alfredo Ornelas Sanchez, Kaitlyn N. Williams, Kevin A. Hatch, Aurelio Paez, Angela C. Aguilar, Cameron C. Ellis, Nishat Tasnim, Supriyo Ray, Carl W. Dirk, Thomas Boland, Binata Joddar, Chunqiang Li, Katja Michael.
• Synthesis and characterization of a photocleavable collagen-like peptide Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 16 6 (2018), Alfredo Ornelas Sanchez, K N. Williams, K A. Hatch, A Paez, A C. Aguilar, C C. Ellis, N Tasnim, S Ray, C W. Dirk, Thomas Boland, B Joddar, C Q. Li, Katja Michael.

• Project ACE: Action for Equity (2022), Osvaldo F. Morera, Thomas Boland, Josefina V. Tinajero.
• Bioprinted Breast Cancer Models: New Molecular Insights and Potential Drug Targets (2020), Thomas Boland, Jonathon E. Mohl, Armando Varela.
• Advances in 3D breast tissue fabrication for drug development and tissue reconstruction (2020), Thomas Boland, .
• Microscopic Characterization of Inkjet Printed Fibroblasts (2020), Brittany Rodriguez, Thomas Boland.
• Bioprinted Aortic Construct for Pediatric Congenital Defect Repair (2020), Beu Oropeza, Thomas Boland.
• Assessment Of Cell Survival And Stability Of A Multi-layered Additive Manufactured Aortic Construct (2019), Beu P. Oropeza, Thomas Boland.
• Thermal Inkjet Printing Elicits Activation of the NF-B Pathway in Primary and Cancer Cells (2019), Thomas Boland, .
• Assessment of Cell Survival and Stability of a Multi-layered Additive Manufactured Aortic Construct (2019), Thomas Boland, .
• Thermal inkjet bioprinting MCF7 breast cancer cells induces phosphorylation of 19 analytes (2019), Aleli Cambell, Thomas Boland.
• The Use of Thermal Inkjet Printed Cell Activation for Tissue Engineering and Cancer Models (2019), Thomas Boland, .
• 3D Bioprinted Breast Cancer Cells: An in vivo Comparison Study (2019), Thomas Boland.
• Assessment of Cell Survival and Stability of a Multi-layered Additive Manufactured Aortic Construct (2019), Beu P. Oropeza, Thomas Boland.
• Characterization of Exosomes from Bio-printed vs Manually Seeded MCF-7 and PC12 cells (2019), Thomas Boland.
• Development of COG133 Surface Modified Nanoparticles as a Treatment Modality for Neurological Diseases in Drosophila Melanogaster (2019), Michael Furth, Kyung-An Han, Thomas Boland, .
• Microsystem For Nicotine Delivery (2019), Thomas Boland.
• Molecular Imprinting of Nanoparticles for Point of Care Influenza Assay (2019), Thomas Boland.
• Thermal Inkjet Bioprinting Triggers the Activation of the VEGF Pathway in Human Microvascular Endothelial Cells In Vitro (2019), Thomas Boland.
• Activation of Inkjet Printed Cells Enhances Microvasculature Formation in Host Tissues (2019), Thomas Boland.
• Activation of Inkjet Printed Cells Enhances Microvasculature Formation in Host Tissues (2019), Thomas Boland.
• 2D and 3D thermally bioprinted human MCF-7 breast cancer cells: A promising model for drug discovery (2019), Thomas Boland.
• Thermal Inkjet Bioprinting Triggers the Activation of the VEGF Pathway in Human Microvascular Endothelial Cells In Vitro (2019), Thomas Boland.
• Thermal Inkjet Printed Endothelial Cells Cause Microvasculature Formation in Host Tissues via Heat Shock Protein Induced VGEF Release (2019), Thomas Boland.
• Thermal Inkjet Bioprinting Triggers the Activation of the VEGF Pathway in Human Microvascular Endothelial Cells In Vitro (2019), Thomas Boland.
• Activation of Inkjet Printed Cells Enhances Microvasculature Formation in Host Tissues (2019), Thomas Boland.
• Supporting Student Research and Professional Development (2019), Lourdes Echegoyen, Osvaldo F. Morera, Thomas Boland.
• Thermal Inkjet Printing of Cells: Activation of Angiogenic Pathways (2018), Thomas Boland.
• Activation of Inkjet Printed Cells Enhances Microvasculature Formation in Host Tissues (2018), Thomas Boland.
• BUILDing SCHOLARS’ High Impact Interventions I: Improving Grades, College Retention and Science Self-Efficacy (2018), D.X. Morales, Lawrence D. Cohn, S.L. Oviedo, M.J. Alvarez, G. Corral, C.S. Serna, J.M. Blush, Osvaldo F. Morera, Thomas Boland, Amy E. Wagler, Stephen B. Aley, Marc B. Cox, Lourdes Echegoyen.
• BUILDing SCHOLARS’ High Impact Interventions II: Improving Grades, College Retention and Science Self-Efficacy (2018), Xiaodan Morales, Lawrence D. Cohn, S.L. Oviedo, M.J. Alvarez, G. Corral, C.S. Serna, Bush, Osvaldo F. Morera, Thomas Boland, Amy E. Wagler, Stephen B. Aley, Marc B. Cox, Lourdes Echegoyen.
• Ink Jet Printing of Cells: Principles and Applications (2018), Thomas Boland.
• Navigating ethics in a STEM training grant (2018), Thomas Boland.
• Data problems: A cautionary tale about curve fitting in STEM (2018), Thomas Boland.
• Biocompatibility of Printed MoS2-graphene Photodetectors on PET Substrates (2018), Thomas Boland.
• BUILDing SCHOLARS: Combining Asset Bundles with High Impact Practices (2018), Lourdes Echegoyen, Miriam J. Alvarez, Stephen B. Aley, Thomas Boland, Timothy Collins, Guadalupe Corral, Marc B. Cox, Sara Grineski, Lizely Madrigal-Gonzalez, Osvaldo F. Morera, Sandra L. Oviedo, Amy E. Wagler.

• Project ACE -- Action for Equity: a Building Scholars Pipeline
• I-Corps Sites: Type I - University of Texas at El Paso I-Corps Site for Innovation