Timothy Lyden
University of Wisconsin-River Falls, USA
Biography
Timothy Lyden graduated from the University of Maine-Orono in 1992 with his Ph.D. in reproductive cell biology. In 2001 he relocated to UW-River Falls from The Ohio State University Medical School. During the previous 11 years, he had worked as a biomedical researcher focused on the normal human placenta at both Ohio State and Wright State University Medical Schools. During that time he held positions as a Senior Post-Doctoral Fellow, Research Scientist and Research Assistant Professor serving as a co-investigator for nearly $4 million in NIH research grant projects. In 2001, he relocated to UW-River Falls in order to balance his scholarship with more teaching as well as to develop an ongoing independent research program. Following several successful smaller projects focused on various aspects of placental cell biology during 2001-03, he shifted his research focus in 2004 to modeling cellular and tissue aspects of developmental and tumor biology using tissue engineering methods. He is now a Full Professor of Anatomy and Physiology in the Bio-Medical track at UW-River Falls. In addition, he participates in teaching within both the Biotechnology and Neuroscience programs and maintains an active research center involving undergraduates in mentored projects. Throughout his career, he has authored or co-authored more than 22 chapters and papers while also presenting more than 200 posters around the world.