Haruka is a graduate of Bioengineering from McGill university in Canada. Her main research focus has been analyzing the physical and mechanical properties of the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition during cancer metastasis.
Haruka joined CELLINK as a scientific applications specialist due to her interests in cell-substrate interactions in 3D manufactured tissues. She hopes to help develop the emerging field of bio-applications in the 3D manufacturing space, and the roles of materials in the mechanobiological aspects of cell pathology.