The Ardoña Research Group at UC Irvine works on macromolecular and biomolecular systems designed as biomaterials that can transduce signals for excitable cell-material interfaces. We leverage these systems for creating tissue engineered-model platforms to study physiological/pathophysiological mechanisms that involve action potential propagation and cellular mechanotransduction in electroactive tissues.
FEATURED NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
EMIL AND KRYSTAL'S PAPER PUBLISHED IN ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE!
8/19/2026
Congratulations to Emil and Krystal for their paper being accepted to ACS Central Science! Thank you to Caleb, Sheng Wei, Natalie, Harrison, Sujeung, Lanie, Katie, Skylar, Yuyao, and members from Dr. Megan Jackson's research group for their contributions to this paper.
CONGRATULATIONS, 2026 GRADUATES!
6/15/2026
Congratulations to Emil, Harrison, Bubbles, Maddie, Caleb, and Catherine, who attended the 2026 UCI Commencement ceremonies, and as they celebrate their respective achievements! We wish them all the best as they move on to their next chapter!
CONGRATULATIONS, DR. LUNDQVIST!
5/5/2026
Congratulations to Emil for completing his PhD defense! His dissertation title is: "Peptide-based optoelectronic platforms towards spatially defined stimulation of cardiac tissue features." We wish Dr. Lundqvist all the best for his next steps!
WELCOME JAVIN!
4/2026
We would like to welcome Javin Schmitt to the group! Javin is a first-year CBE undergraduate. He will be working with Skylar.
YUYAO'S PAPER IS ACCEPTED TO CELL BIOMATERIALS!
3/24/2026
Congratulations to Yuyao for his paper being accepted to Cell Biomaterials! Thank you to Ze-Fan, Catherine, Emil, Nadeen, and Natalie for their contributions to this paper. He was also recently featured in a UCI article to showcase this work!
CONGRATULATIONS, DR. KUANG!
10/17/2025
Congratulations to Yuyao for completing his PhD defense! His dissertation title is: "Engineering Stimuli-Responsive Macromolecular Transducer Materials for Cardiac Tissue Engineering." We wish Dr. Kuang all the best for his next steps!
JOIN OUR RESEARCH GROUP!
Please contact Professor Herdeline Ardoña if you are interested to join our group. More details about our research group can be found on this page.