Jon Grasman
He/Him
I am gay and I am a biomedical engineer.//
My lab explores the development of biomaterials and tissue engineered constructs to study skeletal muscle formation, tissue repair/integration, and targeted innervation strategies. We employ a variety of strategies and multidisciplinary approaches involving engineers, biologists, neuroscientists, and clinicians, among others.
I have always been fascinated by science and engineering. However, throughout my career I have not had any LGBTQ+ mentors or role models until after I began my faculty position. Now that my husband and I are settling in northern New Jersey we are creating our own community of academics and industrial colleagues. Visibility and promoting LGBTQ+ mentorship is important to me to pay it forward and provide role models for future scientists and engineers!