Vertically Integrated Projects Announces New Faculty Director Dr. David Margolis
Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) at the University of Arizona is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. David Margolis as its faculty director.
The VIP program is a scalable, cost-effective and equitable approach to engaging undergraduate and graduate students in research, creative inquiry and service learning. In the VIP model, multidisciplinary teams align student efforts with faculty research priorities in long-term, large-scale projects. At the University of Arizona, VIP team leaders represent more than a dozen colleges and campus units, providing research, design and service learning opportunities to students from all majors and programs.
Margolis is an assistant professor of orthopedics, physiology and biomedical engineering at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the College of Medicine – Tucson. He is a physician-scientist, director of the Biomaterials Lab and member of the Hand Research Laboratory (Hand Lab).
Margolis has been a VIP team advisor since 2023, leading the Orthopaedic Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Laboratory. The team's focus is the development of orthopedic biomaterials and implantable sensors that can lead to new treatment strategies for orthopedic patients. The highly collaborative and multidisciplinary group uses a wide range of techniques, including materials fabrication, computer-aided design, additive manufacturing, biomechanics and hard-tissue histology.
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Investigate Dr. Margolis’ VIP Team here: Orthopaedic Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Laboratory