Lawrence Bowens

My background is in bioengineering with a focus on biomedical imaging, biomechanics, and immunology. I am currently a PhD student in the Bioengineering program at the University of California, Merced, where my research focuses on understanding how early immune progenitor cells locate and enter the thymus during immune system development. Using advanced imaging and spatial transcriptomic approaches, my project aims to capture gene expression data from cells interacting within the thymic microenvironment. By identifying the molecular signals that guide progenitor homing and early T cell development, this work seeks to improve our understanding of thymic function and support future strategies for enhancing immune regeneration and recovery.