Dr. Stabler’s research focuses on the design and development of various biohybrid devices and islet encapsulation techniques and evaluating how these barriers can protect the islets against the vigorous immunological and inflammatory responses of the recipient. Among her many projects, Dr. Stabler and her team have developed the sponge-like, silicone scaffold that is being used as one of the platforms for a DRI BioHub. Dr. Stabler has a background in both chemical and biomedical engineering. She received her doctoral degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology/Emory University Department of Biomedical Engineering.