Leda’s research interests are Biomaterials and Cardiac Tissue Engineering. Specifically, she is interested in how cells interact with biomaterials and how to design biomaterials to direct cellular response. Hydrogels could provide an extracellular matrix analog with the potential to be delivered in a minimally invasive manner. Leda aims to use hydrogel biomaterials as model systems to understand cellular behavior and ultimately as cellular carriers in tissue engineering of the myocardium.