Patrick J. Hayden

Dr. Hayden has been involved in the fields of tissue engineering and cellular/molecular toxicology research using both in vivo and in vitro model systems for more than 30 years. Dr. Hayden is responsible for designing and directing studies involving the interactions and growth of human cells within electrospun nanofiber materials utilized to fabricate BioSurfaces prototype medical device products. Prior to joining BioSurfaces, Dr. Hayden served for 20 years as Senior Scientist and then Vice President for Scientific Affairs at MatTek Corporation, where he was involved in directing product development research and commercial production of the company’s engineered in vitro human tissue models. Dr. Hayden also gained experience in preclinical toxicity and efficacy testing of consumer products during 4 years of employment with the Gillette Company. He has served as Principal Investigator on NIH and Department of Defense funded projects that led to development of widely utilized commercial in vitro tissue models including MatTek’s EpiAirway™ human airway tissue model and EpiDerm-FT™ human skin model. He has also been an active collaborator in academic and industry research projects, and has authored/co-authored numerous research publications. Dr. Hayden received his B.S. degree in chemistry from the University of MD (College Park, MD), a Ph.D. in chemical biology from Clarkson University (Potsdam, NY), and conducted post-doctoral studies at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.