AWARDS AND HONORS

AIMBE’s Fellows are among the most accomplished in the fields of medical and biological engineering. Their contributions in research, industrial practice, at bedside and/or education are widely recognized including the following:

4 AIMBE Fellows have received the Nobel Prize.
15 AIMBE Fellows have received the Presidential Medal of Technology and Innovation.
16 AIMBE Fellows have received the Presidential Medal of Science.
260 AIMBE Fellows are members of the National Academy of Engineering.
135 AIMBE Fellows are members of the National Academy of Medicine.
61 AIMBE Fellows are members of the National Academy of Sciences.

David Baker

Nobel Prize in Chemistry

David Baker, Ph.D.

AIMBE Class of 2020, Awarded in 2024

For computational protein design.

Frances H. Arnold

Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Frances H. Arnold, Ph.D.

AIMBE Class of 2001, Awarded in 2018

For the directed evolution of enzymes.

Paul Lauterbur

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Paul C. Lauterbur, Ph.D.

AIMBE Class of 1996, Awarded in 2003

(May 6, 1929 – March 27, 2007)

For development and application of magnetic resonance imaging techniques.

Norman E. Borlaug

Nobel Peace Prize

Norman E. Borlaug, Ph.D.

AIMBE Class of 2005, Awarded in 1970

(March 25, 1914 – September 12, 2009)

For his contributions to the ‘green revolution’ that was having such an impact on food production particularly in Asia and in Latin America.

NATIONAL MEDAL OF TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION

NATIONAL MEDAL OF SCIENCE

Paula Hammond

Paula Hammond, Ph.D.

AIMBE Class of 2010, Awarded in 2024

For groundbreaking research in nanoscale engineering. Paula Hammond pioneered novel materials that have revolutionized how we deliver cancer drugs to cancer patients and how we store solar energy. An inventor and mentor, Paula has paved the way for a more diverse, inclusive scientific workforce that taps into the full talents of our nation.

Helen Blau

Helen M. Blau, Ph.D.

AIMBE Class of 2017, Awarded in 2024

For her pioneering research in cellular biology and regenerative medicine. Helen Blau’s discovery that cells can be reprogrammed and rejuvenated overturned prevailing views on the fate of mammalian cells, provided new strategies for treating cells damaged from illnesses and disorders, and redefined how we think of aging.

David Huang, MD, Ph.D.

AIMBE Class of 2026, Awarded in 2024

For the invention and advancement of optical coherence tomography, a breakthrough imaging technology used to detect, understand, and treat life- and sight-threatening diseases for millions of people around the world.

Emery Brown

Emery Brown, MD, Ph.D.

AIMBE Class of 2006, Awarded in 2024

For his revolutionary contributions to neuroscience and anesthesiology. Emery Brown’s neuroscientific approach to understanding anesthesia’s exact impact on the brain has been transformational for relieving patient suffering and has provided a new foundation for how we think about the very thing that makes us human, our consciousness.

David Walt, Ph.D.

AIMBE Class of 2008, Awarded in 2024

For setting a new gold standard in genetic analysis that is transforming medical research, care, and well-being. David Walt pioneered the use of microwell arrays to analyze thousands of genes at once and detect single molecules, making DNA sequencing exponentially more accurate and affordable, and promising simple biomarker blood tests that may revolutionize our approach to cancer and other conditions—giving people renewed hope.

John O. Dabiri

John O. Dabiri, Ph.D.

AIMBE Class of 2025, Awarded in 2024

For outstanding achievements in aeronautical and biological engineering. Inspired by the movements of fish and jellyfish, John Dabiri’s work on biological fluid dynamics, turbulence and biological propulsion has advanced our clean energy future, leading to more efficient wind turbines and wind farms that make our world cleaner, safer, and more sustainable for future generations.

Paul Yock

Paul Yock, MD

AIMBE Class of 2003, Awarded in 2024

For innovations in interventional cardiology. Paul Yock’s visionary work understanding the human heart is applied around the world today to improve patient care and save countless lives. His creation of the Biodesign approach to training future leaders of biotechnology and health care ensures his insights and experience will benefit generations to come.

Teresa Woodruff

Teresa Woodruff, Ph.D.

AIMBE Class of 2016, Awarded in 2024

For her trailblazing work in the fields of oncology and reproductive health. Teresa Woodruff’s contributions have expanded fertility options for young cancer patients and survivors, created life-spanning educational and mentoring tools in reproduction, and led to the inclusion of female, as well as male, biological variables in biomedical science – modernizing the way we heal and care for all women.

Sheldon Weinbaum

Rory A. Cooper, Ph.D.

AIMBE Class of 1998, Awarded in 2023

For empowering the lives of millions of Americans. By inventing and developing cutting-edge wheelchair technologies and mobility devices, cultivating the next generation of rehabilitation engineers, and championing wounded veterans and students with disabilities, he moves us closer to being a nation that is accessible for all.

Sheldon Weinbaum

Sheldon Weinbaum, Ph.D.

AIMBE Class of 1993, Awarded in 2023

For pathbreaking research in biomechanics. His models have driven innovation in physiology, bone biology, and blood flow, increasing our understanding of cardiovascular disease and leading to lifesaving treatments. His exceptional teaching and mentorship underscore his lifelong advocacy for diversity and inclusion, tapping into the full talents of the nation.

Rakesh K. Jain

James Fujimoto, Ph.D.

AIMBE Class of 2022, Awarded in 2023

For enhancing human vision. Their invention of optical coherence tomography transformed ophthalmology by providing a detailed image of the retina for the first time. Their work is now the standard of care for the detection and treatment of eye disease, giving millions a new chance to see the world.

Rakesh K. Jain

Rakesh K. Jain, Ph.D.

AIMBE Class of 1992, Awarded in 2013

For pioneering research at the interface of engineering and oncology, including tumor microenvironment, drug delivery and imaging, and for groundbreaking discoveries of principles leading to the development and novel use of drugs for treatment of cancer and non-cancerous diseases.

Cato T. Laurencin

Cato T. Laurencin, MD, Ph.D

AIMBE Class of 2000, Awarded in 2014

For seminal work in the engineering of musculoskeletal tissues, especially for revolutionary achievements in the design of bone matrices and ligament regeneration; and for extraordinary work in promoting diversity and excellence in science.

Leroy Hood

Leroy E. Hood, MD, Ph.D.

AIMBE Class of 2002, Awarded in 2011

For pioneering spirit, passion, vision, inventions, and leadership combined with unique cross-disciplinary approaches resulting in entrepreneurial ventures, transformative commercial products, and several new scientific disciplines that have challenged and transformed the fields of biotechnology, genomics, proteomics, personalized medicine, and science education.

Joe Desimone

Joseph DeSimone, Ph.D.

AIMBE Class of 2007, Awarded in 2013

For pioneering innovations in material science that led to the development of technologies in diverse fields from manufacturing to medicine; and for innovative and inclusive leadership in higher education and entrepreneurship.

Shu Chien

Shu Chien, MD, Ph.D.

AIMBE Class of 1992, Awarded in 2010

For pioneering work in cardiovascular physiology and bioengineering, which has had tremendous impact in the fields of microcirculation, blood rheology and mechanotransduction in human health and disease.

Mark Humayun

Mark Humayun, MD, Ph.D

AIMBE Class of 2008, Awarded in 2013

For the invention, development, and application of bioelectronics in medicine, including a retinal prosthesis for restoring vision to the blind, thereby significantly improving patients’ quality of life.

Robert S. Langer

Robert S. Langer, Sc.D.

AIMBE Class of 1992, Awarded in 2006

For his revolutionary discoveries in the areas of polymeric controlled release systems and tissue engineering and synthesis of new materials that have led to new medical treatments that have profoundly affected the well being of mankind.

Frances H. Arnold

Frances H. Arnold, Ph.D.

AIMBE Class of 2001, Awarded in 2011

For pioneering research on biofuels and chemicals that could lead to the replacement of pollution-generating materials.

Rita Colwell

Rita R. Colwell, Ph.D.

AIMBE Class of 2023, Awarded in 2006

For her in-depth research that has contributed to a greater understanding of the ecology, physiology, and evolution of marine microbes, most notably Vibrio cholerae, the causative agent of pandemic cholera, and which has elucidated critical links between environmental and human health.

Robert S. Langer

Robert S. Langer, Sc.D.

AIMBE Class of 1992, Awarded in 2011

For inventions and discoveries that led to the development of controlled drug release systems, engineered tissues, angiogenesis inhibitors, and new biomaterials.

Edwin Lightfoot

Edwin N. Lightfoot, Jr., Ph.D.

AIMBE Class of 1992, Awarded in 2004

(September 25, 1925 – October 2, 2017)

For his innovative research and leadership in transport phenomena focusing on biochemical and biomedical engineering with application to blood oxygenation, bioseparation techniques, and diabetic responses.

Esther Takeuchi

Esther Takeuchi, Ph.D.

AIMBE Class of 1999, Awarded in 2008

For her seminal development of the silver vanadium oxide battery that powers the majority of the world’s lifesaving implantable cardiac defibrillators, and her innovations in other medical battery technologies that improve the health and quality of life of millions of people.

Norman E. Borlaug

Norman E. Borlaug, Ph.D.

AIMBE Class of 2005, Awarded in 2004

(March 25, 1914 – September 12, 2009)

For his success in breeding semi-dwarf, disease-resistant high-yield wheat and instructing farmers in its cultivation under harsh growing conditions, thus providing a new high-quality food source for millions of people around the world.

Dean Kamen

Dean Kamen, Sc.D.

AIMBE Class of 2012, Awarded in 2000

For inventions that have advanced medical care worldwide, and for innovative and imaginative leadership in awakening America to the excitement of science and technology.

Kenneth Stevens

Kenneth N. Stevens, Ph.D.

AIMBE Class of 2006, Awarded in 1999

(March 24, 1924 – August 19, 2013)

For his leadership and pioneering contributions to the theory of acoustics of speech production and perception, development of mathematical methods of analysis and modeling to study the acoustics of speech production, and establishing the contemporary foundations of speech science.

Raymond Damadian

Raymond V. Damadian, Ph.D.

AIMBE Class of 2009, Awarded in 1998

(March 16, 1936 – August 3, 2022)

For their independent contributions in conceiving and developing the application of magnetic resonance technology to medical uses including whole body scanning and diagnostic imaging.

Arnold Beckman

Arnold O. Beckman, Ph.D.

AIMBE Class of 2004, Awarded in 1989

(April 10, 1900 – May 18, 2004)

For his leadership in the development of analytical instrumentation, and for his deep and abiding concern for the vitality of the Nation’s scientific enterprise.

Arnold Beckman

Arnold O. Beckman, Ph.D.

AIMBE Class of 2004, Awarded in 1988

(April 10, 1900 – May 18, 2004)

For exceptional creativity in designing analytical instruments.

Paul Lauterbur

Paul C. Lauterbur, Ph.D.

AIMBE Class of 1996, Awarded in 1988

(May 6, 1929 – March 27, 2007)

For first proposing and demonstrating the use of nuclear magnetic resonance to form images, and for his continuing contributions to the development of this method for safely producing exquisitely detailed images of the interior of the body for use in medical research and clinical diagnosis.

Michael DeBakey

Michael DeBakey, MD

AIMBE Class of 1993, Awarded in 1987

(September 7, 1908 – July 11, 2008)

For his pioneering medical innovations throughout his medical career and his unique ability to bring his vast professional knowledge to bear on public policy as a national and international medical statesman.

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING

John E. Abele

Lilia A. Abron, Ph.D., PE, BCEE

Samuel Achilefu, Ph.D.

Joanna Aizenberg, Ph.D.

Nancy L. Allbritton, MD, Ph.D.

James M. Anderson, MD, Ph.D.

John Anderson, Ph.D.

Kristi S. Anseth, Ph.D.

Frances H. Arnold, Ph.D.

Ellen M. Arruda, Ph.D.

David Auth, Ph.D., P.E.

Albert Babb, Ph.D., P.E.

David Baker, Ph.D.

Earl Bakken

Zhenan Bao, Ph.D.

Gilda A. Barabino, Ph.D.

Saeed D. Barbat, Ph.D.

Michael J. Barber

Harrison Barrett, Ph.D.

Regina Barzilay, Ph.D.

Peter J. Basser, Ph.D.

James Bassingthwaighte, MD, Ph.D.

George Bekey, Ph.D.

Georges Belfort, Ph.D.

Rebecca M. Bergman

Howard Bernstein, MD, Ph.D.

Sangeeta N. Bhatia, MD, Ph.D.

Rena Bizios, Ph.D.

Harvey Blanch, Ph.D.

Cheryl R. Blanchard, Ph.D.

Arindam Bose, Ph.D.

Christopher Bowman, Ph.D.

Barbara D. Boyan, Ph.D.

Lisa Brannon-Peppas, Ph.D.

Linda Broadbelt, Ph.D.

William Brody, MD, Ph.D.

Emery N. Brown, MD, Ph.D.

Barry Buckland, Ph.D.

Markus J. Buehler, Ph.D.

James W. Burns, Ph.D.

Douglas C. Cameron, Ph.D.

Edmund Y.S. Chao, Ph.D.

Rama Chellappa, Ph.D.

Hongming Chen, Sc.D.

Steven Chen, Ph.D.

Simon R. Cherry, Ph.D.

Shu Chien, MD, Ph.D.

George M. Church, Ph.D.

Michael J. Cima, Ph.D.

Paul Citron, MSEE, Ph.D. (hon.)

Douglas Clark, Ph.D.

Jennifer R. Cochran, Ph.D.

James J. Collins, Ph.D.

Dorin Comaniciu, Ph.D.

Charles Cooney, Ph.D.

Rory A. Cooper, Ph.D.

Stuart L. Cooper, Ph.D.

Arthur J. Coury, Ph.D.

Stephen Cowin, Ph.D.

Harold G. Craighead, Ph.D.

Steven M. Cramer, Ph.D.

Karl Deisseroth, MD, Ph.D.

Scott L. Delp, Ph.D.

Tejal A. Desai, Ph.D.

Joseph M. DeSimone, Ph.D.

Jonathan Dordick, Ph.D.

Francis J. Doyle, III, Ph.D.

James Duncan, Ph.D.

Floyd Dunn, Ph.D.

Elazer R. Edelman, MD, Ph.D., F.A.C.C.

David Edwards, Ph.D.

Jennifer H. Elisseeff, Ph.D.

Arthur G. Erdman, Ph.D.

Edward Feigenbaum, Ph.D.

Katherine W. Ferrara, Ph.D.

Eli Fromm, Ph.D.

Xiaobing Fu, MD

Renato Fuchs, Ph.D.

Yuan-Cheng Bert Fung, Ph.D.

Martin Fussenegger, Ph.D.

Andres J. Garcia, Ph.D.

George Georgiou, Ph.D.

David B. Geselowitz, Ph.D.

Morteza Gharib, Ph.D.

Don P. Giddens, Ph.D.

Maryellen L. Giger, Ph.D.

Gary Glover, Ph.D.

Steven Goldstein, Ph.D.

John Gore, Ph.D.

Chetan T. Goudar, Ph.D., PE

Donald Greenberg, Ph.D.

Linda G. Griffith, Ph.D.

Andrew Grove

Farshid Guilak, Ph.D.

Susan C. Hagness, Ph.D.

Paula T. Hammond, Ph.D.

Justin S. Hanes, Ph.D.

William A. Hawkins, MBA

J. David Hellums, Ph.D.

Larry Hench, Ph.D.

Chih-Ming Ho, Ph.D.

Allan Hoffman, Sc.D.

Leroy E. Hood, MD, Ph.D.

Jiang Hsieh, Ph.D.

Ming Hsieh, MSEE

David Huang, MD, Ph.D.

Jeffrey A. Hubbell, Ph.D.

Thomas J. Hughes, Ph.D.

Mark Humayun, MD, Ph.D.

Nola M. Hylton, Ph.D.

Donald Ingber, MD, Ph.D.

Omar Ishrak, Ph.D.

Stephen Jacobsen, Ph.D.

Rakesh K. Jain, Ph.D.

Bahram Jalali, Ph.D.

Keith P. Johnston

Abhay Joshi, Ph.D., MBA

Dean Kamen, Sc.D.

Roger D. Kamm, Ph.D.

David L. Kaplan, Ph.D.

Kazunori Kataoka, Ph.D.

Lydia E. Kavraki, Ph.D.

Jay Keasling, Ph.D.

Kenneth Keller, Ph.D.

Brian Kelley, Ph.D.

Sangtae Kim, Ph.D.

Sung Wan Kim, Ph.D.

Albert I. King, Ph.D.

Robert D. Kiss, Ph.D., P.E.

Alexander Klibanov, Ph.D.

Rob Knight, Ph.D.

Jindrich Kopecek, Ph.D.

Richard Korsmeyer, Ph.D.

Michael R. Ladisch, Ph.D.

Robert S. Langer, Sc.D.

Douglas A. Lauffenburger, Ph.D.

Cato T. Laurencin, MD, Ph.D., KCSL

Ann L. Lee, Ph.D.

Raphael C. Lee, MD, Sc.D., D.Sc. (Hon), FACS

Abraham M. Lenhoff, Ph.D.

Mark Levin, M.S.

Jennifer A. Lewis, Sc.D.

James C. Liao, Ph.D.

Frances S. Ligler, D.Phil., D.Sc.

John H. Linehan, Ph.D.

Bin Liu, Ph.D.

Laurie E. Locascio, Ph.D.

Albert Macovski, Ph.D.

Asad M. Madni, Ph.D.

Azad M. Madni, Ph.D.

Gargi Maheshwari, Ph.D.

Josh Makower, MD

Alfred E. Mann

Susan S. Margulies, Ph.D.

William Marras, Ph.D.

Larry V. McIntire, Ph.D.

Paul Mensah, Ph.D.

Charles A. Mistretta, Ph.D.

Samir Mitragotri, Ph.D.

David J. Mooney, Ph.D.

Duncan Moore, Ph.D.

Van Mow, Ph.D.

Kyle J. Myers, Ph.D.

Robert M. Nerem, Ph.D.

Jens B. Nielsen, Ph.D.

Laura E. Niklason, MD. Ph.D.

M. Allen Northrup, Ph.D., FRSC

Matthew O’Donnell, Ph.D.

Julio M. Ottino, Ph.D.

Aydogan Ozcan, Ph.D.

Bernhard O. Palsson, Ph.D.

E. Terry Papoutsakis, Ph.D.

P. Hunter Peckham

Norbert Pelc, Sc.D.

Nicholas A. Peppas, Sc.D.

Kurt E. Petersen, Ph.D.

Roderic I. Pettigrew, MD, Ph.D.

Linda R. Petzold, Ph.D.

Leonard Pinchuk, Ph.D., D.Sc., NAE.

Robert Plonsey, Ph.D.

Kristala L.J. Prather, Ph.D.

Mark Prausnitz, Ph.D.

Judit E. Puskas, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Stephen Quake, D. Phil.

John Quinn, Ph.D.

Nimmi Ramanujam, Ph.D.

Doraiswami Ramkrishna, Ph.D.

Buddy D. Ratner, Ph.D.

Rui L. Reis, MD, DSc, Ph.D.

Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Ph.D.

John A. Rogers, Ph.D.

Arye Rosen, Ph.D.

Howard B. Rosen

Yoram Rudy, Ph.D.

Murray B. Sachs, Ph.D.

Ann B. Salamone, MS

Joseph C. Salamone, Ph.D.

W. Mark Saltzman, Ph.D.

Clifford M. Samuel

Juan G. Santiago, Ph.D.

Ram Sasisekharan, Ph.D.

Amarpreet S. Sawhney, Ph.D.

David V. Schaffer, Ph.D.

Christine E. Schmidt, Ph.D.

Albert Schultz, Ph.D.

Jerome S. Schultz, Ph.D.

Charles D. Scott, Ph.D.

Norman Scott, Ph.D.

Michael Sefton, Sc.D.

Molly S. Shoichet, Ph.D.

Michael L. Shuler, Ph.D.

Marwan A. Simaan, Ph.D., P.E.

Winston Soboyejo, Ph.D.

Darlene J. S. Solomon, Ph.D.

Gregory Stephanopoulos, Ph.D.

Kenneth N. Stevens, Ph.D.

Molly Morag Stevens, Ph.D.

Samuel I. Stupp, Ph.D.

Yu Sun, Ph.D.

James Swartz, Ph.D.

Melody A. Swartz, Ph.D.

Yu-Chong Tai, Ph.D.

Esther S. Takeuchi, Ph.D.

Marc B. Taub, Ph.D.

Charles A. Taylor, Ph.D.

Russell H. Taylor, Ph.D.

Arthur J. Tipton, Ph.D.

David Tirrell, Ph.D.

Matthew Tirrell, Ph.D.

Jean Wilim Tom, Ph.D.

Claire J. Tomlin, Ph.D.

Bruce J. Tromberg, Ph.D.

Ghebre Tzeghai, Ph.D.

Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Ph.D.

David R. Walt, Ph.D.

Daniel I. C. Wang, Ph.D.

Jaw-Kai Wang, Ph.D.

Lihong Wang, Ph.D.

Yulun Wang, Ph.D.

Robert S. Ward, Ph.D. (H)

Kenneth Washington, Ph.D.

John T. Watson, Ph.D.

Watt Webb, Ph.D.

Sheldon Weinbaum, Ph.D.

David A. Weitz, Ph.D.

Jennifer L. West, Ph.D., NAE, NAM

John A. White, Ph.D.

Blake S. Wilson, Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Eng., Dr.med.hc

Kensall Wise, Ph.D.

K. Dane Wittrup, Ph.D.

Savio L-Y Woo, Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Eng.

Karen L. Wooley, Ph.D.

Younan Xia, Ph.D.

Taiyin Yang, Ph.D.

Martin L. Yarmush, MD, Ph.D.

Jackie Y. Ying, Ph.D.

Paul G. Yock, MD

Ajit P. Yoganathan, Ph.D.

Laurence R. Young, Sc.D.

Fan-Gang Zeng, Ph.D.

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF
MEDICINE

Denise R. Aberle, MD

Samuel Achilefu, Ph.D.

Maria Jose Alonso, Ph.D.

Russ B. Altman, MD, Ph.D.

Guillermo Ameer, Sc.D.

Daniel G. Anderson, Ph.D.

James M. Anderson, MD, Ph.D.

Kristi S. Anseth, Ph.D.

Frances H. Arnold, Ph.D.

Anthony Atala, MD

Gilda A. Barabino, Ph.D.

Robert Bartlett, MD

Regina Barzilay, Ph.D.

Rashid Bashir, Ph.D.

Sangeeta N. Bhatia, MD, Ph.D.

Rena Bizios, Ph.D.

Helen M. Blau, Ph.D.

Michael L. Boninger, MD

Henry Brem, MD, F.A.C.S.

Patricia F. Brennan, RN, Ph.D.

William Brody, MD, Ph.D.

Emery N. Brown, MD, Ph.D.

Joseph E. Buckwalter, MD

Thomas Budinger, MD, Ph.D.

Jason A. Burdick, Ph.D.

Atul Butte, MD, Ph.D.

Michael A. Caligiuri, MD

Xuetao Cao, MD, Ph.D.

John Chae, MD

Elliot L. Chaikof, MD, Ph.D.

Christopher S. Chen, MD, Ph.D.

Shu Chien, MD, Ph.D.

James J. Collins, Ph.D.

Dorin Comaniciu, Ph.D.

James E. Crowe, MD

Karl Deisseroth, MD, Ph.D.

Tejal A. Desai, Ph.D.

Joseph M. DeSimone, Ph.D.

Francis J. Doyle, III, Ph.D.

Kafui Dzirasa, MD, Ph.D.

Elazer R. Edelman, MD, Ph.D., F.A.C.C.

Richard L. Ehman, MD

Jennifer H. Elisseeff, Ph.D.

Andrew Feinberg, MD, MPH

Daniel A. Fletcher, Ph.D.

Yuman Fong, MD

Scott E. Fraser, Ph.D.

James G. Fujimoto, Ph.D.

Sanjiv Gambhir, MD, Ph.D.

Andres J. Garcia, Ph.D.

George Georgiou, Ph.D.

Sharon Gerecht, Ph.D.

Joe W. T. Gray

Linda G. Griffith, Ph.D.

Farshid Guilak, Ph.D.

Paula T. Hammond, Ph.D.

Justin S. Hanes, Ph.D.

Florence P. Haseltine, MD, Ph.D.

Leroy E. Hood, MD, Ph.D.

David Huang, MD, Ph.D.

Jeffrey A. Hubbell, Ph.D.

Mark Humayun, MD, Ph.D.

Nola M. Hylton, Ph.D.

Donald Ingber, MD, Ph.D.

Darrell J. Irvine, Ph.D.

Rakesh K. Jain, Ph.D.

Richard Johns, MD

Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS

Roger D. Kamm, Ph.D.

Lydia E. Kavraki, Ph.D.

Melina R. Kibbe, MD

Sung Wan Kim, Ph.D.

Isaac S. Kohane, MD, Ph.D.

Elisa E. Konofagou, Ph.D.

Casimir A. Kulikowski, Ph.D.

Wilbur A. Lam, MD, Ph.D.

Robert S. Langer, Sc.D.

Cato T. Laurencin, MD, Ph.D., KCSL

Kam W. Leong, Ph.D.

Donald A. B. Lindberg, MD

Bradley A. Malin, Ph.D.

Susan S. Margulies, Ph.D.

Michael Marletta, Ph.D.

Edward W. Merrill, Ph.D.

Antonios G. Mikos, Ph.D.

Chad A. Mirkin, Ph.D.

Samir Mitragotri, Ph.D.

David J. Mooney, Ph.D.

Marsha A. Moses, Ph.D.

Van Mow, Ph.D.

Robert M. Nerem, Ph.D.

Jens B. Nielsen, Ph.D.

Laura E. Niklason, MD. Ph.D.

Victor Nizet, MD

Lucila Ohno-Machado, MD, MBA, Ph.D.

Nicholas A. Peppas, Sc.D.

Charles S. Peskin, Ph.D.

Roderic I. Pettigrew, MD, Ph.D.

Michael Phelps, Ph.D.

William Pierce, MD

Etta D. Pisano, MD

Katherine S. Pollard, Ph.D.

Mark Prausnitz, Ph.D.

Carla M. Pugh, MD, Ph.D., FACS

Stephen Quake, D. Phil.

Thomas Rando, MD, Ph.D.

Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Ph.D.

John A. Rogers, Ph.D.

Bruce R. Rosen, MD, Ph.D.

Murray B. Sachs, Ph.D.

W. Mark Saltzman, Ph.D.

Michael A. Savageau, Ph.D.

Christine E. Schmidt, Ph.D.

Michael Sefton, Sc.D.

Krishna V. Shenoy, Ph.D.

William Stead, MD

Molly Morag Stevens, Ph.D.

Mriganka Sur, Ph.D.

Melody A. Swartz, Ph.D.

Peter Szolovits, Ph.D.

David Tirrell, Ph.D.

Mehmet Toner, Ph.D.

Bruce J. Tromberg, Ph.D.

Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Ph.D.

David R. Walt, Ph.D.

Lihong Wang, Ph.D.

Sheldon Weinbaum, Ph.D.

Jennifer L. West, Ph.D., NAE, NAM

Flaura K. Winston, MD, Ph.D.

Savio L-Y Woo, Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Eng.

Pamela K. Woodard, MD

Teresa K. Woodruff, Ph.D.

Joseph C. Wu, MD, Ph.D.

Michael J. Yaszemski, MD, Ph.D.

Laurence R. Young, Sc.D.

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF
SCIENCES

Joanna Aizenberg, Ph.D.

Kristi S. Anseth, Ph.D.

Frances H. Arnold, Ph.D.

David Baker, Ph.D.

Zhenan Bao, Ph.D.

Bonnie Berger, Ph.D.

Sangeeta N. Bhatia, MD, Ph.D.

Helen M. Blau, Ph.D.

Norman E. Borlaug, Ph.D.

Edward S. Boyden, Ph.D.

Emery N. Brown, MD, Ph.D.

Charles Cantor, Ph.D.

Shu Chien, MD, Ph.D.

James J. Collins, Ph.D.

Rita R. Colwell, Ph.D.

Karl Deisseroth, MD, Ph.D.

Joseph M. DeSimone, Ph.D.

Floyd Dunn, Ph.D.

Jennifer H. Elisseeff, Ph.D.

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