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Bacterial Therapy in a Dish

April 17, 2019

by Holly Evarts

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  • Research Areas
    • Computational mechanobiology
    • Soft tissue mechanics
    • Data-driven solid mechanics
    • Breast cancer biomechanics
    • Machine learning methods in computational mechanics
    • Uncertainty quantification methods in computational mechanics
    • Reconstructive surgery
    • Skin
       

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  • Professional Experience
    • Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2025-
    • Postdoctoral Fellow, MIT, 2019-2024
  • Professional Affiliations
    • Society of Women Engineers
    • Biomedical Engineering Society
  • Honors & Awards
    • FLI (First Generation/Low Income) Student Support and Advocacy Award, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2024
    • Rising Stars in Engineering in Health Award, Cornell, Columbia, and John Hopkins Universities, 2023
    • Kirschstein-NRSA (F32) Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Institutes of Health, 2022-2024
    • Ludwig Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2022
    • Convergence Scholar, Center for Precision Cancer Medicine and the Marble Center for Cancer Nanomedicine at MIT, 2020-201
  • Education
    • PhD, Biomedical Engineering, Duke University
    • Integrated BS-MS, Biotechnology/Bioprocess Engineering, University of Tehran

Research Areas

  • Neuroengineering
  • Mechanobiology
  • Biomechanics
  • Medical Devices and Systems
  • Medical Robotics
  • Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Brain-Machine Interfaces
  • Regenerative Medicine
  • Wearable Devices
  • Mechanics
  • Mechatronics
  • Robotics and Control Systems
  • Human-Centered Design
  • Human-Centered Robotics
  • Movement Control
  • Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Robotics and Automation

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  • Professional Affiliations
    • American Society of Mechanical Engineers
    • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
    • American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering
  • Honors & Awards
    • Machine Design Award, ASME, 2016
    • Robotics and Mechanisms Award, ASME, 2016
    • Fellow of AIMBE, 2016
    • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation U.S. Senior Scientist Award, Germany, 2007
    • Fellow of ASME, 2004
    • Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany, 2002
    • The Presidential Faculty Fellow Award, The White House, 1994
    • Fritz and Dolores Russ Research Award, Ohio University, 1994
    • Best All Rounder Student Gold Medal, IIT, Kanpur, 1984
  • Professional Experience
    • Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 2013-
    • Professor of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Columbia University, 2013-
    • Visiting Professor, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, 11/2016-5/2017
    • Visiting Professor, University of Ulster, 4/2013-12/2015
    • Visiting Professor, Hanyang University, 8/2009-7/2013
    • Visiting Professor, Technical University of Stuttgart, 6/2008-8/2008
    • Visiting Professor, Technical University of Darmstadt, 6/2003-8/2003
    • Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, 1996-2012

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  • Honors & Awards
    • Alumni Achievement Award, Middlebury College, 2023
    • Rising Star in Engineering in Health Award, Johns Hopkins and Columbia University, 2022
    • Inaugural Young Neuroscience Citizen Scholar, UC Los Angeles, 2022
    • Edwards-Yeckel Postdoctoral Professional Development Award, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 2022
    • Chancellor’s Outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar Award, UC San Diego, 2021
    • Next Generation Faculty Symposium Honorable Mention, Stanford, UC Berkeley, and UC San Francisco, 2021
    • Dr. Brad Forch Award for Best Poster, US Army Research Lab, 2021
    • Next Gen Postdoc, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 2021
    • Career Advancement Award, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 2021
    • Anuradha Rao Memorial Award, Cell Press and Society for Neuroscience 2021
  • Professional Experience
    • Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2024-
    • Provost Research Fellow, Columbia University, 2023-2024
    • Visiting Postdoctoral Scientist, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 2022
    • Swartz Fellow, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 2020-2022
    • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, US Army Research Laboratory, 2020-2021
  • Education
    • PhD, Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego
    • MS, Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego
    • BA, Mathematics and Neuroscience, Middlebury College

Research Areas

  • Sensorimotor Control
  • Proprioception

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  • Professional Experience
    • Lecturer in Discipline, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2023-present
    • Product Development Manager, Unlimited Tomorrow, 2022-2023
    • Director of Technology Development, Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies, Rice University, 2016-2022
    • Biomedical and Regulatory Engineer, MTTS-Asia, 2015-2016
  • Education
    • PhD, Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University
    • BSE, Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh
    • BS, Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh

Research Areas

  • Mechanobiology
  • Biomechanics
  • Cell and Tissue Biomechanics
  • Regenerative Medicine
  • Systems Biology and Synthetic Biology
  • Morphogenesis
  • Developmental Biology
  • Evolution

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  • Professional Experience
    • Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University 2025-
    • Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University 2018-2024
    • Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School 2011-2017
  • Professional Affiliations
    • Society for Developmental Biology
    • Avian Research Network
    • Biomedical Engineering Society
    • Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology
    • International Society of Differentiation
    • Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference Foundation
  • Honor & Awards
    • ASME Grood Interdisciplinary Team Science Medal, 2023
    • Research Initiatives in Science & Engineering (RISE), Columbia University, 2022
    • SEAS Research Equipment Assistant Program Award, Columbia University, 2021
    • National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, 2020
    • National Institutes of Health (NIH) Early Career Reviewer, 2020
    • SEAS Research Equipment Assistant Program Award, Columbia University, 2019
    • Travel Award, Society for Developmental Biology 75th Annual Meeting, 2016
    • Best Short Talk, Gordon Research Conference: FGFs in Development and Disease, 2014
    • Awardee, AAAS/Science Program for Excellence in Science, 2012
  • Education
    • PhD, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania
    • MS, Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis
    • BS, Biological Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park

Research Areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computational Engineering Science
  • Data Science
  • Medical Devices and Instrumentation
  • Imaging Science
  • Deep / Machine Learning
  • Modeling & Simulation
  • Neuroscience & Neuroengineering
  • Visualization

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  • Professional Experience
    • Co-Chair, Center for Health Analytics, Data Science Institute, Columbia University, 2020-present
    • Chair of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2012–2017
    • Percy K. and Vida W. Hudson Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Professor of Radiology, Columbia University, 2011–present
    • Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology (Physics), Columbia University, 2004–2010
    • Founding Director, Heffner Biomedical Imaging Lab, Columbia University, 1997–present
    • Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology (Physics), Columbia University, 1995–2004
    • Associate Professor of Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering; of Electrical and Computer Engineering; and of Radiology, University of Florida, 1995–1997
    • Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering, University of Florida, 1990–1995
  • Professional Affiliations
    • Member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    • Member, Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
    • President, IEEE Engineering in Biology and Medicine Society (EMBS), 2015-2016
    • Past President, IEEE Engineering in Biology and Medicine Society (EMBS), 2017-2018
    • Chair, Technical Committee on Biomedical Health Informatics, IEEE EMBS, 2018-2020
    • Editorial Board, Journal of Biomedical Health Informatics, IEEE, 2018 – present
    • Executive Advisory Board, Journal of Computerized Tomography and Computerized Radiology (CMIG), ELSEVIER, 2020 – present
    • Steering Committee for IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI)
    • Appointed two consecutive 2-year terms, 1/2021 – 1/2024
    • International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineers (IAMBE), Chair, Membership Committee, 2022-2024.
    • IEEE EMBS Fellows Nomination Committee Chair, 2023 – 2025
  • Honors & Awards
    • Fellow IAMBE (International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineers
    • Fellow, International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE)
    • Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
    • AIMBE Fellow - American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (Class of 2006)
    • Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Engineering in Biology and Medicine Society (EMBS), 2021 – 2024
    • IBM Faculty Award, T.J. Watson Research Center (2008, 2009)
    • Humboldt Research Award, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Bonn, Germany; Sponsoring Institutes: Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany, 1998, and University of Bremen, MeVis Institute, Bremen, Germany, 1999
    • Whitaker Foundation Award in Biomedical Engineering, 1992
    • Research Initiation Award, National Science Foundation, 1991
    • Engineering Research Award, Engineering Foundation and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1991

Research Areas

  • Nanobiotechnology
  • Nanorobotics
  • Molecular Machines
  • Single Molecule Imaging

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  • Professional Experience
    • Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2016 - present
    • Graduate Chair of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2020 - present
    • Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience, 2014 – 2019
    • Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2009 – 2016
    • Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, 2005 – 2009
    • Research Assistant Professor, Bioengineering, University of Washington, 2002 – 2005
  • Professional Affiliations
    • German Physical Society
    • Alexander von Humboldt Association of America
    • IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
    • American Chemical Society
  • Honor & Awards
    • Columbia Faculty Mentoring Award, 2023
    • Election to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows (Class of 2019)
    • Invitation to the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative “Synthetic Biology,” 2009
    • Distinguished Mentor Award of the UF/HHMI “Science for Life” program, 2007
    • Philip Morris Forschungspreis (with Viola Vogel), 2005
    • Feodor Lynen postdoctoral fellowship of the A. von Humboldt foundation, 2000, renewed 2001
    • Wolfgang-Paul-Award of the German Society for Mass Spectrometry for best PhD thesis, 2000
    • Erwin-Stephan-Award of the Technical University Berlin for outstanding graduates, 1996
    • Scholarship from the “Deutsche Studienstiftung,” 1991-1993
  • Education
    • Dr. rer. nat., Experimental Physics, Free University Berlin
    • Diploma, Physics, Technical University Berlin
    • Prediploma, Physics, Technical University Clausthal-Zellerfeld

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  • Research Areas
    • Design and Manufacturing
    • Manufacturing & Fabrication
    • Mechanics
    • Biomechanics
  • Professional Experience
    • Lecturer in Discipline, Columbia University, 2013–present
    • Swanson Fellow Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Bucknell University, 2009–2013
  • Professional Affiliations
    • American Society of Mechanical Engineers
    • Materials Research Society
    • SPIE – The International Society for Optics and Photonics
  • Education
    • PhD, Electrical Engineering, Columbia University
    • MS, Electrical Engineering, Columbia University
    • Dipl. Eng. Aerospace Engineering, University of Belgrade