Sangeeta N. Bhatia
Personal Information
Born: 1968
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: Asian
Education
BS,Brown University; 1993, MS Mechanical Engineering, MIT; 1997, PhD Biomedical Engineering& Medical Physics, 1999, MD, Harvard Medical School
Professional Life
Field of Study: Biological Engineering; Nanotechnology
Institution/Corporation: Massachusetts General Hospital; University of California, San Diego (1998–2005); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2005– ); Brown University; Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Degrees & Memberships: Honorary Degree: Utrecht University 2018; Member: National Academy of Sciences; National Academy of Engineering; National Academy of Medicine; American Academy of Arts & Sciences; National Academy of Inventors; Brown University Board of Fellows
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 1999-2004, Packard Fellowship; 2008, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator; 2014, Lemelson-MIT Prize; 2015, Heinz Award; 2019, Othmer Gold Medal; 2003, named 1 of Top 100 Innovators in the World Under 35, MIT Technology Review; 2006, named a Scientist to Watch by The Scientist; 2001, Teacher of the Year Award; 2017, Catalyst Award, Science Club for Girls; 2011, BEAM (Brown Engineering Alumni Medal) Award, Brown University School of Engineering
Achievements: Nanotechnology for tissue repair & regeneration; in vivo sensing tools design of miniaturized biomedical tools for study and treat diseases; co-authored the first textbook on tissue engineering; helped found Diversity Committee of the Biomedical Engineering Society; helped start Keys to Empowering Youth (MIT); 2015, founded Glympse Bio
Applies ideas from computer technology & engineering to the design of miniaturized biomedical tools for the study & treatment of diseases, especially liver disease, hepatitis, malaria, & cancer
Co-authored the 1st undergraduate textbook on tissue engineering with Bernhard Palsson in 2004
Helped found Diversity Committee of the Biomedical Engineering Society
At MIT, helped start Keys to Empowering Youth, a program that brings middle school girls to visit high-tech labs to encourage them to pursue careers in science & technology
She & her co-workers have used techniques from 3-D printing to create a lattice of sugar as a framework for a synthetic vascular system with the goal of supporting larger tissue structures such as an artificial liver
Holds 37 patents