Fellow Login

David L. Kaplan, Ph.D.

David L. Kaplan, Ph.D.
Tufts University
Department Chair and Stern Family Professor of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering at Tufts University
Pierre Galletti Award - AIMBE
2003AcademicMassachusetts

What is AIMBE?

The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) is the authoritative voice and advocate for the value of medical and biological engineering to society. It is an organization of leaders in medical and biological engineering, consisting of academic, industrial, professional society councils and elected fellows.

AIMBE Fellowbook

Fellowbook Profiles are micro-blogs for each of our Fellows. New stories are added to showcase their accomplishments.

Affiliations

Title
Department Chair and Stern Family Professor of Engineering
Department
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Organization/Instituation
Tufts University

About David L. Kaplan, Ph.D.

Posts by David L. Kaplan, Ph.D.

April 12, 2026
David Kaplan Recognized as a 2026 Pierre Galletti Award Winner
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) is proud to announce its 2026 award winners, honoring individuals whose groundbreaking contributions have advanced the fields of medical and biological engineering. These prestigious...
January 28, 2024
Cultivated meat production costs could fall significantly: Bovine muscle engineered to produce their own growth signals
Cellular agriculture—the production of meat from cells grown in bioreactors rather than harvested from farm animals—is taking leaps in technology that are making it a more viable option for the food industry. One such leap has now been made at the Tufts...
April 23, 2023
AI system can generate novel proteins that meet structural design targets
MIT researchers are using artificial intelligence to design new proteins that go beyond those found in nature. They developed machine-learning algorithms that can generate proteins with specific structural features, which could be used to make materials...
January 22, 2022
Destroying Senescent Stem Cells in the Brain Enhances Cognitive Function in Mice
In vivo studies headed by researchers at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Toronto, have demonstrated that destroying senescent cells in the aging stem cell niche enhances hippocampal neurogenesis and cognitive function in mice. “Our results...
February 16, 2021
AIMBE Fellow David Kaplan elected to National Academy of Engineering
National Academy of Engineering elected David Kaplan, an AIMBE Fellow and Stern Family Professor in Engineering and Distinguished University Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, for contributions to silk-based materials for...
February 10, 2017
Wash. U. STL
Better Than A Pill
A twisted ankle, broken hip or torn knee cartilage are all common injuries that can have medical ramifications long after the initial incident that causes them. Associated pain, inflammation, joint degeneration and even osteoarthritis can sideline a variety...
September 2, 2015
MDT
Silk Bio-Ink Could Advance 3D Printed Tissue Engineering
Advances in 3D printing have led to new ways to make bone and some other relatively simple body parts that can be implanted in patients. But finding an ideal bio-ink has stalled progress toward printing more complex tissues with versatile functions tissues...
March 24, 2015
NY Times
scientists-create-a-3-d-model-that-mimics-brain-function
A doughnut created in a lab and made of silk on the outside and collagen gel where the jelly ought to be can mimic a basic function of brain tissue, scientists have found. Bioengineers produced a kind of rudimentary gray matter and white matter in a dish,...
Fellow Login