Jennifer Lewis, the Hansjörg Wyss Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineering in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and a core faculty member of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine. The Academy has recognized her work in 3D bioprinting of soft and living materials, and for development of advanced techniques for creating vascularized organoids and human tissues for use in drug discovery, disease modeling and therapeutic repair.
Lewis joins 100 new members of the Academy this year, including 13 at Harvard. Election to the National Academy of Medicine is considered one of the highest honors in health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service… Continue reading.