Taci Pereira is the Vice President and General Manager of Bioprinting at 3D Systems, where she leads the development and commercialization of 3D bioprinting technologies for tissue engineering research, drug discovery and development, and regenerative medicine. Prior to that, she was Chief Scientific Officer at Allevi, a global leader in 3D bioprinting, where she led the company’s scientific and business strategy, exiting to 3D Systems in May of 2021. Taci also leads the 3D bioprinting working group for the Regenerative Medicine Manufacturing Society, a professional society composed of key...Read more
Xuanhe Zhao is a professor of mechanical engineering and civil and environmental engineering (by courtesy) at MIT. The mission of Zhao Lab at MIT is to advance science and technology on the interfaces between humans and machines for addressing grand societal challenges in health and sustainability with integrated expertise in mechanics, materials and biotechnology. A major focus of Zhao Lab's current research is the study and development of soft materials and systems.
Dr. Zhao is the recipient of the NSF CAREER Award, ONR Young Investigator Award, SES...Read more
Dr. Nanshu Lu is a Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. She received her B.Eng. from Tsinghua University, Beijing, Ph.D. from Harvard University, and then Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship at UIUC. Her research concerns the mechanics, materials, manufacture, and human / robot integration of soft electronics. She has been named 35 innovators under 35 by MIT Technology Review (TR 35) and iCANX/ACS Nano Inaugural Rising Star. She has received US NSF CAREER Award, US ONR and AFOSR Young Investigator Awards, 3M non-tenured faculty award, and most recently, the ASME Thomas J.R. Hughes...Read more
Dr. Nitin Joshi is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and an Associate Bioengineer in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. After obtaining his Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India, he did his postdoctoral fellowship at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital with Dr. Jeffrey Karp. Dr. Joshi’s main research focus is drug delivery and biomaterials. Technologies developed by him have resulted in 10+ granted and pending patents and technology disclosures, with most...Read more
Prof. Traverso is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and in the Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), Harvard Medical School. Prof. Traverso grew up in Peru, Canada and the United Kingdom. He received his BA from Trinity College, University of Cambridge, UK, and his PhD from the lab of Prof. Bert Vogelstein at Johns Hopkins University. He subsequently completed medical school at the University of Cambridge, internal medicine residency at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and...Read more
Dr. Wong is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering at Boston University. She is also the Inaugural Director of ARROWS, Office of the Provost, focused on promoting women in STEM at BU. She is an elected Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE). In 2019 she led Boston University's AAAS SEA Change (...Read more
