Adam J. Engler
University of California, San Diego, USA
2024

Adam J. Engler is a Professor and Chair of the Shu Chien-Gene Lay Department of Bioengineering at UC San Diego, where he has been on the faculty since 2008. Dr. Engler is also holds the Kenneth Bowles Endowed Chair and a resident scientist at the Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine. Prior to starting his independent career, Dr. Engler was awarded his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and performed postdoctoral training at Princeton University.

Dr. Engler has published more than 120 peer-reviewed manuscripts and his seminal work has shown how physical and chemical properties of the extracellular matrix influence or misregulate cell function and modify genetic mechanisms of disease. His lab currently studies this phenomenon in the context of cardiovascular diseases and cancer.

Dr. Engler has received numerous awards in recognition of this research, including young investigator or mid-career awards from International Society for Matrix Biology (2008), Biomedical Engineering Society (2008 and 2023), American Society of Matrix Biology (2014), American Society of Mechanical Engineering (2015), and American Society for Engineering Education (2018). Dr. Engler is a NIH New Innovator Award grantee (2009) and fellow of the American Institute for Biomedical Engineering (2018) and the Biomedical Engineering Society (2021).