Faculty

Savas Tay

Savas Tay

Director of the Immunoengineering and Bioengineering Institute, Professor of Molecular Engineering, UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Research Topics
Immunoengineering and Bioengineering
Research and Scholarly Interests
Immune Signaling
Single-Cell Analysis
Microfluidics
Infectious Diseases
Microbiome
Research Groups
Tay Lab
Anindita (Oni) Basu

Anindita (Oni) Basu

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of the Biological Sciences
Luis Barreiro

Luis Barreiro

Professor of Medicine, Division of the Biological Sciences
Huanhuan Joyce Chen

Joyce Huanhuan Chen

Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering, UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and Ben May Department for Cancer Research
Research Topics
Immunoengineering and Bioengineering
Research and Scholarly Interests
Molecular Engineering
Cellular Engineering
Tissue Engineering
Stem Cell Biology
Cancer Biology
Research Groups
Joyce Chen Lab
Nicolas Chevrier

Nicolas Chevrier

Associate Professor of Molecular Engineering, UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Research Topics
Immunoengineering and Bioengineering
Research and Scholarly Interests
Immunology
Systems Biology
Research Groups
Chevrier Lab
Marcus Clark

Marcus Clark

Professor of Medicine, Director of Medical Scientist Training Program, Division of the Biological Sciences
Bryan Dickinson

Bryan Dickinson

Professor, Department of Chemistry
Greg Engel

Greg Engel

Professor, UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering; Co-Director of the Berggren Center for Quantum Biology and Medicine; Chair of the Department of Chemistry; Director of the NSF Quantum sensing for Biophysics and Bioengineering (QuBBE) Quantum Leap Challenge Institute
Research Topics
Materials and Sustainability
Quantum Science and Engineering
Research and Scholarly Interests
Excited State Dynamics
Quantum Sensing
Quantum Coherence
Spectroscopy
Biophysics
Research Groups
Engel Group
Aaron Esser-Kahn

Aaron Esser-Kahn

Professor of Molecular Engineering, UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Research Topics
Materials and Sustainability
Immunoengineering and Bioengineering
Research and Scholarly Interests
Vascular Tissue Engineering
Immune Programming Polymers
Carbon Capture Methods
Research Groups
Esser-Kahn Group
Yun Fang

Yun Fang

Professor of Medicine, Division of the Biological Sciences
Andrew Ferguson

Andrew Ferguson

Professor of Molecular Engineering, Vice Dean for Education and Outreach, UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Research Topics
Immunoengineering and Bioengineering
Materials and Sustainability
Research and Scholarly Interests
Molecular Simulation
Statistical Thermodynamics
Machine Learning
Inverse Materials Design
Enhanced Sampling
Protein Folding
Self-Assembly
Research Groups
Ferguson Lab
Margaret L. Gardel

Margaret L. Gardel

Edward L. Ryerson Distinguished Service Professor, Departments of Physics and Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and the College
Research Topics
Immunoengineering and Bioengineering
Materials and Sustainability
Research and Scholarly Interests
Cell and Tissue Mechanics
Polymer Physics
Cell Adhesion and Migration
Research Groups
Gardel Lab
Jun Huang

Jun Huang

Associate Professor of Molecular Engineering, Chair of the Admissions Committee, UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Research Topics
Immunoengineering and Bioengineering
Research and Scholarly Interests
T Cell Immunology
mRNA Nanotechnology
T Cell Receptor
Chimeric Antigen Receptor
Immunotherapy
Research Groups
Huang Lab
Koseki Kobayashi-Kirschvink

Koseki Kobayashi-Kirschvink

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of the Biological Sciences
Yamuna Krishnan

Yamuna Krishnan

Louis Block Professor, Department of Chemistry and the College
Hening Lin

Hening Lin

Professor, Department of Chemistry
Peter Maurer

Peter Maurer

Associate Professor of Molecular Engineering, UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Research Topics
Quantum Science and Engineering
Research and Scholarly Interests
Quantum Optics
Quantum Sensing
Solid-State Spin Systems
Single-Molecule Biophysics
Physical Chemistry
Research Groups
Maurer Lab
Juan Mendoza

Juan Mendoza

Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering, Senior Advisor to the Dean for Diversity & Inclusion, UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Research Topics
Immunoengineering and Bioengineering
Research and Scholarly Interests
Protein Engineering
Structural Biology
Computational Biology
Immunology
Cell Signaling
Research Groups
Mendoza Group
Mark Mimee

Mark Mimee

Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering, UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and the Department of Microbiology
Research Topics
Immunoengineering and Bioengineering
Research and Scholarly Interests
Synthetic Biology
Microbiome
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Antimicrobials
Biosensors
Research Groups
Mimee Lab
Cathryn R. Nagler

Cathryn R. Nagler

Bunning Family Professor, Departments of Pathology, Medicine, Pediatrics, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and the College
Research Topics
Immunoengineering and Bioengineering
Research and Scholarly Interests
Microbiome
Food Allergy
Oral Tolerance
Epithelial Barrier
Microbiome Modulation
Microbiome Therapeutics
Research Groups
Nagler Lab
Kunle Odunsi

Kunle Odunsi

AbbVie Foundation Distinguished Service Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Chicago Medicine
Rama Ranganathan

Rama Ranganathan

Joseph Regenstein Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, and the College
Research Topics
Immunoengineering and Bioengineering
Research and Scholarly Interests
Bioengineering
Protein Folding
Research Groups
Ranganathan Lab
Samantha Riesenfeld

Samantha Riesenfeld

Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering and Medicine, UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Research Topics
Immunoengineering and Bioengineering
Research and Scholarly Interests
Computational Biology
Genomics
Systems Immunology
Research Groups
Riesenfeld Group
Milos Simic

Milos Simic

Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering, UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Research Topics
Immunoengineering and Bioengineering
Research and Scholarly Interests
Cell Engineering
Synthetic Biology
Neuroinflammation
Neurodegeneration
Brain-Targeted Therapies
Research Groups
The Simic Lab
Allison Squires

Allison Squires

Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering, UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Research Topics
Immunoengineering and Bioengineering
Quantum Science and Engineering
Research and Scholarly Interests
Single-Molecule Biophysics
Biomedical Devices
Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Imaging
Nanoscale Manipulation and Sensing
Research Groups
Squires Group
Melody Swartz

Melody Swartz

William B. Ogden Professor of Molecular Engineering, Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs, UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Research Topics
Immunoengineering and Bioengineering
Research and Scholarly Interests
Lymphatic Physiology
Cancer Research
Immunotherapy
Research Groups
Swartz Lab
Bozhi Tian

Bozhi Tian

Professor, Department of Chemistry
Sihong Wang

Sihong Wang

Associate Professor of Molecular Engineering, UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Research Topics
Materials and Sustainability
Immunoengineering and Bioengineering
Research and Scholarly Interests
Soft Electronic Materials and Devices
Bio-electronics
Organic Electronics
Functional Polymers
Energy Harvesting
Nanotechnology
Research Groups
Wang Group
Joshua Weinstein

Joshua Weinstein

Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering, UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and the Department of Medicine, Section of Genetic Medicine
Research Topics
Immunoengineering and Bioengineering
Research and Scholarly Interests
Biophysics
Numerical Analysis
Molecular Biology
Research Groups
Weinstein Lab