Prof. Jeffrey Hubbell has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies. He joins seven other University of Chicago faculty members in receiving this honor.
Hubbell is the Eugene Bell Professor in Tissue Engineering and deputy dean for development for the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) at the University of Chicago.
Hubbell designs materials to assemble in such a way that they can stimulate the immune systems to fight infection or malignancy, or turn off some aspects of the immune system to address auto-immune diseases such as multiple sclerosis or celiac disease. Hubbell has coined the term “immuno-modulatory materials” to describe this newly emerging field of research. Along with his associates, he holds more than 100 patents and has founded five companies based on his research.
He has also been elected to the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Medicine, in addition to the National Academy of Inventors.
The other elected University of Chicago faculty members are Profs. Zeresenay Alemseged, Benson Farb, Karin Knorr Cetina, Anup Malani, Angela Olinto, Eric Santner, and Amie Wilkinson. They join the 2021 class of more than 250 individuals, announced April 22, which includes artists, scholars, scientists, and leaders in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors.